Dignitaries and Civic Leaders gathered at the Humber Bridge on Saturday to celebrate the iconic structure’s place at the heart of the local community.
Mayors of Hull, Barton and North Lincolnshire; the Lord Lieutenant of East Yorkshire and Vice Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, and; representatives from the four local authorities and town councils near to the bridge, all took part in the Civic event which included a tour of the bridge and a trip up the north tower.
Visitor numbers for the first five months of the year at Ferens Art Gallery have shown a 91% increase from the same period prior to Hull’s year as UK City of Culture 2017.
The figures, comparing the first five months of 2018 and 2015*, are promising for both the gallery and the city as Hull looks to build on the momentum from Hull 2017.
Additional events are being staged in Beverley to co-inside with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition returns to Beverley Art Gallery in the Treasure House this month.
Of the events the highlight will be the Really Really Wild Day at the Treasure House on Saturday, 21 July, from 10am to 4pm.
Carers and the cared for are invited to gather in the majestic surroundings of Beverley Minster on Wednesday, 4 July at 1pm for the annual Carers Celebration Service.
The popular event, which is organised by the East Riding Carers Advisory Group in partnership with the East Riding Carers Support Service, is an uplifting and joyful celebration of the invaluable role of carers.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be recreating Bridlington beach at the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate in an attempt to showcase the East Coast.
East Riding Council have sponsored the beach as part of the Welcome to Yorkshire stand at a cost of £4,000 for the duration of the event that takes place in July.
Three of the brand-new 2018 Mercedes Sprinters fitted with Paneltex temperature-controlled bodies made their world debut at the Mercedes-Benz Van Experience Live event, held recently at the Millbrook Proving Ground.
After a sneak preview at the CV Show, Hull based refrigerated bodybuilder Paneltex demonstrated the first ever refrigerated body on the new style third generation Mercedes Sprinter chassis cab at this event.
Beverley Grammar School are proud to announce they have been awarded the Quality in Careers Standard (formerly the IAG Gold Standard).
The Quality in Careers Standard is the national quality award for careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) in schools, colleges and work-based learning.
A number of local organisations and community groups will re-sign the East Riding’s Armed Forces Community Covenant on Sunday, 1 July as part of Beverley Armed Forces Day.
The Armed Forces Community Covenant is a voluntary statement of mutual support between East Riding of Yorkshire Council, local representatives of the public, charitable and voluntary sectors, the civilian community and the armed forces community in the form of a written pledge.
It was good day for Beverley Town Cricket Club as all four senior teams won on Saturday on what was a perfect weekend for playing cricket.
Local MP, Graham Stuart, says substantial progress is being made by the Community Access Defibrillators for East Yorkshire (CADEY) Campaign.
Having founded the campaign earlier this year, Graham welcomed the “positive steps” being made to improve the coverage, accessibility and awareness of defibrillators through the communities of Beverley and Holderness.
A Beverley man who’s barking dogs were causing a nuisance to his neighbours has been fined by magistrates.
Stewart Holland, 31, of Burden Road, Beverley appeared at Beverley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 27 June where he admitted to three breaches of failing to control the noise caused by his dogs barking and howling.
Photos featuring Year 11 students from Longcroft School’s ‘Class Of 2018’ who celebrated with Prom held at Lazaat Hotel in Cottingham.
Käthe Kollwitz (née Schmidt, 1867–1945) was one of the leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notable for the emotional power of her drawing, printmaking and then sculpture.
This exhibition focuses on works from the British Museum’s remarkable print collection, celebrating the enduring impact of Kollwitz’s powerful and affecting images.
Classically Yours, the award-winning arts initiative launched by East Riding of Yorkshire Council as part of the Hull 2017 City of Culture year, has won extended funding from the Arts Council to continue its work to increase the amount of high quality music available in the county and to encourage more anticipation in arts and culture.
Graham Stuart MP has backed efforts by pupils, parents, governors and teachers at Beverley St Nicholas Primary School to improve lighting along the footpath between the school and the adjacent St Nicholas Church.
Graham said that safety must be the ‘primary concern’ as work continues around a new £5m building at the site on Holme Church Lane.
Parents and carers looking for ways to keep their children entertained this summer should look no further than the School’s Out 2018 booklet.
School’s Out 2018 will soon be delivered to more than 20,000 homes of children aged between four and 13 years old and who attend school in the East Riding.
The hugely popular Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition – developed and produced by the Natural History Museum – will be back in Beverley in July.
Beverley Art Gallery in the Treasure House will host the new 2018 exhibition from Saturday, 14 July to Saturday, 8 September, making it an ideal day out for the summer holidays. During the exhibition’s run, the Treasure House will also be open on Sundays.
A workshop to address Hull’s relationship with water will take place with representatives from a number of sectors including business, housing, environment and health and wellbeing.
Earlier this year, Hull was selected alongside Miami, Cape Town, Amman and Mexico City to contribute to the development of a new City Water Resilience Framework (CWRF).