Hundreds of people showed their support for a special event that was organised on memory of the Paul Fleming who sadly passed away from Cancer.
Organised by brothers Jolly and Jonathan Thorne, the boxing night raised just over £10,000 through ticket sales and a prize draw.
As the region gears up to welcome riders from all over the world for the prestigious Tour de Yorkshire cycle race, people with disabilities, their parents and carers, are invited to attend an open day to find out more about an innovative cycle hire scheme enabling disabled people to access the sport.
Now nearing its third anniversary the All Ride cycle hire scheme, coordinated by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Sport, Play and Arts Service with the support of the Bridlington Foreshores team, is offering disabled people and those with mobility issues the opportunity to give cycling a go when it re-opens for the spring/summer season next month.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 340 is out and features a selection of content from the HU17.net Web Site. The magazine can be purchased from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way.
This week issues features a collection of articles and also photos from Flems Fight Night which saw hundreds of Bevelrey turn out to support a fund raising boxing night.
Voluntary youth organisations across the region are celebrating after receiving grants at a ceremony hosted by the East Riding of Yorkshire youth and family support service.
Positive Activities Grants totalling £52,000 were awarded to successful youth organisations from across the county by the chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor John Dennis, at a ceremony at County Hall in Beverley.
Action featuring the Beverley Beavers U8s team who hosted Hullensians, Bridlington and Beavers U7 team at Beaver Park.
On this occasion Will Turnbull of the Beverley RUFC First team came to give support and encouragement to the children which helped to keep them focused and engaged in the games.
Work is now nearing completion on 15 new chalets at South Cliff Beach, Bridlington, located near the town’s Park and Ride site, which are due for completion by the start of the summer season.
The ‘boat hull’ style chalets will be available for hire from East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and add to the selection of chalets the council already has available to hire in the resort.
Huge crowds attend the region’s biggest Lambing Sunday event this Mother’s Day
Thousands of people from across the country descended upon Bishop Burton College this Mothers’ Day to witness the birth of the new lambs, pet them and help with feeding at this year’s Lambing Sunday.
Hundreds of school children in Bridlington, Driffield and Pocklington will get the chance to see the Tour de Yorkshire Trophies as they go around the county ahead of the third race, which starts in Bridlington on Friday, 28 April.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Road Safety Team, working with race organisers Welcome to Yorkshire, has arranged for both the men’s and women’s Y-shaped trophies to visit the schools on Monday, 27 March.
Beverley Under 14s had a convincing 29-12 win away at Malton on Sunday, having beaten the Malton team 69-0 at home earlier in the season they knew this would be a very different game, Malton would be stronger and the referee was likely to favour the home team and the pre match assumptions proved to be correct.
That said so long as Beverley played structured rugby and were disciplined in response to decisions they would come through and win the game.
Set at the CASE Centre of Excellence, Charles Street Hull. The pop up restaurant will open exclusively for 2 nights only on Wednesday 7 June and Thursday 8 June featuring winner of the BBC’s Great British Menu chef Colin McGurran.
Colin McGurran runs the Michelin recommended Winteringham Fields on the banks of the river Humber and the traditional and unique Hope and Anchor pub in South Ferriby.
Hull born physical training instructor, Mr Dave McCoid has been awarded a Sports Personality & Lifetime Achievement Award by Colonel Andrew Kennedy, the Commandant at the Defence School of Transport.
The ex-soldier has worked at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield for over 7 years as a civilian specialist instructor.
East Riding Councillor, Denis Healy, has launched a petition after figures reveal the devastating impact that the Government’s £3bn cuts to education funding will have on East Riding schools, including Longcroft School and Beverley High School.
Schools in the East Riding are bracing themselves for budget reductions of £14.9m in real terms by 2019, meaning an 8% cut in pupil funding, equivalent to 400 teachers’ jobs.
Sewerby Hall and Gardens has announced its programme of exhibitions for 2017.
Saturday 1 April will see the start of the first exhibition of the year – ‘Little Works of Art: 100 years of Greetings Cards’, which runs until Sunday 21 May.
KLASS Ladieswear at Hornsea Freeport will be hosting a fashion show in aid of the RNLI Humber and Holderness Fundraising Branch on Wednesday 5 April 2017, 7.00pm for 7.30pm.
Tickets are £5.00 and include a drink and nibbles. There will also be a Raffle with some fantastic prizes. Come along with friends for an entertaining evening.
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart met local farmers at Mr Jono Dixon’s farm in Patrington, to discuss their concerns about calls from several environmental groups to ban the well-known weed killer, glyphosate.
Some studies have shown that glyphosate is safe but further studies have also highlighted the chemical as a probable human carcinogen limited evidence that suggests glyphosate may act as an oestrogen mimic, which is of significance for breast cancer risk.
Visitors to the house on Saturday, 25 March will be able to help celebrate Mother’s Day and take home their very own card.
Between 11.30am and 3pm, children will be provided with all the materials they need to create a unique decoupage Victorian-style Mother’s Day card.
Hull Culture and Leisure Library Service have been successful in its bid for £243,783 to the ‘Libraries Opportunities for Everyone Innovation Fund’ to create a new Makerspace within Hull Central Library.
This investment will allow Hull Culture and Leisure to create a space within the Central Library where anyone can explore their creativity in the arts, science and technology – whether independently or collaboratively.
Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire joins the impressive line up of speakers at The Business Day, a new Business Event at Bridlington Spa on Friday 9th June at the end of Biz Week for this intended annual celebration of business in the region.
The Business Day will place business networking at the heart of a day of discovery and insight. Speakers already announced include Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge CBE and John Simpson CBE. The Business Day will be hosted by Alexander Armstrong.