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Young winners of a colouring competition which was held at Beverley Market have been presented with their prizes.
Judges decided the four youngsters, who are all pupils at Leconfield Primary School, produced the best festive artwork for a Christmas family day held at Beverley’s Saturday Market in December.
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A community art installation at Beverley’s Flemingate centre is spreading messages of hope and peace for the year ahead.
The project, entitled “1,000 Origami Doves of Peace”, saw members of the public and local school children create folded paper doves, each with an individual message of hope and positivity are hidden inside.
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has written to the Chief Executive of the Post Office and asked for the consultation on the proposed move of Beverley Post Office into a franchise in the branch of WHSmith on Toll Gavel to be widened to include the fundamental issue of closing the Crown Post Office at Register Square.
Residents are currently being urged to share their views following the launch of the Crown Post Office Public Consultation.
However as reported some weeks back, the Post Office has made it clear they have made their minds up. Bosses have said that the Post Office in Beverley will indeed be closed.
Hull-based internet service provider, purebroadband, has announced it has extended its network into Beverley following the acquisition of a local business, Relax Broadband.
The acquisition will allow the company to offer Beverley residents faster internet speeds and improved reliability with the roll-out of an extensive upgrade programme.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced that the hugely popular Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition – developed and produced by the Natural History Museum – will be back in Beverley in summer, 2019.
Beverley Art Gallery in the Treasure House will host the new exhibition from Saturday, 22 June – Saturday, 14 September, making it an ideal day out for the summer holidays this year.
Pat Maguire Chair of Hull & East Yorkshire For Europe says that people in the region are starting to worry when it comes to Brexit.
Mr Maguire and members of his movement were in Beverley where they were giving people from all sides a chance to express their views.
MP Graham Stuart says a People’s Vote Would solve nothing but damage public trust in the democratic system.
Mr Stuart also was clear that he will be backing Theresa Mays deal which she has secured with EU in Tuesday’s key vote.
Tiny Treasures at the Treasure House in Beverley are free sessions designed for under 5s to explore the museum and art gallery collections.
Each session has a different theme and includes hands-on activities, which range from messy play to handling objects, and sand play to craft activities.
Tourism businesses across Hull and East Yorkshire are being urged not to miss out on the chance to grab an industry “Oscar” and put themselves firmly in the spotlight.
The “go for glory” fanfare was sounded by Visit Hull and East Yorkshire tourism manager Andy Gray with the deadline for this year’s Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards – the REYTAs – fast approaching.
Before Christmas, students at Longcroft School and Sixth Form College lent their support to the East Riding Food Bank.
A large number of items were generously donated by students, families and members of staff, as part of a drive to raise awareness of this important local charity, which supports many people in Beverley and the surrounding area.
With Christmas and the New Year behind us, it’s now time to look ahead at what is on offer over the next few months to brighten up the Winter before the sun finally brings warmth to us all and Spring arrives.
The Stage4Beverley festival is certainly one event that promises to bring a glow to us all, and a sell-out concert already and another almost sold out, those wishing to buy tickets would be well advised to check out the programme which offers great variety over the five day festival in February.
The Treasure House in Beverley is launching brand new art sessions for children and young people every Thursday after school during term time, called the Young Creatives.
Working with artist Esther Cawley, the sessions will give children a unique opportunity to make their own pieces of art and find out more about the artworks at Beverley Art Gallery.
For those who received a new gadget at Christmas and need some help using it, whether a new laptop, tablet or mobile phone, East Riding Libraries and Adult Learning Centres are offering free gadget help sessions.
Their friendly, knowledgeable staff will help customers get the best out of their new technology in Beverley.
Tickets are still available for a concert by The London Theatre Voices, who will be making a welcome return to Toll Gavel United Church.
They will be in Beverley on Saturday, 12 January, at 7.30pm with An Evening of Song.
The public is being asked to put forward their nominations for this year’s East Riding of Yorkshire Council Chairman’s Awards.
Nominations, in a range of categories, can now be put forward. The idea of the awards run by the local authority is to acknowledge those who have made a difference.
A Community Open Evening held by Tesco in Beverley was a success with a number of local groups attending. Held in December the event was a chance for local groups to learn more. While there they found out about the grants available and projects funded by the company. Tesco has been funding community projects in the town through their Bags of Help Incentive. The Incentive raises money through the ‘carrier…