Laura Prescott from Leven, Nr. Beverley has just made it through to the Grand Final of Open Mic UK! She will now play one of the world’s best music venues after wowing the crowd and judging panel at the Open Mic UK
The second race in the East Yorkshire Cross-Country League took place last Sunday over a challenging 6.6 mile course around Drewton Wold near South Cave. It was a misty and mild autumn morning and conditions were mainly dry underfoot with a couple of muddy sections. The undulating route took runners through woodland, along footpaths and round field edges. The scenery was spectacular and enjoyed by all athletes as they tackled…
Three athletes from Beverley Athletic Club travelled to Ripley near Harrogate last Sunday to run the Guy Fawkes 10 road race. This is a very challenging event with several serious climbs. The course was made even tougher this year by a slight change to the route. Steve Hadley chose this race to attempt to return to his former form and finish in less than 90 minutes for the ten-mile distance. …
With Beverley Towns first team without out a fixture last Saturday, the Club can look back at the start of the season and review its progress so far. The first eleven have had a promising start to the season, winning 5 out of 7 games, notching up 15 points and positioning themselves 5 points off the top of the league with a game in hand. The management team of Dave…
Sponsored by KC, Jellycat Media, The New Inn Leven and Great Newsome Brewery – The Leven Real Ale Festival took place in late June this year. The festival was a huge success with over 600 people attending over the 2 days. People who attended the festival had the chance to sample some of this regions finest real ales, watch fantastic live entertainment and all set in the beautiful surroundings of…
Eleven Manor Road, Beverley, will be the third privately owned property in the East Riding to be subject to compulsory purchase action, after an order was made and served on 5 September for the three-bedroom detached dwelling, which has been empty for approximately eight years. During this period it has been subject to numerous complaints. Neighbours have expressed concern about the detrimental impact of the property on the local environment…
Over 60 selected contemporary artists and craftspeople living and working in Hull and the East Riding will invite you into their studios, galleries and warehouses on the weekends of 24 & 25 September in Hull; 1 & 2 October in Hull & East Riding and 8 & 9 October in East Riding for REVEAL: Hull & East Riding Open Studios 2011. There are three Beverley based artists taking part in…
Hodgsons FC Reserves completed their pre season with a comprehensive win over Leven Members Club 5 – 0 at the Beverley Leisure Centre. Stew Scott and Rob Whiting scored twice each while Garry Collins claimed a goal after converting a first half penalty. The Tanners second string gets their season under way next week as they travel to Bishop Burton to face Terry Jackson’s Lord Nelson.
It was with great pleasure that The Fairy Godmothers sponsored Miss Hull Galaxy beauty pageant. Organiser Alex Birch, a beauty queen in her own right, organised a wonderful event, the first difficult job Alex and her team had, was whittling the hundreds of entries down to only 28 finalists. These preliminary rounds included photographic rounds and interviews with all the girls. The evening for the finalists was held at Willerby…
Saturday evening after a surprisingly light dinner of cold meats with fruit and uncut bread, it being a nice night the Elvidge-Morris partnership decided to go for a walk and of Janet wanted to take her camera, just as well as we encountered new neighbours. Heading out of Beverley Janet and I came across this trio of Alpaca in a field and we even manged a nice chat with the…
The Beverley Town Cricket Club 4th XI picked up nine points from a losing draw with Skirlaugh at the Norwood Recreation Ground. The visitors, below Town in the league table, took full advantage of the fantastic batting conditions and rattled up 270 for 4 from their 44 overs. Andy Martin’s unbeaten century was the main contribution as Town’s youthful bowling attack laboured in the sun. With only four bowlers to…
If there is one thing we are good at in England, it is talking about the weather. Setting off from home I took a look outside and decided to leave the coat and go in a T-Shirt. While trying to go about my business in town – the usual trip to the bank and then to the post office – Mother Nature decided to make mine and a number of…
Phillip Rawson and Dean Booty celebrated their 30th birthday with a joint party at the New Inn Leven. Phil who runs the Leven boozer with wife Lizzie took over the the entire pub as friends and family enjoyed a cracking nights entertainment. Those there on the night included Molescroft Rangers Darren Spruce, AKA the Showman and local florist Rachel Frank.
1. Priority Issue: – Farm Watch – Remote Crime – Poaching Farm watch again has proved an invaluable tool in the fight against Rural Crime. Members are still encouraged to report any suspicious activity or vehicles to the Police or Farm Watch. Beverley Rural Community Policing Team is preparing a pack to give people advice on Rural Crime. The pack will cover issues such as Rural Crime, Wildlife Crime, Diesel…
1. Priority Issue: – Farm Watch – Remote Crime – Poaching Farm Watch continues to be an integral part of our fight against Rural Crime. Please report any suspicious vehicles or activity to Farm Watch and the Police. Should you require any further information about Farm Watch; Please contact your Community Policing Team; Tel 01964 530320 A small pocket size Aide memoir card has been produced, “KEEP YOUR FARM SAFE”….
An historic East Yorkshire pub hopes to pull in pounds for charity by pulling pints of some of the county’s finest real ales. The New Inn in Leven is hosting the first Leven Real Ale Festival on 10-12 June. Set within the pub’s newly refurbished Georgian courtyard, the festival will showcase some of Yorkshire’s finest real ales and ciders as well as fine food and live entertainment. The festival gets…
Beverley Town teams have settled into the new Driffield League season with improved performances over the last two weeks. Beverley Mixed played Long Riston A on home turf this week and took victory by 8 sets to 1 with Jackie Langley and Phil Harrison taking two sets on the tie break. This result follows a 6-3 away win at Driffield Rec B the previous week. Beverley Mens A have shown…
More than a thousand runners gathered in Beverley last Sunday to compete in the annual Hall Construction Beverley 10k road race. All the local running clubs were represented and there were also several hundred unattached runners, some of them running to raise funds for charity. It was a warm and bright spring day and with bands providing entertainment at the leisure centre, Saturday Market and Angel Square there was a…