Hull’s civic and cultural leaders have welcomed a rise in day visits to the city, following the release of national figures from VisitBritain.
Hull has also been named as the number one place to visit during 2017, along with the World Athletics Championships, New Hadrian’s Cavalry exhibition and ICC Champions Trophy.
Local runners braved the wet weather to take part in the annual New Year’s Day Beverley Lions Group Fun Run.
While wet weather appears to have impacted the number of people who entered this year those who did take part were in good spirits as the young and the old got their 2017 off to a fun and healthy start.
Beverley Athletics Club have hit upon a unique way to thank their supporters – they have decided to help light up Beverley town centre over the Christmas period by making a donation towards new lights.
A Rio carnival atmosphere surrounded the opening ceremony of a three-day sports event which has taken place in the East Riding to showcase the sporting abilities of adults with disabilities.
This Sunday saw the annual Burton Constable 10k and 2.75k races take place. The warm weather meant more work for the runners as they raced round the course.
It was a hot day for the for the record turnout of nearly 1600 runners who completed the twenty third Hall Construction Beverley 10k road race last Sunday.
The blue and golds went into this fixture with a whole host of regulars missing.
Rachael Sims will join thousands of other people next weekend when she takes part in the 2016 London Marathon.
153 runners from across the East Riding, including 23 representing Beverley AC, slithered around the deep mud of the fifth and penultimate event of the 2015/2016 East Yorkshire Cross Country League
A group of 6 Beverley AC members travelled up to York Racecourse for The Brass Monkey Half Marathon last Sunday.
Beverley AC are urging people who plan on taking part in this year’s Hall Construction Beverley 10K that they make a note of the date when entries will be open.
Fifteen Beverley AC runners took part in the third race in this year’s East Yorkshire Cross Country series last Sunday.
Beverley AC hosted another successful event that pulled in over two hundred runners who took part in various distances.
Beverley Athletic Club in association with Bishop Burton College will this Sunday host the College Canter, an even that is open to runners of all abilities.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Sports, Play and Arts Service recently organised a Commonwealth Games legacy festival for young disabled people who live in the area.
Beverley Athletic Club’s Ian Boardley recently took on the challenge of the Montane 100 Ultra Tour of the Lake District.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Sports, Play and Arts Service will be celebrating a year on from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a Commonwealth Games legacy festival.
The inaugural Burton Constable 10k race, organised by East Hull Harriers, took place last Sunday. The race was fast and flat, on trails through the grounds of Burton Constable Hall, landscaped by Capability Brown.