• East Riding poetry festival returns to the High Wolds and is calling for submissions on the theme of ‘connections’
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Housebuilder Supports Beverley Minster’s Secret Garden

Housebuilder Supports Beverley Minster’s Secret Garden

Barratt Developments Yorkshire East has donated £1,000 to an important organisation in Beverley which aims to create an accessible space for the community to use and invest in.

The chosen cause, local parish church, Beverley Minster, owns an area of land that is being developed into a “Secret Garden” by a group of volunteers, with the aim of providing the area for the use of the church and local communities. 

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Starlight Stride – Who Are You Striding For?

Starlight Stride – Who Are You Striding For?

Dove House Hospice’s annual Starlight Stride is back for 2021 and registration is open. Those taking part are invited to Stride to remember, stride to say thanks, stride for Dove House.

People from all over the region will be coming together on Saturday 25 September to remember their loved ones, celebrate their local community and raise funds for their local hospice. 

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Thousands Benefit From Pop-up Vaccination Clinics

Thousands Benefit From Pop-up Vaccination Clinics

In just eight weeks, more than 3,457 people in Hull received a vaccine at pop-up clinics held in parks, churches and communities. A total of 3,436 people collected at-home no-symptom test (LFT) kits, and 266 had an LFT on-site.

The walk-in clinics were targeted in seven areas of the city with lower vaccine uptake, with the aim of making jabs as accessible as possible. In the run-up to every clinic, the team went out into local communities to explain what was happening and encourage them to attend.

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Hull Truck Theatre In Search For Business People To Join Board Of Trustees

Hull Truck Theatre In Search For Business People To Join Board Of Trustees

One of the region’s leading independent theatres is aiming to boost the business expertise among its cast of trustees as it prepares for a programme of 50th-anniversary celebrations.

Hull Truck Theatre is putting out a call to people with excellent local or regional business networks for volunteers who can bring diverse voices and skills to an organisation that is working to raise awareness of its wider community role.

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Beverley's Mayor Draws Treasure Hunt Winners

Beverley’s Mayor Draws Treasure Hunt Winners

Throughout the Summer, a Treasure Hunt was held in Beverley, with all proceeds going toward the amazing work of SCOPE. 

Organised by the Mayor of Beverley, Councillor Linda Johnson, all complete and correct entries were entered into a prize draw, with three lucky winners each receiving a £20 voucher for Pizza Rodizio.

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Beavers Beaten On The Road By Old Crossleyans

Beavers Beaten On The Road By Old Crossleyans

After the turgid rugby of the British Lions South African tour watching rugby again as it should be played has been like a breath of fresh air. Sadly today it all came from Crossleyans.

Beverley were given the runaround for the whole of the first half and much of the second by a side which looked twice as determined and twice as quick. After their fine performance the previous week this was a hugely disappointing showing even allowing for the superior quality of this week’s opposition.

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Japanese Themed Exhibition Coming To Beverley Art Gallery

Japanese Themed Exhibition Coming To Beverley Art Gallery

Opening on Saturday, 16 October at Beverley Art Gallery will be ‘Reflections of Japan in East Yorkshire’, a unique exhibition bringing together a selection of items from private collections across East Yorkshire and artwork by Laura Boswell.

The idea for the exhibition came about more than two years ago when the Japanese Embassy introduced the ‘Japan-UK Season of Culture’, a celebration of the many facets of Japanese culture in the UK.

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Professor Embarks On Coast To Coast Walk To Support Daisy Appeal

Professor Embarks On Coast To Coast Walk To Support Daisy Appeal

A professor who played a key role in the progress of the Daisy Appeal is now backing the charity as a fundraiser with a coast to coast walk across the north of England.

Steve Haswell, who worked with the Daisy Appeal in his role as a professor in chemistry at the University of Hull, has been joined on the trek by his son Simon, who works in the laboratories at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham.

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Exhibition Opens For Beverley Minster’s Sanctuary Project With A Celebration

Exhibition Opens For Beverley Minster’s Sanctuary Project With A Celebration

A celebration is being held in Beverley Minster on Sunday 12 September to mark the opening of an exhibition to highlight the Minster’s historic role in providing sanctuary and relating that to what sanctuary means for people today.

The exhibition and associated digital and print content explore the real stories of sanctuary seekers past and present and includes moving modern testimonies as well as dramatised historical accounts.

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Beverley Secure Win As Rugby Finally Returns To Beaver Park

Beverley Secure Win As Rugby Finally Returns To Beaver Park

At last, Rugby returned to Beaver Park with Beverley entertaining Old Rishworthian RFC from Halifax and entertained them and a reasonable crowd to some highly promising rugby.

The Beavers have lost a number of last years squad but look to have a useful set of youngsters ready to replace them. Playing towards the clubhouse they took an early lead after 10 minutes through a Phil Duboulay penalty (3-0).

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