The Beverley Westwood due to the poor weather resembled the Lake District though this did not put people off from playing golf! Despite the standing water that in places was too deep to walk through golfers still continued to play on ten of the holes which remained open. The crater was completely filled with water and some dogs seemed to like the change and were more then happy to dive…
Beverley has changed remarkably since World War Two. In 1945 the town had a population of around 16,000 people, was dominated by its weekly stock market and old factories which employed most of its residents in manual work. Older residents remember a town in which they knew the faces in the crowd, sons followed fathers into local factories, most wives stayed at home and looked after children, neighbourhoods organised their…
The year started with our annual New Years Day Fun Run in Beverley which attracted 198 runners for either the 3k for the young ones , the 6k for the more athletic and the more competitive 10k for the various athletic club runners. This fun run is not a race but just a chance to shake off the Christmas excesses and many of the runners raise funds from sponsorship for…
On Saturday 19th December 2009, Longcroft School will be paying tribute to former pupil, Sergeant Michael Lockett MC, who was killed whilst serving in Afghanistan on Monday 21st September 2009. Upon hearing the tragic news, a number of his friends discussed the idea of putting on an event to both commemorate his life, whilst at the same time raise funds for the military charity, ‘Help for Heroes’. Despite now residing…
The changing vision of a young Beverlonian Born and bred in Beverley, I’m what is known as a Beverlonian. As a bored, disillusioned & angst ridden teenager, I frequently found myself thinking ’there must be more to life than just existing in a small town in East Yorkshire‘…a somewhat dreary place I felt, that seemed to suffer with a habitual case of nothingness and a constant attack of bad weather….
A popular weekly session of Ultimate Frisbee which started in October is looking for more people to come along to test their throwing arms. The sport is being played at Beverley Longcroft Sports Hall every Tuesday night between 8pm and 9pm. Sessions, costing £1.50, are informal, no booking is required, and those taking part are not asked to give a commitment to come every week. Community sports coach Ed Grady…
The John Lock Memorial Day is less then one month away and the draw has been made for the football matches that will take place. Hodgsons FC will face Mill Lane on their usual home pitch at the Railway end while Tickton/Grovehill will battle it out with the Lord Nelson at the skate park end. Both matches will be played simultaneously with the teams being lead out by John’s children,…
Summer 2009 Activities at Beverley Leisure Complex Throughout the summer, Beverley Leisure Complex is holding a variety of sessions for children to get involved in. Every day of the week between 2-4pm there is an exciting variety of fun activities for five to 12 year olds. These include football on Mondays, urban street dance on Tuesdays, Frisbee fun and tri golf on Wednesdays, bouncy castle, parachute games and dodge ball…
The summer holidays are fast approaching and Beverley Leisure Complex has organised a variety of activities as part of the summer programme. A couple of new things starting this year are the adventure activity days, which are happening on three separate Mondays and the weekly sports camps. The adventure activity days will be a fun-filled day of adventure, problem solving, alternative fun activities, treasure hunts and orienteering. There will be…
Beverley Saturday Market was taken over by cars yesterday evening as hundreds of people turned out to view a massive selection of cars and motor bikes from days of old to the present. The cars filled Market Square with a classic fire engine and an old fashioned Volvo truck standing out. It was a lovely evening and the turn out was very good. Many of the cars on show had…