Cllr Bryan Pearson has been elected as the new Mayor of Beverley at a ceremony held at the Beverley Guildhall taking over from the outgoing Mayor, Cllr Ann Willis.
Cllr Pearson was nominated by Cllr Phil Dodsworth and Cllr David Elvidge who both paid tribute to his lifelong dedication to serving the town.
Celebrations for Care Home Open Day were extra special at Claremont House, Beverley as the Home celebrated its 1st anniversary.
Staff and residents welcomed guests to enjoy a “Big Commonwealth Lunch” as part of the Global Friendship campaign, choosing to create dishes from New Zealand – including mouth-watering lamb roasted with garlic and rosemary followed by mixed berry pavlova.
St. Mary’s CE Primary School in Beverley held their annual Walking School Bus that saw pupils and supporters of the event walk to school.
Meeting that the at the Tesco store in Beverley, pupils were joined by the Mayor of Beverley, Cllr Ann Willis, a local PSCO Officer from Humberside Polices, Parents and pets.
Beverley in Bloom, a subgroup of Beverley Town Council has started preparing the town to look its best for this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom Finals competition.
This is the first year that Beverley in Bloom have been selected to go forward to RHS Britain in Bloom, following the successes at regional level over the past few years, where Beverley in Bloom attained Gold, overall large town category winners for two years running and also the Yorkshire Rose Certificate in 2017 for best overall town.
Staff at Figham House in Beverley have pulled out all the stops as they hosted a party to mark the 100th birthday of resident Eunice Lillian Spavin.
Eunice, who was born on 8 February 1918 was joined by her family and friends to celebrate her 100th birthday with very special party that included a special guest, Cllr Anne Willis, the Mayor of Beverley.
BBC news presenter Peter Levy and weather girl Abbie Dewhurst were greeted in Beverley a by a large crowd after the pair completed a bike ride in aid of Children in Need.
Cllr Ann Willis, the Mayor of Beverley was there with the crowds who braved the freezing cold weather to see the pair arrive in Beverly at the Market Cross.
Plans for the Beverley Christmas Lights Switch on have been released with the focus of the event being staged around the centre of Beverley at the Market Cross.
While the main lights in the town centre will already be illuminated, the Beverley Lions Christmas Tree on the Market Cross will be switched on to officially mark the start of festive period in the town.
The awards were the culmination of months of planning and preparation by Beverley Town Council officials and the dedicated team of volunteers from the Beverley in Bloom group.
The Bloom group and the Yorkshire in Bloom entry is managed and coordinated by Beverley Town Council with the stated aims of improving floral displays throughout town, promoting a heightened sense of community spirit and civic pride, making Beverley an even better place to in which to live, work and visit, as well as stimulating voluntary work and partnership working between community groups and local businesses.
Beverley Town Council unanimously agreed a Motion opposing Northern Rail’s plans to scrap the direct rail links connecting Beverley to Doncaster and Sheffield.
The Motion, presented by Councillor Ben Cooper, argued the changes to the 2018 timetable would unacceptably ‘harm and inconvenience the town’. It also called on Northern Rail to implement a full public consultation over any future changes that would affect Beverley.