Beverley Entrepreneur Fighting Fast Fashion With Innovative Service

Beverley Entrepreneur Fighting Fast Fashion With Innovative Service
June 12, 2020

A Beverley-based businesswoman who reuses and recycles unwanted and second-hand clothing is appealing for donations to support national charities using an innovative new Covid-19 friendly drive-through service.

Daisy Jessop (22) is the brainchild of the ethical clothing recycle business called Envirofriendly Recycling (EMEA) Limited.

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Morrisons Foundation Make Generous Donation To Bundles of Joy

Morrisons Foundation Make Generous Donation To Bundles of Joy
June 4, 2020

The Morrisons Foundation has donated £5,000 to Bundles of Joy. Based in Beverley the charity that helps vulnerable families with young children across the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Support from the Morrisons Foundation will help the charity respond to the huge increase in demand for their services. This demand has occurred as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Breastfeeding Celebration Week In The East Riding

Breastfeeding Celebration Week In The East Riding
June 3, 2020

This week is Breastfeeding Celebration Week with the theme being promoting and supporting breastfeeding during the Covid-19 pandemic.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council Children’s Centres and Humber NHS Teaching Foundation Trust Integrated Public Health Nursing Service (ISPHNS) have teamed up with breastfeeding charities and Public Health England to run a campaign on social media.

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Waste Recycling Site Opening Hours Now Extended

Waste Recycling Site Opening Hours Now Extended
June 2, 2020

The council’s household waste recycling site at Weel, Beverley, will have its opening hours temporarily extended in a bid to control some traffic issues.

As of Tuesday 2 June, the site will open at 8am, two hours earlier than normal, and then close at the regular time of 5pm.

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A Chance To Contribute To The COVID-19 Collection In The East Riding

Living Through Lockdown: History Centre To Archive Memories
June 1, 2020

East Riding Archives is asking residents to share their memories of the COVID-19 lockdown period in a new COVID-19 collection, which will be preserved for the benefit of future generations.

The archives team are looking for items like photographs of people’s daily lives; pictures of empty streets; pictures and recordings of the ‘Clap for Carers’ on Thursday evenings, or other thanks for NHS and key workers; pictures of rainbows in windows; or even diaries with notes about what people have been doing during the lockdown.

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What Was Here App Takes On A Whole New Dimension

What Was Here App Takes On A Whole New Dimension
May 29, 2020

Last year, East Riding Archives unveiled a new app to turn back time. 

‘What was Here’ is a virtual ‘time machine’ on smartphones or tablet devices to let users see what used to be at various locations across Hull and East Yorkshire, using historic photos. 

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Hull Trains Provide Coronavirus Update To MP Graham Stuart

Hull Trains Provide Coronavirus Update To MP Graham Stuart
May 21, 2020

Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has held an urgent meeting with the Managing Director of Hull Trains, Louise Cheeseman, to get an update on the train operator’s situation as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

Hull Trains have suspended their operations since 30th March following the Government’s guidance that services should be for essential travel only, leading to an increase in the number of people working from home.

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Tributes Paid To Foster Parents During Foster Care Fortnight

Tributes Paid To Foster Parents During Foster Care Fortnight
May 8, 2020

A local fostering agency is celebrating the resilience and hard work of their foster parents during National Foster Care Fortnight.

The annual campaign which runs from 11-24 May takes the theme of #thisisfostering, aiming to convey a varied and authentic picture of the contributions of the people involved in fostering and how foster care transforms the lives of children and young people.

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Create A Piece Of Contemporary Artwork For Beverley’s Treasure House

Active East Riding Offers Lots Of Ideas For Under Fives And Families
April 28, 2020

The Treasure House in Beverley is gearing up to house a commissioned piece of contemporary artwork, following the release of an open art call. 

The East Riding Visual Arts Uplift, working with the Humber Museums Partnership, is proud to be unveiling yet another contemporary artistic commission for interested artists to express an interest and submit their proposals.

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A164 And Jock’s Lodge Planning Application Improvement Scheme Submitted

A164 And Jock’s Lodge Planning Application Improvement Scheme Submitted
April 27, 2020

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has submitted a planning application for its proposals to improve the A164 and the Jock’s Lodge Junction near Beverley.

Subject to planning permission being granted, the council intends to carry out a major overhaul of the road system to replace the junction, which currently links the A164 and the A1079, in order to improve congestion problems on one of the East Riding’s busiest roads.

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