Swimmers at East Riding Leisure Centres raised more than £10,000 for charity when they took part in Swimathon 2010. The total figure raised by 136 swimmers at five East Riding pools has now been calculated at £10,338.74 Money raised by those taking part in the East Riding forms part of £2m raised across the UK which goes to the Swimathon Foundation and Marie Curie Cancer Care. Councillor Jane Evison, portfolio…
More people from Beverley took their oath at the Beverley Guildhall as they became Freemen of Beverley. On the list included Sarah Pollard, whose father had recently become a Freeman himself. Due to changes in legislation earlier this year, it is now possible for daughters of Freemen to take the oath as well as sons. For more information please click here. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the…
Work to reduce the risk of flooding from Beverley’s Westwood is well under way. East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been working on a two stage scheme in the area. The first stage is now complete and work on the second is due to start later this month. The scheme is just one of the 188 projects throughout the East Riding to reduce the risk of flooding. Councillor Stephen Parnaby,…
New Community Hospital for the East Riding gets the go ahead from Planning Committee A new 21st century community hospital to serve the people of the East Riding has taken a major step forward today. Members of East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Planning Committee have voted to approve the detail of the design, subject to the conclusion of the consultation period which ends today. Plans to build a new £19…
Pupils across the East Riding have shown improved performance at the end of primary education in English and maths at level four and level five. This judgement, based on teacher assessment, shows significant improvement compared to 2009 results. This year, many schools decided not to undertake the year six SAT tests, and because of this all schools in the East Riding underwent a rigorous process of teacher assessment. Teacher assessment…
A recent report has highlighted the important role being played by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s business centres in the local economy. The report by the council’s planning and economic regeneration service showed that, up to March 2010, the centres have helped 114 new business start-ups, 209 existing businesses have used the service and 349 new jobs have been created. Business advisers working with new start-ups from the centres have…
Council staff working in front-line leisure services have been declared at the top of their game after winning a prestigious award. The customer service excellence award was won by East Riding of Yorkshire Council staff working at leisure facilities, in the sport and play development team and in countryside access. Councillor Jane Evison, portfolio holder for cultural services, housing and public protection at East Riding of Yorkshire Council said: “This…
A new museum display at the Treasure House, Beverley, opening next week, will focus on local heroine Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Hull-born Amy features in a four-month long exhibition, with new artefacts donated or loaned by various people and items borrowed from the permanent Amy Johnson collection at Sewerby Hall Museum near Bridlington. To coincide with the display, the museum service has…
Results of a survey of the waste in the East Riding’s green bins show that residents are trying to reduce what they throw away. The survey, by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, is the latest in a series of nine through to 2012, monitoring what is put in the green bins and sent to landfill. While the amount of waste in the bins was down, nearly a third of it…
The most important exhibition of art and books ever held in the East Riding opens on 21 August. The exhibition in the Treasure House, Beverley, attests to the generosity of the area’s great benefactor, John Edward Champney. The Champney Centenary will celebrate the official opening of Beverley Museum and Art Gallery in 1910. The building, now part of the Treasure House, was paid for by Champney who also gave his…
An experimental one way system in the area around Beverley’s Wednesday Market is to be removed on Wednesday, 11 August 2010. The one way system was introduced in 2008 following temporary traffic management measures to protect pedestrians during a major re-paving scheme in and around Wednesday Market. Now, following assessment of the impacts of the experimental traffic regulation order on residents and on traffic flows, an exhibition and consultation, measures…
What do a Tudor mayor of London, the confiscation of royalist lands during the English Civil War, 50 years incarceration in an asylum, a five month journey to New Zealand, the Treaty of Waitangi and Buffalo Bill have in common? The answer is in a collection held by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service, which is pleased to announce a new cataloguing project listing the family…
Why not learn to swim during the school summer holidays, 26th July – 3rd Sept 2010? Beverley Leisure Complex is running crash course swimming lessons daily Monday to Friday from 8:00am – 10:00am, with lessons taking place at half hourly intervals. The lessons cater for Pre-school Levels 1 – 6, Grade One, Two and Three. These are a great way of introducing children to swimming lessons or re-enforcing the skills…
The East Riding Learning Disability Partnership Board Event was held within National Learning Disability Awareness Week on 24th June at Beverley Leisure Centre and was a celebration of achievements of people who have a Learning Disability and to share the work of the Learning Disability Partnership Board. The Day event was officially opened with great enthusiasm by Councillor Harrap. It was open to all and visitors who were encouraged to…
Every three years East Riding of Yorkshire Council appraises its winter maintenance procedures. After the worst winter for 30 years the latest detailed review of how the East Riding deals with freezing temperatures is set to come before the council’s cabinet. Councillor Stephen Parnaby, OBE, leader of the council, said: “We have recently been through two of the worst winters for many years. The investment in the latest equipment, salting…
Beverley Leisure Complex is hosting a summer of free activities for children aged eight to 19 years old, with a variety of sports sessions available. Ultimate Frisbee will take place every Thursday, from 29 July until 2 September, from 1pm to 3pm, for eight to 16 year olds, on the field. The game is a non-contact invasion sport based on American football and netball but using a Frisbee. Football sessions…
Plans for the new East Riding Youth Dance season are underway and organisers are now offering more young people the chance to become members of the project for the autumn term starting in September 2010. Co-ordinated by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the project includes weekly sessions with professional artists working towards performances each term. East Riding Youth Dance also gives young people the opportunity to learn from the country’s…
Beverley’s Town Trail has been a true community effort that has taken years of hard work to come to fruition. Yesterday’s launch in Wednesday Market was a fittingly lively event that emphasised all that hard work