Youngsters Complete Triathlon In Support Of Injured Soldiers

September 9, 2011

This weekend four local lads, Ryan Hilton, Isaac Galloway, Cameron Shreeve and Jake Ingram all from Tickton Primary School completed Triathlon. Starting at 10am in the morning the lads cycled from Tickton to the Beverley Leisure Centre before taking part in run racking up a staggering 20 miles collectively. With the run complete Ryan, Isaac and Cameron entered the swimming pool at the Beverley Leisure Centre and completed 100 lengths….

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REVEAL: Hull & East Riding Open Studios 2011

September 9, 2011

Over 60 selected contemporary artists and craftspeople living and working in Hull and the East Riding will invite you into their studios, galleries and warehouses on the weekends of 24 & 25 September in Hull; 1 & 2 October in Hull & East Riding and 8 & 9 October in East Riding for REVEAL: Hull & East Riding Open Studios 2011. There are three Beverley based artists taking part in…

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MP Joins Councillors in Street Surgery on Beverley’s Swinemoor Estate

September 9, 2011

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, will be attending the street surgery organised by ward councillors at 2.30pm on today, Friday September 9th. The local ward councillors, David Elvidge, Dominic Peacock and Kerri Harold will be answering questions from residents of the Swinemoor Estate between 2.30 and 5.00pm, alongside their local MP. The surgery will take place outside “Swinemoor Chat” on Sammam Road. All residents are welcome to come…

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Beverley Literature Festival 2011

September 8, 2011

This year’s Beverley Literature Festival, which takes place 6 – 16 October, is as special as ever and packed with top-quality events for readers of all tastes.  Margaret Drabble will be talking about her collected short-stories; two of our foremost crime-thriller writers, Val McDermid and Mark Billingham, will share a platform with best-selling thriller writer Tom Rob Smith; and Jon Ronson, who has done so much to reveal the stranger…

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Rohan Clothing Company Launches StrideFit

September 7, 2011

Original British technical clothing company, Rohan, has teamed up with celebrity personal trainer Matt Roberts to help people enjoy the benefits of walking – with a new, free walking fitness programme, ‘Rohan StrideFit’, which launches in Beverley on 24 September 2011. Research shows that although 60% of adults in Yorkshire and the Humber would like to walk outside for exercise more often1, 10% don’t know how to get started and…

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Browns Lend Their Support To Dove House With Fashion Show

September 7, 2011

Department store Browns of Beverley have announced they will be holding a fashion show on Thursday October 13th 2011. Money raised from the event will go toward Love You 2 a campaign being run to help raise the £2.5 million needed to redevelop the Dove House Hospice on Chamberlin Road, Hull. Manage of Browns of Beverley Louise Grant said; “We are very pleased to be able to do our bit…

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Food Judged As Beverley Food Festival Nears

September 6, 2011

Tonight judges were at the Tickton Grange Hotel sampling all the entries into this year’s Beverley Food Festival competition. Starting at one end of a table the judges who included the Mayor of Beverley Cllr Peter Astelle, town clerk and event organiser Helen Watson and the BBC’s Jonathan Parker had the task of deciding winners. David Nowell, the head chef at the Tickton Grange Hotel said; “This year we have…

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Police Appeal: RTA Kelgate

September 6, 2011

Humberside Police are appealing for information following a road traffic collision on Keldgate, Beverley. At 1317hrs on Monday 05 September 2011, a long wheel base flat back Iveco Van collided with a black coloured Peugeot 206 which was parked on Keldgate causing severe damage to the vehicle. The driver of the Iveco van failed to stop at the scene . Officers investigating the incident are appealing for the driver of…

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Council Reward Hard Work

September 6, 2011

Woodmansey Parish Council’s newly elected chairwoman, Kerri Harold, presented vouchers to the Lifestyle team Crazy CJ’s. As previously reported on our website the girls, Cassie Wardill, Jasmin Shepherd and Chloe Emanuel have been working hard over the summer holidays cleaning up their local play park at Normandy Avenue in Beverley. Initially they picked up litter and filled over 17 bags of refuse from the park. The second stage of their…

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Wilberforce Masons Help Fund Smart Boards At St Nicholas School

September 6, 2011

Pupils of St Nicholas Primary School in Beverley received a visit from Andy Ablett. Mr Ablett who is the Worshipful Master at Wilberfoce Masonic Lodge was at the school to present the friends of St Nicholas School with £1,700. The money was used by the school to help fund the installation of interactive whiteboards in all the classrooms. Sharrin Powers of from the Freinds of St Nicholas School said; “We…

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Heritage Open Days: Behind The Scenes @ The Treasure House

September 6, 2011

On Thursday, 8 and Friday, 9 September visitors to Beverley Treasure House can go beyond the public spaces of the museum, archive and library for special Heritage Open Day tours. Visitors can find out how ancient documents and objects are stored and conserved. They can discover the special technology that keeps the collections safe. They will meet the staff and go behind the scenes into the collections repositories, conservation workshop,…

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Family History Advice Sessions: Saturday 10th September

September 6, 2011

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Archives and Local Studies Service, based in the Treasure House, Beverley, is continuing to host family history advice sessions on designated Saturdays throughout the year. Volunteers from the East Yorkshire Family History Society are on hand to give members of the public free advice on family history matters. Sessions are open to all levels, from a beginner wanting to further research their family to those…

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Beverley Gets A Makeover

September 5, 2011

The Search is on for the Face of New Salon Chain Beau & Joli A local salon based in Beverley is part of an expansion of independent, affordable, boutique ‘super salons’ opening across Yorkshire and is currently celebrating its launch by calling out for local, healthy, natural beauties to apply to become ‘the face’ of the brand through its ‘Beauty from the Inside out’ campaign aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles….

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Learn to Swim @ Beverley Leisure Centre

September 5, 2011

Beverley Leisure Complex is able to offer an immediate start for its pre-school swimming lessons, which run daily from Monday to Saturday during the afternoons and evenings. Pre-school – These sessions are for children aged three to five years. There is a maximum of six children in a class and the teacher is in the water with the children. During these sessions, the children work through the East Riding Aqua…

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Meet Your Councillors & MP

September 5, 2011

On Friday 9th September between 2:30 and 5:00 pm all three East Riding Ward Councillors for Minster and Woodmansey, Kerri Harold, David Elvidge & Dominic Peacock will be joined by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart on the Swinemoor Estate, they will be outside “Swinemoor Chat” on Samman Road. Councillors David Elvidge, Keri Harold and Dominic Peacock are eager to give residents a chance to talk over issues affecting them…

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 59

September 5, 2011

HU17.net Magazine this week features pictures from the following events and sporting fixtures as well as special features; Helen Wild’s Masked Ball Beverley Races Beverley RUFC Teen Disco Night Miss Hull Galaxy Lucy Burbles Return to Desired Hair By El Turco: Lauren Westaway Hodgsons FC Beverley ARLC Beverley Town Cricket Club Inter Beaver Eager Beaver Team Photo / Poster HU17 Magazine Issue 59 is available from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way,…

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MP Praises Beverley and Holderness’s Finest Examples Of Manufacturing Excellence

September 2, 2011

Graham Stuart MP has nominated Bartoline Limited of Beverley as an example of manufacturing excellence in his constituency for Made in Britain, a project set up to celebrate the best of British manufacturing. Made in Britain has been set up by the Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Group, and each MP was asked to nominate a company or a product that is manufactured in their constituency today. Bartoline Limited, a privately owned…

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Beverley Treasure House To Host Family History Course

September 2, 2011

With the return of ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ to television screens, many more people are starting to trace their family history. Genealogy is a fascinating and rewarding hobby, but it can be difficult to know where to start. A new family history course is starting at the Beverley Treasure House this month. The course lasts eight weeks and is ideal for people getting started in tracing their family…

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