East Riding poetry festival returns to the High Wolds and is calling for submissions on the theme of ‘connections’
East Riding Libraries to celebrate PRIDE this June
Compost giveaways prove as popular as ever with East Riding residents
Run With It Charity sees massive increase in work with special education schools
East Riding Schools: Breaking barriers to boost attendance
A Hull band who’ve played for the rich and famous all over the world but who remain relatively unknown in their home city, are looking forward to playing a rare major live gig in East Yorkshire next month.
The Tzars style themselves as a weddings and corporate functions band and as such have entertained for major names, including Mercedes-Benz, Shell, Asda and Vision Express. On one occasion they were hired to play for former Formula 1 racing driver and team boss Eddie Jordan’s niece’s wedding.
On Friday, 23 February, there will be a chance to enjoy a February walk along quiet country lanes and along the Hudson Way, also known as the Beverley to Market Weighton Rail Trail.
The five-mile walk will start outside the Light Dragoon pub in Etton, at 9.30am. It will be an opportunity to spot early spring flowers on the verges and up on the trees.
Staff at East Riding Archives and Local Studies based at the Treasure House in Beverley have been presented with a coveted national award – The National Archive Accredited Service Award.
Archives and Records Association Board Member Katy Thornton came to the Treasure House to present the award, accompanied by Keith Sweetmore, National Archives Engagement Manager.
The ground has been broken on an exciting project to create a linear park along the banks of the Gypsey Race through the centre of Bridlington.
The project, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, will be delivered in phases over the next two years, with phase one anticipated to be complete by autumn.
For the first time ever, the leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor Stephen Parnaby OBE, and leader of Hull City Council, Councillor Stephen Brady OBE, will debate with each other as part of The Business Day at Bridlington Spa on Friday 8 June. The leaders’ debate will be chaired by The Right Honourable Alan Johnson.
With business networking at the heart of a day of discovery and insight, 650 business leaders from across the region will also hear from headline speaker Joanna Lumley, social entrepreneur Josh Littlejohn and Yorkshire cricketing legend Geoffrey Boycott. The Business Day will be hosted throughout by journalist and broadcaster Naga Munchetty.
‘Modern life is complicated’ – that’s the view of Solicitor Chris Hutchinson from James Legal Solicitors, based in Beverley and Hull.
Chris says we’re seeing a rise in demand from people needing help with specific things, including relationship matters and later life planning.
Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, has welcomed the announcement of £1.2m extra funding for the East Riding in the latest local authority settlement.
Graham, who was instrumental in setting up the Rural Services Delivery Grant (RSDG) that is providing the additional cash, said the money would support vital public services across his constituency.
Dates for Beverley Puppet Festival 2018 have been announced, with exciting news about new developments that will see the quality of this award winning event soar to even greater heights.
The 8th Beverley Puppet Festival, a Beverley Arts Trust event, takes place over two days and three nights between 13th and 15th July 2018. A major boost for local tourism, the festival is set to attract thousands of visitors into Beverley’s Town Centre.
Lecconfield played host to a night of boxing as The British Army Boxing Team faced the England Boxing Team in a head to head contest on an evening that saw two titles decided.
Featuring six contests, the night of boxing at the Defence School of Transport helped to raise money for the Beverley Community Lift and SSAFA.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is seeking feedback on a new strategy which sets out how the council and its partners will work together to tackle the causes of homelessness and meet the needs of people without access to their own home.
The new strategy builds on the work of the last, published in 2013, and has been developed using the findings of a review into homelessness undertaken in the summer of 2017.
Following the recent Platform event hosted at Bridlington Spa that saw over 100 young dancers take to the stage, East Riding Youth Dance is once again recruiting for young people to join the exciting community dance programme alongside the East Riding Youth Dance County Company.
The youth dance programme is a fantastic opportunity for young people from Year 5 and upwards to engage in 12 weeks of community dance. Participants will work closely with professional dance artists, providing a platform for those with little or no previous background in dance to have a fun, energetic and inspirational experience.
It’s recent collaboration with Beverley-based former Masterchef contestant Mike Williams went down a storm.
And, having got a taste for creating fine dining experiences, White Rabbit Chocolatiers is now ‘flying solo’ to run a similar event at its cosy café in Dyer Lane.
GPs in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS England (NHSE) have today announced that they will not progress with ambitious plans to develop a single building for all GP practices in Bridlington together with other health and wellbeing partners.
The aim of the development was to provide the people of Bridlington with a range of health and social care services under one roof.
East Riding Theatre’s artistic director, Adrian Rawlins, will be directing the theatre’s first in-house production of the year, Good People which opens on 1st March 2018.
Written by Pulitzer prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and awarded the 2011 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Good People is set in South Boston, USA.
Beverley Academy can take heart from a spirited performance against a very strong Skirlaugh second string at the Beverley Leisure Centre on Saturday.
Some heavy overnight rain had put the fixture in doubt, but a 12noon pitch inspection declared the playing surface fit.
HU17.net Magazine issue 385 is out and available from Molescroft News on Woodhall Way.
This week’s edition features a selection of content that has appeared on the web site including dance group The Base Queens, Beverley RUFC U13s team poster and Eunice Spavin’s 100th Birthday.
Town progressed into the semi final of the East Riding Senior Cup for the first time in their history after a hard fought win against Hessle Rangers at Longcroft.
Town started with a strong wind behind and looked to make the most of this. However they were dealt an early blow when midfielder Ben Thomson injured his ankle and had to be replaced by Kegan Rose after only 10 minutes.
Base Queens, a dance group in Beverley are appealing to the community to get behind them and help them raise the money needed so they can compete on the biggest stage.
Base Queens which is made up of 18 girls aged between 11 to 13 are raising money after they reached the World and European Finals to be held later this year.
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