Skidby Windmill To Reopen At Weekends

Skidby Windmill To Reopen At Weekends
September 15, 2020

Skidby windmill which was built in 1821 and is now the home of the Museum of East Riding Rural Life, is due to open its doors again at weekends on Saturday, 19 September after being closed at weekends in recent times.

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Skidby Historic Windmill & Museum Re-Opens To Public

Skidby Historic Windmill & Museum Re-Opens To Public
July 19, 2020

Skidby windmill which was built in 1821, and is the home of the Museum of East Riding Rural Life, is due to open its doors again on Monday, 20 July after being closed during the lockdown.

The mill’s opening hours will remain the same as before: Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday 10.00am-5.00pm, closed for lunch 12.30pm-1.00pm, last admissions at 4.15pm. These times may be subject to change.

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Heritage Open Days : Explore Skidby Mill And Access Restricted Areas

Heritage Open Days : Explore Skidby Mill And Access Restricted Areas
September 3, 2017

Skidby Mill will be taking part in the Heritage Open Days 2017, on Saturday and Sunday 9 and 10 September.

Visitors will be able to enjoy free admission to the mill on both days between 10am and 4.15pm to the usual facilities on site – The Museum of East Riding Rural Life, a range of outbuildings, and an exhibition entitled Steeple People: East Riding Churches and Associated People, looking at a selection of churches from across the East Riding, as well as people closely connected with them.

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Meet Artist Susan Beaulah At Beverley Art Gallery

Meet Artist Susan Beaulah At Beverley Art Gallery
July 27, 2017

Susan Beaulah, the artist responsible for the current exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery in the Treasure House – ‘Red Earth and Blue Water : Studies of Indian Life’ – will be holding free ‘Meet The Artist’ days this Saturday, 29 July, from 1pm-4pm, and the following Saturday, 5 August, 1pm-4pm.

Beaulah has been painting and exhibiting regularly since the 1980s in watercolour and oil. In recent years, her works have been mainly produced in India– from Rajasthan in the north to Kerala in the south.

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Village Pubs Around Beverley Are Invited To Connect To Free WiFi

Village Pubs Around Beverley Are Invited To Connect To Free WiFi
June 30, 2017

Following on from the Superfast Beverley launch, Quickline Communications is offering village pubs around the town, FREE wireless internet connections.

Customers and staff can use the superfast connection in their public areas, with Quickline welcoming enquiries from landlords and pub-goers to take part in its ‘Connecting Communities’ campaign.

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Red Earth And Blue Water – New Exhibition At Beverley Art Gallery

Red Earth And Blue Water - New Exhibition At Beverley Art Gallery
June 28, 2017

A new exhibition opens at Beverley Art Gallery in the Treasure House this Saturday (1 July): ‘Red Earth and Blue Water; Studies of Indian Life’ by Susan Beaulah.

Beaulah has been painting and exhibiting regularly since the 1980s in watercolour and oil. In recent years, her works have been mainly produced in India– from Rajasthan in the north to Kerala in the south.

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Exclusivity Agreement On Skidby Mill Extended Until March 2017

Exclusivity Agreement On Skidby Mill Extended Until March 2017
December 13, 2016

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced that it has extended the exclusivity agreement with the Millhouse Restaurant regarding proposals for the future operation of Skidby Mill until 31 March, 2017.

Skidby Mill and Heritage Centre is currently operated by the council as a visitor attraction and is the home of the Museum of East Riding Rural Life.

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7 Perks To Living In The City

7 Perks To Living In The City
September 20, 2016

We tend to have a romantic nation of living in the countryside in the UK. Whether it’s quaint cottages or picture postcard views, there’s a nostalgia attached to rural life.

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New Exhibition @ Skidby Windmill

April 24, 2012

A new exhibition is now showing in the village life gallery at Skidby Windmill. Produced by volunteers from the East Riding Rural Life Project, the exhibition is entitleed “Ox-head and Gruel – a story of Almshouses

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Holderness Hunt @ The Beverley Westwood 2010

December 27, 2010

Holderness Hunt Supporters Club held their annual hunt meeting at the Beverley Westwood. The event was switched to Monday as this year Boxing Day fell on a Sunday, but hundreds still turned out to see the horses and hounds, including Cllr David Elvidge and the local MP Graham Stuart. Unfortunately due to the frozen ground they were unable to drive the hounds round the Beverley Westwood. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click…

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