Cherry Burton Goes Bananas For Fairtrade Fortnight
Residents in an East Riding village will be playing host to a banana farmer from Colombia in Fairtrade Fortnight.
Education
Seven Players From Bishop Burton Make Under 20s County Squads
Bishop Burton College is set to have the biggest representation in the Yorkshire team for the rugby union under-20s county championship game against Cheshire in Hull this Sunday.
MP Welcomes £5.2m Talent Match Grant
Last week, the Big Lottery Fund announced that £5,232,809 has been awarded to the Humberside Learning Consortium to help local young people who have been unemployed, or out of education, for at least twelve months.
Wild Cherry Hits The Road Running In 2014
29 youth workers from 10 countries came to Yorkshire recently to tackle the hot topic of working with socially excluded young people, thanks to a generous grant from the British Council, the UK’s National Agency of the European Commission’s Youth in Action Programme.
Back To School At The Treasure House
The latest café case display, created by the Wilderspin National School in Barton-on-Humber, has now opened at the Treasure House in Beverley and focuses on Samuel Wilderspin (1791-1866), ‘the forgotten pioneer of infant education.’
Beverley Integrated Transport Plan Offers Unique Training Opportunity
East Riding College has partnered together with the contractors behind East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s £22million Beverley Integrated Transport Plan to provide a unique, free construction training experience to a small group of individuals.
Treasure House Exhibition: Christmas Through The Post
Christmas through the Post is a new exhibition taking place at the Treasure House in Beverley from Saturday, 7 December until 8 February 2014.
Charity’s Dream To Become A Reality Thanks To £75,000 Gift
A new centre to improve the lives of people with autism is set to be created after a charity received a £75,000 donation.
Fire Service To Deliver Road Safety Workshops To Young People In Our Region
In support of Road Safety Week (Mon 18 to Sun 24 Nov), Humberside Fire and Rescue Service are delivering road safety workshops to young people across Humberside.
Hot Topic Training From The Lick Team Promotes International Youth Work
26 youth workers from 11 different countries were brought together recently by Beverley-based social entreprise Wild Cherry Training & Education, thanks to a generous grant from the British Council
Dracula In Yorkshire: Bram Stoker And His Inspiration
Enjoy your heritage with some bite this Halloween as Dracula expert, Dr Kevin Corstorphine, explores the vampire’s links to Yorkshire at a lecture on Tuesday, 29 October at the Treasure House, Beverley.
Local Girl Selected For International Beauty Pageant
Local resident Jessica McAndrew-Woods has been selected to represent England in an exciting beauty pageant being held in Disneyland Paris!
Friends Of Longcroft School To Hold Zumba-Thon
The Friends of Longcroft School (FOLS) will be holding a Zumba-thon on Sunday 13th October to raise funds for the school.
Bishop Burton College Host Historic Hull RUFC Match
Bishop Burton College is to host and sponsor an historic match this Saturday between Hull RUFC and Harrogate. It is the first home fixture in Hull’s 21-year history not to be staged on their home soil.
Neighbourhood Tactical Unit Brought To Withernsea And Beverley
With Halloween and Bonfire night looming, the recently appointed Police Sergeant Mark Skelton his brought his specialist team to Withernsea and Beverley for the next 12 weeks.
Meet Tesco’s Community Champion: Saturday 28th September
Tesco’s Beverley store is holding a special event in store on Saturday 28th September to give local people the chance to meet its Community Champion.
Peter Andre And A Host Of Stars To Grace Farmers Festival
This October will see a Farmers Festival taking place at the Driffield Show Ground. On Saturday, 12th for two days the event will undoubtedly be the one to experience in the area
Higher Education Survey Reveals Excellent Student Satisfaction
East Riding College has been named the College with the best higher education student satisfaction ratings in East Yorkshire.