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National Better Care Fund Team Visit East Riding Of Yorkshire Better Care Programme

National Better Care Fund Team Visit East Riding Of Yorkshire Better Care Programme

March 23, 2017

On Wednesday the 15 March 2017, the National Better Care team visited the East Riding of Yorkshire as part of their local learning programme to look at the work being undertaken as part of the Better Care Fund (BCF) programme.

Delivered through a partnership between the NHS, Local Government, Health and social care providers and the Voluntary/Community Sector, the BCF programme aims to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

Sewerby Social And In Focus – Two New Events At Sewerby Hall And Gardens

Sewerby Social And In Focus - Two New Events At Sewerby Hall And Gardens

March 23, 2017

A brand new weekly event has been put in place by the team at Sewerby Hall and Gardens aimed at engaging vulnerable and elderly visitors or those faced with loneliness.

If you are in need of some friendly company and social engagement then why not come along to the weekly ‘Sewerby Social’.

Act FAST To Save a Life – Stroke Campaign

Act FAST To Save a Life - Stroke Campaign

March 22, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s public health team is supporting the annual ‘Act F.A.S.T.’ stroke campaign, which runs throughout the month of March, to empower people to call 999 at any sign of a stroke.

Public Health England has re-launched the national ‘Act FAST’ stroke campaign, which runs until 31 March, working closely with the Stroke Association.

Council Launches New Drive To Encourage Adults To Get More Active

Council Launches New Drive To Encourage Adults To Get More Active

March 22, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched a new local drive which aims to get people walking briskly every day in bursts of ten minutes or more.

Just ten continuous minutes of brisk walking every day gets the heart pumping and can make you feel better, more energetic and improve your mood.

Hull Joins Forces With Keep Britain Tidy To Tackle Fly-Tipping

Hull Joins Forces With Keep Britain Tidy To Tackle Fly-Tipping

March 21, 2017

Hull City Council has joined forces with Keep Britain Tidy to launch a new campaign to tackle the epidemic of fly-tipping that is affecting communities up and down the country.

#CrimeNotToCare, which is being run in partnership with environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, aims to educate householders about the right thing to do with their rubbish and to reduce the amount of household waste that is fly-tipped by rogue traders who offer to take people’s waste away for money and then dump it.

Farmers Invited To Join Rix Petroleum At Their First Agricultural Open Day

Farmers Invited To Join Rix Petroleum At Their First Agricultural Open Day

March 21, 2017

BREXIT, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and fuel price trends will be the topics up for discussion at the inaugural Rix Agricultural Open Day in April.

Keynote speakers Duncan Lambert, director of Rix Petroleum, Mark Todd, UK Wholesale Business Manager from global Energy Company Phillips 66, and farmer and NFU board member Guy Poskett, will address the region’s farmers at the event on Wednesday, April 12th at the Rix Pavilion in Driffield.

Early-Bird Tickets For The Tidal Waves Beach Festival In Bridlington

March 21, 2017

The Tidal Waves team are reminding people wanting to attend the Tidal Waves Beach Music Festival in Bridlington on 9 and 10 June that ‘Early-bird’ tickets, priced at £14 for the Friday evening and £36 for Saturday, are available until 31 March, 2017. Festival tickets for both days are £48.

There are also child tickets available – £20 for the Saturday, or £30 for the full weekend. There will also be a platform for wheelchair users (restricted to 30 plus one carer/friend).

Hull To Stage A Series Of Skateboarding Festivals

Hull To Stage A Series Of Skateboarding Festivals

March 20, 2017

Following last year’s announcement of Hull’s ambition to become the UK’s skateboarding capital, skate jams, competitions and coaching sessions have now been organised to take place at various locations across the city for beginners and seasoned skateboarders alike.

Participants will learn to enhance their abilities, obtain skills coaching and advice and possibly some tips on tricks.

Sewerby Hall and Gardens Looking For 2017 Volunteers

Clock Tower Cafe At Sewerby Now Open To Visitors

March 17, 2017

Sewerby Hall and Gardens, near Bridlington, are looking for volunteers to help with three aspects of their visitor programme in 2017.

Costume Project Volunteers are needed to help to run sewing and costume- making sessions in the Orangery every Monday during the season when the house is open to the public, between Easter and the end of October.

Flamborough Head Lighthouse Opens For The 2017 Season

Flamborough Head Lighthouse Opens For The 2017 Season

March 17, 2017

Flamborough Head Lighthouse will be opening its doors to the public once again for the start of the 2017 season.

From Saturday, 1 April, staff members from Sewerby Hall and Gardens will offer visitors informative guided tours of this iconic structure between 12noon and 4pm.

Council’s Digital Champions Support Residents To Get Online

Council’s Digital Champions Support Residents To Get Online

March 16, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council staff are helping residents to get online as part of a two week campaign that includes drop-in sessions at multi-service centres (MSCs) in Brough, Driffield, Haltemprice, Hessle, Pocklington and Withernsea.

Be Online encourages people to use more online self-service facilities and access websites such as Learn My Way to improve digital skills with free online courses. These include online basics and safety, finding work online and CV writing.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome – Safer Sleep Week

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Safer Sleep Week

March 15, 2017

Between 2005 and 2014, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) claimed the lives of 266 babies in the Yorkshire and Humber regions.

Health professionals in Hull are urging parents to make themselves aware of safe sleeping practices.

Activities This Easter Holiday At Sewerby Hall And Gardens

Activities This Easter Holiday At Sewerby Hall And Gardens

March 15, 2017

Sewerby Hall and Gardens have three weeks of family fun activities planned for the Easter holidays.

Between Saturday, 1 and Sunday, 23 April, there are plenty of activities and events planned for visitors young and old alike.

360 Accountants Encourage Others To Take Up HERIB’s Challenge 500

360 Accountants Encourage Others To Take Up HERIB’s Challenge 500

March 15, 2017

After raising over £500 for the Hull and East Riding Institute for the Blind, 360 Chartered Accountants are now inviting other companies to follow their lead.

The team at 360 was charged with turning £50 into £500 as part of HERIB’s Challenge 500. And by using their entrepreneurial skills they did exactly that!

Bridlington Quay Townscape Heritage Oral History Training

Bridlington Spa Leads The East Riding Into The Year Of Culture

March 14, 2017

A free workshop training session will be held on Friday, 31 March for people wanting to learn about oral history.

This is one of the activities offered through the Bridlington Quay Townscape Heritage project, which is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The session will take place at King Street Library, from 10am-4.30pm.

Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Events At Paragon Interchange

Humberside Police

March 14, 2017

Humberside Police are teaming up British Transport Police and other local partners as part of a campaign to raise awareness about child sexual exploitation and identify children at risk.

As of Wednesday 15 March officers from both forces will be taking the opportunity to educate young people in stations with information about the signs and risks, in the hope that this will arm them with the knowledge to protect themselves from being susceptible to the risk of grooming.

Exhibition Showcasing The Creative Work Of St Mary’s Homeless Opens

HULL : Everyone Invited To Hull 2017 Opener Made In Hull

March 14, 2017

The first of four exhibitions has opened showcasing work created as part of Hidden Voices, an initiative aimed to unlock the voices and creative talents of the 60 homeless people living rough on the streets of Hull who are fed twice a week by St Mary’s Church in Lowgate, will open.

Hidden Voices is one of 60 new projects to receive funding through the Hull 2017 Creative Communities Programme, which is being delivered in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund.

Over £60,000 Seized From Former Deep Retail Manager

Humberside Police

March 14, 2017

A former retail manager who stole £89,000 from The Deep to fund his gambling addiction has been ordered to pay back more than £60,000 to the charity.

Jason Metcalfe, 45, of Hamlyn Avenue, Hull, stole the cash from two ‘penny press’ machines and put fake refunds through the tills of the gift shop.

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