Articles relating to Beverley Town Council
Beverley Town Council and St Mary’s Church are supporting the nationwide ‘Great Get Together’ event aimed at promoting the community to come together to celebrate.
The Great Get Together was set up in memory of the MP Jo Cox, who was killed in June 2016 by an extremist while holding a street surgery in her constituency.
Beverley Town Council, Beverley in Bloom and town volunteers are busy planning for the summer planting and associated horticultural, environmental and community projects within the town which will contribute to the RHS Britain in Bloom campaign 2018.
This is the first time that our beautiful town of Beverley has been a finalist in the RHS Britain in Bloom campaign, which is managed by the Royal Horticultural Society and entry is by invitation only.
Beverley Town Council are looking into a project that the Town Clerk, Helen Watson feels would make a poignant tribute to those from the town who lost their lives in the First World War.
Beverley Town Council want to acquire a six foot silhouette sculpture of the solider called ‘Tommy’ from a national incentive called There Not But Not There.
Beverley Folk Festival has been cancelled with people who have bought tickets in advanced facing prospect of not getting a refund on their purchases.
The event which has been going for 35 has ceased trading leaving those with advanced tickets out of pocket while the future of the event looks in doubt.
Communities along the Tour de Yorkshire route are being to embrace this year’s cycle race and celebrate the East Riding by decorating their towns and villages.
Welcome to Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Post have linked up to run a competition to find the Tour de Yorkshire’s Best Dressed, with four categories being contested.
Beverley Youth Coalition will go live as the Town’s Parish Councils look to work together and deliver activities for your people in Beverley.
The incentive which was first put forward by Beverley Town Council’s Cllr Robert Begnett will host the first of two events at Molescroft Pavilion later this month.
Beverley in Bloom, a subgroup of Beverley Town Council has started preparing the town to look its best for this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom Finals competition.
This is the first year that Beverley in Bloom have been selected to go forward to RHS Britain in Bloom, following the successes at regional level over the past few years, where Beverley in Bloom attained Gold, overall large town category winners for two years running and also the Yorkshire Rose Certificate in 2017 for best overall town.
Dates for Beverley Puppet Festival 2018 have been announced, with exciting news about new developments that will see the quality of this award winning event soar to even greater heights.
The 8th Beverley Puppet Festival, a Beverley Arts Trust event, takes place over two days and three nights between 13th and 15th July 2018. A major boost for local tourism, the festival is set to attract thousands of visitors into Beverley’s Town Centre.
Beverley and Holderness Labour Party are putting forward an idea to relocate Beverley Police Station from New Walk to the vacated St Nicholas School site.
They say the idea has come as a result of campaigners who concerned about anti social behaviour are which is why they are lobbying for the relocation of Beverley’s police station.
Big Beverley Pancake Race is now looking for teams who want show off their flipping and tossing skills for what will a new and exciting event to be staged in the town.
Beverley Town Council along with the Rotary Club of Beverley have joined forces to bring the new flipping event, The Big Beverley Pancake Race to the town this coming February.
Beverley Town Council remain divided and have made no firm decision with regard to their interest in pursuing acquisition of the old building vacated by St Nicholas Primary School.
At the first full council meeting of 2018, cllrs discussed the idea of the Town Council taking on the site though it was agreed further clarification with regard to the status of the site from East Riding of Yorkshire Council was needed before they could move forward.
East Riding Of Yorkshire Council have axed The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and shifted the responsibility to local school’s to deliver the incentive.
With schools in the region among some of the most underfunded in the UK, fears are growing that young people in the East Riding could miss out on the opportunities the DofE gives young people.
Beverley Minster and Beverley Town Council will this weekend present the annual Beverley Christmas Festival of Food and Drink
Taking place on Saturday 25 November, from 10AM to 4PM the event will have something for all the family including a special appearance by Father Christmas.
BBC news presenter Peter Levy and weather girl Abbie Dewhurst were greeted in Beverley a by a large crowd after the pair completed a bike ride in aid of Children in Need.
Cllr Ann Willis, the Mayor of Beverley was there with the crowds who braved the freezing cold weather to see the pair arrive in Beverly at the Market Cross.
Plans for the Beverley Christmas Lights Switch on have been released with the focus of the event being staged around the centre of Beverley at the Market Cross.
While the main lights in the town centre will already be illuminated, the Beverley Lions Christmas Tree on the Market Cross will be switched on to officially mark the start of festive period in the town.
Beverley Folk Festival is urging music lovers from the town and beyond to support them in the 14th annual UK Festival Awards 2017.
The much-loved festival, which is now working towards it’s 35th year in 2018, has been nominated for two awards – “Best Small Festival” and “Best Family Festival” categories. Members of the public can go online to cast their vote for the event.
Beverley Town Council will host their flagship event on Sunday as the 2017 Beverley Food Festival takes place all day in Saturday Market.
Attracting huge crowds into Beverley, the Beverley Food Festival scooped two top awards for its achievements in tourism.
Cllr David Elvidge says he is going to seek an update and advice from Humberside Police following a spike of thefts from homes in Beverley.
His comments come following a number of what he describes as ‘opportunist’ crimes that have occurred in Tickton and Beverley with number of burglaries being reported by home owners.