Articles relating to Beverley Town Council
Beverley Minster will be a hive of activity this Saturday as they play host to Beverley Town Councils Christmas Food and Drink Festival.
Now in its sixth year, the event continues to grow in popularity attracting thousands of visitors. Featuring a range of stalls and entertainment, there is plenty to do for all the family.
Cllr Tom Astell will be asking Beverley Town Council to support two groups that have been served an eviction notice.
1st Molescroft Scouts and Beverley Air Cadets both face an uncertain future. The groups have been told that their buildings will be demolished to make way for housing.
Giant Poppies have been installed by Beverley Town Council. Attached to lampposts and benches they are hard to miss.
The poppies are being placed along the entire route that the Parade will follow on this weekend on Remembrance Sunday.
This coming Sunday marks the 100th anniversary since the end of World War I. A war that saw hundreds of men from Beverley lose their lives.
Local historian and author Barrie Barnes wrote a book about the impact the first world war had on Beverley and the town as a whole.
Certainly, not one to miss, The Beverley Christmas Festival of Food & Drink returns this November at the iconic Beverley Minster.
Beverley Town Council who run the event has also said that this year promises to be bigger and better.
Beverley Town Council has thanked everyone involved after winning Silver Gilt at the RHS Britain in Bloom Final.
Held in Belfast, this was the first appearance in the competition for the town. Furthermore, to get a Silver Gilt was quite an achievement. Also, this result is a testament to the efforts of countless volunteers.
Beverley Town Council is presenting an afternoon of music, song, poetry and special memories, as they present The Great War is Remembered.
Beverley Minster will be the venue that for the event which takes place on Saturday 3 November. Performances will be by Fallen Leaves, Humberside Police Concert Band, Four Candles and Cherie Lawrence.
Walter Sweeney has warmly endorsed a campaign that aims to keep Beverley looking good. Launched by Beverley’s Mayor Cllr. Bryan Pearson, Mr Sweeny is fully behind the project to reduce litter in the town.
Mr Sweeney, who will be replacing the veteran politician in the upcoming local elections under the Conservative banner. Consequently, he is calling for residents to take more responsibility, and keep Beverley tidy.
A group of local businesses in Beverley have rolled up their sleeves and got the paint out to tidy up their part of the town.
Business owners on Ladygate contacted East Riding of Yorkshire Council after there were ‘missed out’ when the local authority cleaned up the town centre.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Museums Service will have a stall in Saturday Market at the annual Beverley Food Festival this year, organised by Beverley Town Council.
The Beverley Food Festival is a showcase for locally produced food and drink and will feature 130 stalls and Food Theatre marquee.
When Beverley Town Council organised the first Food Festival in 2006, little did they know it would go on to be an annual success enjoyed by thousands of residents and visitors alike.
The original idea was to bring a few producers from Beverley’s rural hinterland into the town centre to help celebrate local food, so on a crisp Sunday morning in 2006, thirty-five producers set up their stalls along with a small Food Theatre, in what proved to be a big success for the Town Council – one that has grown stronger year on year.
Having been inspired by the efforts of the Beverley in Bloom Group who drew in all parts of the community, to make the town a better environment in which to live, and being a finalist in the Britain in Bloom campaign, it was felt that Beverley Town Council should try and carry on the momentum and revive the Brighter Beverley Group.
Beverley has to wait and see the outcome of a visit to the town by the Britain in Bloom judges to see how they fared in the national competition.
Months of effort and planning by Beverley Town Council, Beverley in Bloom, countless volunteers and with support from East Riding of Yorkshire saw Beverley transformed for Britain in Bloom.
Local business owner Neil Harris is just one of many businesses in the town who are getting involved with Beverley in Bloom this month.
Neil who owns Bug Vinyl on Ladygate has created a large sculpture using recycled plastic bottles which he has displayed on the side of his record shop.
Local Artist Emma Garness is currently transforming a corner of Beverley with mural of a Sweetheart Pin Cushion as part of the Beverley Town Council’s WW1 Centenary commemorations. .
Emma who has worked on a range of projects including the ‘Bankside Gallery’ in Hull is working on her latest project in her home town of Beverley in the Memorial Gardens.
Beverley Town Council are urging residents and traders in the town to raise their game and help keep Beverley tidy, clean and litter free ahead of judging for Britain in Bloom.
Over the past few weeks a number of volunteers and town officials have been working tirelessly to transform the town ahead of judgement day on 8 August.
In less than two weeks, thousands of fun seekers are expected to descend on Beverley’s Town Centre as the 8th Beverley Puppet Festival gets underway.
The award-winning weekend event takes place over three nights and two days from 13th to 15th July, attracting visitors from across the UK and overseas with couples, families and booking agents all eager to see what’s new in the world of puppetry.
Beverley Male Voice Choir are hosting a joint concert with Riverside Brass, an ensemble of former professional musicians.
Taking place at Toll Gavel Church on 30 June, the concert will be used to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance service.