Offshore’s internationally-renowned artists have created works that examine the many facets of our relationship with the sea.
The modern and contemporary art looks at a wide range of ideas: from threats to our corals to myths of sea monsters and new commissions that uncover Hull’s maritime heritage.
Photos from the Ladies Day event staged at Beverley Rugby Club. The annual event was yet again huge success as ladies took over the now look club house.
An Art and Education project from Hull based Artist Andi Dakin in partnership with Hull Culture and Leisure, Hull City Council and Hull 2017: and supported by Arts Council England has launched.
Hull has twelve public libraries and during the next three months throughout our UK City of Culture’s ‘ Roots and Routes’ season, Space Urchins will be invading these buildings.
Police are seeking witnesses after a 48-year-old Walkington man sadly died in a road traffic collision last night (Friday 31 March).
They were called at 7.04pm by a passing motorist reporting a red Honda VTR in a field beside the road at Walkington Head, Walkington.
Pupils from St Nicholas Primary School have joined people from all over the country as they took part in Wear a Hat Day.
The kind hearted pupils donated 50p for so they could wear a hat while in at school helping to raise funds and awareness for the Brain Tumour Research Fund.
John Turner from Beverley Fair Trade is on the lookout for more people to join the group so they can organise more events in the town.
Mr. Turner was speaking following the success of their efforts during Fair Trade Fortnight that took place at the start of March.
Mayor of Beverley Robert Begnett says a survey conducted in local schools has revealed that young people in Beverley want more activities in the town.
According to the results from the survey seem to suggest what young people want in the town is access to courses like a bake off and open days at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
This year marks 225 years since Mary Wollstonecraft’s, ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’ was published – one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy.
Now local author Val Wise has published a novel, ‘The Wrongs of Woman’ which follows the 15 year-old Mary during her time in Beverley East Yorkshire.
The blue and golds will take on East Hull on Saturday, making the short trip to Rosmead Street for a 2.30pm start.
Beverley ARLC are keen to get off to a good start on this the opening day of the Yorkshire Men’s League.
Construction students at Bishop Burton College have been given a showcase of industry leading products by national suppliers and businesses.
An exhibition took place at the college featuring a visit from leading interior lining supplier British Gypsum. The visit was organised and co-ordinated in partnership by Hull-based construction firm Hobson & Porter and UK materials supplier Jewson.
Start4Life, Public Health England’s marketing programme that helps parents-to-be and parents to adopt healthy behaviours, has launched a new interactive ‘Start4Life Breastfeeding Friend’ (BFF) to guide new mums thorough their first weeks of breastfeeding and help them breastfeed successfully by providing personal support for mothers at any time of the day.
Through one-to-one messaging and push notifications, the Start4Life BFF gives mums 24/7 access to expert NHS advice in a friendly, accessible way.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, will visit Sand le Mere Holiday Village near Withernsea on Friday to officially open the park for the new holiday season. His visit comes as part of English Tourism Week.
He will be shown round by General Manager Amby Tatla to see how the park has spent almost £1 million in the past year to improve infrastructure and add new caravan pitches to increase capacity.
Local charity Jacob’s Well is urgently appealing for people to give up a few hours to help sort aid supplies that are shipped to some of the worlds most needy people.
The charity say that due to their success they are receiving donations from companies that means they are now in need of some extra hands to sort the supplies ready for shipping.
Look Up is a year-long programme of temporary artworks commissioned by Hull UK City of Culture 2017, specifically made for Hull’s public spaces and places, co-curated by Andrew Knight and Hazel Colquhoun.
Hull 2017 is co-commissioning a number of Look Up artworks in partnership with The Deep. Each artwork will be very different, and will take place within different seasons of the Hull 2017 programme.
Former Beverley Minster virger Neil Pickford and the staff at Monks Walk in Highgate are celebrating the first anniversary of the pub’s successful reopening by asking Beverley folk to help them buy the freehold.
The pub reopened on 8 April 2016 after a refit that removed all the TVs and jukebox, transforming it into a proper ‘Chatter’ pub – and it has been so successful that Neil thinks his appeal for crowdfunding will be very popular.
A much improved Myton Warriors side made this a real competition at the Beverley leisure centre, matching the Beverley Braves for effort for the full hour, but the Braves had the upper hand with regards to skill levels and this showed throughout.
MOTM Ollie Gresswell led from the front as in recent weeks and was the pick of the forwards, just edging a fine supporting cast of Jack Dixon, Alex Nuttall and Owen Lightfoot with Dixon powering over for a early brace of tries in typical fashion, Owen Miller adding the conversions.
Straight from the kick off the Braves were under pressure from the much bigger Skirlaugh Bulls outfit.
The Beverley Braves coming off the back of a disappointing performance defended well for the first couple of sets and took it to the Bulls with the ball in hand. Skirlaugh’s size advantage eventually paid off after a Braves error and they crossed for the opening score.
A play “Made in Hull” and boasting an entirely East Yorkshire cast is sure to be a City of Culture hit when Beverley’s East Riding Theatre is transformed into “Shakers” – the oh-so-trendy cocktail bar where everyone wants to be seen.
It is here we also meet Nicky, Adele, Carol and Mel, the bars long-suffering waitresses, who invite you to pull up a table, order a drink and relax in their company.