It was a family affair in the Netherlands last Sunday when Beverley Athletic Club member Jacqui Dickinson was joined by cousins Susan Oliver, Denise Thompson and Katie Winwright to run the Amsterdam marathon and half-marathon. It was a near perfect day for running – sunny but not too warm and hardly any wind. Spectators lined the city streets to cheer on the athletes making it a memorable experience for all…

MP Fights For Justice For Local Residents
Last Friday Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, chaired a meeting organised by local residents of Lakeminster Park to hear their concerns about the threat of eviction from their holiday homes and the losses they had suffered as a result of alleged mis-selling by the developer. Many residents of Lakeminster Park claim to have been told by the developer that they would be able to live in the homes…

P&O Ferries’ Conference Venues Mix Business With Pleasure
P&O Ferries is promoting its on-board meeting and conference facilities to local organisations who want to provide an impressive and unique venue for conferences, training and events. With two ferries available at Hull’s King George Dock every day, the ferry company is able to cater for events for between 10 and 200 guests. A further extension of the event makes the conference facilities truly unique, with the opportunity to sail…

Introducing Clinical Hypnotherapist Pamela Crane
Clinical Hypnotherapist Pamela Crane has been described by her clients as “Wonderful,” “Amazing” and “Empowering”. In the four years that she has been operating as a hypnotherapist Pamela has touched the lives of many with her altruism and customer-focused passion. Pamela’s business has developed through word of mouth success and turned into a successful full-time career. Pamela Crane is Google’s top-rated hypnotherapist for Beverley and due to popular demand, has…

Two For One Mini Cruise Deals With P&O Ferries
Beverley has a lot to offer its residents including historical landmarks, fine-dining a great town centre and the wonderful Westwood but sometimes, as great as the town is, you need to get away and now is a great time to take a break as P&O Ferries’ 2for1 mini cruise offer started this month which means that readers of HU17.net can travel to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Bruges or further afield on the…

Perfect 32 Scoops Business Awards Accolade
The team at Perfect 32 Dental Practice in Beverley is celebrating winning the prestigious Training Business of the Year crown at the Chamber Bridlington and Wolds Business Awards on Friday 14th October. Principal dentist, Gary Rowland, from the NHS and private practice in Ladygate, and his wife and practice manager, Nicki, attended the glitzy awards ceremony with their team at The Royal Hall, Bridlington Spa, hosted by Hull & Humber…

Farm Digging Community Links
Molescroft Grange Farm located on the outskirts of Beverley will be expanding it’s community involvement & reducing the large waiting list for allotments in East Yorkshire* by providing allotments by the 1st March 2012. The Molescroft Grange Community Allotments Association, set up by Barry Love, John Whalley (interim Treasurer & Chairman, both members of the local community), & Tamara Hall (Pictured above; interim Secretary, Molescroft Grange Farm), would like local…

Beverley Christmas Lights: Last Night of the Proms Concert
With just over two months to Christmas, preparations are well under way to light up Beverley and make it sparkle more than ever over the festive season. Despite difficult economic times, over eighty businesses and residents continue to support the drive to fill the town with small trees. Thanks to everyone who has ordered a tree – these will be going up, with the invaluable help of the Beverley Rugby…

Graham Stuart To Hold Beverley Street Surgery On Saturday
On Saturday 22nd October Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, will be holding a Street Surgery in Beverley, weather permitting. The outdoor surgery will take place between 10:00am and midday, outside Wilkinson’s, Toll Gavel. No appointment is necessary. All residents are invited to come and speak with Graham about any issues or concerns they may have, or just stop by to say hello.

Pizza Pan
Pizza Pan is a well-established, award winning fast food take away. It is situated in the heart of Beverley’s town centre, only about a minute’s walk from Saturday Market. The extensive menu includes many varieties of burgers, kebabs, and pizzas. Also available is a fast, local home delivery service to houses in Beverley, East Yorkshire. Download The Menu Pizza Pan, 4 Windmill Walk, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 8EB | 01482…

Day Of Dance Success
On Saturday 15th October, Longcroft School and East Riding Youth Dance joined forces to pilot a Day of Dance. As an increasingly popular option for students at both GCSE and A-level, the day was aimed at students who want improve their dance skills and techniques in preparation for their examinations later in the school year. Jonathan Chapman, Assistant Headteacher and Director of the Performing Arts, explained: “There’s a lot of…

Beverley Guildhall Exhibition: Pastures & Pasture Masters
A new exhibition will open in the Beverley Community Museum at the Beverley Guildhall on Friday, 21 October. ‘Pastures and Pasture Masters’, was prompted by recent changes in Freemen legislation, which now allows more people, including women, to become Freemen of Beverley. Fiona Jenkinson, curator of the Guildhall, said: “The first exhibition in the community museum, when it opened 10 years ago, was about Beverley Westwood. This was a very…

Beauticians Help Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Beauty therapists at Beau & Joli are encouraging clients to go pink for the rest of October. The salon which promotes healthy living and offers various beauty services, including all the latest nail treatments available are donating 50% of the proceeds to the charity if the customer ops for a pink shade when selecting their nail varnish. The newly launched salon, located…

Val Wood Makes Triumphant Return To Beverley Literature Festival
Best-Selling Beverley Author Val Wood made a triumphant return to the Beverley Literature Festival this weekend with an exclusive reading from her new novel The Harbour Girl. The Harbour Girl is the award-winning author’s seventeenth novel. The romantic saga tells the story of sixteen year old Jeannie, a net mender and herring girl at Scarborough Harbour, just like her Scottish mother. Jeannie meets and falls in love with Harry, a…

Local Businesses Back Beverley Film Society Fundraiser
Businesses in Beverley are supporting their local community by getting behind the Beverley Film Society’s push to raise funds for new equipment. To celebrate five successful years, and to raise money, the Society is inviting film lovers to a Birthday Party film night on Friday 21st October featuring a special screening of Kevin Macdonald’s film Life in a Day – a montage of real-life clips from around the world filmed…

Rich Shaw: Everything Came Together
The blue and golds got their first league points of the season in convincing style on their travels to Lambwath last Saturday. Rich Shaw was able to field easily his strongest side thus far this season. Suddenly the prospects for the season look far brighter with team playing as a well organised cohesive unit. They looked far stronger in the pivotal positions with half backs Steve Connolly and Steve Davidson…

United Back On Track With Victory Over Sproatley
Mill Lane United returned back to winning ways with a 5 goal win over the visiting side Sproatley. The game got off to a good start with some good runs down the wing from Hope Barrett providing a well deserved first goal to Isobel Gillyon. Mill Lane passed the ball well between Chloe Davidson, Millie Gray and Connie Forward and pushed forward enabling Hope Barrett to score. Sproatley never bowed…

Moortown Come Back To Beat Beavers
Beverley RUFC juniors were knocked out of the Yorkshire Cup at Beaver Park by Moortown. Beverley did take the lead though the side from Leeds came back to win the match 34 – 12. The Beavers Yorkshire Cup campaign may be over though the side will now concentrate their efforts on the Plate Competition. [nggallery id=1802]