Details on things you can do in Beverley East Yorkshire including details of clubs and social groups such as the Beverley Handbell Ringers and sesonal topics run by the local council in Beverley
Beverley Library will roar into action on Saturday, 13 October, at 10.30am, as Paul Stickland’s ‘Dinosaur Roar’ event for children aged from two years gets underway and kicks-off the popular Children’s Literature Festival.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has invited members of the public to attend a free festival to celebrate Apples at Beverley Parks Local Nature Reserve on Sunday, 14 October at the Millennium Orchard, Beverley Parks, from 11am-3pm, suitable for all ages.
Unique are delighted to present two dedicated ‘Client Evenings’ at their Cottingham and Beverley Salons – offering live demonstrations, client/stylist consultations, Christmas gift packs and a charity raffle.
Beverley Rugby Union Football Club are hosting a rugby tag festival at their ground on Norwood in Beverley. The festival is on Tuesday 9th October between 3.30pm and 5.15pm.
The Barn House in Walkington is hosting a night of live music this month, when local musicians will be showcasing their talent at the venue’s first Open Mic Night on the 12th October. The event has been organised by Beverley musician Laura Douse, vocalist of the band Sea of Wires. Laura Says:
Literature lovers across Yorkshire have just two weeks to wait until the tenth Beverley Literature Festival gets under-way. Organised by the East Riding Library Service, this year’s programme is packed full of events to suit all tastes and ages, ranging from readings and performances to workshops and activities for children.
A group of local women have decided to make it their mission to try to change the way that people think about art, believing that art is for everyone and not just a few. Calling themselves ‘Beverley Creatives’, they are putting on a display of their work in the Beverley Minster from Monday 1st to Sunday 8th October
Intoto Kitchens, Hengate are inviting members of the public and fellow local business owners to attend an event, they are hosting to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support.
Humberside police are hosting a hard hitting young driver event at Bishop Burton College on Thursday 4 October 2012, educating students the dangers of dangerous driving.
Take the opportunity to step into the world of blind and partially sighted people at this unique sponsored walk across the Humber Bridge. The event, hosted by Guide Dogs is to be held on Sunday 14th October between 10am and 1pm. Starting at the North Tower and working in teams of two, participants can be sponsored to blindfold walk
For those currently putting themselves through the regime of a grueling weight-loss diet, spare a thought for those who used to live at Hedon Workhouse during the 1830s, who were put through a diet of gruel.
The museum and art gallery on the first floor at the Treasure House in Champney Road, Beverley, will be open on Bank Holiday Monday (3rd May) from 9.30am – 5pm, offering a range of exhibitions, as well as a gift shop. Current displays include the unique South Cave weapons cache and a final chance to see the replica of one of the Iron Age swords from the cache. In Gallery…
Beverley Art Gallery has a fantastic exhibition of contemporary textile art from a group of Welsh female artists called Fibre Art Wales, opening this spring. The exhibition, called Fibre Voices, displays a huge variety of different techniques, materials and themes and is at the cutting edge of contemporary textile art. It will run from 27 March to 15 May. Two pieces which give a flavor of the exhibition are Bethan…
This Easter the virgers at Beverley Minster will be running extra tours in the roof to satisfy expected demand. The tours, which include demonstrations of the largest working treadmill crane in Britain, take visitors inside the historic structure of the Minster and show how the building was constructed and maintained during the centuries. Tours will be available throughout the day on Easter Saturday (3rd April) and Monday (5th March) starting…
To emphasise the rich history of Beverley, the Beverley Medieval Guilds & Crafts Town Trail is designed to reveal glimpes of the town’s varied past. Focusing on the medieval guilds that were the foundations of Beverley’s wealth, a series of public artworks have been installed to emphasise how crucial the skilled craftsmen of the town were. By following any of the four walks that comprise the trail, the sheer breadth of…
FOLLOWING early incarnations on the Westwood, and Mill Lane, Beverley Town Cricket Club moved to Norwood after cricket captain Mr J A Dunkerley bought five acres land. Work progressed quickly and soon Beverley Town bowling club followed their cricketing counterparts and in 1909 the ground was oficially opened by local MP Stanley Wilson. The club thrived in the early part of the century, with the addition of new pavilions (including…
The Mayor of Beverley invites you to a Free Family Christmas Concert on Saturday the 12th December – 3pm at St Mary’s Church, Beverley. With special guests; The Regimental Band of 150 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps (Volunteers) Also featuring; St Mary’s Church Choir, Beverley Hand Bell Ringers and the children of St Mary’s Primary School. Donations given on the day will go to the Mayoral charity SSAFA Forces Help East…
The Beverley Town Handbell Ringers was formed in Febuary, 1981 and, by the loan of an old set of bells from Elland in the West Riding of Yorkshire, were able to set about raising funds to buy their present ‘long set’ two years later in August 1983. The Beverley Town Handbell Ringers play on a 132 set of Whitechapel bells which cover a wide range of octaves. The band is…