Community Event In Memory Of Ivan Usher To Take Place This Month

Community Event In Memory Of Ivan Usher To Take Place This Month
June 9, 2022

Sunday, 26 June, 2022, will see a major community event at East Riding Leisure Beverley, when many local organisations, sports clubs and local residents will come together for the Beverley What’s On Community Event in memory of Ivan Usher, from 10am to 3pm.

Those attending will have the chance to try out a wide range of activities and sports, support local clubs taking part in football and rugby matches, and find out more about what’s going on in Beverley.

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East Riding Leisure Helps You Shape Up For Summer

East Riding Leisure Helps You Shape Up For Summer
June 6, 2022

East Riding residents keen to give their health and wellbeing a boost this summer can take advantage of a great offer from East Riding Leisure.

The ‘Shape up for Summer’ membership is back for 2022 and includes three months of membership for £69 with no tie-ins or direct debit sign-ups, saving up to 30 per cent.

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The Story Behind Beverley’s Platinum Jubilee Beacon

The Story Behind Beverley's Platinum Jubilee Beacon
June 4, 2022

At 9.45pm last Thursday evening, the Mayor of Beverley lit Beverley’s platinum jubilee beacon of fire before 200 people in Coronation Gardens and connected Beverley to the national and worldwide beacon celebrations that were happening to honour the Queen at that precise moment.

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Elizabeth Jane Hallett Awarded A British Empire Medal In The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Elizabeth Jane Hallett Awarded A British Empire Medal In The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
June 2, 2022

Elizabeth (Liz) Hallett was born and grew up in Beverley. 

For almost 30 years she was one of the local District Nursing Sisters. When she was 7 years of age and a brownie, she had her first taste of fundraising when her dad made her a box to go on the back of her bicycle and she wrote letters asking people to donate paperback books for the Blue Peter RNLI inshore lifeboat appeal.

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Mayor Supports Building Society Charity Campaign Which Raised £1,014

Mayor Supports Building Society Charity Campaign Which Raised £1,014
May 31, 2022

The Beverley Building Society team have been a little busier than usual during the last two weeks of May, raising much-needed funds for its Charity of the Year for 2022, the Beverley Cherry Tree Community Centre.

From Monday 16 May to Friday 20 May, the Society’s team bravely took on a 211-mile ‘Beverley to Buckingham Palace’ Exercise Bike Challenge (the equivalent distance of the actual route), in advance of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

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Swift Group Pledges Fundraising Support To The Daisy Appeal For Five Years

Swift Group Pledges Fundraising Support To The Daisy Appeal For Five Years
May 30, 2022

The UK’s largest manufacturer of touring caravans, motorhomes and holiday homes has pledged its support to a charity on its doorstep which is transforming detection techniques for serious medical conditions.

Swift Group, based in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, has confirmed the Daisy Appeal as one of its chosen charities and will help to raise funds for the ongoing development of life-saving and life-changing facilities and treatments at Castle Hill Hospital, which is also in Cottingham.

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Elwell Tour At Beverley Art Gallery To Celebrate Beverley’s Most Famous Artist

Elwell Tour At Beverley Art Gallery To Celebrate Beverley’s Most Famous Artist
May 30, 2022

There will be a chance to join Treasure House Curator, Sally Hayes, to hear about the paintings of Fred and Mary Elwell which are on display in Beverley Art Gallery, on Wednesday, 8 June, from 1pm – 1.30pm.

This short informal lunchtime tour will provide an enjoyable introduction to the renowned artistic Beverlonian couple and will be the perfect companion event to the performances of Gordon Meredith’s new play, ‘Paint the Town Fred’, at East Riding Theatre in Beverley on 9, 10, and 11 June.

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Mary Paints The Town Fred In Elwell Festival At The East Riding Theatre

Mary Paints The Town Fred In Elwell Festival At The East Riding Theatre
May 26, 2022

Following a sell-out run in April, the new play, ‘Paint the town Fred’, written by Gordon Meredith, will return to the East Riding Theatre in Beverley from Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 June 2022, alongside a festival of Elwell themed events including a gallery tour, talk by Wendy Loncaster, artist workshops and Q&A with the cast, director and writer.

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Rural Broadband Specialists Quickline Announces New Headquarters

Rural Broadband Specialists Quickline Announces New Headquarters
May 24, 2022

Rural broadband specialists Quickline Communications has announced plans to relocate its headquarters in East Yorkshire as part of its ambitious growth strategy. 

Quickline, which recently unveiled its new brand identity, has doubled the size of its workforce in the last six months and has outgrown its current offices in Hessle.

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East Riding College Transforming Principal To Retire

East Riding College Transforming Principal To Retire
May 23, 2022

East Riding College Principal Mike Welsh will retire at the end of May. During over four years in charge Mike oversaw a number of major developments.  Most significantly, he led the College through what was described as an exemplary merger with TEC Partnership, securing its long term, sustainable future.

Mike’s tenure has also seen significant increases in student and apprentice numbers as well as the construction of a brand new Institute of Technology at the College’s Flemingate campus. 

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