This month will see more family events to accompany the hugely popular Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Treasure House in Beverley running until 22 April, one of the key East Riding events in Hull UK City of Culture 2017, in which East Riding of Yorkshire Council is a Principal Partner.
On Saturday 11 March, the Treasure House will host ‘Crazy Cardboard Critters’ from 10am until 3pm.
Landlord Steve Smith says he would like to thank the locals for their support over recent weeks since he took over a popular Beverley pub, The Royal Standard.
Mr. Smith has run several pubs in the local area over the years was speaking after he confirmed he had ‘fully committed’ to Punch Taverns.
The Queens Head are to add Afternoon Tea to their menu following demand from their customers.
Manager, Claire Martin says that people who regularly come to eat in the Wednesday Market pub have been asking for them to add ‘teas’ to their menu.
A new talk will be held at the Treasure House in Beverley this month entitled ‘Before The Eyes of God’: Hidden Stories of the Medieval Archbishops of York.
On Tuesday 14 March at 6.30pm visit the Treasure House for a fascinating glimpse into medieval Yorkshire life, as our guest speaker explores the registers of the Archbishops of York.
Beverley Racecourse will this Sunday be the place to be for couples who are planning their wedding as they host their first Wedding Fair.
Organisers of the event say that the event will showcase some on the many local companies they work with in the wedding industry while promoting their venue.
Beverley ARLC will get their competitive season under way on Saturday as they host Skirlaugh “A” at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
Following tough pre-season the Blue and Golds will go into their 40/20 cup game as favourites against the side who play in the league below.
Beverley Town Football Club will be aiming to make it consecutive league wins as they travel to the Victoria Pleasure Ground to take on Goole.
Rich Jagger will be a looking for a response from his players after they were dumped out of the Fish and Chips Cup last weekend going down 4-1 to Crown FC.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is to carry out major carriageway reconstruction on the A63, between Knedlington crossroads and the East Riding boundary, starting on Monday, 20 March.
The £750,000 project will involve reconstructing sections of the A63, which will be carried out on behalf of the council by Cemex Paving Solutions Ltd.
Hull Ladies Choir and Hull Male Voice Choir are presenting a Gala Concert in celebration of Hull being the UK City of Culture in 2017.
These two established choirs have represented the City of Hull nationally for a joint total of 186 years. With the support from Hull City Council’s Arts Development team, the event will take place on Thursday 11 May, in the magnificent Banqueting Hall in the Guildhall, in Hull city centre, surrounded by the evidence of Hull’s culture, tradition and history.
A pedigree beef business from Driffield is aiming to conquer the snack market with its new range of biltong made from one of the world’s most highly prized meats.
The launch of The Yorkshire Wagyu Company’s Biltong marks the firm’s first foray into the charcuterie marketplace and is in response to the growing market for heathy, high protein snacks.
National Apprenticeship Week 2017 is a key period for the Apprenticeship Industry, being a week to celebrate the success of, and increase awareness of, Apprenticeships for both Apprentices and their employers.
2017 has already been an eventful year and has identified skills development and the growth of the UK economy to be crucial. Brexit is beginning to take form and the announcement of a modernised Industrial Strategy reinforces the importance of skills development for the growth of the UK economy.
Cash for Kids, in partnership with Motor Depot have launched their new fundraising campaign, 500 faces, bringing the community together in a fresh and engaging fundraising initiative.
The idea is a simple one; it is Cash for Kids mission to find 500 people to raise just £100 across twelve months, with the overall aim of raising £50,000 by the end of the year.
An NHS trust has won a contract to provide GP services at a surgery in Hull.
Humber NHS Foundation Trust will begin running primary care services at Northpoint GP practice, located within Bransholme Health Centre, from 1 April.
Nearly all East Riding parents of children moving to secondary school this year have got places for them at their preferred school.
Letters to parents telling them the outcome of their applications for secondary places in September are being sent out. All local authorities in England have to send the letters out on the same date.
The team at Lincoln & York is celebrating after Coffee Buyer and Taster, Rebekah Kettrick, became the first and only female Q Arabica and Q Robusta licensed coffee grader in Europe.
At the UK’s first ever Q Robusta course, held at the end of 2016 in Edinburgh, Rebekah experienced a rigorous six days learning about the Robusta bean’s attributes and flavours, alongside calibrating, cupping and scoring the coffee.
The Height of the Reeds is a major new sound installation by Opera North for the iconic Humber Bridge, running 1 – 30 April 2017 as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017. Tickets are now available.
The installation is an adventure in sound featuring the Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North; an original piece of music heard through headphones during a walk across the bridge, alongside the resonances of the bridge and its weather and traffic.
Leading Beverley accountancy firm cbaSadofskys has appointed Katy Booth as its new Head of Corporate Finance.
Katy joins cbaSadofskys from an independent York-based practice, where she has been a Corporate Finance Associate since 2010. In addition to this role she acted as lead advisor on a large client portfolio of businesses, including UK SMEs, small groups of companies, LLPs and partnerships.
After what’s been universally accepted as a hugely successful inaugural festival, the team behind Stage4Beverley has confirmed the festival will go ahead in 2018 and hopefully become a permanent fixture on Beverley’s calendar.
Sell-out concerts on all three nights of the festival, which was held at the East Riding Theatre in Beverley across the weekend of February 17 to 19, plus healthy audiences at daytime concerts and workshops has given the volunteer team behind the event enough confidence to start planning for next year.