The Story Behind Beverley’s Platinum Jubilee Beacon

The Story Behind Beverley's Platinum Jubilee Beacon
June 4, 2022

At 9.45pm last Thursday evening, the Mayor of Beverley lit Beverley’s platinum jubilee beacon of fire before 200 people in Coronation Gardens and connected Beverley to the national and worldwide beacon celebrations that were happening to honour the Queen at that precise moment.

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Mayor Supports Building Society Charity Campaign Which Raised £1,014

Mayor Supports Building Society Charity Campaign Which Raised £1,014
May 31, 2022

The Beverley Building Society team have been a little busier than usual during the last two weeks of May, raising much-needed funds for its Charity of the Year for 2022, the Beverley Cherry Tree Community Centre.

From Monday 16 May to Friday 20 May, the Society’s team bravely took on a 211-mile ‘Beverley to Buckingham Palace’ Exercise Bike Challenge (the equivalent distance of the actual route), in advance of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

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Humber Bridge To Fly Union Flag As Part Of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Humber Bridge To Fly Union Flag As Part Of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
May 29, 2022

Organisers of a spectacular Platinum Jubilee flotilla and flypast have revealed plans to apply the finishing touch to the celebrations by flying the Union Flag from two of the highest points in the region.

Hessle Town Council has secured an agreement with the Humber Bridge Board to raise the flags on each of the two towers of the Bridge on the evening of Wednesday 1 June, the eve of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

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For Entrepreneurs Only Receives The Queen’s Award For Voluntary Service

For Entrepreneurs Only Receives The Queen’s Award For Voluntary Service
June 2, 2021

Volunteers from For Entrepreneurs Only (FEO) based in Hull have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.

FEO is a unique collective of business-owner volunteers, making a contribution of £3.5bn to the East Riding economy by way of entrepreneurs helping other entrepreneurs to start, adapt and grow businesses.

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Choosing Your Perfect Hat For That Very Special Occasion

Choosing Your Perfect Hat For That Very Special Occasion
February 20, 2018

Deciding on an occasion outfit for your son or daughters wedding can be a difficult process for many women, especially when it comes to finding the perfect hat.

Once you have settled on your stunning new outfit and shoes thoughts turn to headwear, and there really is no better way to make a statement, than a perfectly chosen wedding hat.

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Rembrandt Masterpiece Goes On Display At Ferens Art Gallery

HULL : Newly Acquired Masterpiece To Be On Display In 2017
April 7, 2017

An established partnership between Ferens Art Gallery and the Royal Collection Trust will bring a total of five exceptional loans from Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace to Hull between 2017 and 2021 as part of Masterpieces in Focus.

Rembrandt van Rijn’s The Shipbuilder and his Wife (1633) complements Hull’s maritime heritage, the gallery’s strength in Dutch 17th century art and the latest exhibition of contemporary art on display:

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Earth Hour To Be Marked At Beverley Minster On 25 March

Beverley Shortlisted For Prestigious Title At Tourism Awards
March 17, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council have announced that the floodlights at Beverley Minster will be switched off for an hour on the evening of 25 March, in support of Earth Hour, between 8.30pm and 9.30pm.

Earth Hour is co-ordinated by WWF – an annual global celebration where people across the world switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about the future of the planet.

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 98

June 6, 2012

HU17.net Magazine issue 98 is available from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way. This special edition is full of Queen’s Diamond Jubilee pictures that have appeared on the web site.

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