Local business owner Neil Harris is just one of many businesses in the town who are getting involved with Beverley in Bloom this month.
Neil who owns Bug Vinyl on Ladygate has created a large sculpture using recycled plastic bottles which he has displayed on the side of his record shop.
Beverley Town Council are urging residents and traders in the town to raise their game and help keep Beverley tidy, clean and litter free ahead of judging for Britain in Bloom.
Over the past few weeks a number of volunteers and town officials have been working tirelessly to transform the town ahead of judgement day on 8 August.
Beverley Town Council, Beverley in Bloom and town volunteers are busy planning for the summer planting and associated horticultural, environmental and community projects within the town which will contribute to the RHS Britain in Bloom campaign 2018.
This is the first time that our beautiful town of Beverley has been a finalist in the RHS Britain in Bloom campaign, which is managed by the Royal Horticultural Society and entry is by invitation only.
Beverley Town Council are looking into a project that the Town Clerk, Helen Watson feels would make a poignant tribute to those from the town who lost their lives in the First World War.
Beverley Town Council want to acquire a six foot silhouette sculpture of the solider called ‘Tommy’ from a national incentive called There Not But Not There.
Beverley in Bloom, a subgroup of Beverley Town Council has started preparing the town to look its best for this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom Finals competition.
This is the first year that Beverley in Bloom have been selected to go forward to RHS Britain in Bloom, following the successes at regional level over the past few years, where Beverley in Bloom attained Gold, overall large town category winners for two years running and also the Yorkshire Rose Certificate in 2017 for best overall town.
Beverley Town Council remain divided and have made no firm decision with regard to their interest in pursuing acquisition of the old building vacated by St Nicholas Primary School.
At the first full council meeting of 2018, cllrs discussed the idea of the Town Council taking on the site though it was agreed further clarification with regard to the status of the site from East Riding of Yorkshire Council was needed before they could move forward.
Beverley Minster and Beverley Town Council will this weekend present the annual Beverley Christmas Festival of Food and Drink
Taking place on Saturday 25 November, from 10AM to 4PM the event will have something for all the family including a special appearance by Father Christmas.
Beverley Folk Festival is urging music lovers from the town and beyond to support them in the 14th annual UK Festival Awards 2017.
The much-loved festival, which is now working towards it’s 35th year in 2018, has been nominated for two awards – “Best Small Festival” and “Best Family Festival” categories. Members of the public can go online to cast their vote for the event.
The awards were the culmination of months of planning and preparation by Beverley Town Council officials and the dedicated team of volunteers from the Beverley in Bloom group.
The Bloom group and the Yorkshire in Bloom entry is managed and coordinated by Beverley Town Council with the stated aims of improving floral displays throughout town, promoting a heightened sense of community spirit and civic pride, making Beverley an even better place to in which to live, work and visit, as well as stimulating voluntary work and partnership working between community groups and local businesses.
Beverley Town Council, in association with the National Gardens Scheme (NGS), is holding an Open Allotments Day on Sunday 9th July from 12 noon until 4pm on the Queensgate and Kitchen Lane allotment sites.
The event, which is included in the NGS ‘Yellow Book’, is open to local residents, visitors and anyone with an interest in allotments and growing their own produce. This year will be the sixth time that the event has been held in the town.
Beverley is to join communities throughout the UK as they look to honour the life of Labour MP Jo Cox who was murdered in June 2016.
A national incentive the event has been put together to help unite communities and has the backing of Jamie Oliver and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Beverley will this weekend get to enjoy a special show as a part of the Hull UK City of Culture 2017 celebrations.
On Saturday 14 January from 6PM to 8PM a special show, Hullywood Icons will run simultaneously at Beverley Minster and St Mary’s Church.
If you are still stuck for ideas this Christmas then you could do worse than to visit the award winning Christmas Festival of Food and Drink.
Taking place this Saturday at Beverley Minster the Christmas Festival of Food and Drink which won East Yorkshire Local Food Network, Best Food and Drink event 2016 brings together a range of local stalls selling
With 8,000 people expected to visit Beverley Minster this Saturday for the Christmas Festival of Food and Drink, what can they expect from the event that is now in its fifth year.
Beverley Town Council who organise it have pulled out all the stops to ensure that for people attending there will be more new stalls and also additional entertainment.
The Christmas Festival of Food and Drink being held inside Beverley Minster this Saturday 26th November will bring together the very best in local food businesses and community groups.
With more than 70 stalls offering the finest local produce, charity stalls, entertainment, festive cookery demos and presentations, the event’s theme is very much ‘keep it local’.
The Beverley Food Festival has been put forward by local residents for award that will be handed out by the countryside alliance.
T.Soanes & Son are one of a number of local businesses that are supporting the Beverley Food Festival that takes on Sunday 2 October.
Organisers of the Beverley Food Festival which takes place Sunday 2 October are set to serve up a real treat for what will be the 11th year the event has been held.