I have just spent an afternoon with Paddy Sweeney and his dog Charlie. Anyone who lives in Beverley will know who Paddy is and without question he is one of Beverley’s characters. This morning I received a phone call from Jerry O’Connell who had been called by his wife, Christine, relating to Paddy who along with Charlie was holding a protest outside the Tesco store on Morton Lane, Beverley. Paddy…
For centuries, Beverley Minster and St Mary’s Church have been the enduring landmarks of the town. As buildings and people have come and gone, these towers have remained, an ever present part of the landscape for generations of Beverlonians. Now, it is an undeniable truth that there are fewer people attending church services and so our general knowledge about the Beverley Minster and the church of St Mary’s is in…
Small can be beautiful, especially when it comes to cars. While crowds at last week’s Beverley Classic Car Rally flocked to the Rolls Royces and Jaguars, the people really in the know about cars sought out the real gems of the show. And nothing shone out more than Mark Fisher’s 1961 300cc BMW Isetta. This legendary bubble car – front opening and unrelentingly romantic – could almost have been lost…
Stroke survivor Ann Chapman is organising heritage trail sponsored walks through Beverley, from The Market Cross on Saturday 7 August at 1pm. The event, supported by Beverley Town Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and The Beverley Lions Club, will be launched by Mayor of Beverley, Councillor Peter Astell. The Mayor will also accompany walkers on the first trail. As part of The Stroke Association’s Step Out for Stroke, Ann…
This morning Gary Proud, Phil Moses new Beverley Town Chairman Raoul Lempriere were at Beaver Park cutting the grass and marking out the pitches for the club’s annual fund raiser. This year will see Lady Le Goose take part for the first time and skipper James Radley is confident that his side will be able to claim their second title in as many months. James said; “We have got class…
The Beverley Guildhall will present an unusual evening lecture by members of the York Waits at 7pm on Thursday, 16 June, with plenty of medieval musical instruments to see and hear. From the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century the English town bands, or waits, provided music for civic occasions and celebrations. In this lecture Tim Bayley and John Peel of today’s York Waits will outline the history of the…
Tracing your family history is a fascinating and rewarding hobby, but it can be difficult to know where to start. A family history beginners day will be held at the Treasure House on Saturday, 9 July to get people started in tracing their family tree. The day will be lead by an expert tutor, who will introduce different ways of finding information about ancestors. Over the course of the day…
The Melsa Consort will be performing in concert at St Mary’s Church, Beverley, on Saturday 11 June. Under conductor David Wigley and with Colin Wright on the organ, the choir are performing for charity, as is customary. This time the concert is in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Starting at 7.30pm, tickets cost £6, including refreshments. They can be bought on the door or at Beverley Tourist Information, Butcher Row….
Tracing your family history is a fascinating and rewarding hobby, but it can be difficult to know where to start. Help is at hand though with a new programme of family history courses and events, which have been launched by the Treasure House. A family history beginners’ day will be held on Saturday, 9 July to get people started in tracing their family tree. The day will be lead by…
Beverley Beck is the historic waterway that once made the town of Beverley one of most prosperous in England. Through links with the Low Countries and other parts of mainland Europe, Beverley was at the centre of a number of trades, with perhaps the most prosperous of the lot the tanning industry. The Beck was first mentioned in the late 13th century in historical records, and continued to the main…
Beverley Racecourse’s first meeting of the season was blessed by fantastic weather on the Westwood. Thousands of punters enjoyed the conditions for the suitably named ‘Spring Into Racing At Beverley’ meeting. Among those making the most of a superb day of racing were former Hull City captain Ian Ashbee, BBC Radio Humberside legend David Burns and Beverley ARLC manager Richard Shaw. The racing got off to a slightly muted start…
HU17.net enjoyed a morning’s shooting at Beverley Minster and St Mary’s Graveyard with computer-game and movie icon Lara Croft. Lara, the star of EIDOS’ classis Tomb Raider series of console games and made famous to non-gamers through Angelina Jolie in the film series, is the alter-ego of Beverley model Heidi Taylor. Heidi is on the books at new Beverley model agency Beautiful Freaks, run by Kirsty Mills, and it was…
One of Beverley’s leading sporting lights will be remembered on a special day in the town. Jim Thirsk was the first captain of the club that would later become Beverley RUFC, and was the man chiefly responsible for acquiring the land at Beaver Park in the 1960s. He sadly died last year from Multiple System Atrophy. Now his widow Barbara and friend Fred Evans have organised a collection for Saturday…
Family historians can delve into the murky past of their ancestors thanks to a fascinating archive document. A volume of photographs of convicted offenders dating back to 1875 is now being repaired so that it can be made available to the public by autumn. Work to restore the volume is being done by the document conservation department at East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service, based in…
Students at East Riding College are this week learning about different cultures and communities as part of its equality and diversity week. Activities and events, taking place at the Beverley and Bridlington campuses, range from sampling dishes from around the world to learning about the travelling community and trying out belly dancing. As well as enhancing students’ learning experience, the week is also for staff, who are learning about the…
The most popular tourist attraction in East Yorkshire and the most important building in Beverley’s history. Beverley Minster is one of the finest parish churches in the country. It has been a site of pilgrimage and worship for 1300 years and is one of the oldest gothic structures in Britain. Larger than one third of all cathedrals and regarded as one of the most beautiful non-cathedrals in the UK, it…
Local artist, Shirley Davis Dew, has been named as the winner of the People’s Choice Competition, which was run as part of the 2010 East Riding Open Art Exhibition, at the Beverley Art Gallery. The competition was the first in the exhibition’s 15 year history and was voted for by the public, with 280 votes cast. Shirley’s painting, Walking Home, won the most votes and she was presented with a…
Holistic healer, Kate Hare, was diagnosed with a chronic spinal problem and was told by doctors that she would be confined to a wheelchair by the age of 40. Kate decided to literally take matters into her own hands and began to learn Reiki as a means of healing herself. It wasn’t long before Kate started to benefit from this healing technique, it gave her a new lease of life…
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