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Beverley ARLFC were defeated in their final home game of the season as they lost 42-12 to West Bowling.
Beverley went into the match on something of a hiding to nothing. They also were without a number of players that were unavailable for the fixture.
Ginger Jam attempts to claim a fantastic Beverley hat-trick when he runs in the Jaimie Kerr Memorial Handicap (7.00) on Monday evening.
The four-year-old gelding, trained by red-hot North Yorkshire trainer Nigel Tinkler, has won on his last two visits to the East Yorkshire circuit.
Organisers of the Michael Langton Memorial Knockout say the response from the local darting community has been amazing.
Michael Langton sadly is no longer with us but his friends on the darts circuit want to be sure he is remembered.
Beverley ARLFC will welcome West Bowling to the Beverley Leisure Centre for their final home game of the season.
West Bowling arrive in good form and top the National Conference League. While Beverley will go into the match having lost their last two fixtures.
Beverley Town Tennis Club marked their 100th Anniversary with a special event at their clubhouse.
Founded in 1919 the club captain says they are still going strong while he also adds the club are due to make improvements.
Local owner Keith Brown throws two darts at the board in his quest to land a first Beverley winner of the season.
Brown, who resides in nearby Swanland, is best known in the racing game for his association with Top Notch Tonto, runner-up in the 2013 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.
Beverley ARLFC suffered their second defeat in a row as they went down 79-12 to East Leeds.
This was a huge win for East Leeds at the expense of Beverley, their first victory since April.
Parkrun runners who took part in the Beverley’s inaugural Beverley Westwood Parkrun have praised those behind the event.
Around 400 runners took part in the event which has has been widely praised by those who ran the course.
Councillor Denis Healy is challenging his colleagues to take part in the new Beverley Westwood Parkrun.
His comments come after he took part and completed the first-ever Parkrun held in the town.
Beverley Westwood Parkrun has got off to a winning start with around 400 runners taking part in the inaugural event.
The gruelling 5K course around the Beverley Westwood Pasture gave runners a challenging course to navigate.
The blue and golds will rue not converting pressure into points in this clash. There seemed little to choose between the two sides in terms of ability, except the visitors took advantage of every error that the home side made.
All 4 of St Jude’s tries were the result of an error. This combined with scrambling well in defence proved to be the deciding factors in the game.
June was a great month for Beverley based sidecar team Sam & Adam Christie. It saw the team head down south to Brands Hatch for the second round of the British Championship.
The brothers were using this as extra track time two weeks ahead of the second round of the World Championship at Pannoniaring in Hungary.
This performance by Beverley will rank as the best and most complete so far this season. A big crowd basked in the sun and the home side handled the big occasion the better of the two sides.
This latest win moves the Blue and Golds up to 5th with the business end of the season approaches. Beverley faces another crucial home fixture against 3rd placed Wigan St Judes next Saturday.
The blue and golds will take on Hull Dockers this Saturday in their only derby fixture this season. Beverley will face Hull Dockers at 2.30pm kick-off at the Leisure Centre.
The match is also the second leg of the Paul ‘Curly’ Quiney Cup. The match, sponsored by the Middleton family, seems likely to attract the biggest crowd of the season so far to the Leisure Centre with a lot riding on the game.
Somerset trainer Alexandra Dunn is optimistic. He feels Waqt and Gendarme have what it takes to make their presence felt at Beverley on Tuesday.
Dunn has only had three runners, and no winners, at the picturesque East Yorkshire circuit.
Beverley ARLFC bounced back from last weekend’s defeat at Bradford Dudley Hill to keep their top six play-off hopes very much alive.
Next week’s opponents Hull Dockers also enjoyed a crushing 60-6 win against East Leeds to set up a tasty derby at the Leisure Centre. This game could now prove to be pivotal in either side’s season.