A-level students at East Riding College are celebrating after they all found out they passed their course today, with many achieving the highest grades possible. Those taking courses at AS and A2-level included some doing so as a standalone part-time course but most did so in addition to their full-time vocational course, such as a BTEC national diploma. Success stories included students who got A grade A-levels alongside a triple…
East Riding College students have secured an invitation to perform at the prestigious WorldSkills 2011 showcase event in London in October. The group of fashion, media and hair and beauty students – attending both the Beverley and Bridlington campuses – are joining together to put on a mixed media show in front of thousands of spectators at the ExCeL exhibition and conference centre in London. Their performance is a catwalk…
Thousands of people packed out the Bridlington Spa for Viking FM’s Brid Bash, in association with Quality Solicitors Lockings. The show was opened by Olly Murs who finished second in 2009 hit TV show The X Factor. Chipmunk, Loick Essien, Dionne Bromfield, The Feeling, The Reason 4 Paraded, SIXD, Thalay Riley and Dappy also performed to the thousands inside the Bridlington Spa. Local Rachel Frank was at the concert after…
Fresh from filming the video for his eagerly anticipated debut solo single, ‘No Regrets’ in LA, N-Dubz’ Dappy has announced that he’ll be heading to Bridlington to join the star-studded line-up for 96.9 Viking FM’s Brid Bash. This will be Dappy’s first ever performance as a solo artist, which will see him perform fully live with a special performance, which is being kept under wraps until the night of the…
QualitySolicitors Lockings is delighted to be this year’s sponsor of Viking FM’s Brid Bash which takes place at Bridlington Spa on Thursday 11th August. This year’s line up includes Olly Murs, Chipmunk, Loick Essien, The Feeling, Dionne Bromfield, Parade, The Reason 4 and Six-d with more artists to be announced. To be in with a chance to win two tickets, please complete the application form (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD) and…
East Riding College is set to become one of the first colleges nationally to offer a range of courses about hybrid vehicle technology. From September, it will offer three courses which start at general awareness raising of the technology and move up to more complex qualifications for those who will need to work on hybrid vehicles. Tutors hope that the courses, as well as appealing to motor mechanics and vehicle…
Rugby Football Union East Yorkshire “World Cup 10’s” Rugby Competition At Beaver Park Beverley RUFC will host the East Yorkshire World Cup 10 a-side competition at Beaver Park this Saturday 6 August 2011. Gates will open at 11 a.m and the first matches will kick-off at noon. Entry to the event is free to individuals but there will be a nominal £1 per car parking fee. The following clubs have…
96.9 Viking FM today announce Olly Murs & The Feeling are to join the line up at this year’s Brid Bash, sponsored by QualitySolicitors Lockings! With more than half the tickets already sold, these two major artists are set to spark the final push of ticket sales. Chart topper & multi-platinum artist Olly Murs and Brit nominated pop group The Feeling will join, amongst others, Chipmunk and Loick Essien at…
Summer is in full swing now and typically British with intermittant showers, we’re into wedding season and have recently catered two small intimate weddings in the restuarant and also an invent at a great venue near Aldbrough the weekend just gone at West Carlton House set in great grounds with rooms. It made for a really special wedding with the food and venue. During the day the guests were treated…
Darran Bilton of City of Leeds AC won last week’s Airkool Walkington 10k for the second year in succession. He completed the challenging course in 33 minutes, 22 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Phill Taylor of Bridlington RR. There was an exciting finish in the ladies competition with Carla Stansfield beating Katie Mellor to first place by a single second. Both ladies recorded the same chip time but Stansfield…
House builders developing properties in the East Riding have signed up to the Government’s FirstBuy scheme, designed to help first-time buyers’ purchase newly built properties. The scheme works by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and the house builders loaning a total of 20 per cent of the property price, meaning purchasers only have to make up the other 80 per cent from savings and a mortgage to buy a…
Two Walkington lads are stepping up the their training as they prepare for a challenging two-day, cross-Britain charity bike ride. Ben Stephenson, 21, a self-employed joiner and his mate James Parkinson, 31, are cycling from Blackpool to Bridlington on June 17 and 18 to raise money for The British Heart Foundation and the Walkington Hayride. Recently Ben and some friends completed a famous cross-pennine ride called The Way Of The…
More than a thousand runners gathered in Beverley last Sunday to compete in the annual Hall Construction Beverley 10k road race. All the local running clubs were represented and there were also several hundred unattached runners, some of them running to raise funds for charity. It was a warm and bright spring day and with bands providing entertainment at the leisure centre, Saturday Market and Angel Square there was a…
Members of Beverley Athletic Club gathered at Lazaat Hotel in Cottingham recently to celebrate their achievements in 2010. Prizes were presented by Jonathan Leafe of Strawberry Printers who have a long association with Beverley AC as associate sponsor of the club’s races. Trophies were awarded to runners in recognition of success, improvement, dedication and commitment. Matt Chadwick, James Pearson, Andy Johnson and Neil Bant all rushed home from the English…
Over 500 runners took part in the annual Airkool Walkington 10k last Friday. On a hot and humid summer’s evening they tackled a challenging hilly course on rural roads between Walkington and Little Weighton. The race attracted a strong field of athletes from running clubs in Yorkshire and a few from further afield but it was local lad Darran Bilton, now running for Leeds City AC, who won the race…
