As part of the council’s programme to commemorate the First World War, new pages have just been added on the East Riding Museums Service website, based on a detailed research project.
They contain a wealth of information on the East Riding Yeomanry (ERY) and its service during the First World War.
Graham Stuart MP will be attending the unveiling of a plaque in Beverley to commemorate the childhood home of author Mary Wollstonecraft.
Organised by the Beverley Civic Society, the event will take place later this week, has been arranged to celebrate the childhood home of Mary Wollstonecraft who lived at 2 Highgate in Beverley.
Organisers of the first Beverley Family Carnival are hoping the public will get behind the event which is taking place later this week at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
Beverley Family Carnival is will be a fund raising event aiming to raise cash to help support 50 pop up schools in the slums of Bangladesh.
Britain’s Got Talent is coming to Beverley next month as they try to discover if the historic market town is home to a potential winner of the popular talent show.
Screened on ITV, BGT is the nation’s favourite talent show giving contestants a chance to make their dreams a reality in front of millions of viewers across the nation.
Writing is a skill that develops over time. Even the greatest authors, essayists and poets didn’t write world renowned masterpieces on their first try.
When it comes to writing papers at the high-school (and even college-level), writing your very first novel, or starting out on your freelance writing career, one of the biggest mistakes that novice writers will often make is that they don’t gather enough research on how to write like a professional.
Described as the original suffragette, author and free thinker Mary Wollstonecraft was a pioneer of women’s rights, arguing that women should be educated, should be able to vote and to be in government: extraordinary claims for the 18th century.
This September Beverley is celebrating her story and her connection to the town as part of the national Heritage Open Days programme, with talks, walks and an illumination by the street artist Stewy.
The UK’s first double-decker inflatable theme park has opened at Beverley’s Flemingate centre, marking a major milestone in the development of East Yorkshire’s fastest-growing retail and leisure destination.
The opening of Inflata Nation means Flemingate is now 95% let, with footfall continuing to grow strongly.
Radio 2’s Saturday night dance music line-up is taking to the road once again for ‘Radio 2’s All Star Party’ on Saturday 29th September, live from the Art Deco ballroom of Bridlington Spa.
Trevor Nelson, Craig Charles and Ana Matronic will broadcast their shows live from the venue, presenting a spectacular night of soul, R&B and dance music. The night will feature outstanding live performances by Clean Bandit, Incognito, Lemar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts and the Fantasy Funk Band featuring Gabrielle, Jaki Graham and John Turrell.
Specsavers in Beverley is once again sponsoring the Beverley Athletics Club by supporting the Walkington 10k road race.
As an official sponsor of the race, which is held every July, the Specsavers store on Toll Gavel provided sponsored shirts complete with Specsavers logo which were handed out to participants on completion of the race.
An East Yorkshire skincare expert has launched a specialist eye and lip serum based on her own research into skin feel.
‘9′ is an anti-ageing serum for tired, dehydrated eyes and lips that is inspired by Beverley based Dr Katerina Steventon’s 20 years’ scientific research and professional expertise and refined by her latest skin-feel research.
As part of the Theatre’s Autumn/Winter season, East Riding Theatre (ERT) are delighted to announce that the next in-house production.
To be staged at the professional Theatre in Beverley, ART by Yasmina Reza (translated by Christopher Hampton) will be the next production opening on the 27th September and runs until the 20th October.
The Yorkshire Wolds Walking and Outdoor Festival brings its most diverse and vast calendar of events and activities yet as it celebrates its 8th anniversary.
Taking place between Saturday, 8 and Sunday, 16 September, the festival brings over 100 walks and activities to the East Riding, including Beverley, putting the area’s wonderful landscape and rich heritage on show to all age groups and abilities.
On the evening of Saturday 8 September, as part of the Bridlington Weekend of Motoring, Bridlington Spa, Tour Britannia and the RNLI join forces to present Out to Dinner with Abbie Eaton as part of the Bridlington Weekend of Motoring 2018.
Successful GT racing driver Abbie Eaton, who is from the East Riding of Yorkshire, has made repeated appearances on Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour as the season two test driver.
Princess Power will attempt to extend an exemplary run of form when she runs in the feature race at Beverley on Sunday.
Trained in Malton by Nigel Tinkler, the two-year-old daughter of Slade Power has won her last three races in the style of a rapidly improving filly.
This year sees the 50th anniversary of Beverley’s designation as a Conservation Area. To celebrate this anniversary a new exhibition, “Conservation 50”, is now open at the Beverley Guildhall.
Response to the exhibition has been very positive, many visitors commenting that they were unaware how much of the town was included in the Conservation Area. Many also feel that the exhibition helps them to appreciate the town in a different way.
Local GPs are urging people to use health services wisely over the bank holiday weekend.
Many pharmacies will be closed over the long weekend, but if you find yourself in a pinch a few will still be open throughout the region.
Beverley Town Football Club boss Rich Jagger says he is ‘happy’ after his side beat Walkington in their first local derby of the season at Longcroft.
Jagger’s side enjoyed their their first win beating rivals Walkington 3-1 earning of their first three points of the season.
A first aid instructor at East Riding of Yorkshire Council is asking for help to raise money in order to buy medical kits so he can teach the people of Soweto basic first aid skills.
Rocky Clark, who is one of the instructors based at East Riding Leisure Haltemprice, has set up the charity Helping Them to Help Themselves – Friends of Soweto, following a visit to the South African township earlier this year.