Beverley Athletic Club’s Rob Snaith is celebrating after winning his first race. He was the first runner across the line in the Ryedale 10 last Sunday, finishing in 57.12. The 10-mile race started at Eden Camp and the route took runners through hamlets and villages in North Yorkshire to the finish in the centre of Malton. Conditions were fine in the first half of the race but the breeze became…
Sweeping Back Time With Local Chimney Sweep Jethro
Having been a professional chimney sweep for over 30 years, there’s not much that Jethro Vivian doesn’t know about modern chimneys and their problems. But it’s not chimney-sweeping in today’s world that really interests Jethro. He has spent many years researching the chimney-sweeping trade as it was during the reign of Queen Victoria, and now, dressed as a 19th century Master Sweep, Jethro is sharing this knowledge with schoolchildren throughout…
Titles Settled As Bowls Club Brings Season to a Close
Beverley Town Bowls Club closed their season with an internal competition held at the Norwood Recreation Ground. John Hardman beat Ian Hankinson 21 19 to win the Mens Championship Singles, Ian Hankinson beat Pete Jackson 21 12 in the A B Johnson Cup The Mens Championship Pairs was won by Tom Smith and Carl Johnson who beat Bernard Smith and Nev Sansome. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture…
United Get Drummed Six Nil On Opening Day
Drum smashed Mill Lane United for six in the opening league fixture of the new season. Mill Lane were short of players for their Wyke Division1 opener though in truth they never looked liked like getting anything from the game at Broadgates. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the…
Selby Beat Beverley By Six Wickets
Beverley Town CC 2nd XI were beaten lost by six wickets to Selby in the York & District Senior Cricket League – 2nd Division at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Batting first Beverley scored just 92 runs before being bowled out. In reply Selby reached the target for the loss of just four wickets. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net…
Blackburn Thump Eager Beaver Five Nil
The Eager Beaver were well beaten in their first competitive match. One of the newest sides in Beverley, the Eager Beaver, were brushed aside at home by AFC Blackburn Leisure ‘C’ who thrashed them 5 – 0. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Colts Thrash Little Weighton
The Humber Colts started their league campaign with home win against Little Weighton. Manager Tony Henderson was unable to pick a man of the match saying; “There were no individuals out there we played well from front to back. If you do not concede goals you can not be beaten.” The colts smashed five past Little Weighton, Asa Pardoe, Steve Grantham, Mikey B (2) and Darren Jenkins all got on…
10 Wicket Victory for Beverley Town 3rd’s
Beverley Town CC 3XI was victorious beating Hill Top by 10 wickets at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Hill Top bated first, Beverley bowled them out for 126 scoring 130 in reply. Beverley achieved the required total without the loss of a wicket in the East Yorkshire Cricket Alliance – Premier fixture. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery:…
Beverley RUFC 2nd XV Vs Scarborough
Beverley 2nd XV got back into action with a 14 – 0 victory over Sarborough. Two tries including one from new signing Adam Mclatchie, both tries were converted by Ian Archilbald to give the seconds a winning start at Beaver Park. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image…
Beverley RUFC Beat Waterloo 18 – 11
Early autumn sunshine, a lush playing field, and the start of a new season. All that was needed was a good game and these two sides gave us one. Beverley probably deserved the victory by virtue of a good second half and having the sharper finishing. But there was plenty of enterprise throughout by both teams and it was not until ten minutes from the end that an interception try…
Beverley ARLC Vs Hull Isberg
Beverley ARLC opened their league campaign with a home defeat. The Blue and Golds were beaten at the Beverley Leisure Centre by the visitors, Hull Isberg, 28 to 16. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Hodgsons FC Vs Scarborough Athletic Reserves
Scarborough Athletic’s Reserve team made the trip to Beverley to face unbeaten side Hodgsons at Longcroft School on the 3G pitch. Just 2 weeks ago Hodgsons took maximum points in the reverse of this fixture with a 3-1 win in Filey. This game proved to be a fight to the very end for the home team, who eventually came out 5-4 winners. Hodgsons were without leading marksman Adam Foster, and…
Hull College Girls U16 Vs Middlesbrough U16
Women’s football action from Longcroft School, the pictures feature action from Hull College Girls School of Excellence U16’s who got their season underway by playing Middlesbrough Ladies U16’s. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Hull College Girls U14 Vs Middlesbrough U14
Women’s football action from Longcroft School, the pictures feature action from Hull College Girls School of Excellence U14’s who got their season underway by playing Middlesbrough Ladies U14’s. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Hull College Girls U12 Vs Middlesbrough U12
Women’s football action from Longcroft School, the pictures feature action from Hull College Girls School of Excellence U12’s who got their season underway by playing Middlesbrough Ladies U12’s. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Replacing Down-Pipes With Steve Rial
As beautiful as historic buildings are, they take some looking after, as Steve Rial is only too well aware. Having worked at Beverley Minster for almost 21 years, Steve has been instrumental in the preservation and repair of this stunning piece of history that took 200 years to build, and is therefore between 800 and 600 years old depending on which part you are looking at. One of Steve’s current…
The Guitar Whisperer
Richard Durrant will be appearing at the Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley on Thursday 14 October 2010 at 7.30pm. He’s no stranger to delivering enchanting guitar performances that leave the hairs on the back of one’s neck standing up. Recent performances of the “Guitar Whisperer” have taken him to all corners of England where his rapidly growing audiences have enjoyed a guitar show like no other. In the constantly evolving,…
MP Welcomes News Ambulance Response Times Are Improving
MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, today (Friday) said he was glad to hear the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust had been taken out of ‘special measures’ after improving response times. In April this year the Care Quality Commission (CQC) imposed strict conditions on the Trust’s licence after it continued to fail to meet national response time targets. Graham said: “The CQC was rightly concerned with the level of…