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Beverley Races Gallops Ahead With Exciting Plans For New Season

Beverley Races Gallops Ahead With Exciting Plans For New Season

Racegoers can expect new themed race meetings, more family-friendly days, new and improved party nights, plus, of course, exhilarating flat racing over one mile and three furlongs on the spectacular Westwood course.

The Beverley Races season gallops out of the stalls with the season opener on April 18 and is quickly into its stride with one of this year’s new highlights – Bygone Beverley – a themed raceday taking us back in time to one of the most defining decades of the 20th century.

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Beverley ARLFC Suffer Heavy Defeat At The Hands Of Skirlaugh

Beverley ARLFC Suffer Heavy Defeat At The Hands Of Skirlaugh

This was a tough day at the office for the blue and golds. Due to a number of absences they went into this final pre-season friendly with a depleted line up.

Regular half-back pairing Lewis Straw and Lewis Poskitt were missing as were Jack Howdle, Chris Johnson, Peter Starling, Josh Poskitt, Billy Riby, Steve Connolly and Ben Bardle. Bradley Kirkby had to pull out shortly before kick off as a precautionary measure not wishing to aggravate a pulled hamstring.

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Molescroft Maths Funding Will Multiply Our Schools’ Progress

Molescroft Maths Funding Will Multiply Our Schools’ Progress

Local MP, Graham Stuart, says a funding boost for Molescroft Primary School will build upon the real progress being made by schools in Beverley and Holderness.

The outstanding school has received cash from the Government’s Strategic School Improvement Fund (SSIF) to develop better maths teaching in other surrounding schools.

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How To Help Your Children When They’re Struggling With Assignments

Helping your children when they’re struggling with assignments can be a challenge in itself. After all the nagging and teary battles, you are likely to dread school assignments as much as they do.

Luckily, hitting the books doesn’t have to be quite as much of an ordeal, and should you feel necessary, you can even buy essay.

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Sinfonia Viva Bring Classic Classics To Beverley

Sinfonia Viva Bring Classic Classics To Beverley

Sinfonia Viva will be back in Beverley on Thursday, 22 March at 7.30pm in Toll Gavel United Church for a concert of Classic Classics.

The evening will include youthful masterpieces by Mozart, Elgar and Schubert, and a symphony by the ever-youthful Haydn. His Symphony No 85 sparkles with his characteristic wit and energy.

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Tzars Will Light Up The Night At Tourism Oscars

Tzars Will Light Up The Night At Tourism Oscars

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.

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Enjoy A Country Walk From Etton In Late February

Enjoy A Country Walk From Etton In Late February

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.

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East Riding Archives Staff Presented With Top National Award

East Riding Archives Staff Presented With Top National Award

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.

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Work Starts On New Green Space For Bridlington

Work Starts On New Green Space For Bridlington

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.

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Council Leaders Set To Debate In The First Of Its Kind

Council Leaders Set To Debate In The First Of Its Kind

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.

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MP Says There Is 'More To Do' As Government Grants Local Funding Wish

MP Says There Is ‘More To Do’ As Government Grants Local Funding Wish

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.

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2018 Sees Most Ambitious Puppet Festival To Date

2018 Sees Most Ambitious Puppet Festival To Date

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.

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