Beverley Art Gallery is staying active during the lockdown. Even though it has to remain closed for the time being it has launched several campaigns on social media.
East Riding Youth Dance (ERYD) term has had to be shortened by three weeks because of the government restrictions currently in place, and the Platform event that should have taken place at Bridlington Spa at the end of April has had to be cancelled.
COVID-19 has certainly had a huge impact on our lives but there could be some real positives to come out of this bleak situation.
Beverley, like the rest of the country, is on lockdown, and as a result of this is having to adapt. While many businesses have been forced to close some adjusted to continue some level of trading.
Lockdown in the UK will most certainly last for many more weeks here in the UK. Talk of people returning to some sort of normal life in May is nothing more than wishful thinking.
Life behind our doors is not easy. The novelty of being housebound for many has long since worn off. For some as each day passes they watch their lively hoods slowly eroding in front of them.
From now until 19 July, young East Riding residents are being urged to keep calm and carry on reading, with the Big Spring Read-In.
The aim is to encourage children to read every week and submit online reviews. They will then receive certificates after they have submitted five, ten and 15 reviews.
These photos featuring St Mary’s Primary School Class Of 2013 have never been published before on HU17.
Taken seven years ago the pictures of each of the pupils and their teachers were used to produce special yearbooks.
East Riding Museums may be closed at the moment, but there are still ways to enjoy their unique and fascinating collections.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s new website, Active East Riding, launched last week with ideas for things people can do, learn from, and take part in whilst at home, and is highlighting Museums Online.
Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, which includes the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, has become the first UK housebuilder to announce new science-based targets for reducing carbon emissions.
National Offer Day is the day that parents and carers of children due to start infant, junior and primary schools in September 2020 are advised which school their child has been allocated.
Letters and emails confirming places are being sent out today by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Local charities helping the most vulnerable in North and East Yorkshire during this global crisis are being supported through grant-giving by Two Ridings Community Foundation.
While the Foundation’s Coronavirus Community Fund total is approaching £1million, £500,000 of which is new donations raised over the past month, more is needed and the Foundation is making a plea to anyone who can to help by donating to the appeal.
East Riding Libraries customers can now access Find my Past and Ancestry.com FREE from home with their library card log in.
At normal times, this has only been possible using the computers in libraries, which are currently closed.
A charity cycle team is set to smash its target well before the riders set off after passing the five-figure halfway point even before confirming a new date for their challenge.
But the Paris 2 Benitachell 2020 team won’t be coasting as they countdown to their test of 1,000 miles in nine days – they’ll be putting as much effort into the fund-raising as their pedalling with the aim of leaving their initial £20,000 target back in the distance.
Two women who took to motorcycling in their 40s are looking forward to getting back on two wheels as therapy to help them deal with day jobs providing relief for the effects of coronavirus.
Julia Nendick, who works as a carer to her disabled daughter, spends two days a week volunteering at the ESM foodbank at the Freedom Centre in East Hull.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched Active East Riding. It is a new website, full of ideas and suggestions for people of all ages during the period when the council’s facilities are closed, allowing people to #stayhomestayactive.
Police Officers, PCSOs and Special Constables have been out across the Humberside Force area this Easter bank holiday weekend, to ensure everyone remained safe and the Government’s guidance to protect the NHS and save lives was being followed in our communities.
Top Class Tuition based in Beverley is a private tuition service. Since the closure of schools and the imposed lockdown, they have adapted.
These changes have been made to ensure children as still getting the first-class education they need.
Beverley Town Council is assuring residents that despite the COVID-19 pandemic for them it is business as usual.
Councillors who sit on Beverley Town Council are continuing to work even though their office is closed to the public.
As the days go by and we are faced with uncertainty, residents are on lockdown in their homes and keyworkers are continuing their day-to-day jobs in order to ensure vital services can continue to protect the residents of the East Riding.
As residents endure another week of living behind the same four walls, tempers may be high, patience frayed and moods low.