After the highs of an extremely successful annual gala for Beverley Barracudas Swimming Club, held at Beverley Leisure Centre on Sunday 15 March 2020, which saw club records broken, personal bests and County & Regional times achieved, swimming, unfortunately, came to an abrupt halt on March 17 2020 due to Covid-19.
Chrisite Brothers Move Second In British Championship Standings
Strong results for Beverley based sidecar racers of Sam and Adam Christie elevating them to 2nd place in the British Championship.
Knockhill in Scotland was the venue for Round 3 of the British Championship with 2 18 lap races on the same day.
Calling All Cocktail Connoisseurs! Create Your Own Hull-Inspired Cocktail
Lost City Adventure Golf is asking the people of Hull to create their very own Hull-inspired cocktail, with the winning entry set to land a spot on the new adventure golf course’s bespoke cocktail menu.
The lucky winner of the competition, which can be entered via the Lost City Adventure Golf Facebook page, will also receive four free tickets to the golf course and complimentary pizza and cocktails to try out their winning concoction.
Litter Pickers Donated To Swanland Village Association
Christine Walker, Litter Picking Coordinator for the Swanland Village Association organises a team of over 40 volunteers, young and young at heart, who participate in weekly litter pickings in the centre of Swanland village.
Last month, as part of the Keep Britain Tidy September Clean, a team of around 20 carried out a village-wide litter pick, which they do twice per year, collecting 14 bags of litter in total from the hedges and verges around the village. One volunteer has also collected, over time, a disappointing 145 cigarette butts.
Live Music Returns To The East Riding: Oktoberfest At St Mary’s Church
New Paths Music has announced that it is bucking the trend and putting on a festival of live concerts to a real audience later this month.
2020 has seen live music crumbling across the nation, but Oktoberfest will see four concerts take place in the stunning setting of St Mary’s Church in Beverley, to a socially distanced audience.
World Mental Health Day Means A Unique Approach To Mindfulness At Beverley Art Gallery
World Mental Health Day is this coming Saturday (10 October) and Beverley Art Gallery will be helping to mark the occasion.
The Gallery is delighted to celebrate the Day with the first in a series of mindful art recordings, which are part of the gallery’s Mindful Engagement with Art Project.
Beverley Film Society Set To Welcome Members Back
Members of Beverley Film Society are getting ready to return to Parkway Cinema on 8 October following the abrupt pause to its last season due to the Covid-19 restrictions.
The next film to be shown is the documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsberg, RBG, making this a poignant reunion in light of her recent passing.
Charity Campaign Awakens Teens To The Value Of Sleep
An award-winning voluntary organisation, The Sleep Charity, has launched its brand-new online Teen Sleep Hub today at the heart of its campaign ‘Teen Sleep Matters’ to promote the importance of sleep for young people’s mental health.
MP Offers Support To New Bridal Business In Beverley
Graham Stuart, the local MP for Beverley and Holderness, visited a bridal shop that recently opened in his constituency.
He visited to congratulate the owners, Andy and Laura Hall, on their new venture after falling on bad times and being made redundant due to coronavirus.
Calls For Cabinet Member Top Say Sorry For Failing Vulnerable Children
Lib Dem Councillor Linda Johnson is putting forward a Motion to this Wednesdays Full Council calling for the Council Cabinet Member Cllr Julie Abraham to apologise for failures to oversee the and understand the problems caused in Special Needs.
MP Writes To Local Schools In Support Of Remembrance Sunday
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is backing the Royal British Legion’s campaign to emphasise the importance of remembering those who have made sacrifices in conflict ahead of Remembrance Sunday this year.
Road Improvement Works At Five East Riding Roundabouts To Begin This Month
A major scheme to improve the road surfaces around five roundabouts in the East Riding is to begin this month.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is investing around £600,000 in the scheme to upgrade the roundabouts, including four on the busy A1035 and A165 Beverley to Bridlington road.
Beaumont’s Garden Maintenance Back AFC Tickton Academy
Beaumont’s Garden Maintenance is backing a local club which is looking to grow the players of the future.
AFC Tickton Academy, which works with boys and girls under the age of six have been sponsored by the local firm.
East Yorkshire Coaches Is Back And With A Fresh New Look
Coach operator East Yorkshire Coaches is restarting its day trip programme and has launched a dramatic new livery for its fleet of coaches as it heralds the dawn of a new era for coach trips and hires across the region.
The Go-Ahead owned company, which runs UK coach holidays and day trips as well as providing coaches for private hire, unveiled the new coach design during a trip by Buses Minister Baroness Vere to York last week.
Active Together Uses Technology To Help Residential Homes
A digital project to encourage and maintain good social, physical and mental wellbeing in residential homes across the East Riding is being rolled out to a wider audience.
A pilot of the Active Together project was held at a small number of care homes over the summer, and following feedback from staff and residents, there are plans to make the videos available to more homes.
Booking Now Open For The Online East Riding Festival Of Words
The East Riding Festival of Words is back for 2020 – with a varied programme of free online events, featuring a range of popular authors.
The team at East Riding Libraries have put together the programme, based on their knowledge of the most sought after writers in the East Riding.
Thomas The Baker Officially Lays Claim To The Country’s Best Ever Mince Pies
A well-known Yorkshire bakery is celebrating receiving the first-ever 3-star Great Taste award given to a sweet mince pie in the awards’ 25-year history.
Thomas the Baker was awarded the 3-star Great Taste award for its Heavenly Sweet Mince Pie. Only 205 of the 12,777 products entered into the awards, which came from 106 different countries, received the coveted 3-star award.
Key Workers Save Over £300k Thanks To NHS Deposit Contribution Scheme
NHS workers across Hull have received over £300k towards a deposit on their dream home.
This is thanks to the Barratt Developments NHS Deposit Contribution Scheme, which was launched by the housebuilder on 23 May.