When a local writer, Hazel Hutchinson, found an old suitcase stuffed with letters, it was the beginning of a journey of discovery.
The letters dated back to the 1950s, when her father was in the Merchant Navy and her mother was at home in Hull.
Donate To Help Stop Excess Winter Deaths And Hardship For Yorkshire Folk
Two Ridings Community Foundation are calling on local people and businesses to donate to their Surviving Winter appeal as requests for support from people all over the region are coming in.
The Surviving Winter appeal, launched last month, has already raised £5,000 to support vulnerable people through the harsh winter period, but from the requests for support coming in, much more is needed
Oxfam Beverley Appeals For Volunteers For 2022
Oxfam Beverley at 56 Toll Gavel is appealing for volunteers to help run the shop next year, and raise funds to help the world’s poorest.
Christmas is the busiest time of the year in the retail calendar, making millions for Oxfam’s work beating poverty around the world, but just after Christmas is when many generous donors give unwanted gifts to the charity or just have a good old clear out.
Genuine Gents Customers Raise £178 For Movember Cancer Charity
Customers at Genuine Gents, the Beverley men’s hairdressers, have raised £178 for its Movember charity raffle fundraising campaign towards cancer research.
The first prize winner of Genuine Gents hair and skin products including aftershave, hair tonic, skincare product, and wax was Lewis Nightingale; the second prize of a full-service treatment and the third prize of additional treatment at his next haircut was were also won.
Launch Of Giving Page To Help Protect Hull’s Maritime Past
Supporting Hull’s major regeneration project to preserve the city’s rich maritime heritage has never been easier.
The Hull Maritime Foundation, an independent charity dedicated to supporting the ambitious plans to celebrate 800 years of maritime history, now has a giving page to which supporters of the project can directly make donations.
A Last Hurrah For The Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal Group
The Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal Group is holding its last-ever fundraising event in Saturday Market on Saturday, 11 December – a tombola on their charity stall.
The tombola will be the final event after more than 15 years as a collective of fund-raising including retailers and citizens. The group has organised a variety of events which have raised over £50,000 to light up Beverley at Christmas.
Growing College Moves Into Restored Flemingate House
A historic building in Beverley has undergone major refurbishment and restoration work to enable a growing college to expand its operations in the town.
Flemingate House, which is almost 200 years old, has undergone a £525,000 transformation to bring it back into use as the Beverley base of Linkage College, part of Linkage Community Trust.
Local Company Is Crowned ‘5 Star Employer’
For the second year in a row Home Instead Beverley and Hull have been declared a ‘5 star’ employer, showing that care is a worthwhile career path to take. The home care company’s employees have commended the company for factors such as top quality training opportunities and supportive leadership.
Beavers Give Supports An Early Christmas Present
The supporters and guests at Beaver Park were treated to an early Christmas present from the players of Huddersfield YMCA and Beverley. Both teams battled to the end and delivered a very entertaining game of rugby with a thrilling finish.
A crunch game, two mid-table teams needing to find more points in the league, who delivered an exhilarating afternoon of rugby with the home team finishing victorious 34-30.
Climate Change – Local Authority Urged Residents To Have Their Say
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is inviting residents to provide their views to the Council on climate change in the East Riding through an interactive online questionnaire.
Residents will be able to use an interactive map of East Riding to highlight locations where there are opportunities for further positive climate action and express any opinions about climate change more generally through a series of questions.
Christmas Is Back With A Big Sparkle At North Point Shopping Centre
Step into Christmas with North Point Shopping Centre, Bransholme as they set to make Christmas 2021 extra special. With the return of Santa, giveaways on social media and plenty of festive spirit at the centre, North Point is set to create a big sparkle this festive season.
Skidby Mill Art Competition Winners Announced
Skidby Windmill is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, East Riding children and young people were invited to enter a competition to draw or create an original image of the landscape, buildings and area around the mill.
Beverley Fitmums & Friends Founder Wins A Regional BBC Unsung Hero 2021 Award
Athletics club and charity, Fitmums & Friends is proud to announce that its founder and chief officer, Sam Barlow BEM, is a regional winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year’s Unsung Hero 2021 Award.
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year’s Unsung Hero Award recognises the volunteers in sport whose efforts are making a difference to our communities. This year’s winner for BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire is Sam Barlow, founder and chief officer of local charity, Fitmums & Friends.
Housebuilder Supports Local Education Professionals
Barratt Developments Yorkshire East is supporting education workers in and around Hull who play an integral role in their communities, by donating a contribution for every sale to the new home owner’s nursery, school, college or university.
Local Businesses Step Up To Help Hull Children With Laptops
Local businesses have stepped forward with donations to help ensure every Hull pupil, aged eight to 16, has access to a laptop.
Several businesses have made financial contributions and donated laptops following a plea from Hull City Council asking local businesses if they could help bridge the digital divide.
First-Look At New Images For £96m Albion Square Development
New images have been revealed of Hull’s exciting and transformative £96m Albion Square development.
The large development in Hull city centre will feature a mixture of residential, office and retail space, as well as a large urban park.
Christmas Period Policing Operations Get Under Way
Christmas period policing operations have begun as the police look to safeguard the community during the festive period.
Humberside Police say they will pay particular focus that affects the most vulnerable at this time of year.
Specialist Developers Join Forces For Housing And Care Home Project
Two developers with specialist experience in the health and social care sector have revealed multimillion-pound plans for a new residential home and 14 houses in an expanding East Yorkshire market town.
LNT Care Developments of Leeds and Beverley-based Lovel Developments have submitted two applications covering the project on a 1.37-acre site in Market Weighton which is earmarked for development.