The Goole Xmas Judo Open provided a fitting end to a stellar 2011 for Beverley judoka, Holly Bentham. Competing for the first time since the British Championships in October, Holly showed no indication of any ring rust commencing her campaign in lightening fashion throwing her opponent with “O-uchi-gari” to claim victory within seconds of the bout. Further opponents came and fell with Holly especially impressive with her groundwork fighting, notably…
Beverley College Teams Up With Charity For Healthy Eating Cookbook
East Riding College has joined forces with a local charity to cook up a tasty treat in time for Christmas. The College has teamed up with Age UK East Riding to produce a new cookery book with a healthy eating theme. All the proceeds from the sale of the book, which features 31 recipes over 36 pages, will go towards funding the charity’s work in helping older people in the…
Beavers Youngsters Beaten At Malton
Beverley RUFC under 13’s / development side travelled to North Yorkshire to face Malton. Always a strong opposition and this was to prove no different . The blast of the whistle also saw the start of a downfall of rain which was unrelentless. The first ten minutes saw the ball played mainly in Maltons half , Beverley managed some brave runs with the ball from Jacob Holmes and Rory Johnson….
Four New Leaders Join New Harvest Church Team
Pictured is the New Harvest Church leadership team which has been extended to include four new leaders following the growth of the church. The new leaders were welcomed at a special service to officially induct them as church leaders. Photo from left to right: Assistant Pastor John Beevors, Barrie Dennison, Pastor Trevor Green, Keith Broadley, Assistant Pastor Janet Beevors, Connie Dennison, Hilary Green and Lynda Broadley. The church meets at…
HU17.net Magazine Issue 73
HU17.net Magazine Issue 73 is available from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way and features the a selection content from the following events covered on the site; Kennedi Back Local Fashion Designer Beverley Festival of Christmas 2012 St Mary’s Christmas Concert Boxing From Hull City Hall Featuring Samir Moueimne Beverley RUFC 2012 Calendar Beverley ARLC Vs Holderness Vikings [nggallery id=1910]
Christmas Celebration Concert @ St Mary’s Church
On Saturday 10th Decmber at 3 pm once again Bandmaster Graham Janes and his Band started the annual Christmas Celebration Concert at St Mary’s Church in aid of SSAFA Forces Help East Yorkshire. This year pupils from St Mary’s Primary School and St Nicholas Primary were joined by the Longcroft Gospil Choir. The concert has attracted more and more people each year and an estimated four hundred joined in with…
Start Your New Year’s Resolution Early With Christmas At Beverley Leisure Centre
Over the festive period, Beverley Leisure Complex will be open to help you work off your Christmas dinner. We have a wide range of classes from Zumba to Body Combat to help burn off those extra calories. Saturday, 24 December 2011: Body Combat 11am – 12noon Tuesday, 27 December 2011: Indoor Cycle 9 – 9.45am; Aerobics 9.45 – 10.45am; Body Combat 11 – 11.45am Wednesday,28 December 2011: Young at Heart…
Thousands Enjoy The Beverley Festival Of Christmas
The streets of Beverley were filled with people who came out to enjoy the Beverley Festival of Christmas. The event was officially opened by Charlie Dimmock before the main attraction, Santa Claus, paraded through the streets. Starting at Wednesday Market Father Christmas pulled by his reindeer travelled through the town to Saturday Market where he talked to children who had gathered to meet him. [nggallery id=1908]
Rangers Hammered By Driffield In County League
Molescroft Rangers suffered their sixth defeat of the season at they were beaten 4 – 1 by Driffield Rangers at the Beverley Leisure Centre. Rangers will go into next weekend’s derby when they will face bottom of the table Beverley Town Beavers at the Beverley Leisure Centre in the East Riding County League. [nggallery id=1907]
Youthful Holderness Vikings Far Too Strong For Beverley
The blue and golds entertained the high flyers from Keyingham on Saturday at the Beverley Leisure Centre and it proved to be tough going. The visitors have assembled a formidable side this season which contains many teenagers that were products of their highly successful under 18’s team from the previous season. For much of the game Beverley ARLC were clearly struggling to cope with the slick well organised Vikings attack….
Carelessness Costs Beverley In Penrith
A hugely disappointing day for Beverley RUFC. Both these sides badly needed to produce a top class performance to secure a win and ease their relegation worries. The message had clearly got through to Penrith but Beverley RUFC, sadly, seemed quite oblivious to it. They were frankly unrecognisable from the side that played so well the previous week against Rossendale and were deservedly beaten by a team playing with far…
Beverley Runners Dominate Orienteering at Hull University
Hull University was the latest venue on Saturday for newcomers to try out the sport of orienteering. South Cave’s Brian Ward from the Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteering Club (HALO) had planned four courses of differing lengths and complexity. The courses covered all parts of the University campus and featured many baffling route-choice decisions. All courses used electronic timing. The courses were dominated by members of HALO’s Monday Night Orienteering Club…
Check Out Santa At Coletta and Tyson Garden Centre
Coletta and Tyson Garden Centre at Woodmansey have the best Santa’s Grotto in the area this weekend. From 11am-4pm today and tomorrow, it costs £4 per child and includes a chat with Santa and a gift. Some say it is the best grotto in the area and the atmosphere is always full of cheer. For more information visit our website www.colettagardencentre.co.uk or search for us on Facebook and twitter. Hayriders…
Samir Mouneimne Wins Title At Hull City Hall
Louis Hubbard will have to wait for his chance to turn pro after his first bout scheduled to take place at Hull City Hall Friday Night Fight night was cancelled. There were still an number of boxing contests on the night including the main event which championship bout that featured former Beverley Grammar School pupil Samir Mouneimne who beat Chris Riley to win the International Masters Featherweight title with a…
Kennedi Supports Independent Designer
Following the success of the Star Della Moda Fashion Show held last month to raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support, Kennedi Boutique is proud to be stocking designs by local designer Leanne Jennison. After graduating in 2008 from Hull School Of Art & Design Leanne has created the ‘Gracious Plum’ label. Each piece is truly original with an edgy feel and is already creating a following both in store and…
Christmas Food Safety Tips From Ardan Training
What are you serving up this Christmas and New Year period? How about a nice dose of salmonella to go with the roast turkey? Or maybe some listeria will help top off that cheese platter. A Beverly based training company is embarking on its annual festive food safety awareness campaign. During 2010, there were almost 84,560 cases of food poisoning in England and Wales. (NHS Choices) However, the actual figure…
Beverley Festival Of Christmas: Park & Ride
Beverley Festival of Christmas takes place on Sunday 11 December. Beverley is expected to be very busy on this day, so if you’re visiting the Festival you are advised to catch the bus or use the special Park & Ride. There are some road closures in the town, but these will not be affecting buses, which will still have full access to the Bus Station (which is only 30 seconds…
Local Runners Travel To Lisbon For Marathon
A small group of runners from Beverley Athletic Club travelled to Portugal last weekend to compete in the Lisbon Marathon. Known as the seaside marathon, the course starts in the Estadio 1o Maio and follows an undulating route through the beautiful city centre before dropping down steeply to the coast between 19 and 23 kilometres. This is followed by a flat 8kilometre stretch along the coast road. At 28 kilometres…