An established partnership between Ferens Art Gallery and the Royal Collection Trust will bring a total of five exceptional loans from Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace to Hull between 2017 and 2021 as part of Masterpieces in Focus.
Rembrandt van Rijn’s The Shipbuilder and his Wife (1633) complements Hull’s maritime heritage, the gallery’s strength in Dutch 17th century art and the latest exhibition of contemporary art on display:
Girls across the East Riding will be provided with increased opportunities to play football after a new nationwide participation programme was announced.
The programme will see 200 SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Clubs opening throughout England this spring, each run in conjunction with the local County FA and their key partners.
After a summer of hard work, Freedom Five have won a trip to Flamingo Land as runners up in Humberside Police’s Lifestyle Project.
Freedom Five consisted of five Beverley girls whose project aim was to get kids off technology. The girls Millie, Laura, Chloe, Holly and Aimee had fun raising funds throughout their school holidays.
Local estate agents, Dee Atkinson & Harrison came up with an Egg-ceptional way to celebrate Easter with the children at Cherry Burton Primary School.
Pupils at the school were asked to decorate boiled eggs with the prizes being awarded to those that were picked out by the judges.
A host of local and regional producers have signed up for a new monthly food event at Beverley’s Flemingate centre, with the first taking place this Sunday.
The indoor and outdoor food event will take place on the second Sunday of every month and will offer locally-produced food and drink from an exciting range of independent traders.
TASL is pleased to announce that it is the city’s new provider of non-emergency medical transport service for patients registered with a Hull GP. TASL will provide a fully patient-centred service with a focus on safety, timeliness, comfort and wellbeing.
TASL has been actively working with NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to ensure a seamless transfer of services with journeys from 1 April already transferred into TASL’s booking systems.
Only 5% of people in Yorkshire and the Humberside know a lot about pancreatic cancer, according to a national awareness survey commissioned by Pancreatic Cancer Action.
Nationally, the figures are equally as bad, with only 5% claiming they know a lot about the disease.
Hull City Council, in partnership with a number of key stakeholders including local rugby league club Hull FC and the armed forces, will commemorate the life, career and bravery of one of the city’s greatest heroes, a century on from Harrison being posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross in 1917.
The former rugby star, Sutton resident and Lime Street School teacher was killed in action during World War One in May 1917 at Oppy Wood, France.
Bring hygge to the home with Cormar Carpets new collection, Highland Saxony
Meeting the new mood for Danish warmth and atmosphere – or hygge -, this easy-clean, deep pile, luxury carpet range comes in a bank of fashionable heather hues that provide warmth and comfort to any home.
As part of the council’s new initiative, Active Coast, the events team at Sewerby Hall and Gardens are offering visitors the chance to take part in a brand new family fun day on Sunday, 9 April between 10am and 4pm.
Various inflatables will be in place on the front events field supported by family archery and a hay bale challenge as well as other sporting activities.
Another name has been added to the line-up for the two-day Tidal Waves Beach Music Festival in Bridlington in June: indie rock band The Pigeon Detectives from Leeds will be performing at the event at South Cliff beach, on Saturday 10 June.
Formed way back in 2002, the platinum-selling band released their fifth studio album, ‘Broken Glances’ in February of this year.
5Four Payroll, sister company to 360 Chartered Accountants, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new payroll specialist.
Kellie Humphries has over 15 years’ experience working in payroll and is well known to businesses across Hull and East Yorkshire.
The Beverley and East Riding Lawn Tennis Club will be hosting their annual open day this coming Sunday giving people the chance to see their facilities.
Located on Seven Corners Lane, Beverley and East Riding Lawn Tennis Club will be offering free tennis taster sessions for both adults and juniors.
NHS Leaders are warning local people not to be caught short of medication this Easter Bank Holiday.
As the long weekend approaches NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is reminding patients to order their prescriptions in plenty of time, before their GP or pharmacy closes.
A social enterprise providing a retail space for artists and designers has opened at Beverley’s Flemingate centre, offering a high-profile platform for a community of local creatives.
A diverse range of artistic entrepreneurs have come together under one roof in a high-quality hub for unique and distinctive creative products.
Beverley and Bishop Burton College will again take part in Yorkshire’s oldest rugby seven-a-side tournament, the 59th John Smiths Pock 7s, at Pocklington RUFC, next Friday (14 April).
The event has been held in Pocklington every Good Friday since 1959, and it has grown from humble beginnings into one of Yorkshire’s biggest sporting and social days out, with the local rugby fraternity plus many ‘ex-pats’ making their way to Percy Road for an annual Easter reunion.
Sewerby Hall and Gardens have weeks of family fun activities planned for the Easter holidays.
Between now and Sunday, 23 April, there are plenty of activities and events planned for visitors young and old alike.
RICS Hull & East Yorkshire Local Association (HEYLA) is running its annual CPD event on Wednesday the 10 May at KCOM Stadium. The event is aimed at professionals in property who would like the opportunity to network with like-minded professionals over breakfast, training and lunch.
RICS aims to make these events inexpensive and informative and consisting of three sessions, such as CDM 2015, Dilapidations and Cost Reinstatement, to help attendees keep their skills and knowledge up to date, relevant, competent and competitive within their field of work.