A new exhibition opens at Beverley Art Gallery in the Treasure House this Saturday (1 July): ‘Red Earth and Blue Water; Studies of Indian Life’ by Susan Beaulah.
Beaulah has been painting and exhibiting regularly since the 1980s in watercolour and oil. In recent years, her works have been mainly produced in India– from Rajasthan in the north to Kerala in the south.
Pupils from St Nicholas School Primary School organised a Book Character Day. The event saw a number of the students in the school spend the day as dressed as their favourite characters from books.
On show were number of outfits including Harry Potter, The Queen of Hearts and many more.
Ever wondered what a violin is made of, why a trombone has a slide, how many metres of tubing there are in a French Horn or even why it’s called a ‘French’ horn?
Now’s your chance to find out. On Saturday 8 July, musicians from East Riding Youth Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with world renowned workshop leader, Tim Steiner, will be hosting Music Box, a fun, interactive musical afternoon for all the family at Bridlington Spa from 2pm.
Hotter….cheekier….funnier than ever – the country’s number one touring cabaret show – The Lady Boys of Bangkok return to Bridlington Spa on Tuesday 11 July with a lavish new production – WHO RUNS THE WORLD!
Elections and referendums may come and go, but in the stakes for the best party night out in town, there’s no doubt where the popular vote goes. WHO RUNS THE WORLD! is not a political question – it’s a positive celebration of the fair sex performed by 16 of Thailand’s most alluring and stunning Lady Boys. Escape the drab greyness of everyday life and luxuriate in a colourful euphoric bubble of laughter, beauty, glitz and music.
Three East Yorkshire businesses are celebrating being shortlisted in the Great British Food Awards, with one business securing two nominations in separate classes.
Tibthorpe based The Yorkshire Wagyu Company is in the running in both the best fresh meat product and best savoury snack categories for its sirloin steak and paleo sliced original biltong respectively.
Cllr Denis Healy is appealing to Northern Rail to reconsider its proposal to scrap Beverley’s direct train service to Doncaster and Sheffield and beyond from next May.
The train operator is consulting stakeholders about a proposed new timetable to take effect from May 2018, which will see the end of through trains from Beverley.
Goole Town were the visitors to the Norwood Recreation Ground as they took on Beverley Town Cricket Club in the Hunters Y&DSCL Premier Division.
Beverley made light work of Goole Town dismissing them for just 94 as Jamie Roe helped himself to six wickets.
Over a hundred soldiers will march through Beverley and Bridlington with bayonets fixed, colours flying and bands playing as they exercise their freedom rights.
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion of The Yorkshire Regiment will take part in the Freedom Parades on Friday, 30 June led by commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Sam Humpris.
Yorkshire Party Leader, Stewart Arnold says the deal struck between the Conservative Party and the DUP shows just how impotent Yorkshire’s MPs are.
His comments come after the DUP confirmed they would support Theresa May in return for a number of concessions including an additional £1 billion in funding over a two year period.
A highly-regarded beach volleyball competition is returning to Bridlington over the weekend of 8-9 July.
The 35th Bridlington Open Volleyball Championship is aimed at all levels of player and is contested over two days, attracting competitors from all over the north of England.
It’s Different For Girls is a brand new musical by all female theatre company She Productions and inspired by Hull’s own pioneering ‘garage’ 1960s girl band, Mandy & the Girlfriends. Their all-girl line-up gave them a novelty value that attracted the crowds both in their home town of Hull and at gigs in London.
The Show, directed by The Hypocrite’s (RSC and Hull Truck) Becky Hope-Palmer, with Musical Supervision from Wicked UK’s Paul Frankish and choreography by Hull Truck’s Associate Artist, Jon Beney.
A provocative and interactive art installation exploring barriers within our society is set to appear at Hull Minster throughout Hull UK City of Culture 2017’s Freedom Season.
The Electric Fence, inspired by the everyday experience of people facing hate crime around the world and the dark horrors that have resulted throughout history, will be open to the public at Hull Minster in Trinity Square from 4 July through to the end of September.
Hull City Council has been awarded £15m of National Lottery money to help secure Hull’s future as a major UK tourist destination.
Building on its success as UK City of Culture 2017, this historic maritime city will reclaim and share every element of its past by developing three important sites: the Maritime Museum; the Dock Office Chambers and the North End Shipyard; and two historic vessels, the Arctic Corsair and Spurn Lightship.
Giovanni Pernice & Luba Mushtuk, from Strictly Come Dancing, star in ‘il ballo è vita’ at Bridlington Spa on Thursday 29 June.
Joined by professional dancers from ‘Dancing with the Stars Ireland’, this is not just another ‘An evening with….’ show, but a wonderful evening including a story set in a Sicilian Caffè/Bar.
East Riding Leisure are reminding residents that they are running their ‘Shape up for Summer’ offer again in 2017, with three months’ premier membership for just £60, a saving £13 a month.
The offer can be purchased until 31 July and is a Premier membership that provides full unlimited access to all 10 East Riding Leisure Centres.
Miss Hull City will be showing off her strength and support of our Armed Forces at this year’s Beverley Armed Forces Weekend.
Agatha Lawton will be presenting a prize to the winner of the ‘Tug-of-War’ competition at the Defence School of Transport.
A group of lifelong football fans have worked together to ensure their beloved Hull City plays a part in the Hull UK City of Culture 2017 celebrations.
The group are putting the final touches to plans for an exhibition of classic Tigers’ kits, which will go on display from Monday 3 July.
Susan Hopkinson has just started in post as Director of the Burton Constable Foundation which owns and runs Burton Constable Hall, a spectacular Elizabethan architectural gem, set in glorious parkland, just near Hull.
Susan’s responsibility covers the Hall, its extensive collections of fine and decorative art and furniture, and Capability Brown landscape . Susan comes to Burton Constable Hall from Normanby Hall, North Lincolnshire, where she was Museum Manager, then Director for 9 years.