Beverley & East Riding Lawn Tennis Club opened their doors to members of the community and plenty showed up to take them up on their offer of free tennis. Blessed by good weather people of all ages including novices got to enjoy a few games of tennis. 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…
Over £1000 was raised last Saturday for the Teenage Cancer Trust at a fundraising event at Beverley Leisure Centre. Molescroft Mum Sylvia Hood organised the evening of sport and music to raise funds in memory of her son David who sadly died of bone cancer at the age of 18 in June 2007. Sylvia was delighted with the amount raised and said afterwards “The evening was a great success and…
Beverley Squash and Racketball Club is holding a racketball try out session for ladies only on Saturday 20th March between 2pm and 5pm. Racketball is played indoors on a squash court, but the game is easier to play than squash because the ball bounces higher – even more than a tennis ball. The rackets have a bigger head like a tennis racket, but they’re lighter and easier to swing. The…
FOLLOWING early incarnations on the Westwood, and Mill Lane, Beverley Town Cricket Club moved to Norwood after cricket captain Mr J A Dunkerley bought five acres land. Work progressed quickly and soon Beverley Town bowling club followed their cricketing counterparts and in 1909 the ground was oficially opened by local MP Stanley Wilson. The club thrived in the early part of the century, with the addition of new pavilions (including…
Robin Storey who lives and works as an artist in Beverley was originally from County Durham. Robin Storey’s landscape paintings were first exhibited in The Beverley Art Gallery and have since appeared in galleries throughout the country. As a youngster he was a keen sportsman and played tennis for Yorkshire and twice made the Wimbledon Qualifying completion. His art has earned him the title of “Professional Artist of the Year…
Beverley lawn Tennis Club is located on Seven Corners Lane in Beverley, with over 350 members the clubs is able to provide all year round playing thanks to its artificial grass courts. The Beverley Lawn Tennis Club has thirteen different teams that compete with other tennis clubs in a number of leagues however everyone regardless of their experience and tennis abilities. Beverley Lawn Tennis Club – 7 Seven Corners Lane…
Seven Corners Lane is a short track that provides private vehicular access to some beautiful and individual properties close to the centre of Beverley. Running between York Road, Beverley and North Bar Without, Beverley, Seven Corners Lane has, as the name suggests, many twists and turns. For walkers, part of the way takes you alongside the beautiful courts of Beverley Tennis Club, then past the fronts and backs of some lovely…