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East Riding of Yorkshire Council are the latest organisation to express their regrets at the collapse of the Beverley Folk Festival which has seen this year’s event cancelled.
The Council who have been keen supporters of the Beverley Folk Festival added they were able to put a stop to the money that was due to be granted to help fund the festival.
Beverley Racecourse have released a statement following the news that the Beverley Folk Festival has been cancelled.
The event, which was a ‘not for profit’ organisation cancelled the event leaving those with tickets and other suppliers out of pocket.
Beverley Folk Festival has been cancelled with people who have bought tickets in advanced facing prospect of not getting a refund on their purchases.
The event which has been going for 35 has ceased trading leaving those with advanced tickets out of pocket while the future of the event looks in doubt.
Local MP, Graham Stuart, hailed the achievements of Tickton-based confectionery specialists Creme d’Or as he visited their site on Weel Road.
The firm, which employs thirty people in its office and warehouse, was recently made a Northern Powerhouse Export Champion on the back of impressive expansion across international markets.
Local MP Graham Stuart said the announcement of a new urgent foot care clinic in Beverley, due to open this summer, is a major step forward for the campaign to reduce diabetes-related amputation rates across the East Riding.
By 2035, the number of adults in the East Riding with diabetes is expected to almost double to 30,000, and Graham warned this would create added pressure upon services that cater for these associated conditions.
Acclaimed storyteller Matthew Crampton (Five Stars, Guardian) unites with American folk music legend Jeff Warner in a new show based on Crampton’s book Human Cargo: Songs & Stories of Emigration, Slavery & Transportation.
Human Cargo gives voice to past exiles – emigrants, slaves, transportees – to shed fresh light on today’s migrations. Through the accompanying Parallel Lives project, it includes – wherever it performs – local stories of migration and partnership with local refugee and migrant support groups.
Pupils from St John of Beverley RC Primary School were given an insight into the what takes to be a fire fighter thanks to the Hull and East Riding Children’s University.
Students from the school in Beverley spent the day with Humberside Fire and Rescue Service at their Calvert Lane Station.
Beverley Tesco ‘Turned Pink’ to support Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life as part of a nationwide ‘Tesco Turns Pink’ weekend.
The event saw thousands of Tesco staff members across the UK unite to raise vital funds to help beat cancer sooner.
Beverley Community Lift are hosting a VIP charity shop event with the promise of some top quality items to be had at bargain prices.
A ‘5 Garment Swish Swap’ will also be held on the night. Swishing is the easy way to update your wardrobe, It’s guilt free shopping with no cost.
A Mercury Award nominated group are the latest artists to sign-up for Beverley Folk Festival’s 35th anniversary.
Acclaimed indie-folk rockers Turin Brakes will headline the Sunday night concert at this years event.
A Beverley skincare doctor has been invited to address delegates at a meeting of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists in Dublin next month.
A published author of several scientific skincare papers, Dr. Katerina Steventon will share her research about facial massage techniques in different cultures.
It’s now 100 years since the formation of the RAF and since that time this branch of the armed forces has become a linchpin in the defence of the realm, to such a degree that it’s impossible to imagine a world without its protection.
During both World Wars and the Cold War, the East Riding region figured prominently in RAF operations and hosted a number of airfields.
As the Club year comes to an end, the members of Soroptimist International of Beverley and District were delighted to be able to present a cheque for £1257.56 in support of the vital work of the Macmillan Nurses team at Castle Hill Hospital.
This magnificent total was raised at the recent Fashion Show held at Tickton.
Tesco in Beverley appealing for local groups to put themselves forward for their local community grant scheme Bags of Help.
To date a number of local groups, schools and charities have enjoyed the benefits of thousands of pounds which they have been able to put to use delivering a range of community projects.
The Viewfinder Photographic Society, based in Skidby, will be welcoming Jonathan Chritchley, one of the world’s foremost photographers, to Beverley at the end of April.
Jonathan, who was named amongst the ‘Top 100 Photographers of All Time’ by the Sunday Times will be in Beverley at the Parkway Cinema on 30 April.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 394 is out and available to purchase from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way.
This week’s issues features a selection of content from the HU17 web site including news and a review of the weekend’s key sporting action.
A new exhibition at the Treasure House in Beverley, Our Histories Revealed, opens on Saturday , 5 May.
This fascinating social history exhibition, a partnership project with the William Wilberforce Monument Fund, aims to uncover the often hidden stories of people of African descent in the East Riding.
Candles softly flickering to the dulcet tones of a 1940’s songbird, capturing the imagination of diners as they sit back, relax and are transported back to a time of simple enjoyment.
The Cockpit Café has now launched an Evening Menu to meet the needs of discerning diners.