All the lastest news in Beverley East Yorkshire, updated with reporst and exclusive videos and images of the topics that effect those living in Beverley East Yorkshire.
Prospective police officers got expert advice on the work of a dog handler during a fascinating hands-on session at East Riding College. Humberside Police dog handler PC Lisa Chafer brought in working dogs Rolo and Kane to the Public Services lesson and explained the different roles they had – searching and chasing, respectively. She also gave examples of the situations a dog handler could find themselves in and what type…
On Sunday 11th April, 399 (Beverley) Squadron Air Cadets hosted the final training day for the Central & East Yorkshire Wing road marching teams. Central & East Yorkshire Wing has 28 local Air Cadet Squadrons and covers a large geographical area ranging from Stockton in the North to Keighley in the South and across to Hull on the East Coast and is administered from the Wing Headquarters at RAF Linton…
Voting for the three East Riding constituencies will take place at the 255 polling stations across the area, which will be open from 7am until 10 pm on General Election day, Thursday, May 6. There are three parliamentary constituencies wholly in the East Riding. These are: Beverley & Holderness (poll count at Beverley Leisure Centre East Yorkshire (poll count at Driffield Sports Hall) Haltemprice & Howden (poll count at Haltemprice…
A Talented Beverley gymnast is Athens bound after earning selection for her sport’s biggest world event. Mary Nolan, 18 and a member of the Special Olympics City of Hull gymnastics and swimming club, will join 13 other gymnasts in the 215 athlete squad for the Special Olympics World Summer Games, which run from June 25 to July 4 next year. It’s reward for more than a decade of achievement at…
Beverley Musical Theatre are putting the finishing touches to Hello Dolly, their latest show to be staged at the Hull New Theatre. Hello Dolly will run from Tuesday 12 May to Saturday 15 May, with a Saturday matinee. Tickets are available from the Hull City Hall booking office on 226655. Based on The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, Hello Dolly tells the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a matchmaker who has…
Hull singing sensation Joe Longthorne is signing copies of his new book in Beverley today. Longthorne will be at WH Smith on Toll Gavel from 2pm to promote his new book called ‘Joe Longthorne: The Official Autobiography’. In the book, he chronicles the ups and downs of his life from his early days on Hessle Road, through his rise to national prominence on shows such as Live From the Palladium,…
Local farmers W Clappison are set to cut out the middle man and become a direct supplier of sprouts to the supermarket industry. The Beverley firm, founded in 1976 and who produce four per cent of the country’s sprouts, have used a £35,000 grant to enable them to package their sprouts ready for supermarket use. Previously, they have been bulk growers, but the grant, courtesy of the Rural Enterprise Development…
The iconic Beverley Minster is to be the setting for a political debate ahead of the General Election. Three political candidates will take to the stage to answer questions on their party policies at the hustings event due to take place on Monday April 26. The candidates will include Graham Stuart, the current MP for Beverley and Holderness. He will be joined by the Green Party and Labour Party candidates…
Beverley Minster Choir, keeping with tradition that has stretched back over many years climbed the clock tower on Easter Sunday. Once up there the choir sung hymns while family members and onlookers watched from the ground. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=560] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Congratulations to the sports clubs who have achieved the East Riding Club Accreditation Scheme (Ercas) award recently. Archers of East Riding, Howden Amateurs (Adults), Bridlington Sports and Community Club, Aldbrough Recreation Ground, Flamborough Golf Club, Walkington Cricket Club, Burton Agnes Bowls, Cottingham Parks Golf Club, Bridlington Gymnastics Club and Market Weighton Gymnastics Club have all achieved Level 1 accreditation. Congratulations also go to Market Weighton JFC, Goole Town Girls FC,…
East Riding’s last remaining windmill has acquired an exciting new attraction for children in time for this Easter. Situated on the acreage adjoining Skidby Windmill, visitors will now discover a log train and a hide “n” seek adventure trail. These installations have been purchased from Sovereign, a nationally accredited supplier of safe, stimulating and imaginative play equipment. Additionally, the wood for the equipment comes from environmentally sustainable sources. Jane Bielby,…
Members of staff from the Beverley Leisure Centre and Tesco in Beverley took to the field for a charity football match. The game was to help raise money for childrens cancer charity Clic Sargent. It was Beverley Leisure Centre who won the match on penalties after the game ended with a scoreline of of 1 – 1. Both sides agreed it was more about raising awareness and money for Clic…
Beverley Racecourse unlocks a new approach to racing with the launch of a themed race night in 2010 With horseracing season just around the corner, Beverley Racecourse is taking an innovative approach to attracting racegoers to a new fixture which is being launching for the first time this year. The popular racecourse and events centre, based in York Road, Beverley, has organised a themed race meeting on Thursday, June 17,…
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…
Foundation students from East Riding College have been working with Hull Truck Theatre to create a performance of the play The Whole Truth. The play will be performed on May 7 at 6.30pm in Hull Truck’s studio in Ferensway, Hull. The project was developed with the theatre’s outreach and education department, Inter@ct, as part of the students’ “enrichment” sessions, the name for extra curricular activities. Laura-Anne Shepherd, the Inter@ct assistant…
The Beverley Renaissance Partnership is holding a Workshop today, Thursday 1st April at County Hall. The purpose of this workshop is to launch the new project teams that will be responsible for the delivery of projects in the forthcoming year. The following five project teams have been established based on the projects ability to attract funding, have the biggest impact and be achievable within the next 12 months; Events &…
Action movie star, world record holder and martial arts expert Zara Phythian is holding a special workshop in Beverley on the 17th April at Riverview Gym. Zara is set to hold a workshop to demstrate some of the skills she has learnt over the years that have seen her crowned World Champion for Weapons and Fighting. Pete Mac who has been running a kick boxing group in Beverley for over…
This Easter the virgers at Beverley Minster will be running extra tours in the roof to satisfy expected demand. The tours, which include demonstrations of the largest working treadmill crane in Britain, take visitors inside the historic structure of the Minster and show how the building was constructed and maintained during the centuries. Tours will be available throughout the day on Easter Saturday (3rd April) and Monday (5th March) starting…