David Simmonson had a lucky escape at Beverley Races. On board Aygous in 5pm Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Starts Saturday Handicap Stakes, Simmonson was thrown his off his mount out of the stalls as Aygous lost his footing. Miraculously, Simmonson walked away unharmed after his fall. The race was won by Graham Gibbons on First Swallow. Picture: David Simmonson falls from his horse coming out of the stalls
Such was the success of the inaugural Art and The Farm Open Day in April, that artists and craftsmen at Calf House Studios are repeating the experience this weekend. All six of Bishop Burton’s Calf House Studio’s resident craftsmen will be re-opening their stable doors and inviting visitors to see them at work during the second Art and the Farm event on 18th July. Based on a working farm that…
Beverley Leisure Complex is hosting a summer of free activities for children aged eight to 19 years old, with a variety of sports sessions available. Ultimate Frisbee will take place every Thursday, from 29 July until 2 September, from 1pm to 3pm, for eight to 16 year olds, on the field. The game is a non-contact invasion sport based on American football and netball but using a Frisbee. Football sessions…
Beverley’s fourth Puppet Festival opens in style at Armstrongs Social Club tomorrow night. Todmorden’s Thingumajig Theatre are performing their acclaimed show A November Day, at Armstrongs (8pm), in association with the Imperial War Museum North. It tells the story of a woman who discovers the story of her grandfather, a First World War veteran, and his unexpected encounter with a stray dog in the trenches. With the recent passing of…
Humberside Police are urging Facebook users across the East Riding to add a new application to make them safer online. The UK’s national law enforcement agency dedicated to child protection – the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre – and Facebook, the biggest social networking site, have joined forces to develop the initiative. For the first time, it will give all Facebook users in the UK – and especially…
We left Beverley in the early hours (4am) on Wednesday morning, June 23rd. Arriving in Summerset in good time around 8.30am. Unfortunately the last 13 miles of traffic to the Worthy farm in Pilton was at a stand still, and took a further 7 hours until we reached the car parks, quite a frustrating experience in temperatures reaching 280 c and knowing that we had missed the England game kick…
Plans for the new East Riding Youth Dance season are underway and organisers are now offering more young people the chance to become members of the project for the autumn term starting in September 2010. Co-ordinated by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the project includes weekly sessions with professional artists working towards performances each term. East Riding Youth Dance also gives young people the opportunity to learn from the country’s…
Around 300 people were treated to a wonderful concert on the afternoon of Sunday 11th July in the grounds of Wassand Hall near Hornsea, by the East Riding Senior and Intermediate Wind Bands, the East Riding Youth Jazz Orchestra and the East Riding Percussion Ensemble. All performed to their usual high standard, with the Jazz Orchestra and the Percussion in particular putting on an excellent display. The Intermediate Wind Band…
Four Australian tourists were given the VIP treatment in Beverley today as part of their visit to their ‘twin’ town. Bruce and Chris Mann and Lorna and Rich Barrett-Leonard are on a month-long tour of the UK. And being from the small farming community of Beverley in Western Australia, they just had to stop off in the town as part of their tour. They were introduced to the Mayor of…
Former Mayor of Beverley David Elvidge was officially welcomed to the Conservative Party this weekend. It was announced last month that councillor Elvidge was switching from the Labour party to the Conservatives. His move was made official at a gathering at the Memorial Gardens on Hengate this morning. He was welcomed to the party by councillors Bryan Pearson and Elaine Aird, along with association chairman Peter Turner and Beverley and…
Beverley’s Town Trail has been a true community effort that has taken years of hard work to come to fruition. Yesterday’s launch in Wednesday Market was a fittingly lively event that emphasised all that hard work
Beverley folk came out in numbers to celebrate the launch of the Beverley Town Trail in Wednesday Market today. Hundreds of people gathered to watch local schoolchildren perform on the big stage in Wednesday Market to mark the launch of the excellent Medieval Trade and Crafts Trail, which has been almost a decade in the making. Dignitories from Beverley Town Council and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council were joined…
The launch of Beverley’s Town Trail tomorrow promises to be packed full of entertainment and education. Nearly a decade in the making, 39 sculptures and installations make up the Beverley Medieval Guilds and Crafts Trail revealing the rich history that made Beverley one of the most prosperous towns in England. The final major piece of art was installed at the head of Beverley Beck this week when a cast statue…
NEW AGE KURLING AT BEVERLEY LEISURE COMPLEX Beverley Leisure Complex is hosting a free new age kurling taster session on Monday, 12 July. New age kurling is a form of the original game, but adapted to be played in a sports hall rather than on ice. The game can be played both able bodied and disabled participants and the sessions are available for all ages and abilities. The free taster…
Young volunteers are doing their part to ensure the launch of the Beverley Town Trail provides something for everybody. On Sunday, from 11am, the eagerly-awaited launch of the £350,000 trail takes place in the town. The trail will provide, through a series of installations and artwork across Beverley, a guide to the medieval arts and craft that helped make the town the prosperous place it is today. As part of…
Punters can enjoy cut-price entry into Beverley Races in July as part of the Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival. Running from July 17 to July 25, for a minimum of £20 racegoers can get two days of racing at courses throughout the region. Under-16s go free with those who buy a Festival Card, and at each meeting there will be a host of family-orientated events. And as well as cheap entry,…
The late night sessions are run in conjunction with the Beverley Arts Trust, a local trust that was formed in 2005 as a non-profit making organisation with the simple aim of promoting a wide range of arts throughout the East Riding. Since their inception they have brought the likes of Albert Lee, Elkie Brooks and Mike Sanchez to venues in the Beverley area. In addition they have organised the last…
NHS East Riding of Yorkshire is to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Longcroft School on Thursday 15 July 2010 from 6 pm. The new East Riding Public Health Vehicle will be visiting Longcroft School during the day. Students will be coming aboard for healthy cooking, the ‘venda blenda’ cycle smoothie-making challenge and sports development activities. Parents and members of the public will be able to visit the vehicle…