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Due to repair work on the Beverley Minster clock tower there will be no climbs to the very top of the church this bank holiday. However, to make up for this the virgers are running an extra special series of trips inside the roof of the Beverley Minster which will take visitors to sections normally hidden from them – at no extra cost. The internationally-famous tours inside the central tower…
On 5 May 2011 people in every village, town and city in the UK will have the chance to vote in the Local Government Elections. This is your chance to have your say about what you want from East Riding Council. Labour candidates are standing for election because we want to give people the choice to vote for a pro-public services, pro-education, pro-NHS, positive alternative to Coalition cuts. Labour agrees…
The East Riding Cultural Partnership is delighted to announce that another local contest has been launched as part of the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition. Viewfinder Photographic Society (VPS) has launched ‘Give Us Your Best Shot’, a contest that encourages East Yorkshire residents to capture what their local area means to them, through their camera lenses. ‘Give Us Your Best Shot’ will run until Saturday, 3 September, culminating in…
I decided to stand for election in 2003 because I wanted to work for and support the people in the ward where I live. That desire has not changed and so I am standing again for election this year. In addition to my work as your councillor over the past eight years at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, I am currently Chair of the Beverley Renaissance Partnership which has delivered…
Tango 5 will be performing at The Toll Gavel Methodist Church, Beverley, on Thursday, 29 April 2010 at 7.30pm. Tango 5 brings together leading musicians from around the north with the internationally acclaimed Argentinian bandoneon player, Santiago Cimadevilla, to create the thrilling sound of the Tango Quintet. Tango, which has its roots in the bordellos of Buenos Aires, is now heard in concert halls around the world. Tango 5’s programme…
HU17.net Magazine issue 39, featuring pictures from the following events and sports fixtures: * Angels in Action * Out & About: Friday Around Beverley * Out & About: Saturday Night in the Kings head * Simone & John Kelly’s Leaving Party at Hodgsons * Beverley Races: Thursday Race Meeting * Saturday Night in the Mariners Arms * Beverley RUFC 2nd XV * Beverley Town Vs AFC Tickton * Beverley ARLC…
Danicin’ In Line, is set in the Green Dragon pub at the weekly line dancing club. With great country and western standards to put a smile on your face and get your feet tapping, the show takes a warm and funny look at the folk who love to strut their stuff. They’re a mixed bunch: some are just here for the music and the beer; while others take it all…
Beverley’s Armed Forces Day chairman councillor David Elvidge believes the planned fly-by from one of the RAF’s most unsung planes of WWII will provide a “poignant” but thrilling highpoint to the day. Councillor Elvidge has confirmed that, weather permitting, a Tiger Moth will fly over Beverley’s day of tribute to our servicemen and women on Sunday 3 July. Last year’s planned fly-by by a Spitfire failed to happen because of…
Children and adults can test their local knowledge in a new quiz which follows the Elwell Trail of 22 full sized paintings sited around Beverley. The paintings show the town through the eyes of the artists Fred and Mary Elwell whose works were bequeathed to Beverley Art Gallery in 1958. Free quizzes and trail leaflets (20p) are available from the art gallery at the Treasure House, Champney Road, and the…
My name is Neil Bant. I’m thirty six, married with two children and have lived around Beverley for 19 years. I went to Beverley Grammar School, gained my degree locally and now work for Kingston Communications. I am standing to represent the St. Marys Ward where I live. Some candidates standing do not live in our ward. I believe that having a candidate who lives within the ward they represent…
The three Conservative candidates who are standing in this May’s local elections will be holding a street surgery in Beverley this Saturday. Elaine Aird, Irene Charis and Bryan Pearson will take to the streets to meet residents and deal with any issues they have. The street surgery will take place outside the shops on Woodhall Way between 10am and 10.45am and then moving to Maple Drive between 11am and 11.45am….
“A brisk walk” – 180-mile round route on foot and cycle Two local men are in training for the challenge of a life-time, in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Chris Read and Nick Harvey will, in June, attempt to run the 90-mile stretch between South Shields and Gretna, then cycle back again, completing within 48-hours. Chris Reid, local businessman and Nick Harvey, milkman decided to take part in this event…
The Second World War touched the lives of millions and made many an ordinary person into a hero, yet many of these remain anonymous. If we passed them in the street today we would be totally unaware of the dangers and horrors they faced and their incredible feats of bravery. Some veterans do come forward to give their account of the war and East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Archives and…
TV star Jeremy Kyle has described filming a new documentary at the Defence School of Transport as “the most amazing experience”.
Conservative candidates for the Minster and Woodmansey Ward met with Secretary of State for eduction Michael Gove MP and Graham Stuart MP when Michael visited St Nicholas School in Beverley. Cllr Kerri Harold questioned the Secretary of State about several issues including the funding for pupils in the East Riding which under the last government was allowed to slip well below the national average. Also raised was the good work…
HU17.net Magazine issue 38, featuring pictures from the following events and sports fixtures: Jeremy Kyle New TV Show Filmed Locally Out & About: Bar Fusion Out & About: Lord Nelson Tracy’s 50th @ Hodgsons Beverley Races: Spring Back to Racing Beverley RUFC U13 Team Poster & Driffield Game Beverley RUFC U14 Eager Beaver Clinch Promotion Beverley RUFC Vs Hull Swinemoor Primary School Art Week Beverley Town Cricket Club First Match…
Pupils at Longcroft School and Performing Arts College joined forces with the Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust in a project entitled ‘Healthi’, a work that was commended at the annual NHS Golden Heart ceremony at the KC Stadium on Thursday night. The students from the Creative and Media Diploma group were busy preparing for their latest production when they got a surprise visit from Anne Burdiss and Patrick Appleyard…
East Riding residents are reminded to make sure they are on the electoral register so that they do not miss out on the chance to vote in the local elections taking place on Thursday, 5 May. It is not possible to vote without being on the electoral register and the deadline for registering in time for the May elections (including the town/parish council elections and the national referendum on the…