A long-serving East Riding foster carer has received the MBE in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Helen Rawdon, who received the honour for services to fostering in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, was presented with the medal by the Prince of Wales.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is £1,200 better off thanks a fundraising event held at the Sun Inn Beverley.
Lynne Peterson who organised was thrilled with the total. She was also grateful to the support shown by the pub and the people who attended.
An independent fostering agency based in Beverley is reaching out to individuals and families. They are looking for people who are interested in becoming carers.
The agency will be hosting an event in their local office where people can find out more about what is involved with being a foster carer.
Last weekend saw the Samurai Judo Championships taking place in Kidderminster. Representing East Yorkshire Judo Academy was Beau Chan.
At just 10 years old, Beau is a player who is growing with each competition experience.
The Hound of the Baskervilles has been named as the spring production for East Riding Theatre. The production will feature at the Beverley based theatre from the end of April to mid-May.
Described as a masterpiece of mystery and suspense, The Hound of the Baskervilles is the most celebrated Sherlock Holmes story of all.
Peter Ward Homes have been named as one of the 50 fastest-growing companies across Yorkshire. It is the only housebuilder in the region to have made this year’s list.
The Fastest 50 list recognises those market-leading companies inspiring belief, spearheading innovation and driving change. It is compiled by UK Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway and supported by The Yorkshire Post.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, marked this year’s World Cancer Day by meeting with Beverley resident Karen Smith.
He met her at Radiotherapy4Life’s event in Parliament to raise awareness of the need for better access to local radiotherapy services across the country and for Beverley and Holderness residents.
An incentive run by Tesco, Community Food Connection is appealing for more groups to come forward.
The scheme sees waste food which would otherwise be destroyed redistributed to local charities to help feed those in need.
The British Red Cross in Yorkshire is seeking Beverley walkers to take on the great Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge, starting and ending in the pretty village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale.
The trek takes place on Saturday 25 July 2020 and will take you on a 24.5-mile circular journey of the stunning countryside of the Yorkshire Dales.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has met with SSE Renewables to discuss multi-billion pound plans to build what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm in the world off the Holderness Coast.
This is the latest in a series of engagements that Graham has had with renewable firms over the years in order to ensure that residents and local businesses see the benefits of the growth of green energy without being inconvenienced by the construction.
The East Riding Youth Offending Service is looking to recruit more volunteers for its Making it Right Panel, to which young people are referred by the courts.
The youth offending service works with 10 to 18-year-olds who have either received a court sentence or who are being dealt with outside the court system.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s sport and play service is working in partnership with East Riding Leisure Beverley to launch a new multi-activity session.
These new sessions will be suited to those people who would like to take part in some fun and friendly activity.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has welcomed the Government’s confirmation that East Riding Council will see its core budget increase by £17.7 million this year – a 7.2% increase.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, took the opportunity to visit Beverley Men in Sheds – one of three similar projects combatting social isolation in his constituency.
With other projects in Withernsea and Hornsea, the Beverley branch runs in Oldroyd’s Corner inside Beverley Garden Centre. The purpose of the Shed is for older men (and women) to connect while taking part in activities that are often similar to those of garden sheds up and down the country.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s countryside access team will be arranging an exciting half term event this February.
The event – Build a Bird Box – takes place on Tuesday, 18 February at Beverley Parks Local Nature Reserve (post code: HU17 0RN), and participants can arrive anytime from 10am-1pm.
A series of roadshows are being held across the East Riding to inform local businesses, community groups and members of the public how they can get involved in the 2020 Tour de Yorkshire.
This year’s race will start in Beverley’s Saturday Market on Thursday, 30 April.
A driver training school, where the pupils can be up to seven years away from being able to take their driving test, has given more than 2,500 lessons at its Beverley venue.
Young Driver, which is the UK’s largest pre-17 driver education programme, aims to create a safer next generation of motorists and has been running at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield near Beverley since July 2018.
The Old School House in New Walkergate, Beverley, has been rated as “outstanding” overall after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducted an unannounced inspection.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council-run care home maintained its outstanding rating in the “Well Led” section when the CQC visited the premises on 18, 21 and 22 November and was also rated as “outstanding” in the “Effective”, “Caring” and “Responsive” categories.