Beverley’s new Mayor will be unveiled at the Beverley Town Council Mayor Making ceremony on Monday (16 May). Members of the public and councillors are invited to The Beverley Guildhall from 7pm, where they will hear from outgoing Mayor Bessie Foot, and where the new Mayor will be elected. It is one of the highlights of the civic year in Beverley. The outgoing Mayor will present Good Neighbour Awards and…
Beavers Have Plenty To Look Forward To After Safety Secured
The final day victory that kept Beverley RUFC in Division Three North proved beyond a shadow of a doubt they deserved to stay in the division. They showed, with a full-strength team and with their minds fully on the job, they can compete with anyone in the division. Middlesborough found that out emphatically at Beaver Park on Saturday. Tries from Sam Atiola and Junior Tupai in the first period, and…
East Riding Events For National Family Week
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is holding a number of events to celebrate National Family Week, starting with a fun day at the Beverley Treasure House, Beverley, on Tuesday, 31 May. The day runs from 10.30am – 12.30pm with a behind the scenes tour of the museum’s stores and the archive’s conservation workshop. Have a go at the mystery museum objects challenge and creative crafts. This session must be pre-booked….
New Display at Beverley Art Gallery
‘Spreading Light: The Champney Bequest and Adult Learners’ is the new display at Beverley Art Gallery, which features a collection of works produced by a long established Beverley Art Group, whose members have experienced mental health problems. Tutor, Alan Lewis, has taught the group for a number of years and also works as an attendant at the Gallery and Beverley Treasure House. The project was instigated by a Heritage Lottery…
Braves Beaten In Competitive Match
The Beverley Braves under 9’s went down to only their second defeat of the season to Myton Warriors in a game that was highly competitive with the result in doubt right up to the final whistle. Defences were on top throughout the game and this was reflected in the man of the match award going to Joseph Denis for several copy book tackles and some great breaks. In fact several…
Novice Runner Pam Appleton’s Beverley 10K Success
Pam Appleton and Janice Shaw competed in their first ever Beverley 10K on Sunday and finished the course in 1 hour 26 minutes. Pam a novice runner told HU17.net: “When we got to Newbald a race marshal turned to us and said, I do not want to dishearten you ladies, but the race leader, Darran Bilton, will be finishing in six minutes!” “The worst bit was when we reached the…
Beverley Town CC Struggle To Contain Chesterfield
Derbyshire Premier League high-flyers Chesterfield gave Beverley Town CC a kicking at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Sunday. They eased their way to a massive 136-run victory and moved into the next round of the ECB National Club Championship. It was always going to be a tough ask for Beverley, but they were really made to toil as Chesterfield racked up a mighty 334-8 off their 45 overs. The big…
Students’ Extreme Sport Fundraiser For Third World Children
A group of health and social care students at East Riding College are taking part in the extreme sport “zorbing” to raise money for children they sponsor in Third World countries. The daring Beverley-based learners will jump into giant inflatable balls before rolling at speed down grassy slopes at the ‘Roll-Mania’ centre near Leeds. They hope to raise at least £100 each – a total of £1,300 – for their…
Fairness And Etiquette To The Fore In Squash And Racketball Finals
Months of qualifying matches culminated in an excellent 2011 Finals Night at the Beverley Squash and Racketball Club last Friday. Chairman Jonathan Rollison was delighted with the “excellent court etiquette and fairness” on display at their Norwood Recreation Park home courts, and congratulated the winners – who started their qualifying campaigns in January – on their achievements There were eight finals played on the night, and the results and reports…
Over 1000 Runners Compete in Hall Construction Beverley 10K
More than a thousand runners gathered in Beverley last Sunday to compete in the annual Hall Construction Beverley 10k road race. All the local running clubs were represented and there were also several hundred unattached runners, some of them running to raise funds for charity. It was a warm and bright spring day and with bands providing entertainment at the leisure centre, Saturday Market and Angel Square there was a…
B&A Scaffolding Beverley 2K Results & Times 2011
The 2011 Beverley 10k was supported by the B&A Scaffolding 2k fun run from Beverley Leisure Centre which attracted a field of 234 runners including Bertie the Beaver and Roary the Tiger. There was an excellent turnout by Beverley Athletic Club and Goole Viking Striders juniors who fielded 23 and 18 runners respectively. Goole’s Luke Reynolds won the race in 08:21, more than thirty seconds faster than last year when…
Schools Get Green Fingered For Beverley In Bloom
Beverley’s schoolchildren are ready to get their hands dirty to take part in this year’s Beverley in Bloom. Beverley In Bloom Supporters, the volunteers who are behind the event in conjunction with Beverley Town Council, have encouraged schools and groups in the area to do their part to make Beverley look beautiful this year. Each school will hopefully receive 15 bags of compost from Focus DIY, and will be offered…
Witness Appeal After Cyclist Suffers Bruising
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision which occurred on Tuesday 03 May 2011. At 1520hrs a 25-year-old woman was cycling along Central Avenue, Beverley, approaching Thurstan Road when she was overtaken by a silver coloured Ford Ka with a black body kit. The vehicle is said to have collided with the cyclist which resulted in her being knocked off her bicycle and sustaining substantial bruising to…
Tuesday Afternoon @ Beverley Races
Thousands of people once again flocked to Beverley Racecourse for this afternoons race meet. HU17.net’s tip Aquarian Spirit trained by Richard Fahey and ridden by Paul Hanagan managed to get third in the Happy 65th Birthday Graham Roberts Handicap feature race. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1464] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge…
Emotional Times At Beverley RUFC Family Fun Day
Beverley Rugby Club junior sections held their end-of-season Family Fun Day at Beaver Park on Sunday. It proved an emotional day for Jo Franklin, who, along with husband Andy, has had to cut back her commitments at the club next season due to work commitments away from rugby. She has been an active member of the club for more than eight years, and was taken aback when she was presented…
Aquarian Spirit Leads Betting In Beverley Races’ Showpiece Race
Aquarian Spirit is leading the betting today in Beverley’s big race of today, the Happy 65th Birthday Graham Roberts Handicap. Racing gets under way at the Westwood racecourse at 2pm on a six race card and a good crowd is expected on what should be a fine, warm day. The biggest race, the Happy 65th Birthday Graham Roberts Handicap, starts at 4pm and is over one mile and a furlong….
Worrall And Adams Pick UP Beverley RUFC Top Awards
Members of the Beverley RUFC senior teams held their presentation evening this weekend. The Beavers, who secured their place in National Three North with a home win against Middlesbrough on Saturday, gave awards to players from the first, second and third teams. The first team captain Dave Worrall resigned the captaincy as well as picking up an award himself for Player of Year, as voted by the club’s committee and…
Megan Tattersall’s 17th Birthday
Megan Tattersall celebrated her 17th birthday with friends and family over the weekend. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1460] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size