Start Fitness Northern Athletics Autumn Road Relays

September 29, 2011

Three teams of runners from Beverley Athletic Club travelled to Birchwood in Warrington last Saturday to take part in the Start Fitness Northern Athletics Autumn Road Relays. The event attracted a large number of athletes from all over the north of England and the competition was fierce. The men’s race was a six stage relay with each athlete running a 6 km circuit on quiet roads on an industrial estate. …

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Clues Unearthed to Beverley’s Long-Gone Tanneries

February 24, 2011

Archaeologists have unearthed relics from one of Beverley’s most important medieval trades. They have been excavating part of the now derelict Hodgsons Tannery site ahead of the planned £120m development. They have found shards of pottery and animal bones, used in the tanneries based on the site in the 13th and 14th centuries. Locally-reared livestock would be slaughtered in the town with their skins making the way to the Flemingate…

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Blackburn Beverley Transport Plane

March 9, 2010

These pictures are of the world’s only remaining iconic aircraft that was manufactured on the Humber at Brough the ‘Blackburn Beverley’ transporter aircraft. The Blackburn Beverley spent 21 years on display in Beverley, East Yorkshire at the Army Transport Museum though on the 24th May 2004 moved to its new base Fort Paull Military Museum. With the closure of the museum in Beverley Fort Paull raised what is thought to…

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Beverley Economy & Tourism Group to Target Key Issues

February 11, 2010

The Beverley Economy & Tourism Group has indentified and is creating five focus groups to tackle each of the niche issues highlighted. The group, which is made up of a number of people from the business, tourism, local council, sports clubs and event management organisations. Creative Industries Business + Retail Space Co-ordination of town marketing / Visitor offer Events & Festivals Heroes Welcome Initiative Coach Parking Heritage Signs ‘Brown Signs’…

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