Ferens Art Gallery and Maritime Museum in Hull have welcomed an impressive 21,200 people in just three days, between Friday 13 and Sunday 15 January.
Since opening on Friday, Ferens Art Gallery has attracted over 11,600 visitors, a 1023 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2015 and received more visitors in its first three days compared to the whole of January 2015.
An old photograph dating back to the 1940s has been sent into the HU17.net by Gainsborough resident who hopes it will interesting to someone in Beverley.
The picture that shows an collection of troops in 1947 was discovered after Michael Hill purchased an old frame to put one of his own paintings in when opened revealled the hidden treasure.
Beverley Racecourse today announced Flemingate as its new partner for Ladies’ Day for the next three years, in an exciting move for one of Yorkshire’s leading social events of the summer.
Flemingate’s opening in 2015 has already made a big impact on Beverley as a retail and leisure destination with its high-quality fashion, beauty and homeware brands, supported by a range of restaurants, cafés, hotel and cinema.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 330 is out and features a selection of content that has appeared on the HU17.net Web Site.
This issues includes 1st Molescroft Scouts, Manor Road Nursery, plus the views of Cllr Denis Healy as he spends time with the Street Angles and also calls for a fellow councillor to resign.
Beverley RUFC Under 14s celebrated their first home fixture of the year with a well-deserved 31-12 victory against a strong Driffield team, their first victory against their close neighbours.
With players returning from injury the Beavers were at near full-strength although, with Alex Crockett taking a short break, Harry Hessleton stepped in to comfortably fill the vacancy at hooker.
Be energised, get out and about and be part of the excitement of Hull’s year as UK City of Culture.
That’s the message to people across the city following the success of this year’s opening event, which saw more than 342,000 attend Sean McAllister’s Made in Hull and the installation of Blade by artist Nayan Kulkarni in Queen Victoria Square.
The London Theatre Voices will be making a welcome return to Beverley on Saturday 28 January, 2017, at 7.30pm, to sing a concert of Gilbert and Sullivan music in Toll Gavel United Church.
The first half will be devoted in particular to one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most famous and funny operas, ‘The Pirates of Penzance’.
Now in it’s 10th year the Driffield Triathlon is fast approaching, and what better motivation to start the year than signing up to one of Yorkshire’s most loved pool-based triathlons.
Peter and Paul Mathieson, the “other brothers” in triathlon have been successully running triathlons across the county through Freebird Events since 2007, making this their 10th year in the business! A decade of sporting achievements and a pat on the back all round, for both the dedicated team and fantastic competitors.
Graham Stuart joined East Riding Councillor Jane Evison and a group of constituents as he rode on the Holderness Area Rural Transport (HART) bus to celebrate its achievements and promote its bid to become a registered NHS non-emergency patient transport provider in 2017.
Founded in 2003 to tackle transport needs in Holderness, HART has gone from strength to strength and now has nine vehicles covering the coast from Bempton to Spurn including the market towns of Driffield, Hedon, Withernsea and Hornsea.
Tourism bosses at Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) are making one last push to ensure a bumper entry for this year’s Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards (the REYTAs).
New activity sessions aimed at helping people with Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson’s Disease to get mobile and meet others living with the same long term conditions are being launched in the East Riding.
The weekly ‘Grin and Tonic’ activity sessions will start at East Riding Leisure Beverley from Wednesday 18 January, 1-2pm and at East Riding Leisure Haltemprice, from Friday 20 January, 11am-12noon.
Following last week’s inclement weather, East Riding of Yorkshire Council is reminding residents and visitors to the East Riding to stay safe so they are able to fully enjoy the region’s spectacular coastline.
Long stretches of the East Riding’s 85-kilometre coastline are affected by coastal erosion as a result of natural processes.
Children from Manor Road Nursery were celebrating after they learned they had won the Schools Category at the Beverley Minster Christmas Tree Festival.
Organisers of the event praised the children for their efforts describing their tree as a wonderful creation.
Local Cllr Denis Healy says that ‘We Can All Be Proud Of What Beverley Street Angels Do’ after he spent a busy Saturday evening with them in the town centre.
Clrr Healy who represents the people of St Mary’s Ward hit the streets with the Angels as looked to learn more about the work they do to support the towns night time revellers.
The Stage4Beverley festival has made a major scoup by bringing this stunning Gypsy jazz group to the town as a part of its programme, making it a truly international event.
Mozes Rosenberg the most recent guitar genius from the Rosenberg dynasty and younger brother of Stochelo is the guest of the violin superstar Tcha Limberger and his trio with Dave Kelbie on guitar (UK) and bassist Sebastien Girardot (FR).
HU17.net spent some time with 1st Molescroft Cubs as they resumed their activities for the current term in which they will all be working towards their Photography Badge.
With the help of the ‘Scubs’ – Cubs who are in the process of making the transition to Scouts the cubs were given the opportunity to get some hands on experience with a range of cameras and equipment.
Beverley Racecourse have released their fixture list for the new season that gets under way in with The White Rabbit in Easterland Raceday.
Between April and September Beverley Racecourse will host 20 fixtures that will be a blend of day time and evening meetings.
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes, from the moment you place an order for a new car, to the moment you collect the keys?
For new Vauxhall car customers in Beverley, the great news is the story of their new set of wheels is no longer a mystery, as local Vauxhall Retailer, Evans Halshaw, has launched a brand new service that enables customers to track its journey from factory to forecourt.