Work is due to begin next week on the £234,000 redevelopment of four play areas in Beverley.
Play areas in Figham Springs Way, Burden Road, Samman Road and Browns Way will each be given a major overhaul and be fitted with brand new equipment.
Puffins Send Serious Environmental Message To East Coast
East Riding College is proud to be part of Puffins Galore! and to have created one of the puffin sculptures being installed along the East Coast this summer.
Puffins Galore! hope to attract visitors to the area with the new art installations. The project follows the award-winning Hull and East Riding trails ‘Larkin with Toads’ and ‘A Moth for Amy’.
Beverley Cinema To Screen Award-winning Film About Yorkshireness
A film exploring the characteristic of Yorkshire folk has won a series of International Film awards ahead of its regional launch in July.
“Who is Yorkshire?” features stories by some of “God’s Own County’s” accomplished people, including Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, journalist Christa Ackroyd, rugby league star Jamie Peacock, playwright John Godber, presenter Stephanie Hirst, Lord David Blunkett and honorary Yorkshireman author and politician Alan Johnson.
Ofsted Inspectors Say East Riding Social Workers Are Enthusiastic And Motivated
Social workers are “enthusiastic and motivated” while they’re undertaking improved social work with East Riding children and families, according to Ofsted inspectors.
In a letter to East Riding of Yorkshire Council, inspectors found the “pace of improvement” had accelerated since their last focussed visit inspection in March, the fourth such visit since children’s safeguarding and support services were rated as inadequate during an inspection in 2019.
The Beverley Herd Nine Hand-Painted Cow Statues To Be Auctioned Off
East Riding Theatre (ERT) will be auctioning off its herd of cows this month, with bids already being taken online.
An event to celebrate the herd will take place at the theatre on June 24th, where the bidding will conclude and the winners will be announced.
Beverley Art Gallery Receives A Gift Of A Painting From Local Artist Neil Helyard
The Friends of Beverley Art Gallery donated a painting to the Beverley Art Gallery, housed in the Treasure House.
Beverley artist Neil Helyard, who’s been a regular visitor to Beverley Art Gallery since he was eight, has painted a wonderful portrait of a man named Peter Orton.
Law Firm Supports Tuber Group’s Continued Expansion With Latest Deal
Six months after expanding its food business by buying Saxon Foods, a Hull-based business has boosted its commercial operations yet again with the purchase of another subsidiary company, with help from leading Yorkshire and Humber law firm James Legal Solicitors.
Hull’s Much-Loved Big Malarkey Festival Returns With A Diverse And Vibrant Programme
GRAB your family, friends and imagination, and get ready to gather once again in Malarkey Park to enter a world beyond the stories.
Hull’s much-loved family festival The Big Malarkey returns to East Park later this month, with everything from literary legends to whizz-bang science demos.
Falklands 40th Anniversary To Be Commemorated In Hull
Hull will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict this weekend.
On Saturday 18 June, residents and visitors will be invited into the city centre with a chance to watch and interact with attractions in Queens Gardens and around the rose bowl area.
Children And Families Will Be Wowed By The World’s Largest Festival Of British Puppetry
The world’s largest showcase of British puppetry in Beverley this July is bringing classic fairy tales to life to wow families and kids in popular venues around East Yorkshire town.
Anna Ingleby, co-director of the Beverley Puppet Festival, said: “Over two days and three nights the festival is a gathering of all that is great in British puppet theatre and showcases some quite remarkable work right here in the heart of East Yorkshire.
A Profile Of East Riding’s Queen’s Baton Relay Batonbearer Luke Lambert
With one month to go until the Queen’s Baton Relay reaches the East Riding, find out more about one of the East Riding’s Batonbearers prior to the Baton’s visit to Beverley and Market Weighton in July.
June Marks The Start Of The ‘Springboard Summer Tour’
The ‘Springboard Summer Tour’ starts on 26 June 2022 at the Memorial Day for Ivan Usher at Beverley East Riding Leisure.
The ‘Summer Tour’ is engaging with 16–24-year-olds across the East Riding and speaking to them about helping with their next steps to education, further training or employment.
Giveaway Of Compost Proves As Popular As Ever With 5,000 Bags Distributed
Drivers waited in line at events to get their free compost bags, as the compost giveaways proved popular as ever.
Over 5,000 bags of compost were given out at nine giveaways organized by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste and recycling department.
Over 30 Ukrainian Refugees Helped By Local MP With Visa Applications
Graham Stuart, Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness, has assisted over 30 Ukrainian refugees with visa applications since the war in Ukraine began.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in Europe’s largest refugee crisis since the Second World War. The Government launched the Homes for Ukraine scheme, which allows the British public to open their homes to Ukrainian nationals.
Awards That Highlight Very Best In Local Tourism Return For 2022
Awards that reward the region’s best, brightest, most successful, and innovative tourism businesses will return in 2022 and will continue to be a route to national recognition.
The 2022 Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards, the REYTAs, organised by tourism body Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY), has been officially relaunched culminating in an awards event in November 2022.
Beverley Art Gallery Explores Beverley’s Role In European Art During 60s And 70s
An exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery sheds light on the fact that Beverley was at the centre of the European art world in the 1960s and early ‘70s….
In 1962, the Beverley-based sculptor, Jacqueline Stieger, met the Austrian sculptor, Alfred Gruber. A personal and creative relationship followed that not only brought Gruber to Beverley but also introduced his European artistic friends to the region.
National Recognition For Hull Broadband Provider
Hull broadband provider Pure Broadband has scooped a national award as customers continue to turn to it to supply its ultrafast connection.
The Hessle-based company beat competition from across the UK to win the Best Fibre Marketing Campaign at the 2022 UK Fibre Awards thanks to its fresh, new brand identity and proposition: ‘No ifs, no buts, no buffering. Just really good broadband.’
MP Supports Careers Guidance Provision Progress In Beverley And Holderness
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, met Careers Leaders from across his constituency to discuss how Careers Hubs are being used to improve the quality of guidance that students are given in local schools.
Careers Hubs were first developed in 2018 and Yorkshire and the Humber was one of the first regions where these were located.