Despite the wet weather, community spirits have not been dampened with celebrations taking place across the East Riding for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Torch Relay.
Preparations for this year’s Beverley Blues Festival are well underway. The festival takes place from Friday 26th until Sunday 28th October.
Racegoers set to ‘score’ at Lucky in Love thanks to Hull FC providing star guest for prize giving with a Super League rugby player is set to be the star guest at an award-winning race night at Beverley Racecourse.
Marilyse wears a dress by local designer Gracious Plum (Leanne Jennison) available to buy from Kennedi Boutique of Beverley costing £125.00. Photo shoot took place within the De Lacy Spa, Saturday Market, Beverley.
Prizes have been awarded to the top photos in the exhibition ‘Capturing the East Riding: Photographs from the Community’, now on view at Beverley Art Gallery until Saturday, 24 March.
On Saturday 4th February 2012, Historic Beverley Minster held the first, ever Wedding Fair at the Minster. Hundreds of people streamed through Beverley Minster that featured all the things any couples thinking of tying the knot could need.
The BBC have shortlisted this picture of the Beverley Minster for the second series of the show to be filmed this spring. The photograph, was taken by Keith Britton
Bishop Burton based photographer John Denton has returned from the International Convention of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers in London
Judges have selected 100 entries to the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition for exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery next year. Over 730 photographs were entered into the amateur competition and judges were impressed by the quality of the entries, noting the exceptional talent that exists in the East Riding. In addition to being shown in the exhibition, the top photos will be considered for a range of prizes, generously…
Demon MC held a charity night and cheque presentation to the Macmillan Nurses charity at the Grovehill Pub in Beverley on saturday with live music from Bridlington band Alice in Thunderland. A great night was had by all and a cheque for £1000 was presented to the Macmillan Nurses charity by the Mayor of Beverley Peter Astell. The Demon MC have announced the new charity they are supporting as the “help the…
Some images taken in my garden of some insects that seemed to have taken shine to a bush. The two wasps were fighting over something or other.
The deadline for the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition is fast approaching, on Friday, 30 September, with residents urged not to miss the opportunity to show off their creative talent and be in with the chance of winning a great prize. Entries have been coming in steadily and are being uploaded to the online gallery of the competition website www.eastriding.gov.uk/capturingtheeastriding The competition is open to all amateur photographers. Eligible…
Business owners Janette Clennett owner of The Fairy Godmothers of Ladygate Beverley and husband Stuart Clennett partner in Meadow Studios Photography, are not content with just running their respective businesses, they have now taken over Fantasia Legends Fancy dress shop also on Ladygate. Their daughter Kirsty Mills has taken up the reins on this new venture and is learning the ropes alongside previous Fantasia owner Edwina Jackson. Janette Said ”Kirsty…
The first Beverley Leisure Centre Wedding Fair organised by Sarah Slator was a resounding success. The Fairy Godmothers showcased their beautiful range of wedding dresses and bridesmaids gowns on the catwalk along with suits from Greenwoods menswear. The dresses ranged from slinky, easily packed gowns, to a full skirted creation with a traditional train. Silver and red were amongst the big gowns giving a splash of vivid colour along with…
Anyone with a passion for the East Riding and for photography is reminded that if they wish to enter the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition they have just four weeks left to submit their entries. The deadline for this amateur contest is Friday, 30 September, after which entries will be judged and the winners entered into an East Riding-wide competition, culminating in an exhibition at the Beverley Art Gallery…
The NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Community Arts Challenge is looking for local artists interested in seeing their artwork on display in the new Community Hospital for the East Riding being built in Beverley. Challenge organiser, Katrina Hunt, said: “The Challenge has been devised by the Local Community Liaison Group set up to support the ongoing development of the new Community Hospital. The Challenge is themed around bringing the natural…
The museum service, in collaboration with the archives service and Beverley Library, is holding a special event for families entitled “Beverley 1900,” looking at life in the town 100 years ago. Taking place on Friday, 26th August (10am – 4pm) at the Treasure House in Champney Road, Beverley, the event will include music, displays and numerous activities for children. Members of The Pram Society and Spin Off Productions will be…
The final event took place today for the Beverley-based CSV East Riding Project when the Angels in Action appeared in Goole this week to help the organisers of the Goole Beach Day Event The participants from a team of 43, all aged 16 to 30 took part in what was their fifth event of their summer with the project. They supervised and played with the children on the beach and…