Beverley Armed Forces Day 2013

September 24, 2012

Thank you certificates are still being delivered to those that assisted to make sure this years event took place and was a success the Town can be proud of. If anyone has any other suggestions, acts, etc to improve and add to next years event please contact David Elvidge.

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 101

July 2, 2012

Beverley’s HU17.net Magazine Issue 101 is available from Molescroft News on Woodhall Way. This week’s edition features a selection of pictures and articles that have appeared on the Hu17.net web site.

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Beverley Celebrates Armed Forces Day

July 1, 2012

Beverley today celebrated Armed Forces Day with a large event in Saturday Market. It was billed as family event and despite a few alterations to the schedule Beverley Armed Forces Day 2012 proved to be a big hit with the public.

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Beverley Armed Forces Day 2012 Needs Your Help!

October 28, 2011

Beverley’s next Armed Forces Day (AFD) will take place on Sunday 1st July 2012, the event takes a great deal of planning with exhibitors and performers being booked as early as possible to avoid any disappointment on the day, as events take place throughout the County and often clash. Next year is a special year and we hope to mark the Queens Jubilee year by putting together a much more…

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Proposed Fixed Date For Beverley Armed Forces Day

July 7, 2011

Beverley Armed Forces Day chairman David Elvidge has proposed a regular date every year for the event. This year was the third time Beverley’s Armed Forces Day was run, and proved to be a major success despite MOD cuts affecting the amount of servicemen and women who could attend. The performance of the various bands, including the Beverley Pipe Band, along with choirs from St Nicholas Primary School and the…

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Lone Piper Ends Excellent Armed Forces Day

July 4, 2011

A lone piper brought to an end the third Beverley Armed Forces Day. A big crowd gathered for the closing of the event, after having been well entertained over the course of the day. Highlights included a full drum head service, a fly-by by the legendary Tiger Moth biplane and a performance from the Beverley Pipe Band. Popular attractions, especially for the younger visitors, included a climbing wall and the…

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 50

July 4, 2011

HU17.net Magazine issue 50, featuring pictures from the following events around Beverley; * Beverley Longcroft School Prom * Beverley Armed Forces Day 2011 * Reloaded Help Mark Birthday Of Late Alexander Fordon * Summer Time Saturday @ Beverley Races * Great Day Out @ St Nicholas School Fete * That Friday Feeling: Beverley Races * Lucy Cressey Models @ Dainty Damsels Show The magazine is available from Molescroft News on…

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Veterans Pay Respects @ Beverley Armed Forces Day

July 3, 2011

Proud veterans paid their respects to fallen and former comrades at Beverley Armed Forces Day today. In the heat of a beautiful Sunday morning, they stood side by side in Saturday Market to remember all those who had fallen in wars and conflicts over the years. Thousands of people listened to a perfect rendition of the Last Post, and found their voices when the band played Jerusalem and The Lord’s…

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Programme Of Events Finalised As Beverley Armed Forces Day Nears

June 29, 2011

Flyers are being delivered as the finishing touches are put to Sunday’s Beverley’s Armed Forced Day. Chairman David Elvidge and wife Janet have been delivering the flyers over the past few days and with the arrival of programmes for the day – smaller and more green than last year – the countdown to the big day now begins in earnest. Councillor Elvidge will appear on the Andy Comfort breakfast show…

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World War I In The Middle East

June 28, 2011

When recalling World War I and its horrors – which led to the deaths of 37.5million people, a million of them from the United Kingdom – the first images that come to mind are of the blood-soaked, rat-infested killing zone that was trench warfare on the Western Front. The most enduring works of fiction and non-fiction concentrate on the millions of soldiers who were killed in what became known as…

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