Local charity Jacob’s Well is urgently appealing for people to give up a few hours to help sort aid supplies that are shipped to some of the worlds most needy people.
The charity say that due to their success they are receiving donations from companies that means they are now in need of some extra hands to sort the supplies ready for shipping.
Set at the CASE Centre of Excellence, Charles Street Hull. The pop up restaurant will open exclusively for 2 nights only on Wednesday 7 June and Thursday 8 June featuring winner of the BBC’s Great British Menu chef Colin McGurran.
Colin McGurran runs the Michelin recommended Winteringham Fields on the banks of the river Humber and the traditional and unique Hope and Anchor pub in South Ferriby.
Visitors to the house on Saturday, 25 March will be able to help celebrate Mother’s Day and take home their very own card.
Between 11.30am and 3pm, children will be provided with all the materials they need to create a unique decoupage Victorian-style Mother’s Day card.
A programme of talks and photography workshops has been announced to accompany the hugely popular Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition running at the Treasure House in Beverley until 22 April, one of the key East Riding events in Hull UK City of Culture 2017, in which East Riding of Yorkshire Council is a Principal Partner.
Tuesday 21 March will see a talk by award-winning wildlife photographer George Stoyle (current winner of the British Wildlife Photography Award) at the Treasure House, at 6.30pm : ‘Photography in Conservation and Environmental Research’.
Humber NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce a free, two-day perinatal mental health conference as part of an ongoing collaboration between the University of Hull and the Trusts perinatal mental health liaison team.
The conference, which is open to health and social care professionals and those with an interest in women’s mental health, will feature a number of highly respected national and regional speakers in the field of women’s mental health, including Julie Jomeen, Professor of Midwifery and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Hull.
Taxis in the East Riding will be the first in the Humber region to be branded with distinctive white and green livery to help improve public safety.
The pilot scheme, which will run until May and is being implemented by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s licensing team, will see white vehicles on taxi ranks across the East Riding sporting green markings and displaying a Yorkshire rose symbol.
Have you ever thought that something needs to change in your life? Where is that peace and happiness that we all long for? Why does stress and anxiety seem to be on the up?
Beverley hosts a vibrant and friendly meditation group that explores and puts into practice time-honoured methods for achieving peace and relaxation that demonstrate reduction in stress and anxiety.
Councillors have agreed to increase the council’s part of the council tax bill by 4.99 per cent for the 2017/18 financial year.
The increase was agreed at a special budget meeting and will see an increase of £62.90 a year for Band D properties.
Visitors to Sewerby Hall and Gardens can take part in crafting activities and attend a concert this coming weekend.
Solo trombonist, Kenny Stamp will be performing in the Orangery on Sunday, 12 February from 1.30pm.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 331 is out and features a selection of content from the HU17.net Web Site. The magazine can be purchased from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way.
With one in four of us experiencing a mental health problem in any given year, it’s important to address the ongoing issue by talking and spreading the message that talking about it doesn’t have to be difficult.
Time to Talk Day takes place on Thursday, 2 February and encourages the nation to get talking about mental health.
As the competition to find the UK City of Culture for 2021 was announced at Hull’s Ferens Art Gallery today, Hull City Council urged other local authorities to consider bidding.
The launch of the 2021 competition comes in the same month that Hull kicked off its year as the second UK City of Culture and the city has already seen huge benefits from bidding and hosting the national celebration.
Would you rush into a burning building to save a stranger? Would you willingly lay down your life for your battalion on the battlefield or jump into a river to save someone from drowning?
Hopefully you’ll never have to find out. But now you can unleash your inner hero, in a brand new exciting, but grueling obstacle course race coming to North Yorkshire in 2017!
The Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Bransholme Health Centre will now open from 9am – 10pm, seven days a week, with immediate effect.
People in Hull are able to access the MIU for treatment of injuries which require immediate treatment, but which are not serious enough to attend Accident and Emergency (A&E), such as; cuts and wounds, sprains and strains, stings, bites and burns.
Dog owners have been reminded of the importance of microchipping their pets after an owner was fined £550.
Dog owners are required by law to ensure their pets are microchipped and that the contact and address details registered to the chip are correct.
Ferens Art Gallery has acquired a rare painting by the much-celebrated Baroque artist Valerio Castello (1624-1659).
Tobias Healing the Blind Tobit (c.1650) is a mature, multi-figure masterpiece on loan to the gallery since 1973, where its poor condition has prevented its display.
Following a long and thorough procurement process NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has agreed to award a five-year contract, of around £27 million per annum, to City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP CIC) to provide community services across East Riding of Yorkshire from 1 April 2017.
The procurement of a new contract was created to address a number of challenges faced by the NHS in East Riding of Yorkshire, including the demands of an increasing, ageing population.
The Christmas Trail will now be in place in the house and gardens. Children need to follow the clues in the house to find where the elves have hidden the Partridge from the Pear tree and get a chocolate treat once completed.
Outside in the Pleasure Gardens, visitors can search for the festive signs with a themed activity that everyone can take part in.