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cba Financial Services Limited is delighted to welcome David Dunning as General Manager. David has worked for 23 years mainly as an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The firm has recruited David from Lloyds TSB Bank where he was a senior manager in wealth management and prior to this he worked within local IFA practices. Steve Jenkinson, Managing Partner at The cba Partnership says: “David is working towards Chartered status to…
Tickets are selling well for the first weekend of the Beverley Literature Festival 1-10 October. And no wonder! Louis de Bernières kicks off the festival at 7pm on Friday night, followed by an astounding performance of Mary Shelley’s classic horror story Frankenstein. On Saturday, there is a chance to rethink all our assumptions about the Battle of the Somme with William Philpott, the supremely skilful author of a new book…
The best in local food has again been celebrated in an Awards Night organised by Beverley Town Council, and sponsored by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, to promote high-quality food produced in the local area, ahead of the Food Festival itself on October 3rd. The awards were presented to the winners of the following categories: Sausage – Pickle/Chutney – Preserves – Pie – Dairy Product – Dessert Drink –…
Beverley based pallet manufacturer, Capital Pallet Solutions is delighted to announce their achievement of certification by BSI to the standard of ISO 9001:2008, following an in-depth assessment of their systems. Dave Atkinson, Managing Director Capital Pallet Solutions says: “We are really pleased to have been certified by the BSI. This standard is a benefit to our business as it is becoming a pre-requisite for the calibre of companies that we…
The East Yorkshire Flydressers’ Guild is a 40-strong group of fly-fishing enthusiasts that meet up every month to exchange ideas and advice in the comfort of the Rose and Crown pub in Beverley. They also benefit from the wealth of knowledge on offer from the guest speakers, and this month the meeting involved a class in making the flys. Secretary Paul Hotson said; “We have a very good membership base…
Combining the talents of Stu Hanna and Debbie Hanna-Palmer the duo Megson is fast becoming ‘hot property’ on the British folk and roots scene. Their three albums have chronicled that blossoming creative talent and such is their popularity it has taken over a year for the Processed Pea to secure a booking. Originally from Teesside, the husband and wife duo met singing in the local Cleveland Youth Choir. At that…
A free open day at the Treasure House will give members of the public the chance to see hundreds of local historic documents and films. Members of the public are invited to come and see the fascinating historic records and archive treasures available at the Treasure House during the open day, which will take place on Saturday, 25 September, between 9am and 4pm. All the documents on display will relate…
A Beverley-based fitness group with a great track record for raising money for charity have taken a hugely brave step to boost their fundraising this year by publishing a calendar featuring over 40 of their participants who have donated their time – and bared their flesh – to support Breast Cancer Awareness. The youngest is 18, and the ‘most mature’ is 81. Organiser Cheryl Murphy told HU17.net “Our perceived bravery…
The council’s museums service is pleased to announce a series of autumn lectures at the Treasure House, Beverley. Dr David Marchant, museums registrar, will begin the series on 12 October with a talk on ‘The South Cave weapons cache – seven years on, what have we learned?’ This will be followed by Janet Tierney’s ‘Past times, past apparel – a look at costumes in the East Riding museum service collections’…
Fiction, politics, geology, poetry, biography and lots of workshops to get involved with – Beverley Literature Festival (1 to 10 October), organised by East Riding Libraries, once again brings you the best in writing, whatever the subject. This year the festival has expanded its programme for children to give young readers in the East Riding a fun-packed weekend of performances, readings, making sessions and story-telling of all kinds – all…
Salon 55 celebrates its 10th birthday this weekend. Keeley Penn opened Salon 55 in Lairgate Beverley in September 2000 with just two stylists, Kelsey and Angela, to assist her. Ten years on, Kelsey and Angela are still working in the Salon, but the workforce has grown to ten people, including a beauty therapist. The Salon continues to go from strength to strength, specialising in complete makeovers, including colouring, hair extensions…
Beverley Grandmother Karen O’Connor ran her first half-marathon this Sunday 19th September when she took part in the Great North Run. Although Karen has run several 10k races in the past, this year she had a special reason to tackle this challenge as she ran the race in memory of her brother, Kelvin Buck. Karen told HU17.net “Kelvin died last October at the age of 52. He suffered severe chest problems…
The British Trombone Society’s latest Trombone Day is to be held at the Hexagon Music Centre, Coltman Road, Beverley, HU17 9LP on Saturday 2nd October 2010. If you are a trombone player of any age and any standard, come along and get involved. Hopefully enough players will be found for a rendition of “76 trombones” as it should be played! The day is very informal with plenty of opportunity to…
Officials, players and sponsors of Beverley RUFC gathered at the KC Stadium for the Sportmans’ Dinner on Thursday. The night was compared by the witty Malcolm Lord. John Bentley, who has represented his country at the highest levels in both Rugby League and Rugby Union, was the Guest Speaker, and funny man Josh Daniels kept everyone entertained. It was also a chance to bid farewell to 2009/2010 Players Player Richard…
Humberside Police is appealing for information in connection with a burglary that took place between 1530hrs and 1600hrs on Thursday 16 September 2010 on Manor Road, Beverley. A man approached the address of an elderly woman and claimed to have been doing some work in a neighbours address and due to an incident he needed to check her property. He entered the address and checked the property before going into…
Beverley Firefighter Tony Stamp is much more used to the inside of a fire engine than the inside of a boxing ring, but he’ll soon be swapping his uniform for a pair of boxing gloves for a Charity Evening on November 12th at the KC Stadium. Tony will face Shaun Appleton in one of six fights that is being arranged to raise money for the Steve Prescott Foundation. Tony admits…
Drivers in Beverley have been given safety advice and had their vehicles checked to make sure they are safe, road-legal and properly taxed. Stop-checks were made on cars at Norwood in Beverley on Wednesday, 1 September, to help keep everyone on the East Riding’s roads as safe as possible. Councillor Matthew Grove, portfolio holder for highways and emergency planning, said: “Reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on…
