Stan Cullimore started life in one of Hull’s finest exports – The Housemartins. He then became a children’s author with over 120 books published in over 32 countries.
Residents who want to find out more about the East Riding during the First World War are invited to come along to the Heritage Open Day at the Beverley Treasure House, Beverley, this Saturday 13th September from 9am-4pm.
Tickets are now on sale for the Beverley Literature Festival 2014, which will be back in October for the 12th year running, showcasing crime, romance, food, politics, history
A Pop-Up version of an exhibition on the First World War is on tour around all libraries in the East Riding. “Cavalry, camels and Camaraderie”, looks at the East Riding Yeomanry’s role in the Egypt/Palestine campaigns in 1915-1918.
East Riding Libraries and Beverley Children’s Centre will be celebrating National Bookstart Week 2014 at Beverley Library with a fun storytime and activities afternoon on Friday 13 June.
It will be much easier to find out about local history books and articles at Beverley’s Treasure House now as a result of work by the East Riding archives and local studies service. A huge number of books and journal articles can now be searched online.
East Riding libraries are celebrating children’s reading this week, with a series of events and promotions to celebrate World Book Day.
Beverley Library hosted an event that saw super league player Chris Green read to a group youngster, many of whom were keen rugby league fa
Celebrated author, Salley Vickers, will be speaking at Beverley Literature Festival on Saturday, 12 October about her latest book, The Cleaner of Chartres
Magical folk tales, superheroes and even the well-loved Gruffalo story will be bringing the library and Beverley Treasure House alive, as part of Beverley Literature Festival’s exciting children’s programme.
Ahead of her appearance at the Beverley Literature Festival on Thursday, 10 October, Daisy Hildyard has been named as one of the US National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 – an award that honours five young fiction authors that show promising talent.
Do you want to know how to fight an 18th Century duel, see how Beverley looked 200 years ago or look into the faces of Victorian criminals? Then come along to the Treasure House Open Day on Saturday, 14 September, 9am-4pm.
He may be banned from Tesco and banned from Beverley Library but birthday boy Charlie was made more than welcome at the Angel Pub on his birthday.
Literature lovers can enjoy the best in contemporary writing from Thursday, 10 to Sunday, 13 October at the annual Beverley Literature Festival.
Award winning author, Val Wood is this year celebrating the 20th Anniversary of her debut novel, The Hungry Tide. The book won the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction in 1993 and launched her exciting career as a novelist.
The Beverley Conservation Area Appraisal has now been formally adopted by the Council and minor changes to the conservation area boundary take effect from 3rd April 2013.
Teddy bears placed around Beverley Library have caused quite a stir with their customers. Bears have been put with books by staff moving them them about as the bears reading fix.
Best-selling author Val Wood, is celebrating the release of her eighteenth novel next month with an exclusive reading at Beverley library.