A group of volunteers who dedicate their time to the Hull Maritime project have become accredited White Badge Tour Guides.
Between May and October 2021, the group of 17 volunteers completed an intensive training and lecture programme to pass the Institute of Tour Guiding Level 2 accredited training programme.
Young people across the East Riding who want to make a positive change in the area they live and be a voice for young people are being invited to stand as candidates for election to the UK Youth Parliament.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council, working in partnership with East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS), which are receiving funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, is looking for young people between the age of 11 and 18 to nominate themselves as candidates.
There will be two new events running at Beverley Guildhall over the winter months.
A new exhibition, ‘Views of Beverley’, opening on 3 November, uses 19th-century art from the Beverley Art Gallery collection to create a visual presentation of the Victorian town.
Hull City Council has appointed Gillian Osgerby as the Project Director to deliver a major transformation and regeneration project in the city.
Gillian will be responsible for delivering the £30.3m Hull Maritime project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council. It involves the transformation of five key maritime treasures — Arctic Corsair, North End Shipyard, Spurn Lightship, Dock Office Chambers and the Hull Maritime Museum.
The surviving sidewinder deep-water trawler, the Spurn Lightship, and the Arctic Corsair, which was built in Beverley will move to a local shipyard for restoration.
Dunston’s (Ship Repairs) Limited, specialists in restoring and repairing ships with a long and proud tradition spanning over 100 years, have been appointed to restore both the Arctic Corsair and the Spurn Lightship.
Work has begun to transform Dock Office Chambers into a bespoke storage and conservation facility for Hull Maritime Museum’s reserve collection will start later this month.
The transformation is expected to be complete by May 2022 and is part of the Hull Maritime project. This has been funded by Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
A celebration is being held in Beverley Minster on Sunday 12 September to mark the opening of an exhibition to highlight the Minster’s historic role in providing sanctuary and relating that to what sanctuary means for people today.
The exhibition and associated digital and print content explore the real stories of sanctuary seekers past and present and includes moving modern testimonies as well as dramatised historical accounts.
A Syrian refugee has been presented with woodworking tools so that he can help with the creation of a new space for reflection in the churchyard at Beverley Minster.
Yassar Sheikh Debes, 48, has been loaned a set of chisels to enable him to carry out voluntary work on Beverley Minster’s Sanctuary project, which will involve him helping to develop the outdoor sanctuary space at the Minster.
The first major event to bring Yorkshire’s maritime heritage to life is to get underway.
As part of a major transformational project, this is the first of a series of major events in the build up to the delivery of the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project.
The £30.2m project to transform some of Hull’s maritime treasures has been given a huge boost after passing the £1m fundraising milestone.
The Hull Maritime project and the Hull Maritime Foundation, an independent charity, dedicated to supporting the ambitious plans, have secured £1m in its fundraising efforts to achieve a £2.6m target.
Hull Maritime Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting the Hull Maritime project has been awarded £50,000 to contribute to the conservation of two of Hull’s historic ships.
East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS) Ltd is celebrating after being awarded £277,880 in National Lottery funding to support its new Volunteen Voice project, supporting children and young people living in East Riding.
The team at Beverley Art Gallery is looking forward to welcoming a new sculpture – ‘Vera’, by Hannah Honeywill.
The work is part of the gallery’s Contemporary Arts Uplift funding from Arts Council England.
The last remaining 20th century Scotch Derrick crane is to be restored, thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council.
The Hull Maritime project is looking to appoint a contractor to dismantle, restore and relocate the crane as a safe structure, retaining its historical details and significance.
Two churches in Beverley have got together to create giant advent calendars, one at each end of the town.
The idea comes from Beverley Minster’s National Lottery Heritage Fund Sanctuary Project. The project explores the Minster as a place of medieval sanctuary.
Crucial work is underway at Beverley Minster to restore part of its crumbling fabric and tell its remarkable story of Sanctuary thanks to a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £406,700 awarded last year.
St Mary’s church and the Minster in Beverley are two of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.
445 organisations will share £103 million, including St Mary’s church and the Minster in Beverley to help restart vital reconstruction work and maintenance on cherished heritage sites, keeping venues open and supporting those working in the sector.
community members of Beverley decorated the outside of Beverley Minster with their yarn bombing creations – with some stunning results.