The sun shone as Beverley St Nicholas primary school garden was reopened. The head teacher, Liz Pollard, welcomed all those who had turned out to join the celebrations. She then thanked celebrity interior designer Linda Barker for joining them. Cerys Burgin and Chloe Heselton chose to work on the garden as their project for the Humberside Police lifestyle project. With the support and help of family, siblings, friends and extended…
Dismal Beavers Beaten By Morley
A hugely disappointing day. Beverley RUFC never seem to do themselves justice at Morley but they seldom play quite as poorly as they did today. They bore little resemblance to the side that finished so impressively last week against Penrith and the only surprise was that they did not concede a lot more than twenty six points. Morley played with exuberance and dash from start to finish while Beverley RUFC…
Blue & Golds Concede Yorkshire Cup Tie
The blue and golds conceded their Yorkshire Cup tie away to Thorne Moorends. A decision was taken in midweek not to go taking in to account the youthfulness of the side. Coach Richard Shaw commented; “We have just played two matches against very physical opposition a third in a row against far higher ranked opposition could have put some of our youngsters off for goodl” Secretary Keith Deyes added; ”We…
Town Progress In Cup After Penalty Shoot Out
Beverley Town have made it through to the second round of the League Cup though needed penalties to do so. Town were drawn away to Bransholme Athletic but the match was moved to the Norwood Recreation Ground to meet the Humber Premier League requirements. Jimmy Symes opened the scoring for Beverley Town but Athletic got on level terms midway through the second half. As Beverley pushed forward Syme went through…
Gibson Sees Red As Hodgsons Are Well And Truly Tanner’ed
Hall Road Rangers Reserves have climbed up to second in the Humber Premier League after smashing Hodgsons FC 7 – 2 at Longcroft School. The Tanners took a two goal lead in the game though Rangers turned the tables scoring seven without reply. Hodgsons and Rangers both had players sent off after a rash challenge by Shaun Gibson late on saw players from both sides come together. The defeat leaves…
The Ragamuffins @ The Dog & Duck Inn
The Beverley Ragamuffins performed to a packed out Dog & Duck Inn on Friday night. The Ragamuffins will be performing again on Friday the 23rd September at the Queens Head, Wednesday Market. The performance begins at 8pm. [nggallery id=1742]
Sophie Kirkby’s 18th @ Beverley Rugby Club
Sophie Kirkby a student from Bishop Burton College and a player from Hull City Ladies team, celebrated her 18th birthday at Beaver Park home to Beverley Rugby Club. With 70-100 friends and family celebrating with her, people came in fancy dress supplied from Fantasia in Beverley. Her mum dressed as Vicky Pollard from Little Britain and her dad as a Genie. Sophie dressed as a 1970’s hippie. [nggallery id=1741]
Beverley RUFC 26th Annual Sportsman’s @ The KC Stadium
Members of Beverley RUFC past and present along with sponsors and guests totalling over 200 people attended the club’s annual Sportsman’s Dinner. Held at the KC Stadium this was the 26th year the event had been held, Chairman Malcolm Cunningham was pleased with how the night went. The special guest and speaker on the night was Geoff Miller the former chairman of the selectors for the England Cricket National Team….
Pasture Terrace Flood Alleviation Drop-In Event
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is holding a public consultation drop-in event on Monday, 26 September, from 2-8pm, to consider proposals to reduce the risk of flooding in the Pasture Terrace and Willow Grove areas of Beverley. During 2007, properties in these areas flooded internally with further significant surface flooding in central Beverley. The council has already carried out some works to improve the old Walker Beck inlet screen at…
East Yorkshire MP to Help Raise Funds For Armed Forces Charities
Tomorrow Graham Stuart will participate in a Cyclothon for charity to help benefit the armed forces. Graham will be competing on a team representing the Defence School of Transport, a residential driver training school, as they battle against the Tesco store in Beverley. The Defence School of Transport team will be participating on behalf of four service related charities including the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, the RAF Benevolent…
Motors Video: Skoda Octavia vRS Clocks 227mph
Skoda Octavia vRS clocks 227mph to break speed records. On Friday 19 August at 07:45am, a ŠKODA Octavia vRS officially became the world’s fastest 2.0-litre supercharged production car in the world when the 600 bhp ‘salt spec’ racer. Built to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iconic vRS performance flagship badge – registered a Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) sanctioned speed of 227.070 mph on Utah’s legendary Bonneville Salt Flat.
Hair By El Turco: Sophie Rose
Sophie Rose’s hair has been cut into an ‘Inverted Bob’ that is slightly layered and textured. The cut was completed using both scissors and a razor with flashes of copper and purple colouring for the top sections. This is a classic hair cut that is timeless and appears with a different feel and look each time and is suitable for all ages. The style is available in wide range of…
Rapid Solicitors & SODEX To Fund Restoration Of The Mighty Antar
Rapid Solicitors and SODEXO have teamed up with The Defence School of Transport at Normandy Barracks, Leconfield to create a unique monument to the camp’s services by funding the restoration of a Thorneycroft ANTAR, a heavy duty transport vehicle used between 1950s and 1980s. It was originally produced to move oil pipelines in Iraq but it’s immense power was ideal to cope with the increasing size and weight of the…
Heather Watson’s Leaving Party @ The Beaver
Heather Watson was treated to send off by friends at The Beaver Pub, Beverley. Lindsey Pietras a colleague from Lucias Wine Bar & Grill organised a surprise party and laid on a spread with children’s party theme. Those there included mother Helen Watson, Ruby Perry and Natalie Lawes. [nggallery id=1739]
4Pets Extravaganza @ Coletta & Tyson
Coletta & Tyson garden centre will officially open their all new Marine Section this weekend. The Marine section contains over 20 tanks and to mark their arrival at the Garden Centre in Woodmasey, Coletta & Tyson are holding a 4Pets Extravaganza. Marketing manager Lauren Cocks said; “We started with coldwater and tropical fish and have now expanded that section into having one of the largest ranges in the area.” “We…
Lois Brown Targets Gold in British National Championships
Lois Brown is 17 and currently studying in her 2nd year for A levels at Beverley High and Beverley Grammar School. She is currently ranked No 1 in England in the junior u78kg class, is on the England talent development squad and recently represented Great Britain in Hungary at the European Judo Cup. Lois was selected to fight for England at the UK School Games, in a four day event…
Charity Cyclothon: Tesco Beverley Vs Defence School of Transport Leconfield
At 8.00am on Saturday 17 September 2011, staff from the Tesco Beverley store will challenge members of the Defence School of Transport to a 12 hour Cyclothon. All funds raised on the day will be split between the 2 teams, Tesco is raising money on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Society, their chosen charity of the year. The Defence School of Transport (DST) the worlds largest residential driver training school will…
Tough Start For Beverley Braves
The last few years have seen Beverley Braves start the rugby season against top team Skirlaugh Bulls and this was no exception. A blustery morning at Longcroft saw Skirlaugh pile on the pressure from the off and Beverley were forced to defend their own line. Skirlaugh broke through but a try saving tackle from Beverley knocked the ball from their hands for what would have been a certain try. Confident…