Awards That Highlight Very Best In Local Tourism Return For 2022

Awards That Highlight Very Best In Local Tourism Return For 2022
June 12, 2022

Awards that reward the region’s best, brightest, most successful, and innovative tourism businesses will return in 2022 and will continue to be a route to national recognition.

The 2022 Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards, the REYTAs, organised by tourism body Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY), has been officially relaunched culminating in an awards event in November 2022.

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Community Event In Memory Of Ivan Usher To Take Place This Month

Community Event In Memory Of Ivan Usher To Take Place This Month
June 9, 2022

Sunday, 26 June, 2022, will see a major community event at East Riding Leisure Beverley, when many local organisations, sports clubs and local residents will come together for the Beverley What’s On Community Event in memory of Ivan Usher, from 10am to 3pm.

Those attending will have the chance to try out a wide range of activities and sports, support local clubs taking part in football and rugby matches, and find out more about what’s going on in Beverley.

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East Riding Leisure Helps You Shape Up For Summer

East Riding Leisure Helps You Shape Up For Summer
June 6, 2022

East Riding residents keen to give their health and wellbeing a boost this summer can take advantage of a great offer from East Riding Leisure.

The ‘Shape up for Summer’ membership is back for 2022 and includes three months of membership for £69 with no tie-ins or direct debit sign-ups, saving up to 30 per cent.

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Elwell Tour At Beverley Art Gallery To Celebrate Beverley’s Most Famous Artist

Elwell Tour At Beverley Art Gallery To Celebrate Beverley’s Most Famous Artist
May 30, 2022

There will be a chance to join Treasure House Curator, Sally Hayes, to hear about the paintings of Fred and Mary Elwell which are on display in Beverley Art Gallery, on Wednesday, 8 June, from 1pm – 1.30pm.

This short informal lunchtime tour will provide an enjoyable introduction to the renowned artistic Beverlonian couple and will be the perfect companion event to the performances of Gordon Meredith’s new play, ‘Paint the Town Fred’, at East Riding Theatre in Beverley on 9, 10, and 11 June.

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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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Mary Paints The Town Fred In Elwell Festival At The East Riding Theatre

Mary Paints The Town Fred In Elwell Festival At The East Riding Theatre
May 26, 2022

Following a sell-out run in April, the new play, ‘Paint the town Fred’, written by Gordon Meredith, will return to the East Riding Theatre in Beverley from Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 June 2022, alongside a festival of Elwell themed events including a gallery tour, talk by Wendy Loncaster, artist workshops and Q&A with the cast, director and writer.

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Property Conversion Paused As Owners Open Doors To Puffins Galore

May 16, 2022

Work on converting a former radio studio into high-end office space and apartments has been placed on hold after the arrival in the building of a colony of puffins.

The birds may be fibreglass rather than flesh and feathers, but they appealed to Rachel and James Murray’s passion for culture and have brought work to a standstill at their site, The Boathouse offices, next to Hull Marina.

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Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay to visit Beverley

Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay to visit Beverley
May 11, 2022

During its final journey through England this summer, the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will make a stop in the East Riding of Yorkshire. 

As part of the build-up to the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham hosts the 16th Queen’s Baton Relay – an event that brings together and celebrates communities across the Commonwealth.

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Let’s Get Moving At East Riding Leisure Beverley

Try Tai Chi And Qigong Free Of Charge At East Riding Leisure Beverley
May 8, 2022

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s health and wellbeing team are working in partnership with East Riding Leisure Beverley to launch a new multi-activity session, ‘Lets’ Get Moving’, suited to those people who would like to take part in some fun and friendly activity.

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Paint The Town Fred Returns To East Riding Theatre This June

Paint The Town Fred Returns To East Riding Theatre This June
May 7, 2022

After a successful and extremely popular run in April, ‘Paint the Town Fred’, a new play about Beverley’s best-known artists, Fred and Mary Elwell, will return to the East Riding Theatre (ERT) in Beverley for an extended run in early June.

The play, written by Gordon Meredith, will be performed again from Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 June, 2022, at ERT, including a socially distanced matinee

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Beverley Saturday Market To Be Focal Point For Series Of Events

Beverley Saturday Market To Be Focal Point For Series Of Events
May 4, 2022

It is being planned for the council’s local growth team to do two days of activities in the centre of Beverley towards the end of the month.

There will be no pre-registration required for the events, and there will be no charge to attend. Over the course of two days, a variety of family entertainment will be provided by outside vendors as well as council-sponsored teams and community organisations.

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