It was a beautiful sunny day for last weekend’s Keswick half-marathon and Beverley Athletic Club’s Steve Evins thoroughly enjoyed the scenic race. Despite running the London Marathon only two weeks before, Evins put in a strong performance on the challenging course in the Lake District. The first six miles through the Newland Valley were particularly hilly and the second half of the race took runners on the undulating road around…
Beltine Celebration on the Beverley Westwood
Around 100 pagans all gathered at the Blackmill on the Beverley Westwood at 5am on the 1st may to celebrate “Beltane” and danced for the sun. A great sun rise was watched by many. Some even turning up on Pennie Farthings. Photos & Report by Paul Laybourne HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1447] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on…
Would Be Councillor Bant Votes
Candidate Neil Bant was up bright on early to cast his vote in today’s Local Elections. Bant who is a member of the Liberal Democrats voted early doors and is now on the streets visiting different polling stations within the St Marys Ward which he is standing. Neil who is thirty six, married with two children has lived around Beverley for 19 years. He was educated at Beverley Grammar School…
3 Peaks Fell Race Completed by Two Local Runners
Two brave athletes from Beverley Athletic Club took part in the challenging 3 Peaks Fell Race last Saturday. The tough 23.3 mile course starts and finishes in Horton in Ribblesdale and includes 5279 feet of steep ascents and descents of the 3 Peaks – Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. According to Stuart Little “It’s best described as three fell races with a long trail section between the first two peaks.” It…
Higher Level Short Course on Safeguarding and Child Protection
A new short course to prepare people for a job working with children and vulnerable adults will begin at East Riding College this month. Bitesize: Safeguarding and Child Protection is a six-week level four course (A-levels are level three) starting at the College’s Beverley campus on Wednesday, May 18, from 1pm to 4pm. It will give participants a thorough grounding in the essential concepts of safeguarding and child protection and…
Conservative Candidates Joined by MP & Student On Election Day
Local Conservative Candidates in the Minster and Woodmansey Ward, David Elvidge, Kerri Harold and Dominic Peacock were out early to rally support for the local election and as always put themselves forward to discuss local issues. They were joined by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart and Connor Ferguson a student from Longcroft School and Performing Arts College. Graham Stuart once again stressed the importance of people making the effort…
Beverley 10K: Road Closures and Parking Restrictions
The annual Beverley 10k road race takes place this Sunday and motorists will experience delays in and around the town, in particular in the area around the leisure centre, Wednesday Market and Lairgate. The event starts at 11.15 in Eastgate next to the Minster and rolling road closures will be in operation as the race progresses through the town, across the Westwood and back again. The fastest runners will complete…
Beverley 10k 2011 – Information for Spectators
The race starts at 11.15 next to the Minster in Eastgate and finishes in Wednesday Market. The fastest runners will complete the course in about 30 minutes while the slowest are expected to take no longer than 80 minutes. The race route passes along the following roads: • Wednesday Market • Lord Roberts Road • Champney Road • Lairgate • North Bar Within • North Bar Without • York Road…
Local School Gains Prestigious ICT Mark Award
Children at Swinemoor Primary in Beverley are at the forefront of using information and communications technology (ICT) to enhance their work, and that’s official! Following an extensive external assessment, Swinemoor has been awarded the prestigious ICT Mark. The award recognises the school’s success in developing the strategic use of ICT in both administration and across the curriculum. Parents will have proof that their children are attending a school at the…
Paddy Sweeney’s 90th @ The Royal Standard
Retired vet Paddy Sweeney celebrated his 90th birthday with friends in the Royal Standard pub Beverley. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1446] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Royal Standard Golf Day
To get away from the Royal Wedding some of the regulars of the Royal Standard pub headed out to the Beverley Westwood for game of golf. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1445] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Police Appeal After Shooting in Beverley
Police in Beverley are appealing for witnesses following an incident which occurred on Monday 02 May 2011 on Victoria Road. At around 1845hrs a 15-year-old boy was walking with friends along Victoria Road, adjacent to the Morrisons supermarket, when he felt a sharp pain to the back of his head. He then fell to the floor and realised his head was bleeding. The boy was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary…
Graham Stuart Urges People of Beverley to Vote
Thursday May 5th is polling day for the Local Elections across England. Make sure you vote Conservative. Remember we need to stop Labour doing to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council what it did to the country for 13 years. We need every vote, so your vote really does count. Polling stations open at 7am and close at 10pm. Remember, we need every vote so yours does count. Need help…
The Alternative Vote Referendum!
Yes, for the first time in my life I (Shan Oakes) have been sufficiently moved about an issue to somewhat rudely e-mail (almost) my entire address book. Please forgive. Perhaps odd that the first event that should ever move me to such extremes is the Alternative Vote referendum, but there we are. Perhaps next week I shall e-mail about cuddly pandas or global poverty. But let’s start with AV. Doubtless…
Kerri Harold: Passionate about Beverley and Woodmansey
Just a reminder that Thursday 5th May is the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Election day. Once again I ask for your support. I am still as passionate about Beverley and Woodmansey as I ever was, even more so now that I have seen what can be achieved when you try. Give me your vote and I promise to you is to do all I can to improve services for…
Margaret Pinder: Labour Has Been Fighting a Tough Campaign Across Beverley
Election Day is upon us and all the parties and candidates are out pushing hard for votes in this final run up to polls. Local elections tend to be the less glamorous relations of national elections, but in the current climate where national government is making major spending decisions that have such serious local implications and which are being enforced on local councils to implement at a local level, these…
Jagger: Golf Day Gives Tanners Chance to Beat Town at Something
Beverley Town Football Club are once again running their highly successful golf day. The last event was held in 2009 and was very well supported by local businesses and golfers from the Beverley area. Organiser Rich Jagger is hoping this years event will be even more popular he said: ” The last event went really well, and we are hoping we can build on that success this year. We had…
Beavers Host Middlesbrough in Relegation Decider
Beverley RUFC stage one of the most important matches of recent years on Saturday when they host Middlesbrough in the National League 3 (North) relegation decider. The Beavers are 4 points clear of Middlesbrough and will survive and send Middlesbrough down if they win. Having beaten them soundly at Middlesbrough only 3 weeks ago, Beverley ought to be quietly confident but, anything can go wrong in what amounts to a…