An event held in Beverley saw drivers given advice as their vehicles were checked to make sure they are safe, road-legal, insured, and properly taxed. Stop-checks were made on cars at Norwood in Beverley on Wednesday, 29 September, to help keep everyone on the East Riding’s roads as safe as possible. Councillor Matthew Grove, portfolio holder for highways and emergency planning, said: “Reducing the number of people killed and seriously…
Advanced Practitioner Mary Wilson has scooped the public award for her outstanding care for patients in the East Riding of Yorkshire NHS Star Awards. Pocklington patient Sue Anthony nominated Mary for the award saying: “If I had to sum up Mary in a few words they would be that she is gentle, supportive, thorough, reliable, helpful and professional. She always gives at the highest possible level of care and is…
Children and Young People aged 10 to 18 are being challenged to showcase their acting talents in an original movie, Beverleyhem, to be recorded at Swinemoor Primary School this October half term (25th-29th October)
3000 years ago, Greece waged war against the city of Troy. Although the Greeks gathered a huge army at Troy they could not conquer the city. After ten years Ulysses, King of the Greek island of Ithaca had an idea. He built a large wooden horse and left it at the gates of Troy. The Greek ships sailed away. Believing it was a gift, signaling the end of the war,…
Bishop Burton Flower Club’s 25th Anniversary celebrations were a great success. The evening began with nibbles and Bucks Fizz followed by a speech from Mo Duffill the founder of the club. The cake was cut by Mo Duffill, Helen Hurst, the first President, and Ann Stoney, the present chairperson. Members were then treated to an excellent floral demonstration by June Borrowdale entitled Buds, Blooms and Twigs. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click…
HU17.net Magazine Issue 13 is now out, featuring pictures from the following events that happened this week in Beverley – Beverley Food Festival WI Fashion Night Molescroft Rangers Beverley Town FC Beverley Town Beavers Beverley Braves Night Life Music @ The Molescroft Inn There is much more, for details about where to get your copy please click here. [nggallery id=964]
Families in the Beverley area are being invited to take part in free Halloween themed family learning activities at Beverley High School on Wednesday, 27 October. Beverley High School and the Extended Services Team will offer two family learning activities including Halloween baking and Halloween masks and decorations. Lisa Deeming, extended services co-ordinator said: “These two hour activities give parents and children the opportunity to have lots of fun and…
A course on researching family history being held at the Treasure House in Beverley will help people to find out who they are and where they come from. Thousands of people find tracing their family history such a fascinating and rewarding hobby. Recent television programmes such as the BBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ show celebrities effortlessly tracking down their ancestor’s footsteps whilst the experts do the hard work…
On sat 23rd oct, the Beverley’s ‘Class of the 80’s’ Reunion fundraising disco will start at 7.30pm and you can be sure of a night filled with all the magic tunes from the fantastic 80’s! The decade that brought us the rubik’s cube, neon socks, leg warmers, care bears and most of all some brilliant bands, some that have even stood the test of time and still top the charts….
Today, a team of young volunteers turned out from CSV East Riding’s Vinvolved Team and East Riding College Beverley, to support the annual Beverley Food Festival. They brought Bertie Beaver, the town mascot to life and helped with a consultation of the event by asking visitors what they thought of this popular community event. In addition, the now ubiquitous Vmedia Crew spent the day filming and photographing the proceedings and…
The Beverley Food Festival was held today and despite the poor weather organisers were pleased with the number of people who braved the rain to venture into the centre of Beverley. As the rain fell, the Beverley Brass Band lifted the spirits of people with their music, while inside the shelter of the Cookery Theatre Marquee, top local chef David Nowell hosted a series of food themed demonstrations. The event…
Riverview is the longest established Health and Fitness Club in Beverley. Now under the new ownership of husband-and-wife team Darren and Vicky Hart, both of Beverley, Riverview now offers a new range of studio classes. Vicky told HU17.net “We have started spinning classes, pilates, yoga and kids boxing, which are all becoming very popular.” “Riverview has always been the best equipped club in Beverley but now, with a full timetable of…
Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, said he hoped as many people as possible would get along to a public event showing what the new East Riding Community Hospital will look like from the outside. The event, which will be held on Wednesday, October 6 at Temperton House, Beverley Westwood Hospital has been arranged to show which materials will be used on the exterior of the building. It will be…
Get ready for a “Spooktacular Halloween” at Beverley Leisure Complex. Halloween is that time of year when adults and children bring out the broomsticks and throw those old sheets over their heads for a night of ghoulish fun and games. Beverley Leisure Complex has a series of thrilling parties to get families with children of all ages into the Halloween spirit. Children are encouraged to dress up in their very…
Pupils at St John of Beverley RC Primary School are celebrating double gold medals in this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom Awards and also in Beverley in Bloom. The green-fingered pupils also won the coveted Young People’s Award for being the best school in the county competition. Every member of the school community has been involved in the school’s growing success. This year parents, pupils and staff created a World War…
Local music fans have an opportunity to put the put a local music festival onto the national stage. Tribfest, the annual tribute festival has been nominated for three categories within the National UK 2010 Festival Awards which is being held at the O2 Arena in November. Tribfest is a very successful family festival that grown year by year since the first event at Driffield in 2007 and this year’s event…
The Beverley in Bloom Awards were presented this week by Mayor of Beverley, Bessie Foot. Individuals, schools and businesses were all recognised for their floral display achievements. St John of Beverley RC Primary School won the Educational Endeavour. Businesses that received awards included some of the most colourful establishments in the town this summer. Beverley Racecourse, The Tea Cosy in Highgate, The Green Dragon in Saturday Market and The Royal…
Daisy Critchley and her parents Cathie and Geoff, visited their local, The Royal Standard, on the eve of their relocation to Chipping Ongar in Essex. Daisy who attended Beverley High School and worked at the Standard is taking a year out and intends to visit South Africa. The Royal Standard has a busy weekend of sport ahead, starting on Friday 1st October at 12 noon for the first day of…