Civic Society Book Lifts Lid On Regions Foods, Feasts and Festivals

Civic Society Book Lifts Lid On Regions Foods, Feasts and Festivals
July 14, 2021

Foods, Feasts and Festivals: Beverley and the East Riding, is the latest book from Beverley Civic Society available to buy.

 The three sections of its title describe how the great family of the Percy earls of Northumberland, and their household of 160 men, ate in the early years of the Tudor kings, and where the food and drink came from, and even how much it cost.

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Pop-Up Space To Help New Businesses Branch Out At Flemingate

Pop-Up Space To Help New Businesses Branch Out At Flemingate
July 12, 2021

Small businesses, start-up retailers, and local artists are being given the opportunity to open their doors to customers at Beverley’s bustling Flemingate Retail Park.

Wykeland Group, the owner of the popular retail and leisure destination, has earmarked an 850 sq ft unit as a dedicated pop-up space to help small companies and independent traders take their first step into physical retail.

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Peter Ward Homes Site Manager Celebrates Hat Trick Of Awards

Peter Ward Homes Site Manager Celebrates Hat Trick Of Awards
July 8, 2021

Site Manager Paul Lambert celebrates a hat trick of wins, after being announced as a recipient of this year’s NHBC Pride in the Job Awards; for the third consecutive year.

The Peter Ward Homes’ site manager was one of 450 site managers from across the UK to win a Quality Award in this year’s NHBC’s Pride in the Job Awards, having also won it for his work at Old College, Beverley, in 2019 and 2020.

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Residents Passes For East Riding Household Waste Recycling Sites

Residents Passes For East Riding Household Waste Recycling Sites
July 7, 2021

From 1 October 2021, all cars entering an East Riding Household Waste Recycling Site (HWRS) will need to display a resident’s pass – proving residence in the East Riding – to gain entry to the site.  

Every household in the East Riding will receive their household’s pass in the post by 16 August 2021 advising of changes to waste collection dates. The passes are provided free of charge, and can be used for any of the ten East Riding HWRS.

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‘Brick Wonders – Around The World In Lego Bricks’ Now Open At Beverley Art Gallery

‘Brick Wonders – Around The World In Lego Bricks’ Now Open At Beverley Art Gallery
July 7, 2021

The ‘Brick Wonders – Around the World in Lego Bricks’’ exhibition, curated by artist Warren Elsmore, is now open at Beverley Art Gallery and will run until Saturday, 2 October, 2021.

The exhibition features recreations in LEGO® bricks of amazing sights from around the world. Beginning with the seven wonders of the ancient world, the exhibition also takes in modern, natural, and historic wonders from all seven continents.

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£5K Boost For Community Groups Up For Grabs

£5K Boost For Community Groups Up For Grabs
July 7, 2021

Community Groups are invited to pitch at the High Sheriffs’ Yorkshire Dragons’ Den event to gain up to £5k of unrestricted funding for their project

Two Ridings Community Foundation, the regional funder who distributed £3million worth of grants in 2020/21, and the High Sheriffs of both North Yorkshire and East Riding, are inviting community groups, local charities and other not-for-profit organisations in the region to apply to pitch at their Dragons’ Den event in October this year.

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Bus Tickets Cut To Just £1 Across Hull And East Yorkshire

Bus Tickets Cut To Just £1 Across Hull And East Yorkshire
July 2, 2021

Bus company East Yorkshire is slashing evening bus fares for the summer to help people make the most of the region’s restaurants and pubs following lockdown.

During July and August, anyone can travel for just £1 after 7pm on any of the company’s buses, giving huge savings for evening travellers.

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