Learn to Teach Swimming @ Beverley Leisure Complex

December 27, 2010

Would-be swimming teachers can take the plunge during a beginners swimming teachers course. The course will be held at Beverley Leisure Complex during February half term, from Monday, 21 February until Friday, 25 February.  The course will start at 7.30am each day and finish at 3pm. Those taking part must hold a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification and be over 16. The course will cost £200 for members of the public…

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Organised Crime Gang Jailed After Joint Police Operation

December 22, 2010

Fourteen members of an organised crime gang have been sentenced to 52 years behind bars today (22 December 2010) at Leeds Crown Court for their role in a sophisticated enterprise stealing and selling on high value vehicles. Members of the gang have admitted to a combination of charges including conspiring to burgle, conspiring to handle stolen goods and conspiring to defraud during July 2009 across North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, and…

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Beverley Motor Works: We’ll Fix Any Car

December 15, 2010

Beverley Motor Works have a simple vision for the future of their business: high-end technical expertise with high-end customer care.

Beverley’s newest car workshop, located on Unit D1 off Annie Reed Road, is the brainchild of former BMW employees Richard Hayes and Alan Lewis.

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A Bright Future For Beverley

November 17, 2010

People from about ten local organisations and churches met on 14th November at the Friends Meeting House with an ambitious aim: to turn around the doom and gloom of climate change, energy shortages and economic instability.  After a thought-provoking presentation by Diana Sandy, Phil Entwistle said “We can live well without ruining the Earth – if we do the right things.  But we have to change direction within a very…

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Concert: Miriam Roycroft & Anne-Marie Hastings Cello & Piano

October 28, 2010

Miriam Roycroft and Anne-Marie Hastings will be performing at The Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley on Thursday 11 November 2010 at 7.30pm. 2010 has been a very interesting year for fans of classical music.  Many of yesterday’s giants of composition have had important anniversaries to celebrate and this evening’s programme will include works by Schumann, Barber, Pergolesi, Beethoven and Chopin. Dublin-born Miriam Roycroft studied at the Royal Northern College of…

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Road Safety Checks Uncover More Than Motoring Offences

An event held in Beverley saw drivers given advice as their vehicles were checked to make sure they are safe, road-legal, insured, and properly taxed. Stop-checks were made on cars at Norwood in Beverley on Wednesday, 29 September, to help keep everyone on the East Riding’s roads as safe as possible. Councillor Matthew Grove, portfolio holder for highways and emergency planning, said: “Reducing the number of people killed and seriously…

October 7, 2010
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Beverley RUFC All Set for Start of New League Season

September 2, 2010

Beverley RUFC embark upon their League campaign for this season with a home fixture against Liverpool side, Waterloo at Beaver Park on Saturday, kick-off 3 p.m. Waterloo are an unknown quantity to the Beavers, this being the first clash between the clubs in anyone’s memory. They have fallen on difficult times of late having tumble down the leagues from the very top level in only a few years. Not withstanding…

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Swimmers at Beverley Help Raise Over £10K

August 20, 2010

Swimmers at East Riding Leisure Centres raised more than £10,000 for charity when they took part in Swimathon 2010. The total figure raised by 136 swimmers at five East Riding pools has now been calculated at £10,338.74 Money raised by those taking part in the East Riding forms part of £2m raised across the UK which goes to the Swimathon Foundation and Marie Curie Cancer Care. Councillor Jane Evison, portfolio…

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Beverley Sprint Triathlon 2010

August 17, 2010

Beverley Leisure Centre played host to the second Beverley Sprint Triathlon last Sunday.  With 242 finishers the event attracted almost sixty more competitors than the inaugural event last year. Organised by Freebird Events of York, the triathlon consisted of a 400m swim, a 20k cycle ride and a 5k run.  These distances allow experienced and novice triathletes to compete together. The winner for the second year in succession was Ed…

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The Velo Club Beverley Summer Road Race 2010

August 2, 2010

Inaugural Velo Club Beverley Summer Road Race won by Stephen Swales Walkington, 1st August 2008 – The first annual road race promoted by local club Velo Club Beverley was won by Stephen Swales, a former local racing star who has returned to racing after a lengthy layoff. In an exciting contest on a circuit running on the roads above Walkington, Swales outsprinted his breakaway companion Stephen Ellis of Rutland CC…

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Fun for Some @ Beverley Races

July 14, 2010

Breeder Richard Hunt was in high spirits after the victory of Luv U Noo at Beverley Racecourse on Tuesday. The 16-1 shot, ridden by Dale Swift, pipped favourite Piddie’s Power by three quarters of a length to claim the 4pm totepool A Better Way To Bet Handicap, Although a weekday, a decent crowd turned out on the Westwood for a quality afternoon’s racing. And they were treated to an appearance…

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Cadet Lenton Prepares for Mountain Trek

Beverley army cadet Alex Lenton is putting the final touches to his preparations for a once-in-a-lifetime trek through one of the world’s most remote and exotic mountain regions. Alex, 17, of Cottage Farm, Routh, saw off stiff competition from hundreds of cadets from the Yorkshire and Humber region to earn a place on the 25-man Army Cadet Force’s expedition to the Himalayas. As part of the rigorous and extensive selection…

May 18, 2010
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Doncaster Rovers Belles Hold Coaching Session in Beverley

April 20, 2010

Hull College Girls Schools of excellence held a coaching session with a difference at Longcroft School in Beverley last night. Coaches from the Doncaster Rovers Belles, one of England’s most successful ladies football teams in history put the under 14’s and under 16’s through their paces. Paul Green the assistant manager of Doncaster Rovers Belles said; “We have built up links with the Hull College Girls School of Excellence, in…

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Driffield Beat Beverley Comfortably

March 31, 2010

Beverley Town Pool Team took on Driffield in the Inter Pool League, teams were made up select players from their respective local pub and club leagues. It was Driffields day though as the side beat Beverley Town at the Humber Keel pub 14 – 4 earlier in the week. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on…

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Beverley RUFC Vs West Hartlepool

March 29, 2010

Beverley RUFC rounded off their club’s fiftieth anniversary celebrations with a fine win in the spring sunshine at Beaver Park.  It was hard and physical but always an enjoyable game to watch.  From the early stages a victory for Beverley RUFC always looked probable but for half an hour they made heavy weather of it and at the interval all they had to show for their domination was a single…

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Beverley RUFC Welcome Hartlepool to Beaver Park

March 26, 2010

Beverley RUFC face West Hartlepool in what is their first home game since 6 February and will be hoping to return to winning ways. West have been plagued by relegation worries all season and have languished in the bottom three for most of the season. The Beavers won the fixture in Hartlepool by 39 points to 5 back in early December and will be keen to repeat that performance on…

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Sunderland Girls Vs Liverpool Girls

March 21, 2010

Exclusive action pictures from the three games which were played at Longcroft School in Beverley that feature the Sunderland and Liverpool U12,U14 and U16 girls teams playing. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size

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Labour Candidate Ian Saunders Out in Beverley

With an election looming Labour Candidate Ian Saunders was out on the streets of Beverley this Sunday knocking on doors getting to know the people behind them. Mr Saunders was accompanied by local Councillor Mr J Whitfield and Mr D Poole of the Poppy Appeal. Ian Saunders from school joined the Royal Navy and has spent his working life in the telecommunications industry. His main political interests are the Armed…

March 16, 2010
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