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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 [nggallery id=477] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge…
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…
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…
Inspiration at the Old Granary was packed full of women who were there to enjoy a performance of the ‘Vaginal Monologues’ and help raise money for Hull Women’s Aid. Sue Kirkman mother of Annie the lady behind the fund raisers said; “We have had such a good response it’s been unbelievable, we had no idea some many people would want to come and see it and we are really looking…
Beverley’s ‘Beverley & District Chamber of Trade’ met at the Beverley Arms Hotel yesterday where special guest speaker Duncan Lewis of Business Link gave an informative and thought provoking talk entitled ‘How to Have the Edge over Your Competitor’. Duncan conducts several short exercises that encouraged those at the meeting to look more closely at the things they were good and what they do well. Duncan also gave advice to…
Members of the Media Crew who made a positive contribution to the community through their work with CSV East Riding’s Vinvolved Team in 2009, gathered today at East Riding College in Beverley to receive official thanks and recognition for their efforts. Kerry Straw, Beverley Renaissance Partnership Coordinator and John Bird, Chair of the Festival of Christmas, presented the group with awards and spoke highly of the work they had all…
Beverley based cover band Reloaded will be performing live confirming they will be entertaining the locals at their ‘home ground’ The Sun Inn next month. The group are scheduled to perform live on the 6th March 2010 Band member Hafi told HU17.net; “Its only our 2nd gig since the new years gig at the kings head so we are really looking forward to playing, especial at the Sun because its…