The time has come, the wait is over: THIS WEEK, THURSDAY NO LESS, sees the opening of the Lit Up Festival.
Clear your diaries, open your minds, get into gear and come along (more than once). From 28th September to 21st October, we bring you the world, the geniuses, the game-changers.
The LitUp Festival presents an exciting newly commissioned exhibition and performance by Hull- born artist Patrick Coyle at East Riding Leisure Haltemprice, as part of the ‘Out of this Word’ programme.
‘High Enterprise’will be at one of the UK’s busiest Leisure Centres from Thursday, 28 September to Friday, 3 November.
Beverley Racecourse has revealed its programme for the 2018 season where the Yorkshire course will host 19 fixtures in what is set to be another packed campaign which will get underway on April 18 with the opening meeting of the year.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 366 is out and available to purchase from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way. This week’s edition features a collection of pictures, news and sport.
There are reports from the weekend’s big games and an extensive in depth look at the upcoming Judy Garland night being held as part of the film festival.
The stories and social histories of Black people with African heritage will be shared in Our Histories Revealed, a fascinating exhibition at Hull History Centre next month, as part of the African Stories in Hull and East Yorkshire project.
The project, which received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund in May 2016, aims to create a record of the local stories, oral histories, art and music that have been collected from people across Hull and the East Riding, from extraordinary family histories to anecdotes remembered over the dining table.
Edward Lewis takes aim at a big prize at Beverley’s final meeting of the season on Tuesday when the progressive sprinter runs in the £20,000 Eddie And Violet Smith Conditions Stakes.
The four-year-old gelding was a fine second to Desert Law in the 16-runner Symphony Group Handicap at York last month and now attempts to go one place better at the East Yorkshire circuit.
The blue and golds just fell at the final hurdle in their bid for Grand Final glory at the home of Batley Bulldogs on Saturday. They had to admit that the best team on the day won.
Beverley came into the final expecting a different type of game to the previous week’s war of attrition in the semi-final and their opponents expansive attacking machine proved to be just a little too much to handle.
A big display that was created following photography competition organised by Dementia Friendly East Riding will go on display in the town.
Pictures along with captions will go on display at the up coming Beverley Food Festival before moving to the Parkway Cinema where it will be on show for a week.
Pray let it be a long time before we endure another afternoon like this. This was a truly awful game.
There was plenty of huffing and puffing and it was all played in a good spirit but the quality hardly ever rose above the mediocre. What little constructive rugby there was came from Hullensians who fully deserved their comfortable victory.
AS determined runners battle their way through the 26 miles of the RB Hull Marathon, friends and family who come along to support are invited to an altogether less gruelling experience.
RB, the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company, is setting up the RB Village in West Park, near the KC Stadium, to provide refreshment and entertainment for people waiting for runners to cross the finishing line.
Navigating the nation’s road network is made easier with satnavs and smart phones in 2017, but the extra information to be found on road signs can be invaluable to drivers and other road users.
In a celebration of these design classics that have been gracing our roadsides for over 50 years, next month Humber Street Gallery is hosting an exhibition curated by MADE NORTH’s Patrick Murphy of reinterpretations of those classic circles, triangles and squares by leading designers and artists, including Sir Terrance Conran, Betty Jackson and Sir Peter Blake.
Photos from the Yorkshire Mens League Grand Final that saw Beverley ARLC and Siddal go head to head for the title.
Despite taking the lead in the match, it was Siddal who were crowned champions as they defeated Beverley 30-12 at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium.
East Riding residents are being reminded to trim their own private hedges and trees which overhang paths and roads to prevent them from causing an obstruction.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s streetscene enforcement team said overgrown vegetation can become a nuisance or even a danger to pedestrians, cyclists and drivers if it overhangs, obstructs or blocks visibility on the public highway.
Students from Longcroft School have been given a tour of the BEA Systems at Brough after they enjoyed success in an engineering competition. The Brough Seaplane completion was created to mark the centenary of the BAE Brough site and also inspire young people in schools to embrace engineering. Students were tasked with designing a cockpit with organisers saying they had some ‘brilliant entries’ resulting in them inviting winners and runners…
Hodgsons FC have kicked off their new season challenge with support from their biggest fan – next door neighbour The Potting Shed.
The bar is a kit sponsor for the club in its 2017/2018 East Riding County League campaign and, says Jade Renner, Operations Director , everyone there is backing the team to do well.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council offers a range of support to people who are interested in becoming a registered Ofsted childminder.
Childminders are self-employed and care for children in their own home. They play an important role in providing a childcare setting which meets the needs of many parents and carers across the East Riding.
Photos from Beverley Racecourse where a fair crowd turned out to enjoy an afternoon of racing at the Westwood Track.
People from around the area were at the course including a group of ladies who had headed across from Bridlington to enjoy the day.
The blue and golds will bring their season to a close this Saturday with their biggest game in their recent history and their neighbours, the Potting Shed, are backing them to triumph in the final.
Beverley ARLC will contest the Yorkshire Premier Division Grand Final against Siddal Academy at in Batley, West Yorkshire in their 1PM kick off.