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The Beverley Food Festival 2010

September 14, 2010

The Beverley Food Festival, organised by Beverley Town Council, will be returning to the town for a fifth year on Sunday 3rd October 2010. Located in Saturday Market Place, with 70 stalls selling local food from Beverley and the East Riding and a 200-seat food theatre marquee, the event annually attracts upwards of 10,000 residents and visitors. Town Councillor Matt Snowden, Chairman and founder of the event, said: “On behalf…

Programmes Filmed At Minster To Be Shown This Sunday

September 13, 2010

BBC1 is devoting its two most popular Sunday evening programmes to local landmark Beverley Minster this coming weekend (Sunday 19th September). Earlier this year, for the first time ever, the BBC filmed both Songs of Praise and Antiques Roadshow in one venue and Sundays editions will reflect this unique partnership with presenters Aled Jones and Fiona Bruce appearing in each others programmes. Beverley Minster was home to two overlapping production…

Jacob’s Well Al Fresco Book Shop Raises Over £500 Despite Rain

September 12, 2010

The Jacob’s Well Charity, usually housed in the Christian Bookshop on Ladygate in Beverley, braved the late summer showers to set up a bookstall and tombola outside Toll Gavel United Church, and raised a staggering £550. Beryl Beynon, Medical Director of the charity and organiser of the outdoor book sale, told HU17.net “Despite having to stop twice for the bad weather, we carried on for the rest of the day. We were very pleased with how things went, considering…

Interview: Nick Quantrill

September 11, 2010

Nick Quantrill was in Beverley today at the WHSmith store signing copies of his book ‘Broken Dreams’. Nick was kind enough to answer a few questions about being a writer, about his new book and if he plans on writing about Beverley. Tell me a bit about “Broken Dreams”? “Broken Dreams” is my first published novel and revolves around Private Investigator, Joe Geraghty. When a woman Geraghty is watching for…

Rosemary Walk Assault: Police Urge Residents to Come Forward

September 10, 2010

Following a serious assault in Beverley on 20 August police are urging local residents who may have any information to come forward. As a 68-year-old man was walking along a cut through, near Rosemary Walk, off Woodhall Way in Beverley at 2200hrs on Friday 20 August he heard footsteps from behind him he turned around and saw three men. He was verbally and physically assaulted and money was demanded from…

Regional Approval Paves Way For New Community Hospital for the East Riding

NHS Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority has given its approval for the full business case for the new community hospital for the East Riding. This secures capital funding for the development to go ahead at Swinemoor Lane, Beverley. This announcement follows the reserved matters planning approval granted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council last month. The scheme will now progress as planned. Measures to safeguard protected species on site…

September 10, 2010

Make Beverley Festive At Christmas

September 10, 2010

Beverley Traders are reminded that there are only a few weeks left to participate in promoting the town’s festive spirit at Christmas. Prue Blake from the Beverley Christmas Lights Committee says: “Last year the response from traders was wonderful and many people – Beverlonians and visitors alike – were very complimentary about the snowflakes attached to lamp standards and the small trees above the shops and offices.” “The issue this…

Minster to Minster @ The Rose & Crown

September 9, 2010

Vicar of Beverley Minster Reverend Jeremy Fletcher held a talk this week at the Rose and Crown Pub in Beverley entitled Minster to Minster, full of interesting facts and anecdotes gathered during his time at Southwell Minster, York Minster and now Beverley Minster. The event was attended by over 50 people. Organiser Martin Dooloan, who voluntarily manages the hospitality and conference facilities at Beverley Minster, said they could have sold…

Why Rent When it Could Be Cheaper to Buy in Beverley?

September 9, 2010

‘Why rent when it could be cheaper to buy?’ is the question on Barratt Yorkshire East’s lips with the buying incentives they are offering on homes at its newest development The Worx in Beverley. The innovative development has already been hailed a great success by local MP Graham Stuart and is attracting hoards of first time buyers who are realising that it is cheaper to buy with Barratt Homes than…

Heritage Open Days: Free Entry to Skiby Windmill

Once again, Skidby Windmill will be taking part in the popular annual Heritage Open Days event. The mill will be offering free admission to everybody (not just the under fives) on Saturday, 11th and Sunday, 12th September only – the HODS event nationally runs from 9 – 12 September, but not all venues take part for the full four days. Heritage Open Days – the annual celebration of Britain’s architecture,…

September 8, 2010

Beverley Musical Theatre Seek Actors

Beverley Musical Theatre’s annual pantomime this year is Mother Goose, and its on from 23rd to 27th November at the Beverley Memorial Hall in Beverley. There are loads of songs and dances and comedy and booing and hissing. If folks want to be a part of it, they can come along to the first rehearsal of the panto this Wednesday 1st September at 7 30pm at Tickton Methodist Church. Anymore info needed,…

September 8, 2010

MP Welcomes Ofcom Decision On Dual Services From KCOM

September 8, 2010

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, today welcomed news KCOM will be allowed to sell landline and broadband services bundled together. The communications industry watchdog, Ofcom, said it hoped the decision would allow KCOM to offer ‘better value’ packages to customers. Graham said: “This is great news for many of my constituents who use Kingston Communications for their landline and Karoo for their broadband. “I have written to KCOM…

Experts to Provided Lectures in Honour of John Champney

September 7, 2010

A series of free lectures by experts will commemorate the hundredth year of Beverley’s museum and art gallery. This year the people of Beverley are celebrating a century since the opening of the gallery and museum in the building given by benefactor John Champney. As well as giving the building – which is now part of the Treasure House, in aptly named Champney Road, Beverley – John Champney also donated…

Sweeping Back Time With Local Chimney Sweep Jethro

September 7, 2010

Having been a professional chimney sweep for over 30 years, there’s not much that Jethro Vivian doesn’t know about modern chimneys and their problems. But it’s not chimney-sweeping in today’s world that really interests Jethro. He has spent many years researching the chimney-sweeping trade as it was during the reign of Queen Victoria, and now, dressed as a 19th century Master Sweep, Jethro is sharing this knowledge with schoolchildren throughout…

Replacing Down-Pipes With Steve Rial

September 3, 2010

As beautiful as historic buildings are, they take some looking after, as Steve Rial is only too well aware. Having worked at Beverley Minster for almost 21 years, Steve has been instrumental in the preservation and repair of this stunning piece of history that took 200 years to build, and is therefore between 800 and 600 years old depending on which part you are looking at. One of Steve’s current…

Live Music:Rachel Harrington With Rod Clements

September 1, 2010

Rachel Harrington is a roots musician in the purest sense whose unique artistry captures the deep links between country, gospel and soul. Her songs tell of personal and mythical stories from the American West. Championed by Bob Harris of BBC Radio 2, her two acclaimed Americana albums both hit the top spot of the Euro-Americana Chart. She is currently touring the UK with her performances augmented by master guitarist and…

Films of Beverley’s History on Show

September 1, 2010

Monthly film shows chronicling the history of Beverley look set to start at the Treasure House in September. The shows in the Film and Sound Archive Presents series will kick off next month with Black and White Beverley which will show footage shot in the town by prolific local film-maker Ernest Symmons. Mr Symmons was also the co-founder of the Beverley Picture Playhouse, which opened on Monday, 20 February, 1911….

Author of ‘Broken Dreams’ to Sign Books in Beverley

August 31, 2010

Following the news of his inclusion in the2011’s Mammoth Book of British Crime with a short story called Sucker Punch, Nick Quantrill is signing copies of his novel, Broken Dreams, at WHSmiths book store in Beverley on Saturday 11th September from 11am. Nick’s crime thriller, ‘Broken Dreams’, introduces private investigator, Joe Geraghty, as Hull’s newest crime fighter. Nick Quantrill finds himself among some of the best crime fiction writers in…

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