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Beverley Beaten As They Lose To Already Relegated Shaw Cross Sharks

Beverley Beaten As They Lose To Already Relegated Shaw Cross Sharks

Beverley ARLFC were beaten by relegated Shaw Cross Sharks despite taking a late lead in their game of the season.

Jordan Precious dropped a goal in the 78th minute, which just struggled over the cross-bar to snatch what looked likely to be a narrow victory in a somewhat stuttering end of season performance.

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Raynor Winn, Writer Of ‘the Salt Path’, Coming To Beverley

Writer Of The Salt Path Raynor Winn Is Coming To Beverley

Writer and long-distance walker Raynor Winn will be in Beverley on Sunday, 20 October, to talk about her hugely popular book, ‘The Salt Path’, as part of the East Riding Festival of Words 2019.

When they lost their home and livelihood, just as her husband Moth was also diagnosed with a terminal illness, Raynor and Moth started walking. They impulsively decided to walk the 630 miles South West Coast Path, at a time in their lives when they seemed to have nothing left, and no time.

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Beverley To Host World Barge Pulling Championships

Beverley To Host World Barge Pulling Championships

The annual event of the World Barge Pulling Championships is due to take place in Beverley. Held on the Beverley Beck the event is will take place on Sunday the 29 September from 11AM.

Beverley Barge Preservation Society organises the event in association with Teamac. They are hoping to build on the success of previous years.

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Aldi Gives Schools The Chance To Win £20,000 For Sports Equipment

Aldi Gives Schools The Chance To Win £20,000 For Sports Equipment

Aldi is offering 20 schools across the UK the chance to win £20,000 each through its new Kit For Schools campaign.

The promotion, which is part of Aldi’s long-standing partnership with Team GB, will see cash prizes donated to twenty schools across the country to invest in equipment for a healthy legacy. Aldi will also be offering a Mini Olympics Kit to all schools who complete a poster, which includes, relay batons, cones and bibs.

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Over £40,000 Of Cannabis Seized From Homes In Beverley And Atwick

Over £40,000 Of Cannabis Seized From Homes In Beverley And Atwick

Officers from our East Riding proactive team have today seized 90 cannabis plants from two different addresses – a haul thought to be worth in the region of £40,000.

Following intelligence gathered by officers, we attended a property on Hamilton Walk in Beverley where we questioned a 43-year-old man.

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Specialist Retailer Brings Guitars Galore To Flemingate Retail Park

Specialist Retailer Brings Guitars Galore To Flemingate Retail Park

A one-stop-shop for guitar enthusiasts is about to open at Beverley’s popular Flemingate centre, boasting a stunning array of 150 instruments, with more to come.

Guitar Galleries will draw musicians to Flemingate from far and wide with a range of guitars from leading brands to rival anything to be found across the North of England.

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Another Fantastic Night At St Mary's As The Culture Train Comes To Town

Another Fantastic Night At St Mary’s As The Culture Train Comes To Town

Since 2017 the Culture Train project has taken some of the top musicians from Hull out to play at locations across East Yorkshire and on August 31st the current tour has its finale at the majestic St Mary’s Church.

The project is funded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Active Creative fund and began during the 2017 Hull City of Culture year to take musicians out of Hull and visit locations along the Hull to Bridlington rail line.

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Traditional Funeral Laid To Rest In Yorkshire And Humberside

Traditional Funeral Laid To Rest In Yorkshire And Humberside

Local people in Yorkshire and Humberside have turned their backs on the traditional religious funeral service, according to the UK’s largest funeral trends report ‘Burying Traditions’ from leading funeral director Co-op.

Based on insight from local funeral directors, the report reveals that for Yorkshire and Humberside the traditional religious funeral is on its way out.

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Hull College Catering Students Team Up With Cranswick Plc

Hull College Catering Students Team Up With Cranswick Plc

With Freedom Festival 2019 underway, stomachs are already starting to rumble, much to the delight of Hull College’s catering students who will be hosting their first ever street food stall at this year’s festival.

Freedom Festival Arts Trust helped to facilitate an introduction between Hull College and local company Cranswick Plc, who have been supporting the students – providing produce and skills workshops – as they create exciting dishes to feed the hungry festival crowds.

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More Free Compost Giveaways To Be Held In September

More Free Compost Giveaways To Be Held In September

For the first time ever, East Riding of Yorkshire Council is to hold the second round of free compost giveaways for East Riding residents.

The council will be handing out another 5,000 bags of compost during September, following the success of the regular, annual giveaways which are held in May.

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Blue and Golds Look To End Season On A High

Blue and Golds Look To End Season On A High

The Blue and Golds will draw down the curtain on their 2019 season with a trip to Dewsbury (2.30pm kick-off) this Saturday.

They face an already relegated Shaw Cross Sharks and are going there looking to end the season on a high note.

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Fostering Agency Call Out To Empty Nesters As Children Head To University

Fostering Agency Call Out To Empty Nesters As Children Head To University

A local fostering agency is urging more families to become foster parents once their children leave the family home for university.

With over 200,000 18-year olds from across the UK being offered a university place this year, Orange Grove fostercare, which provides fostering services in Beverley is looking for more parents to open up their hearts and homes to welcome children in need of care, support and love.

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Get Ready To Feel The Rhythm Of A Festival Like No Other

Get Ready To Feel The Rhythm Of A Festival Like No Other

The stage is set for an arts festival like no other as the wonderful city of Hull plays host to the 12th edition of the award-winning Freedom Festival starting on Wednesday.

This week, Hull will see artists from across the world converge in the maritime city to delight, challenge and mystify audiences with jaw-dropping circus, weird and wonderful street theatre, thought-provoking performances and talks, music from all over the world, and mischievous projects that engage all ages. For 2019, a different layer has been added to the festival, offering a new rhythm for the weekend.

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Award-Winning Classically Yours Event Tickets Now On Sale

Award-Winning Classically Yours Event Tickets Now On Sale

Classically Yours, winner of the 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Audience and Engagement, is to return to the East Riding to allow people to discover, enjoy and take part in a range of orchestral music activities. 

 This new season will bring some of the UK’s top orchestras, including Manchester Camerata, Sinfonia Viva, Britten Sinfonia and The Hallé Orchestra to the area. Performing in Beverley, Bridlington and Withernsea, there will be special concerts for children, families and older people, and opportunities for community groups to work with the orchestras. 

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