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A brand new exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery, opening on Saturday, 9 April, will present the outstanding work of Austrian-born sculptor, Alfred Gruber, and the artistic friends he encountered on his journey from Austria to East Yorkshire via Switzerland and Prague.
Beverley Chamber Choir, directed by Jeffrey Makinson, will perform a Good Friday Concert on Friday 15 April in St Mary’s Church Beverley
The concert will be a Sequence of music for Good Friday and will include the glorious and popular setting of the Miserere by Allegri.
The son of a former skipper of the Viola trawler who missed out on his own nautical career after being sent by an orphanage to work on a farm has died at his home in Hull at the age of 104.
George Eric Tharratt, who was known as Eric, went from farming into pharmaceuticals and spent 46 years with Smith & Nephew. But he never lost his love of the sea and, with his daughter, Pat, made the first public donations to the campaign to bring the Viola trawler back to Hull.
Humber Forest has celebrated their relaunch this week at one of its many tree planting projects in the East Riding area.
The project, which was brought forward by the Beverley Civic society and led by local charity The Conservation Volunteers, saw the planting of 1050 trees at the Archery Fields, Beverley.
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Humberside, Jonathan Evison, has welcomed a Government funding announcement to tackle violent crime in our region.
The Home Office announced today that the Humberside policing area will join 19 other regions by establishing a Violence Reduction Unit to identify the causes of violent crime and lead the local response to reduce violence through targeted interventions and education.
Dervish, one of the world’s most imaginative interpreters of Irish folk music, will take to the stage at East Riding Theatre, Beverley on Monday 23 May as part of a run of live dates across the UK.
Recently recognised with a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, the Irish folk icons will be returning to stages across England and Wales this May, with dates in Beverley, Kendal, Bury, Cambridge, Grantham, London and Cardiff.
Tesco Community Grants fund thousands of local community projects across the UK, helping to fight holiday hunger, tackle mental health, support young people, host community events and much more.
In the 1800s there was an explosion of interest in natural history. Clergymen were particularly enthusiastic in embracing the subject, leading to the name parson-naturalist.
The new exhibition, which is now open at the Treasure House in Beverley, ‘Birds, Books and Belfries,’ explores the remarkable life and work of parson-naturalist Reverend Francis Orpen Morris (1810 – 1893) who studied nature, wrote books and campaigned for wildlife, all combined with his role as vicar of Nafferton and later Nunburnholme.
For those unsure what to do with the little ones or not so little ones during the Easter school holidays, East Riding Leisure centres are running activities.
To celebrate English Tourism Week Graham Stuart MP visited Jayne and John Scott, owners of the Trinity Guest House in Beverley.
He made the visit to talk about how they are planning for the return of international and domestic tourists now that all Covid-19 restrictions have ceased in England.
Inspired by his friend’s incredible selflessness, and in celebration of his life, Jack, aged 7, is donating his hair and raising funds for Hull Women and Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Unit at a fundraiser to be held at the Moulders Arms pub in Beverley.
Riley was a 15-year-old who inspired all those he met with his kind and generous nature. Riley sadly lost his baby cousins Mason and Miles in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
A village micro-pub and other pint-sized businesses are helping the Daisy Appeal pursue its fundraising target as it works towards opening a UK-first Molecular Imaging Research Centre (MIRC).
Regulars at the Centurion Arms in Brough are continuing their fundraising for the Daisy Appeal under new licensee Angie Tooke, who stepped into the role at the beginning of March.
East Riding residents can celebrate the arrival of Spring with a great offer from East Riding Leisure – Spring into Fitness.
Available to anybody over 14 years of age who is not already a member of East Riding Leisure, the offer will run from Monday, 4 April until Sunday, 1 May, 2022.
Beverley Town Council has cancelled their planned event ‘Party in Pink’ due to a lack of ticket sales.
The event which was due to take place failed to sell enough tickets to make the event viable.
Thousands flocked to Bishop Burton College this weekend to celebrate Spring in style at Spring Live, the college’s new fun-filled family day out.
Spring Live is a fresh take on the college’s previous family fun day, Lambing Sunday.
Although the popular exhibition, ‘Reflections of Japan in East Yorkshire,’ is closing this Saturday (26 March) at Beverley Art Gallery, it’s not the end of the line for many of its exhibits.
The stunning collection of Japanese toys contributed to the exhibition by local collector Jane Irisa from the East Riding has found a new home. Her entire collection will be going to the Oriental Museum of Durham University.
Beverley Puppet Festival will be back bigger and better than ever this summer, Friday 15th July to Sunday 17th July, as a giant, fantastical creatures roam Beverley’s historic streets, and tiny, magical worlds are revealed to unsuspecting audiences.
Sixth form arts award students from St Anne’s School and Sixth Form College will be busking in Beverley on Tuesday, 22 March in order to raise money for the Ukraine appeal.
The students, all of who have some form of learning disability, have been learning to play the tin whistle and since October have been rehearsing Amazing Grace as well as a number of sea shanties.