East Yorkshire To Welcome A Feast Of Classical Music In Beverley

East Yorkshire To Welcome A Feast Of Classical Music In Beverley
September 20, 2022

The thirtieth Beverley Chamber Music Festival will bring music to East Yorkshire next week. There will be a bumper anniversary programme bringing internationally acclaimed performers to the East Riding.

A gala of two-piano music will be presented by Martin Roscoe in his final concert as joint Co-Artistic Director with long-time collaborator Peter Donohoe – who played at the first-ever BCMF in 1993. 

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Cuppa and a Chorus – Make Music and Friends At Your Local Library

Cuppa and a Chorus - Make Music and Friends At Your Local Library
April 27, 2022

People can find their voice and make music with a group of friendly people at Cuppa and a Chorus. The meetings in Beverley are scheduled for the first and third Thursdays of every month from 9.30 to 11 a.m.

Participants can sing in a group for free and meet new people through the Cuppa and a Chorus session. There are nine libraries in the East Riding where sessions are held twice monthly.

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Winter Music Festival Stage4Beverley Will Soon Be With Us

Winter Music Festival Stage4Beverley Will Soon Be With Us
January 26, 2022

This year’s Stage4Beverley festival is almost upon us and with restrictions being eased, and one event already sold out, it promises to be a week full of excellent performances and entertainment.

Leading artists from around the country will be arriving in Beverley to bring their music, song, poems and more to venues around the town.

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East Riding FEASTivals Rolled Out Following Success In Beverley

East Riding FEASTivals Rolled Out Following Success In Beverley
January 17, 2022

Following the success of The Made in East Yorkshire Christmas Market in Beverley a series of newly formed ‘East Riding FEASTivals’ will be coming to towns from January 2022.

The East Riding FEASTival will be a celebration of our high streets, through an event that will feature street foods, bars of distinction, alfresco dining, live music, and children’s entertainment served up with fun, colour and character.

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Beverley’s Winter Music Festival STAGE4BEVERLEY Is Back

Beverley’s Winter Music Festival STAGE4BEVERLEY Is Back
December 9, 2021

As winter has finally reached us, we have something to cheer us up and to look forward to in those long, cold and dark winter nights.

Beverley’s Winter music festival, Stage4Beverley, is back again next February ( 13th – 20th ) after a year’s break due to COVID. Chris Wade, the programmer for the festival said “ the festival has felt so long in coming that we all now feel the need to get out and hear live music and entertainment. S4B is the perfect answer.”

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Beavers Give Supports An Early Christmas Present

Hullensians Hit Back In Final Minutes To Beat Beverley Seconds
December 6, 2021

The supporters and guests at Beaver Park were treated to an early Christmas present from the players of Huddersfield YMCA and Beverley. Both teams battled to the end and delivered a very entertaining game of rugby with a thrilling finish.

A crunch game, two mid-table teams needing to find more points in the league, who delivered an exhilarating afternoon of rugby with the home team finishing victorious 34-30.

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The Culture Train Tour Rolls Into St Mary’s This Saturday

The Culture Train Tour Rolls Into St Mary’s This Saturday
November 20, 2021

The Culture Train Tour 2021 is once again bringing a taste of the Hull music scene to communities in East Yorkshire after being derailed by the pandemic in 2020.

The fifth and final date of this years tour brings musicians to play at St Mary’s in Beverley on Saturday 27th November with a lineup of Diddie Hair, The Cox Brothers, Jackson D, The Quicksilver Kings and Ruth Scott and James Wood of the Late Night Marauders.

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Hull Hosts UK Public Film Premiere Of ‘One Summer When You Went Away’

Hull Hosts UK Public Film Premiere Of 'One Summer When You Went Away'
November 10, 2021

Hull is to host the UK public film premiere of the internationally-award winning feature One Summer When You Went Away in the city’s Old Town next Friday evening, November 19th.

Set in Hull and East Yorkshire and starring Laurence Ellerker, Laura Peterson, Kenneth Mguni, Stan Haywood and Angela Stone, the new 90-minute film has been described as ‘gritty but moving’ and ‘surprisingly sweet’ by festival audiences. 

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It’s A Double As Brothers Build On Family Tradition To Open A Second Bar

It’s A Double As Brothers Build On Family Tradition To Open A Second Bar
October 18, 2021

Two brothers who followed their father into the pub trade have overcome cynics and staff shortages to open a second bar in their home village in 14 months, creating nearly 30 jobs in the process.

Chris and Simon Leahy admitted they were taking a gamble with plans to open Raph’s Lounge so soon after the launch in August last year of Cassiel Bar and Kitchen, which is across the road in Cottingham, East Yorkshire.

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Beverley Festival Of Christmas Will Go Ahead This Year

Beverley Festival Of Christmas Will Go Ahead This Year
September 21, 2021

One of the leading Christmas market events in the UK returns to Beverley on Sunday, 12 December with The Beverley Festival of Christmas 2021, proudly sponsored by The Beverley Arms. 

The festival returns following last year’s cancellation due to the pandemic and will light up the historic market town for the 25th year.

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Businesses Leading The Way To Promote Literacy By Backing The Big Malarkey

Businesses Leading The Way To Promote Literacy By Backing The Big Malarkey
June 23, 2021

Children and their families from across the region are celebrating the return this week of a festival that encourages curiosity, learning and creativity by promoting reading for pleasure.

The Big Malarkey took a Covid-enforced break during 2020 but is now beginning a new chapter at East Park with a week of activities dedicated to schools in the city, followed by a weekend of events that are open to the public.

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