Scottish legends The Proclaimers rocked a packed Beverley Leisure Centre – and made one Beverley girl’s night extra special. The headline act of the Beverley Folk Festival, brothers Craig and Charlie Reid turned back the years and showed the current generation of music lovers just why they are still so revered by 80s music fans. They belted out the hits that earned them their cult following, including, of course, the…
An enterprising Molescroft resident is aiming high with ambitions for a career as a commercial pilot. Nuno da Silva has wanted to become a pilot since the age of seven and now, at the age of 26, he is coming closer to realising his dream. Since obtaining his private pilot’s licence in 2007 in his native South Africa, Nuno has clocked up more than 150 hours at the controls of…
Beverley Racecourse was awash with padlocks and keys last night, when a themed race night called Lucky in Love took place for the first time and thousands of revellers descended on the venue. The popular racecourse and events centre, based in York Road, Beverley, organised the themed race meeting to attract a new generation of racegoers, who were each issued with either a padlock or a key on arrival –…
Ellie Makin deserves more than anyone to be the queen of her prom. Ellie, 16, from Hotham Road, Cranswick, has missed out on a major chunk of her life as she battles a rare brain cancer Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNET) which has left her unable to walk and has affected her eyesight. But undaunted by the huge challenges she has faced since being diagnosed with PNET in February 2008, Ellie…
It’s your chance to get ‘Lucky in Love’ at Beverley’s Westwood racecourse tonight (Thursday). The latest meeting at the popular racecourse is Lucky in Love Night, a six-race meeting aimed at making contacts at all levels in life. On entry to the racecourse, you’ll be given a padlock and key and your goal is to find your ideal match. Whether you’re looking for romance, social networking, making contacts or just…
Teams from all over the area will gather at Beaver Park on Sunday 4 July for the annual Beverley Town FC five-a-side tournament. Last year 32 teams entered the competition and it proved to be a fantastic day all round on what is an important day for the club. Any teams wishing to enter the competition, which gets under way at 10.30am, should contact Gary Proud on 01482 863362 HU17.net…
Beverley coach firm Acklams Coaches Ltd is expanding its thriving business into concerts and events. Acklams, based on Barmston Close, is now offering customers the chance to book tickets and travel to a host of popular venues across the north and midlands, including Sheffield Arena, Metro Arena Newcastle, the MEN Arena and the LC Arena in Birmingham. Among the top-class events already available for booking are the Super League Grand…
Walkington’s Hayride is alive and well as organisers prepare for their annual garden party on Saturday. Traditionally one of three big events of the Walkington Hayride, now just the garden party remains. But such is the tradition of the event and with Walkington still enjoying a strong community spirit, it is hoped many people will enjoy the garden party while raising money for Dove House Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support and…
The chairman of Beverley’s Armed Forces Day committee has re-stated his and the town’s commitment to this great annual celebration following criticism from a local Green Party official. Councillor David Elvidge, the driving force by Armed Forces Day, was disappointed by comments in a local newspaper by Green Party treasurer Bill Rigby, who believes the event – attended by more than 10,000 people last year – is “harmful to society”….
Local fundraisers for the mental health charity Mind are holding an arts and crafts exhibition at Toll Gavel Methodist Church on Saturday. Stalls will be selling hand-made and home-made jewellery, paintings, t-shirts, cards and other goods, with all profits going to the charity. There will also be refreshments, plus plenty of other arty and fun things to see, buy or do. Entry is free and the exhibition runs from 10am…
HU17.net celebrates its first birthday today – and we’re proud to have played our part in promoting our wonderful town in this thoroughly enjoyable first year. Our goal remains simple – to chronicle local life, to promote the local community and their activities and portray the town in the positive light it so richly deserves. The site is the brainchild – and obsession – of Molescroft resident Paul Smith, whose…
A Wednesday Market shop is giving people the chance to drink wine for charity. Amanti, the furniture and gift shop, is hosting a wine tasting evening on Thursday 24 June to raise money for Guide Dogs. There will also be a raffle to raise funds and a couple of guide dogs will be present to say hello and to emphasise the value of supporting the charity. Amanti told HU17.net: “We’ve…
Anyone interested in their family history could find the help they need to learn more as the archives and local studies service is hosting more Family History Society advice sessions on designated Saturdays throughout the year. During these sessions, in The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, volunteers from the East Yorkshire Family History Society are on hand to give members of the public free advice on family history matters. Sessions…
Molescroft Grange Farm threw open its doors to the public on Sunday to provide an insight into local farming and its role in maintaining the environment. As part of Farm Sunday – a nationwide series of open days – visitors to Molescroft Grange Farm, including families and groups such as the 1st Molescroft Beavers, learned just what modern farming is about. Alongside walks organised by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, farm…
Plans are being put in place to restore the World War I memorial in Hengate Gardens. Councillors David Elvidge and Dominic Peacock met with Beverley Civic Society’s Gerald O’Callaghan and the Royal British Legion’s county chairman Alan Higbee to discuss what could be done to bring the memorial back to its former glory. In what was described by councillor Elvidge as a “productive meeting” it was agreed to obtain three…
MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, today said he was disappointed to hear the much needed southern Beverley relief road scheme had been put on hold as part of a cost cutting exercise by the new government. Graham said: “I will be taking this up as a matter of urgency with the minister responsible. This bypass is vital to the future of Beverley – its economic growth, its tourism…
Potential foster parents are being invited to an information event to find out more about being a foster carer. The event on Thursday 17 June at Tickton Grange will include a presentation by the fostering team and people will then have the opportunity to talk to existing foster carers, looked after children, social workers and the council’s specialist training team to ask any questions they may have. Places must be…
Two lectures promoting the new Beverley Town Trail are to be held at St Mary’s Church Parish Hall, North Bar Within, later this month. Both lectures will have different themes, but each will give a unique insight into the medieval skills and industry that helped make Beverley the thriving market town it is today. On Thursday 24 June, historian Geoff Bell will give a lecture revealing the medieval history of…