On the afternoon of Friday 9th September Councillors David Elvidge, Kerri Harold and Dominic Peacock were joined by Graham Stuart MP on the Swinemoor Estate. Vicky Bolton from the Beverley Local Action Team also attended with a representative from EastRiding of Yorkshire Council Housing and Tenant participation. This event generated a great deal of interest and by design or luck also enabled us to engage with the school run from…
Zoe Lightowler 21st @ Armstrongs Social Club
Zoe Lightowler celebrated her 21st birthday with friends and family at Armstrongs Social Club. Those there include boyfriend Craig Ford and friends and family that include, Rich Lightowler, Kate Wharmby, Pip Pearson, Mark Frampton and Amy Bullers. [nggallery id=1716]
Out & About: Friday @ The Kings Head Hotel
Party goers enjoyed a Friday night at the Kings Head Hotel Beverley. Martin Shand, a duty manager at the Kings Head was working his final shift before he moves to Leeds to start new career in Banking. Lorna McKay was joined by friends and her boyfriend Alex Lawrence as they celebrated her birthday in the Beverley nightspot.# [nggallery id=1715]
Wedding Dresses @ Beverley Minster
Yesterday evening in the fantastic venue that is Beverley Minster models Annabel Pattison, Sophie Draper and Lisa Marie Murphy modelled the beautiful wedding dresses they will be wearing at this weekend’s wedding fair. On Sunday the three ladies will once again be modelling as they take to the cat walk at the Beverley Leisure Complex. This will be Beverley Leisure Centre’s first wedding Fair and is to be held this…
Beverley Dog is Looking For a New Home
Sam is looking for a new home in Beverley or the surrounding area. He is a Parsons Jack Russell and will be celebrating his 3 rd birthday in January. He is a very energetic breed and loves going for long walks and playing fetch. He loves playing with toys. Sam has been trained to do various tricks, he will sit, lay down, roll over and give you his paw. He…
Youngsters Complete Triathlon In Support Of Injured Soldiers
This weekend four local lads, Ryan Hilton, Isaac Galloway, Cameron Shreeve and Jake Ingram all from Tickton Primary School completed Triathlon. Starting at 10am in the morning the lads cycled from Tickton to the Beverley Leisure Centre before taking part in run racking up a staggering 20 miles collectively. With the run complete Ryan, Isaac and Cameron entered the swimming pool at the Beverley Leisure Centre and completed 100 lengths….
REVEAL: Hull & East Riding Open Studios 2011
Over 60 selected contemporary artists and craftspeople living and working in Hull and the East Riding will invite you into their studios, galleries and warehouses on the weekends of 24 & 25 September in Hull; 1 & 2 October in Hull & East Riding and 8 & 9 October in East Riding for REVEAL: Hull & East Riding Open Studios 2011. There are three Beverley based artists taking part in…
MP Joins Councillors in Street Surgery on Beverley’s Swinemoor Estate
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, will be attending the street surgery organised by ward councillors at 2.30pm on today, Friday September 9th. The local ward councillors, David Elvidge, Dominic Peacock and Kerri Harold will be answering questions from residents of the Swinemoor Estate between 2.30 and 5.00pm, alongside their local MP. The surgery will take place outside “Swinemoor Chat” on Sammam Road. All residents are welcome to come…
Ray Teal’s Cricket Round Up
Beverley 1st XI moved up to second place in the York Premier Division with a narrow two-wicket win at Sessay. The 2nd XI got the best of a draw in a high scoring encounter with bottom-placed Pocklington while the 3rd XI crushed North Ferriby by the massive margin of 123 runs The 4th XI lost at Norwood in a close game but retain their place in Alliance Division One for…
Hull College Girls Vs Hull Rep Boys
Hull College Girls were playing in Beverley as they took on a Hull Boys Representative side at Loncroft School. Hull College Girls Football Team this summer lost their status as a Centre of and this season will enter some teams into the Hull Boys Sunday League. Before then their players were given a chance to play against boys who are the classed as the most talented youngsters within our region,…
Beverley Literature Festival 2011
This year’s Beverley Literature Festival, which takes place 6 – 16 October, is as special as ever and packed with top-quality events for readers of all tastes. Margaret Drabble will be talking about her collected short-stories; two of our foremost crime-thriller writers, Val McDermid and Mark Billingham, will share a platform with best-selling thriller writer Tom Rob Smith; and Jon Ronson, who has done so much to reveal the stranger…
Smith Scores the Winner As Town Beat Cave
Beverley Town went into this Humber Premier League game on the back of a heavy 5-1 defeat at the hands of Chalk Lane, and Manager Dave Walton was looking for a reaction from his team. Striker Jimmy Symes was missing, so the experienced Mark Smith took his place up front, and Steve Irwin was brought into midfield to add an extra physical presence in front of Towns defence. The game…
Wedding Show To Be Held At Beverley Leisure Centre
Local florist Sarah Slater and Stu Armstrong will this weekend, Sunday 11th September, host their first wedding show at the Beverley Leisure Centre. This is the first wedding show that Sarah has hosted and with the support of the staff at Beverley Leisure Centre she is confident of making it a success. On the day there will be two catwalk shows featuring the latest bridal wear and accessories with the…
Rohan Clothing Company Launches StrideFit
Original British technical clothing company, Rohan, has teamed up with celebrity personal trainer Matt Roberts to help people enjoy the benefits of walking – with a new, free walking fitness programme, ‘Rohan StrideFit’, which launches in Beverley on 24 September 2011. Research shows that although 60% of adults in Yorkshire and the Humber would like to walk outside for exercise more often1, 10% don’t know how to get started and…
Browns Lend Their Support To Dove House With Fashion Show
Department store Browns of Beverley have announced they will be holding a fashion show on Thursday October 13th 2011. Money raised from the event will go toward Love You 2 a campaign being run to help raise the £2.5 million needed to redevelop the Dove House Hospice on Chamberlin Road, Hull. Manage of Browns of Beverley Louise Grant said; “We are very pleased to be able to do our bit…
Beverley Minster Virger Releases CD
For three years Beverley Minster virger Neil Pickford has been penning a series of humorous articles on his life as someone ‘downstairs’ in one of the busiest and biggest parish churches in England. Now, for the first time, you can hear the author as he reads a selection of the 150 articles in the series so far produced. “Three Chairs – Neil Pickford reads the best Views from the Vestry”, …
Food Judged As Beverley Food Festival Nears
Tonight judges were at the Tickton Grange Hotel sampling all the entries into this year’s Beverley Food Festival competition. Starting at one end of a table the judges who included the Mayor of Beverley Cllr Peter Astelle, town clerk and event organiser Helen Watson and the BBC’s Jonathan Parker had the task of deciding winners. David Nowell, the head chef at the Tickton Grange Hotel said; “This year we have…
Police Appeal: RTA Kelgate
Humberside Police are appealing for information following a road traffic collision on Keldgate, Beverley. At 1317hrs on Monday 05 September 2011, a long wheel base flat back Iveco Van collided with a black coloured Peugeot 206 which was parked on Keldgate causing severe damage to the vehicle. The driver of the Iveco van failed to stop at the scene . Officers investigating the incident are appealing for the driver of…