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…
Can you believe it will be only eight weeks until Christmas? Antony and Amalia from Amanti in Wednesday Market would like to invite customers old and new into the shop on Sunday, to help customers prepare their wish lists and get inspiration for gifts for friends and family. Customers can browse around their collection of winter goodies, Christmas decorations and fantastic gifts which Amanti is so well known for. The…
Young people and Staff from the Walkington Youth Club took part in the ‘Walkington 3k’ Fun Run on the 8th July to raise funds for their chosen charity of Age Concern and the also for the Walkington Youth Club. All the young people managed to complete the 3k fun run raising £550.00 through individual sponsorship, which will now be divided between the their chosen charity and the youth club. Three…
De Lacy Spa celebrated its first birthday this week with its customers. After a successful first year the team threw a birthday party complete with Bucks Fizz, canapés and cupcakes for over thirty of their customers. Staff carried out demonstrations of some of the treatments they offer, including gel nails, reflexology and hair styling. Party guests received a goodie bag of beauty products with their ticket and there was a…
A student studying in Beverley is celebrating after a successful time at Miss Community Beauty Pageant. The competition was well attended and everyone had a really great day, all the girls performed really well and looked beautiful. But Beverley student Hannah Hunter stood out from the rest, she won the crown for 1st runner up for the title Miss Community United Kingdom and also received the crown and title Miss…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council would like to remind residents and visitors to Beverley that a traffic management plan will be in place on Saturday, 5 November for the Beverley Lions Bonfire at the Westwood. The plan will involve part closures of Keldgate Road, Westwood Road and Walkington Road, which will inevitably reduce the availability of parking close to the bonfire site. People attending the bonfire are therefore advised to…
With thousands of pumpkins ending up in landfill across the area at this time of the year, East Riding of Yorkshire Council is suggesting a couple of simple recipes. Preventing food waste is an important part of the council’s campaign to cut down on the amount that ends up in landfill. As well as using the shells for lanterns, the insides of the pumpkin make great eating and anything left…
Ex- Molescroft Primary School pupil 14 year old Jordan Rushby, returned to his old school to take part in the schools end of term assembly. The schools Headmaster Mr Michael Loncaster, had invited Jordan along to celebrate Jordan’s sporting achievements. Jordan finished his first season on his Aprilia RS 125, and what a season he has had, with over 70 podium finishes along the way. His results on the track…
The Beverley Festival (Folk, Acoustic Roots) has the answer to those wanting to get more out of their lives by gaining new skills, meeting new people and making new friends. It has been successful in obtaining funding from Awards for All – The Big Lottery Fund to put a project together called ‘Volunteering Together’ . Between November 2011 and running up to the festival in June 2012, FREE Short Courses…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s civil enforcement officers will be issuing dummy tickets for illegally parked vehicles across the East Riding from Wednesday, 26 October until 7 November. The dummy tickets will inform motorists what they have done wrong and will include a letter informing them about civil parking enforcement (CPE), which is due to start in November. No further action will be taken on offences committed during that period,…
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is taking part in British Pub Week and encouraging people to go out and support their local pub. British Pub Week is running from 28 October – 6 November and was created to offer people the chance to celebrate local hospitality by visiting their local pub and engaging with their community. Graham said: “The local pub is a great British institution and part…
Ladies dressed in pink took part in a Zumbathon dancing at Market Cross before dancing their way through the centre of Beverley. The event was organised to support the national Breast Cancer Awareness Month of October. All the money raised will be donated to the charity Breast Cancer Care to help them provide free support and information to anyone affected by breast cancer. If you would like to hold your…
Humberside Fire and Rescue Serivce were called to the Green Dragon pub on Saturday Market. They were called after a fire broke out in one of the bedrooms upstairs. Onlookers watched as fire-fighters from Beverley Station dealt with the incident. Eyewitnesses said smoke was pouring from the windows, but no one was hurt.
Two local boys have made it down to the top ten of the Pizza Express competition ‘The Big Audition’ with Jamie Cullum. Billy Gill and Fin Henderson, both 15, make up Palms13 a ‘jazzy-pop’ band. The boys applied for the competition and submitted a youtube video of themselves, competing with over 7500 others they made it down to the top 50 and with votes from fans and school friends are…
Members of the public will be able to see hundreds of local documents and go behind the scenes at the Treasure House, Beverley, at the venue’s open day on Saturday, 22 October, from 9am-4pm. The exhibition of unique historical archives will relate to the theme of creativity especially art, music and literature. People in the past were very creative and innovative, this is a great opportunity to come along and…
East Riding Libraries are leading the way towards an online nation by inviting people to ‘Spend an Hour’ on the internet during national Get Online week, Sunday, 30 October – Sunday, 6 November. ‘Spend an Hour’ is the fifth annual Get Online week campaign from UK online centres and is being delivered in partnership with Race Online and the BBC. With the clocks going back on Sunday, 30 October, everyone…
For over 30 years the Beverley Lions Club has provided a great spectacle on 5th November each year for the people of Beverley and surrounding area. Once again the Lions are presenting the Annual Bonfire and Fireworks display on Saturday, 5th November on the Beverley Westwood Common. The Bonfire will be lit at 7.15pm by the President of the Club, Paul James, with assistance from the Mayor of Beverley, Cllr….
Miller Griffin Ltd have completed their showroom which demonstrates the power of reusable energy. The cabin which is located at their site in Tickton generates energy through the use of solar panels which in turn heat water and provide electricity. Stephen Miller and Paul Griffin who merged their companies recently have had lots of enquiries about their services as energy prices continue to increase in the UK. Stephen who is…