Active Together Uses Technology To Help Residential Homes

Active Together Uses Technology To Help Residential Homes
September 30, 2020

A digital project to encourage and maintain good social, physical and mental wellbeing in residential homes across the East Riding is being rolled out to a wider audience.

A pilot of the Active Together project was held at a small number of care homes over the summer, and following feedback from staff and residents, there are plans to make the videos available to more homes.

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New Health Sessions Aim To Get Beverley Moving

New Health Sessions Aim To Get Beverley Moving
February 12, 2020

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s sport and play service is working in partnership with East Riding Leisure Beverley to launch a new multi-activity session.

These new sessions will be suited to those people who would like to take part in some fun and friendly activity.

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Walking Netball Celebrates Third Anniversary In The East Riding

Walking Netball Celebrates Third Anniversary In The East Riding
April 25, 2018

The council’s Sport, Play and Arts Service, in partnership with the local England Netball Development Officer Pauline Hardy, recently celebrated the third anniversary of Walking Netball starting in the East Riding of Yorkshire with a tournament at East Riding Leisure Beverley.

Teams which are based in the East Riding leisure centres of Beverley, Haltemprice, Withernsea, Driffield and Bridlington attended the competition.

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Bloody Hell! Mollusc Films’ Feature Debut Is Hull Vampire Comedy

Bloody Hell! Mollusc Films’ Feature Debut Is Hull Vampire Comedy
December 13, 2017

Hull filmmaker Phil Codd has realised a lifelong dream with the final day’s shooting of his debut feature film, B-Negative.

Phil, a popular composer, musician and filmmaker on the regional arts scene, directed and wrote the full length vampire comedy, B-Negative, which has been produced, shot and cast entirely in Hull and East Yorkshire by his company, Mollusc Films.

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New Walking Sports Sessions To Be Held In Bridlington

New Walking Sports Sessions To Be Held In Bridlington
October 12, 2017

Following a successful launch of walking netball and football in Bridlington by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Sport, Play and Arts Service the sessions are to continue free of charge until early November.

The new walking netball and walking football sessions will take place at East Riding Leisure Bridlington where they were launched earlier this month as part of Older People’s Day with a view to demonstrating that age is no obstacle playing sport and meeting new people.

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Annual Care Home Games Show Age Is No Obstacle

Annual Care Home Games Show Age Is No Obstacle
June 8, 2017

The annual Care Home Games grand final was held at East Riding Leisure Beverley last week where older residents from the East Riding battled it out for the top prize.

The event was organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Sport, Play and Arts Service and enabled a total of 16 teams from care homes across the East Riding to compete in the grand final of the competition which saw players ranging in age from their late 60s to 102 years old, put their Boccia soft bowls skills to the test.

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Walking Netball Sessions To Start In Driffield

Walking Netball Sessions To Start In Driffield
January 11, 2017

Brand new walking netball sessions are to launch in Driffield later this month with the aim of helping ladies who may be worried about their fitness levels or mobility issues discover the sport for the first time or re-discover their love of the game.

The sport was introduced to the East Riding in 2015, by the council’s Sport, Play & Arts Service with the support of England Netball, and has gone from strength to strength ever since with weekly sessions now taking place in Beverley, Haltemprice, Withernsea and Goole.

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Get The Ball Rolling With Your New Year Fitness Resolution

Get The Ball Rolling With Your New Year Fitness Resolution
January 5, 2017

If getting fit is one of your New Year’s resolutions but you are worried that your age or mobility may be an obstacle then why not have a go at walking netball?

Over the coming weeks walking netball sessions will re-start at leisure centres across the East Riding including Beverley from Monday 9 January, from 12noon to 1PM.

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 33

March 7, 2011

Hu17.net Magazine issue 33 features student Katie Trevor on the front cover and will be available today from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way, Beverley. This week issue includes pictures from the Charity Concert, Gareath Smith’s Fashion Show, Sarah Johnson, Corrina Hughes and Georgina Harold’s birthdays, plus all the sporting action from this weeks games featuring Beverley Town, Beverley ARLC, Beverley RUFC and the Eager Beaver. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the…

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Sarah Johnson’s 40th @ Inspirations

March 7, 2011

Sarah Johnson celebrated reaching the ripe old age of 40 at a private party held at Inspiration in Beverley on Saturday evening. Arranged by husband Nic, the venue was decked out with a selection of photographs each displaying Sarah’s remarkable array of hairstyles over the years. A band of around thirty close friends were in attendance, and all present danced and drank the night away! HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on…

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