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Being one of the ‘old men’ of the pit lane suits Beverley motorcycle racer Alex Hutchinson down to the the ground. Not only does the experience he’s gained in over 15 years of competitive racing mean he has the edge in terms of skills on his younger rivals, but it also means he’s seen as one of the main men to glean experience off for the new generation. Alex, 36,…
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…
Father and son, Mark and Ethan Dalton, of Beverley Athletic Club, had a successful day out at the Saucony Castle Howard trail races last Sunday. Ethan came fourth in the 6k event and was first in the under-16 age group. His dad finished in 13th place in the 10k event and was second in the 45 – 50 category. Organised by Welburn Community Primary School PTA, the trail…
Beverley’s rugby union and league players are uniting to raise funds for injured centre Craig ‘Chev Walker’ Hancock. Hancock suffered an horrific broken leg in the dying minutes of Beverley ALFC superb Ray Speckman Cup victory against Cottingham Tigers last month. Now players from the Blue and Golds and Beverley RUFC – for whom Hancock also plays – will take part in a unique ‘hybrid’ seven-a-side touch tournament to help…
Dozens of children and adults are enjoying a fantastic opportunity to develop their tennis skills this summer at Cherry Burton Tennis Club. The village club has employed professional coaching company First Serve Tennis to provide a series of high-quality coaching courses for the community, which have already attracted 35 children and 16 adults. Cherry Burton Tennis Club chairperson Vicky Wicks said: “This not only gives the children an opportunity to…
Pictures from Beverley Town CC 4th XI at home to Eastrington in Division One of the EYCA First Division. Beverley racked up 204-7, but were unable to bowl the visitors out as they hung on to reach 134-8. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=714] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to…
Tim Smith cracked only his second ever century for Beverley Town as he led the seconds to an impressive nine wicket defeat of Carlton Towers at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. Smith hit a superb, unbeaten 105 to help Beverley Town 2nd XI chase down the visitors’ 173 and keep his side firmly in the hunt in Division Two of the York and District Senior Cricket League. The bowlers…
Beverley ARLC held their end of year presentations at Hodgsons Pub in Beverley. The Blue & Golds who won the Ray Speckman Cup were joined by Craig Hancock who suffered a career threatening injury in the game. Craig has undergone 5 operations though was released from hospital in time to join team mates and friends at the dinner. Craig Hancock finally gets his hands on the Ray Speckman Cup after…
Race sponsor Airkool Contracts Limited will be represented by Company Secretary Wayne Dawson and Director Richard Dawson in the Airkool Walkington 10k which takes place on Friday 9 July this year. The last time the brothers raced against each other at Walkington was in 2008. On that occasion Wayne finished 2 seconds ahead of his elder brother in 50.49. Last year Wayne did some serious training for the race and…
Beverley Braves under-13s will be running out in a brand new kit thanks to the generosity of an East Yorkshire businessman. Alan Robinson, of AFS Developments in Hessle, has provided the club with training tops and hats embroidered with the club’s name and logo. This follows on from Alan providing a full strip last season and a winter kit for another of the club’s teams. The cousin of Mark Lazenby,…
The Beverley Lions Club held their 12th Annual Charity Golf Day at the Driffield Golf Club on Friday 28th May when 34 teams contested for almost £2000 worth of prizes. The competition was very keen with the winning team, Leicestershire’s Finest, scoring 84 points. The prizes were presented by Phil Jordan, Captain Driffield Golf Club together with the President of the Beverley Lions Club, Ian Sagar who thanked everyone who…
Three generations of the Robinson / Glover family took part in the Humber Bridge 10k and fun run last Sunday. Seven year-old Aidan and four year-old Erin Glover were joined by their grandmother Denise Robinson in the fun run while their mum Nicola Glover and grandad David Robinson competed for Beverley Athletic Club in the 10k. The children were delighted with their medals and proudly cheered on their mum and…
Beverley Athletic Club’s Runner of the Year, James Pearson, chose the Chester Marathon on Bank Holiday Monday to run his first marathon. He made his debut in style finishing in third place in a fantastic time of 2.42.46 and qualifying for an elite start at the London Marathon next year. With 764 finishers, the Chester Marathon is a small event and Pearson deliberately chose this to attempt a championship qualifying…
Beverley Town CC 3rd XI were on the wrong side of a four wicket defeat at home to Cottingham CC 1st XI on Saturday. Dave Ricardo, batting at nine, biffed a quick-fire 48 including three six wickets from as Beverley Town rallied late on to reach 161 all out. Other contributions came from Peter Hynes (30) and Tim Fordon (28) at the top of the order. In reply Ricardo took…
A powerful batting performance was not enough to secure a much-needed victory for Beverley Town 1st XI at home to Studley Royal on Saturday. But the home side could be proud of their efforts as they forced the Ripon club to dig deep, earning a winning draw as they restricted Studley to 227-8 in reply to Beverley Town’s 260-6. Beverley took full advantage of batting first on a wicket described…
This year the Long Distance Walkers’ Association 100 mile challenge walk took place in Scotland – the objective being to complete the set route within a continuous 48-hour period. Two Beverley Athletic Club members, David Williams and Mike Atkins, took up the challenge and set off from Dunkeld with 450 others to the obligatory swirl of the pipes. The first 35 miles and 5,000 feet of climbing passed easily on…
Beverley body-builder Paul Lock says he’s “absolutely buzzing” after clinching a superb second place in the National Amateur Body-Building Association finals last weekend. Paul, 37, of Grovehill Road, saw off the cream of Britain’s body-builders in Southport to earn himself qualification for the world-renowned Mr Universe competition. It rounds off more than five months of the most intense training possible, which saw him shed more than three stone and push…
Students and staff from East Riding College have raised more than £900 for charity by taking part in a 12-hour football marathon. Twenty-seven players in four teams kicked off at 9am yesterday at the all-weather pitch at Longcroft School and Performing Arts College, in Burton Road, Beverley, and the final whistle blew at 9pm. The marathon fundraiser was organised by engineering tutor Glenn Jensen. He said: “Everyone started off really…