Around 100 delegates have attended a major rural tourism event to help make connections, grow their businesses and celebrate some of the region’s finest food and drink producers with the launch of a new guide.
Held at Tickton Grange Country Hotel, near Beverley, the event encouraged those attending to harness the wide range of marketing opportunities available with the aim of increasing the profile of their businesses and grow the number of visitors to the area.
A ‘stunning and unique’ film documenting the day Hull was split in two by the Open Bridges project will be screened in the Art Gallery at Beverley’s Treasure House this month.
The 20-minute film, which is free to view and open to the public in normal gallery hours, will be on continuous loop until mid-June as part of a new display.
Claremont House care home in Beverley say they were thrilled when they received a VIP invite to Beverley Racecourse to attend their By Gone Beverley event on Bank Holiday Monday.
Claremont House were one of three Beverley Care Homes to be invited to the event, which had a 1960s theme. Beverley Community Lift provided the transport for Claremont House residents.
Beverley Town Reserves clinched the title on the final day of the season with a 4-2 win over Holme Rovers at Longcroft School.
Town, started the game knowing that a point would be enough to secure the title though started poorly and found themselves two down inside the first ten minutes.
A fund-raising day held by Beverley Market traders raised more than £2,000 for the Daisy Appeal at Castle Hill Hospital.
Families took part in a children’s treasure hunt and there were great prizes on offer donated by businesses from Beverley and the surrounding area in a grand raffle and a tombola at the event in Saturday Market on Saturday 5 May.
ArtWaves returns for a fourth year to Bridlington Spa on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 May 2018, transforming the venue into a vibrant hub of workshops, demonstrations, activities and much more.
The visual arts festival fringe programme is now underway with workshops and evening events being staged across the week with returning artists such as Robert Dutton and Carol Davidson, alongside specially curated evening events from Hornsea Art Society and Bridlington Art Society.
Ferens Art Gallery is in the running to become Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018, the biggest museum and art gallery prize in the world. Now, the gallery is urging the residents and visitors to pledge their support.
Making the final five means it is one of the best museum in the country following a record breaking year in the spotlight when Hull celebrated being UK City of Culture. The Ferens was recognised for commissioning the UK’s largest naked art work with Spencer Tunick in 2016.
Macmillan Mobile Information Service to will be in Beverley next week offering people a chance to learn more the impact cancer has on local lives.
The charity hope that members of the public will pop along and see them where experts will be on hand to deal with a number topics.
An avid Wargamer and collector, Nathan Long, who turned a hobby into a business is bringing ‘Ambush!’ a dedicated Wargames Show to the East Riding.
Nathan, who runs the store Mighty Lancer Games in Bridlington says after years of being a fan of Wargamer he felt the East Riding was missing out on having its own event.
A Russian born architect is using her a fine art skills and attention to detail to create drawings honouring some of the region’s most picturesque landmarks in her latest exhibition which has opened at Pocklington Arts Centre (PAC).
Tatiana Gilks (nee Chudinova) first visited the UK over a decade ago for a two-week coach trip and says she fell in love with the country, so much so that she moved to Pocklington permanently four years ago.
East Riding of Yorkshire’s town crier, Michael Wood, has been crowned as the best in Britain for the fifth time after scooping the title at The Loyal Company of Town Criers (LCTC) British Town Criers’ Championship over the bank holiday weekend.
The event, which coincided with the LCTC’s 25th anniversary celebrations, saw competitors contest in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, and perform their ‘home cry’ for which they shout the praises of the areas they represent. Dry facts and numerous dates do not impress the judges, but creative writing does.
Screwfix in Beverley are on the look out for the local builders, electricians, carpenters and plumbers who they say deserved to be reconised for the work they do.
A leading supplier to trades people, Screwfix are holding a competition that will see the overall winner of Britain’s Top Tradesperson 2018 bag a Mitsubishi L200 Warrior pick-up truck worth thousands of pounds.
News that Beverley and Holderness is to benefit from almost £1m NHS England to improve the provision of dental services in the area has been welcomed by MP Graham Stuart.
Funds from NHS England could help provide care for up to 2,000 new patients over the next three years in the region, though industry experts say the Government is cashing in on dentists.
All teams at Beverley Town Cricket Club finally got under way over the early May Bank Holiday weekend and the Saturday proved to be a big success with two winning draws and two wins, followed by a win for the 5th XI on Sunday.
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Beverley Town Cricket Club first team drew with Hull Zingari on what was a perfect day for cricket at the Norwood Recreation Ground.
Skipper Andy Burton was pleased with his sides efforts that saw Beverley get 26 points as Zingari held on to earn a losing draw.
Beverley’s James Westmoreland and Jordan Rushby were both on the track this weekend with both riders enjoying mixed results.
James ‘Westy’ Westmoreland competed in round three of the Dickies British Supersport Championship onboard the Gearlink Kawasaki around Oulton Park in Cheshire.
A respected Beverley skincare doctor has been invited to talk at a prestigious global Anti-ageing conference next month (5-6 June).
A published author of several scientific skincare papers, Dr. Katerina Steventon will address delegates at the sixth Anti-ageing Skincare Conference on ‘The importance of touch in skincare’.