Beverley Town Council had big plans to commemorate this special 75th anniversary of VE Day along with many other organisations, groups and churches within the town. Due to the present pandemic of Coronavirus, all these activities had to be cancelled.
However, this does not stop them from commemorating and celebrating this special occasion in our own homes following the government regulations ‘Stay at Home – Protect the NHS – Save Lives’.
The first residents have moved into an in-demand Beal Homes development in Beverley, including members of the award-winning housebuilder’s own staff.
Residents are settling into their new homes at St. John’s Fold, in the shadow of Beverley Minster and close to the heart of the historic market town, which is Beal’s fastest-selling development ever.
Motorists in the East Riding are being advised to check before they travel as there will be a number of temporary road closures ahead of the Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International later this month.
On Saturday, 21 September, some of the world’s top para-cyclists will be taking part in the race, which for the first time is taking place alongside the UCI Road World Championships.
Steamer Trading Beverley’s store is closing down just months after the business was saved by ProCook.
Located on Toll Gavel the closure of the store will leave a huge gap in the high street. The sad part this latest blow in Beverley’s Historic Core comes just weeks after The White Company opened.
Award-winning housebuilder Beal Homes has released more properties in response to a tremendous demand for new homes at a development in one of Britain’s best places to live.
The next phase of 12 homes at the exclusive St. John’s Fold development in Beverley has been released after buyers snapped up half of the properties off the plan.
Staff at the Beverley Branch of Helping Hands are getting ready to host their very first networking coffee morning.
Jennie Falconer and the care team will be holding a ‘Coffee and Connect’ event. This will take place on Thursday 18 April. It will be for local businesses, community groups and individuals from Beverley and beyond.
The Red Box Project in Beverley is tackling the issue of young women missing school due to lack of access to sanitary products.
A national incentive, The Red Box Project in Beverley is already working with groups in the town to help tackle period poverty that leads to over 137,000 girls missing classes.
The UK’s first double-decker inflatable theme park has opened at Beverley’s Flemingate centre, marking a major milestone in the development of East Yorkshire’s fastest-growing retail and leisure destination.
The opening of Inflata Nation means Flemingate is now 95% let, with footfall continuing to grow strongly.
Ladies Day at Beverley Racecourse brought 12,000 to Beverley boosting the local economy with race goers spending thousands in the town centre.
A signature event, Ladies Day has been a fixture of the East Yorkshire ‘social calendar’ for 27 years bringing people to Beverley and into the town for a night of food and drink.
Max Harris-Smith, a local Scout who is on a mission to raise funds needed to attend the World Scout Jamboree is to stage an event in the centre of Beverley.
Taking place on Saturday 21 July, Max, who is part of the 1st Walkington troop, will be holding a coffee morning at Toll Gavel United Church in Beverley.
This Sunday women in Beverley are to celebrate 100 years since women were given the vote. This date is the birthday of Emmeline Pankhurst one of the leaders of the suffragette movement.
Taking place on the Beverley Westwood the event is part of a national day of celebration of women getting the vote on a day that will see other Pankhurst Parties are being held throughout the country.
Beverley Athletic Club say they are excited to announce the news that Olympic gold and bronze medal-winning rower Phelan Hill MBE will be competing in the 25th running of the Pittaway Beverley 10k road race, on Sunday 13 May 2018.
As cox, Phelan steered the Mens Eight to bronze at the London 2012 Olympics and onto gold in Rio 2016. He has also coxed the Mens Eights to three successive rowing World Championship golds.
