A further three years of funding have been secured by the Two Ridings Community Foundation for the HEY Confident Futures leadership programme and network.
This program supports the creation of a collaborative network of generous leaders within the local community.
As part of her career advancement, 23-year-old Naomi Peach from Beverley, East Yorkshire has taken a position at award-winning Kiplin Hall and Gardens.
A rural estate with an accredited museum, tea room, and extensive gardens is located halfway between Richmond and Northallerton.
As part of its preparation for the Rugby League World Cup, the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield welcomed the trophies and the international Fiji team using the barracks as a training facility.
As part of the National Lottery Trophies Tour that kicked off in Newcastle on Friday 26 August, 50 days before the tournament begins, the trophies are in the region.
Spurn Lightship will receive a new coat of paint as it nears completion.
Even today, river pilots are required to guide ships into and out of the Humber estuary, one of the most treacherous waters in the world. The Spurn Lightship played a key role in Hull’s maritime industries.
A Market Weighton grief charity is celebrating after its founder won the regional final of a BBC Radio competition.
Talking about Loss’s founder, Jacqueline Gunn was presented with the ‘Together’ award at an afternoon tea and awards ceremony to celebrate the BBC’s ‘Make a Difference’ awards that recognise remarkable people and celebrates their achievements and contributions to lives in their communities.
Over 2000 people across Yorkshire have been supported by Yorkshire-based non-profit, Better Connect, to enter employment, training, or job seeking, over the last five years.
An employability programme with a difference, Action Towards Inclusion (ATI) helps those who are most excluded from the labour market.
In the next phase of the Hull Maritime project, contractors will be invited to show their interest in building a new wet berth for the Spurn Lightship.
A wet berth must be constructed on the northwest corner of Hull Marina, near the Holiday Inn and Murdoch’s Connection, so that Spurn Lightship may be moored there for visitors to enjoy.
Children under 16 will be able to participate in the first-ever Bridlington Crab Chase on Sunday, 18 September, in Bridlington’s Harbour at Crane Wharf.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Coastal Services team has organised this new and exciting event with the support of Bridlington Quay Townscape Heritage.
Two of the city’s cherished ships have reached the next phase of their restoration.
The ships are undergoing a shot blasting process to remove the old paint back to the original steel, removing any corrosion before primer and new paint layers are applied.
After more than 100 years, a historic clock in the city centre will become automated.
The large clock on Hull’s Maritime Museum’s south-facing tower and its dialworks have been thoroughly cleaned, as well as the new automatic winding system measured.
An international competition has shortlisted Hull’s maritime living statues to compete against others from around the world.
Hull City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund have selected three of the living statues created for Hull Maritime, the £30 million project being funded by Hull City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to compete in the World Living Statues Festival, World Championship on 16 October 2022 in Alkmaar, Netherlands.
Work to conserve a collection of historic maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum is now complete.
Following a survey of 400 paintings, the 13 selected works of art that depict a variety of maritime themes with important links to the city’s history were sent to the conservation studio of Lincoln University for essential conservation treatment.
A host of fun activities for the family are on offer at Beverley Minster during the half-term holiday.
Youngsters are being encouraged to make their way around the minster on the Sanctuary Trail, a specially designed route around the historic building where they can find answers to questions and complete puzzles as they explore.
East Riding Archives has launched the ‘East Riding Blockdown’ project and are calling for East Riding young people aged 11-16 to contribute their experiences of the pandemic to the archives’ collections, using the popular videogame, Minecraft.
Supporting Hull’s major regeneration project to preserve the city’s rich maritime heritage has never been easier.
The Hull Maritime Foundation, an independent charity dedicated to supporting the ambitious plans to celebrate 800 years of maritime history, now has a giving page to which supporters of the project can directly make donations.
More historic buildings on Beverley Road will start to receive facelifts, as external and structural restoration works begin this month.
Four historic building projects will soon start on-site following the boundary improvement works completed in the summer at six locations on Beverley Road, altogether totalling a length of 350m, having a major impact on the streetscape.