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Daisy Critchley and her parents Cathie and Geoff, visited their local, The Royal Standard, on the eve of their relocation to Chipping Ongar in Essex. Daisy who attended Beverley High School and worked at the Standard is taking a year out and intends to visit South Africa. The Royal Standard has a busy weekend of sport ahead, starting on Friday 1st October at 12 noon for the first day of…
Beverley Leisure Complex is offering a wide range of aquatic activities over the next few months. October Half Term Aquatic Activities (25th – 29th Oct 10) One-to-one swimming lessons for children. Individuals can enjoy the benefits of private lessons with one-to-one teaching; the lessons last half an hour and will take place from 8 – 10am. Our aim is to make learners feel relaxed and comfortable and learn at their…
New traffic lights at a busy junction will be switched on this Tuesday. Work to install traffic signals at the busy Jock’s Lodge Interchange where the A1079 Beverley Bypass meets the A164 between Beverley and Willerby is almost complete. The scheme has been designed to improve traffic flows at the junction with particular emphasis on allowing traffic coming off the A1079 to join the A164 safely. The signals are due…
The Beverley Guide Dogs fundraising branch is appealing for people who live in Beverley and the surrounding areas to become volunteer fundraisers/helpers. Involvement could be helping out at local events, social evenings, flag days and supermarket collections in order to promote the fundraising activities of Guide Dogs and the local branch. Rebekah Shepherd, Regional Volunteering Advisor for the North said: “Volunteering is hugely rewarding. Not only do you know you…
Theatre company Other Lives Productions has announced the double-bill of plays which it will take on tour around East Riding villages this autumn. The Beverley-based company is presenting “Is There Anybody There…?”, described as a light-hearted sortie into the metaphysical – the world beyond the normal. Mysteries, ghosts and so forth will feature, with a first half comprising stories which will be recited by actors Neil King and Richard Avery….
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Apple Fest will be held on Sunday, 3 October, 2010 at the Millennium Orchard, Beverley Parks from 11am to 3pm. The free event has been organised by the council’s countryside access team. Funding for the event has been provided by the East Yorkshire Federation of Women’s Institutes, Local Heritage Initiative and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Activities planned for the Apple Fest include falconry…
The British Trombone Society is holding a workshop day on Saturday, 2nd October at the East Riding Schools’ Music Service’s new home – The Hexagon Centre (Coltman Ave, Beverley, HU17 9LP). The day will be led and delivered by Brett Baker, who is an internationally renowned trombone soloist, brass clinician and principal trombonist of the world famous Black Dyke Band. There will be opportunities to take part in a trombone…
Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, met staff and pupils at Riston C of E Primary School to congratulate them on reaching the finals of a national competition. The school was named as a finalist at the National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA) when it held its annual awards to celebrate and recognise the achievement of Parent Teacher Associations. Riston C of E Primary School reached the final in…
Police are appealing for information following an assault in August 2010. Between 2100hrs and 2130hrs on Monday 16 August 2010, two people were walking along Cherry Tree Lane in Beverley when it is alleged a group of about 25-30 teenagers passed them. The two men walked about ten meters past the group who at this point were walking along Grovehill Road when it is alleged one of the group of…
MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, has toured the new East Riding Community Hospital site with the Chief Executive and Chairman of NHS East Riding. Environmental work has started on the Swinemoor Lane site to trap protected great crested newts. And, health officials say, in just a few weeks work will start on creating the entrance and slip roads which will reduce the hospital’s impact on traffic along the…
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Sheila Granger who recently conducted a trial with NHS patients in Beverley to demonstrate that hypnotherapy is a viable treatment for obesity is now taking her weight-loss system to New York. Granger’s breakthrough advancement in treating obesity with a weight loss programme which incorporates the ‘Virtual Gastric Band’, gained a 95% success rate in a group trial last year and has now gone on to help literally hundreds…
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…