The countdown continues for Cottingham Food and Drink Festival, returning to the East Yorkshire location on Sunday 16th September 2018 (10am to 5pm).
Returning for the sixth year running, the event will feature stalls in Market Green, King Street and Hallgate for this one-day foodie extravaganza.
More details have been released about the Bridlington Weekend of Motoring 2018, to be held on Saturday and Sunday 8 and 9 September, organised by Tour Britannia on behalf of East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Once again, the weekend will feature a wide range of events to appeal to anybody with an interest in any aspect of motoring.
On Wednesday, 22 August, Geoff Wilson of the East Yorkshire Bat group, along with the education team at Sewerby Hall and Gardens, will be leading a bat walk through Sewerby Park.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about these night -time residents of Sewerby Park, from Geoff, the local expert.
The Summer of Fun at Sewerby Hall and Gardens is continuing, with a varied programme of fun activities and events throughout the school holidays, until Friday, 31 August.
The fifth week of events begins on Monday, 20 August with a Rusticus Encounter : Greek Storyteller! Be amazed by ancient stories of gods and monsters with storyteller Apollo.
The team at cbaSadofskys Chartered Accountants is celebrating with Jack Lewis who has recently completed his studies to become ACCA qualified.
Jack, 25 from Hull, started his accountancy career at cbaSadofskys in 2014 following A-Levels at Wilberforce College and BSc (Hons) in Accounting at the University of Hull.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has received a confirmed National Lottery grant of £724,000 towards a £968,869 scheme to deliver The Humber Bridge Country Park Experience.
Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the project aims to restore Hessle Whiting Mill – adding an additional floor and interpretation – deliver a full activity programme, employ a heritage education officer, improve the existing stepped access and undertake improvement works to underpasses and pathways.
This weekend will see an international volleyball festival in Bridlington, with fun and excitement for all the family.
Bridlington will be the UK’s sole host for the 2018 CEV (Confederation of European Volleyball) Beach Volleyball Festival, which will run alongside the UK Pro Beach Volleyball Tour (UKBT) Event on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 August at Bridlington South Cliff Beach (below Park & Ride).
A local children’s writing competition is returning for its second year following the success of its launch in 2017.
The JVenn Young Writers’ Competition was launched by the JVenn Foundation and Hull Libraries in a bid to promote creative writing and literacy in Hull.
Seabirds breeding along the Yorkshire coast will be afforded additional protection, following the expected designation of a new Marine Protected Area (MPA) around Flamborough and Filey.
The Flamborough and Filey Coast Special Protection Area (SPA) will build on existing designations along this internationally-important stretch of coastline to ensure further protection for the UK’s largest mainland seabird colony, both on the cliffs and within inshore waters.
Sewerby Hall and Gardens will be hosting a brand new event, The Sewerby Food Festival, on Sunday, 12 August.
‘A Taste of the Coast’ will be a celebration of local food producers and their products and will see a wide range of food and drink available, as well as lots of activities for a fun day out.
Hull has put forward its bid to host matches at the Rugby League World Cup 2021.
The city, which boasts a rich rugby league heritage, has submitted a proposal to become a host for the sport’s biggest international event, which will take place in England in three years.
Despite the current heatwave, there’s an early forecast this Christmas for a Touch of Frost.
John Lyons who appeared as Detective Sergeant George Toolan in the long running popular ITV series A Touch of Frost will be returning to Bridlington Spa for this year’s spectacular production of the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk; starring as the King.
The Yorkshire Party will be talking its ‘One Yorkshire Pledge’ onto the streets of the county starting in Northallerton on Wednesday (Yorkshire Day) to get signatures.
The idea is to show the Government the level of popular support for a One Yorkshire devolution deal and get them to act on it.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s cabinet has agreed to award a contract for the extension and partial refurbishment of South Cliff Holiday Park, and work on the site will begin imminently.
The contract worth approximately £7.75 million is for a scheme to create an expansion of the park on to the adjacent agricultural land of the Wilsthorpe Estate.
Hull’s popular Playday Festival returns to Queens Gardens on Wednesday 1 August with the 15th festival in Hull getting underway from 11am until 3pm.
Queens Gardens will become a huge outdoor playground where children, young people and families can have a fun filled day, taking part in the annual celebration of the importance of play.
The manager of an East Yorkshire cycling team is embarking on a remarkable challenge to raise money for a Barton man whose treatment for a rare and aggressive cancer is not yet available in the UK.
On 13th August, Rich Baldwin, who manages the Wold Top Actif racing team, will embark on a challenge that will see him scale the equivalent of Mt. Everest in a cycling phenomenon known as ‘Everesting’.