The first race of the 2011/2012 season of the East Yorkshire Cross-Country League took place last Sunday at Bishop Wilton and more than 150 athletes from eight local running clubs lined up at the start. Beverley Athletic Club fielded a large squad of 33, among them several new members competing in the league for the first time. Mark Walsh, Mariana Barbera, Richard Clark, Jane Goodchild, Sarah Crabtree and Chris Woolner…
Beverley Parks Apple Fest 2011
Members of the public are invited to attend a free festival to celebrate apples at Beverley Parks Local Nature Reserve. The East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Apple Fest will appeal to all ages and will be held on Sunday 23rd October 2011 at the Millennium Orchard, Beverley Parks from 11 am to 3 pm. The event has been organised and funded by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Countryside Access…
From Beverly, New Jersey To Beverley East Yorkshire
Meet Stephen Ferri, Stephen is 99 years old and from a place called Beverly, New Jersey, USA. On a recent trip here to Beverley in East Yorkshire Stephen was introduced to our current Mayor of Beverley Peter Astelle. To mark his visit to the town he was presented with the Beverley Coat of Arms to take back to his home town Beverly in the United States. Last year four Australian…
Blithe Spirit
The Beverley Theatre Company will be staging their first production of the 2011/12 season when they perform the farce, ‘Blithe Spirit’, at the Memorial Hall, Lairgate, Beverley, from Wednesday, 9-12 November at 7.30pm. The play, written by Noel Coward, was first performed in the 1940’s and centres around the aftermath of a dinner party at which the host arranges a séance for entertainment and to provide research for his new…
Holly Comes Close In British Judo Championships
The elite of the Country’s junior judo players came together to compete in the Under 12 British Championships held in Nottingham on the 9th October 2011. Beverley’s Holly Bentham who has been a member of the East Riding of Yorkshire Judo Academy based at the Beverley Leisure Centre, since the age of five was the regions only representative. The event overall attracted 146 entrants and whilst disappointed not to gain…
Tickton Do Double Over Hedon Rangers
AFC Tickton came out 5-0 winners against Hedon Rangers. The first half was a tight affair with AFC Tickton and Hedon Ranges unable to find an opening going in to the break. In the second half AFC Tickton’s Liam Jones ran the Hedon defence into submission netting five goals to give AFC Tickton the comfortable win – Final score: 5-0 In the second match AFC Tickton took an early lead,…
HU17.net Magazine Issue 64
Hu17.net Magazine Issue 64 is available from Molescroft News, Woodhall and features content from following; Crew Clothing Co. Opening Polly and Fred: New Kids On The Block Longcroft’s Got Talent 2011 Beverley Barge Preservation Society’s New Mermaid Out & About: The Royal Standard Hair by El Turco: Sofia Burns Beverley Braves Team Poster Beverley Braves Vs Cottingham Tigers Beverley RUFC Vs Bradford Hodgsons FC Vs Beverley Town Girls in Gloves…
Braves Charge To Victory Against Old Rivals Cottingham
Beverley Braves really let Cottingham know what they were up against within the first minute as Dylan Clifford tackled strong, low and powerful on an unsuspecting Tiger followed by a crunching, hard tackle by Kurt Pelham. These non stop tackles forced a scrum with head and feed to Beverley Braves and from this a lovely passing exhibition through many hands saw Owen Harrison receive and burst through the Cottingham defence…
Gold For LUKE Chapman in World Biathle Championships 2011
It is every athletes dream to compete in a World Championships in their chosen sport. This recently came true for 3 athletes from Kingston swimming club who made their way to Sofia in Bulgaria for the 13th annual World Biathle Championships. Biathle sees competitors run, swim and then run again consecutively with a transition between each discipline as you are not allowed to swim with your shoes on .They arrived…
Beverley Well Beaten By Bradford In National 3 North
Good in patches but much of this game was rather messy and unmemorable. Given Beverley RUFC’s parlous injury crisis the result was probably what could have been expected. That they restricted Bradford to only two tries and a conversion in the second half was a credit to Beverley RUFC who had turned round 41-0 down after being heavily outplayed in the first half. In fact the second half was a…
Wam Bam Thank You Sam: Overton Strike Sinks Town
A Sam Overton strike early in the second half was enough to give Hodgsons FC a well earned victory over local rivals Beverley Town. Overton who left Town in the summer to play for Tanners headed the only goal of the game from close range after Town had failed to clear a corner. Town had two good chances to level the match; Jonny Ricardo saw his glancing header shave the…
Girls in Gloves:Punch Your Way To Fitness!
Girls in Gloves is a ladies only boxing fitness class, incorporating boxing moves, techniques and exercises. This class is a great way to lose weight, tone-up, burn fat and release stress. More and more ladies are participating in boxing fitness because it is one of the few total body workouts that helps change the shape of your body in a short period of time. Qualified ABA coach Bob Beautyman, who…
MP Works To Ensure Children Can Continue To Enjoy School Outings
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has taken a stance against teachers being threatened with legal action – simply for driving minibuses with a standard driver’s license. Graham said: “This is health and safety legislation gone mad. Hard-working teachers should not be afraid of being fined or receiving points on their driver’s license for taking children to geography field-trips or sports-matches.” Around half of all local authorities nationwide currently…
Remember East Yorkshire Troops For Afghan Anniversary
This October marks the 10th anniversary of British Military operations in the Afghanistan conflict. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help East Yorkshire Branch will be remembering the immeasurable sacrifices made by our servicemen, women and their families. Since 2001, many members of our Armed Forces have given their lives and many more have been seriously injured. But it will be a long time before the full…
Beverley Blues Festival Debuts At Sun Inn
The first ever Beverley Blues Festival kicks off at The Sun Inn on the 21st October. The weekend long festival will showcase blues music, from acoustic to rock and the line up is brimming with exciting acts including, among others, the Alligators, the Steve Fulsham Band and Stikkyfingers. The festival was thought up by a group of music lovers and so has no admission charge. However proceeds from the weekend…
Richard Durham: Town Will Win 3 – 1
HU17.net has caught up with Richard Durham on the eve of the massive cup encounter that will take place this weekend featuring Hodgsons FC and Beverley Town. Durham has played for both sides in though his fitness levels have hampered his football career earning him the name ‘The Durham Hamstring’. On Saturday like many others in Beverley Durham will be pitch side to watch the two football giants of Beverley…
Crew Clothing Delighted With Beverley Store
Crew Clothing Co. opened their doors in Beverley earlier this week and were delighted with the response and trade on their first day. Kevin Lucas, Area Manager, Crew Clothing said: “We were delighted with our first day’s trade in Beverley, we had a lot of customer interest, many of whom knew the Crew Brand from the York outlet store and who were excited to see our new store in Beverley.”…
Barbour Store in Beverley Now Open on Sundays
Following customer demand, leading heritage and lifestyle clothing brand, Barbour, has now opened its Beverley store on Sundays so shoppers can enjoy the Barbour experience seven days a week. Coming up to its eighth year, the store offers a good mixture of men’s and ladies Heritage, Lifestyle & Classic collections as well as the brand new children’s collection for AW11 featuring mini sizes of adult favourites. Beverley Jaques, manager of…