Awards Celebrate Students’ Achievements

March 11, 2010

The hard work and excellent achievements of East Riding College students were celebrated at the College’s annual awards ceremony last night. The event saw 20 students each presented with a glass trophy and a gift voucher at the ceremony at the Gallows Lane campus in Beverley. Award winners ranged from younger students in full-time further education to adults who were studying as part of their job. Each had worked hard…

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The Proclaimers to Play at Beverley Festival

March 11, 2010

Beverley Festival once again comes up trumps as it starts to announce it headline acts that will appear in the town. This year’s event has a truly Scottish theme with the dynamic fiddle playing of Blazin’ Fiddles, and hit makers The Proclaimers, who will finish off the festival on the Sunday night in its traditional fiery style. To launch the festival on the Friday night will be the lead singer…

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Swimathon 2010 Looking for More Beverley Swimmers

With only six weeks left to enter Swimathon 2010, Beverley Leisure Complex is still encouraging  people in Beverley to enter their Swimathon sessions on Sunday, 25th April and join thousands of other swimmers who are already limbering up to take part in the world’s biggest fundraising swim for Marie Curie Cancer Care and The Swimathon Foundation. Beverley Leisure Complex is one of more than 500 pools across the UK taking…

March 11, 2010
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The Teenage Cancer Trust Fundraiser

March 11, 2010

A fundraising event for the Teenage Cancer Trust will take place at 7pm on Saturday 13 March at Beverley Leisure Centre. Organised by Molescroft mum Sylvia Hood, the event aims to raise funds in memory of her son David who sadly died of bone cancer at the age of 18 in June 2007. David loved sport and music and his mum has arranged a programme of fitness and acoustic music…

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Beverley Did Not Have a Dedicated Web Site

March 10, 2010

Less then 12 months ago Beverley Did Not Have a Dedicated Web Site Looking back it seems strange; however what HU17.net has achieved in a relatively short space of time is remarkable and only a fool will have you think otherwise. So many people have gained so much through simple idea and plenty of hard work. Minority groups in Beverley, notably the Beverley Town Handbell Ringers have been rediscovered. The…

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New Acclaimed Novelists to Attend East Riding Readers’ Day

March 10, 2010

East Riding Readers’ Day will this year take place on Saturday, 22 May (10am – 4pm) at Longcroft School and Performing Arts College, Beverley (upper school site). Now in its tenth year, the East Riding Readers’ Day has become one of the most popular events in the Yorkshire literary calendar. Based on a mix of readers’ group sessions with authors, panel discussions and great conversation about literary classics, it never…

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East Riding County Choir Come and Sing Day

March 9, 2010

Following the huge success of their last year’s Come and Sing Day the choir has planned another in Beverley Minster on Saturday 22nd May. The chosen work is Petite Messe Solenelle by Rossini. It will be conducted by Alan Spedding. Information and application forms can be obtained either by telephoning 01482 634427 or by visiting the choir’s website. Places must be booked in advance and cost £15 (students and young…

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Beverley Pipe Band Lead Parade to St Mary’s Church

March 8, 2010

Chairman of East Riding and the High Sherriff were joined by Councillors from across the East Riding for a civic service that was held at St Mary’s Church Beverley. The guests marched through the streets of Beverley setting off from the Beverley Guild Hall led by the Beverley Pipe Band. The service traditionally is used as welcome from the people of the town to the Mayor. During the service the…

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Acklams New Elite Coach Manufactured by Yorkshire Based Plaxton

March 5, 2010

Customers of Acklams Coaches in Beverley enjoyed a grand day out in Scarborough this week as the company took delivery of the latest addition to its fleet. Paul and Alan Acklam were joined by over 30 valued customers on a visit to the Plaxton factory in Scarborough where their new 51-seater Elite coach was built. The group toured the factory to see how Plaxton’s skilled workforce design and build luxury…

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Whats Happening as Result of the Recent Events

Sitting here at my computer this morning as much as I would like to be saying that things are all well for me and my family but I can not. As great as it was to see so much positive support part of me just wants to close the web site, take long holiday and seek out a new project or challenge. This morning emails began to arrive from organisations…

March 5, 2010
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The Truth Behind the Shocking Headlines in today’s Hull Daily Mail

March 4, 2010

Anyone reading the Hull Daily Mail today may well believe the character assassination of the creator of the website HU17.net.  Who in their right minds would want this man within a hundred miles of the beautiful town of Beverley after this? There is certainly some truth in what the Hull Daily Mail has printed.  Paul Smith has had some dealings with people involved in the adult industry in the past,…

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Humber.tv

March 4, 2010

Humber.tv will go live later today, the web site which will feature hyper local podcasts featuring local business people, bloggers, clubs, charities and sporting organisations is set to be a big hit. Fronting the web site will be Valerie Prentice, well known and highly respected business women in Beverley. Valerie told HU17.net; “When I heard about Humber.tv I just had to get involved, we will provide regular podcasts with actual…

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Lincoln Cathedral Diana Certificate of Excellence

March 3, 2010

2 Volunteers from CSV East Riding’s Vinvolved Team attended the Diana Princess of Wales Award Ceremony in Lincoln Cathedral Chapter House last Friday. They were there to collect a much-deserved Certificate of Excellence on behalf of the project’s Youth Action Team. The Mayor of Lincoln, The Right Worshipful, Councillor David Gatrick, presented Kayleigh Cooper and Jamie Baker with the award and thanked them for their efforts in the community. The…

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Beverley Westwood Covered in Water yet Golfers Play on

February 28, 2010

The Beverley Westwood due to the poor weather resembled the Lake District though this did not put people off from playing golf! Despite the standing water that in places was too deep to walk through golfers still continued to play on ten of the holes which remained open. The crater was completely filled with water and some dogs seemed to like the change and were more then happy to dive…

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Beverley Racecourse Stand Refit

February 28, 2010

Beverley Racecourse is under going some major works as the racecourse gets ready for the first meeting that is scheduled for April 14th 2010. Work is been carried out on the stand that will move the food, bars and betting offices inside and will also included a new balcony. The stand was stripped back to just the basic structure and will recovered and modernised, these pictures, taken on Friday the…

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Beverley Lions 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner

February 28, 2010

The Beverley Lions celebrated 50 years of service n the area with a gala dinner at the Beverley Racecourse on Friday evening. Guests at the event included the Mayor of Beverley David Elvidge and Major Ian Booth, Defence School of Transport,MBE. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image…

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World Premier Alice in Wonderland

February 26, 2010

Two Beverley residents travelled to London this Thursday and got to see a whole host of global super stars including Johnny Depp and Beverley’s very own Eleanor Tomlinson at the world premier of Alice in Wonderland. Leaving Beverley at 5.30am the pair travelled down to London’s Leicester Square arriving around 10am in the morning and then waited for over 7 hours to catch a glimpse of the stars and while…

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Students’ Designs Turn Waste into Fashion

February 26, 2010

Two students from East Riding College have taken part in a competition to turn discarded clothing into high fashion. Zoe Oakes and Faye Theabould, who are both first year students on the  National Certificate in Fashion and Clothing at the College’s Bridlington campus, designed and created dresses using pre-worn and charity shop garments as part of the contest organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The competition aimed to highlight…

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