Wednesday Afternoon Racing @ Beverley Racecourse

June 9, 2010

Race goers at Beverley Racecourse were once again forced to brave the weather for this afternoon’s race meeting. Nellis Ellis ridden by Silvestre De Sousa won the first race of the afternoon ‘The Celebrate Your Birthday Here’. Ryedane won the ‘Lucky in Love Night Next Thursday Handicap stakes. The next race meeting at Beverley is an evening meeting, racing is scheduled to start at 6.30 with the event have a…

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Abbie on a Help for Heroes Fundraising Mission

Beverley’s very own Miss England hopeful is putting her good looks and high profile to excellent use to raise money for one of the country’s most worthy causes. Abbie Bulleyment, 18, who models for Fairy Godmothers, on Ladygate, recently claimed the crown of Miss Hull and District 2010 to qualify for the national finals. And this Saturday Abbie, along with fellow Fairy Godmothers models, will be roving around Beverley collecting…

June 9, 2010
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Beverley Lions Golf Day Raises £3650

June 9, 2010

The Beverley Lions Club held their 12th Annual Charity Golf Day at the Driffield Golf Club on Friday 28th May when 34 teams contested for almost £2000 worth of prizes.  The competition was very keen with the winning team, Leicestershire’s Finest, scoring 84 points. The prizes were presented by Phil Jordan, Captain Driffield Golf Club together with the President of the Beverley Lions Club, Ian Sagar who thanked everyone who…

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Stunning Local Model’s Italian Dream

June 8, 2010

Katrina Ienco has the world at her feet – and she can thank her father’s unwavering faith for her shot at making it big in the world of modelling. Genoa-born Katrina, 21, from Jolley Drive, Woodmansey, has won her way through to the prestigious Miss Italy in the World finals, screened on the Italian version of BBC 1 later this summer, after scooping the Miss Italy in England prize in…

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We Ghosts Live @ Bar Fusion

June 7, 2010

Anglo-Swedish band We Ghosts treated Beverley music fans to a glimpse of the future of accoustic folk and blues at Bar Fusion on Saturday night. The three-piece band are already a huge hit in Sweden, home of vocalist Jen Woodall, and it’s hard to see how they can’t emulate that success in this country where they already have a loyal and growing following. In classical folk tradition, We Ghosts are…

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Saturday Night Out @ Fusion Bar Beverley

June 7, 2010

Bar Fusion on Wednesday provided some top live entertainment as Anglo-Swedish Acoustic band We Ghosts performed. These are pictures are of the those who were there to enjoy the night, pictures of the band to follow. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=704] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size

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Beverley Town CC 3rd XI Vs Cottingham

June 7, 2010

Beverley Town CC 3rd XI were on the wrong side of a four wicket defeat at home to Cottingham CC 1st XI on Saturday. Dave Ricardo, batting at nine, biffed a quick-fire 48 including three six wickets from as Beverley Town rallied late on to reach 161 all out. Other contributions came from Peter Hynes (30) and Tim Fordon (28) at the top of the order. In reply Ricardo took…

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Beverley Town CC 1st XI Vs Studley Royal

June 6, 2010

A powerful batting performance was not enough to secure a much-needed victory for Beverley Town 1st XI at home to Studley Royal on Saturday. But the home side could be proud of their efforts as they forced the Ripon club to dig deep, earning a winning draw as they restricted Studley to 227-8 in reply to Beverley Town’s 260-6. Beverley took full advantage of batting first on a wicket described…

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Langholm Residents Enjoy a Fine Garden Party

June 6, 2010

Langholm which provides sheltered housing to the elderly held a garden party as part of the Abbeyfield week. The friends of Langholm used the event to raise funds that will go towards helping finance trips and general costs incurred in the running of the sheltered housing. The Mayor of Beverley and local MP Graham Stuart joined staff, residents and their family members for the evening. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on…

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Beverley Saturday Market Shoppers

June 6, 2010

Beverley was alive this Saturday; a busy and very colourful Saturday Market was enjoyed by many people. Local MP Graham Stuart was out meeting people at one of his regular street surgeries and volunteers from the Hull Animal Welfare Trust were collecting money for their rescue centre. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=700] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on…

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Minster Evening Cafe

Video and pictures from the Beverley Minster which held an evening ‘café’ with live music provide by local pianist Alan Wong. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=699] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size

June 6, 2010
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Interview: Star Shaped City

June 5, 2010

Tell me about this band’s first show? The first gig we performed as the current line-up was Beverley Minster Youth Cafe. It was by far the most complicated set-up we’d done, but it was also the most enjoyable. We had a huge amount of stage space so we could be as energetic as cable length permitted, and we got a very appreciative response, and an encore! This gig was also…

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Aerial Pictures of Beverley

June 5, 2010

Yesterday the skies were clear over Beverley and it made for some great views from a light aircraft which circled Beverley allowing us to get some fantastic images of landmarks like the Beverley Minster, St Mary’s Church, Beverley Westwood and more. Obviously, things like the Beverley Minster stand out though what is also very evident from the sky is the massive scare on the surface, the Flemingate development. From the…

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Great World Cup Panini Stickers Give Away!

June 4, 2010

How would you like to get your hands on a massive 5,000 World Cup 2010 stickers? As World Cup fever mounts, HU17.net has teamed up with official World Cup 2010 sticker supplier Panini to offer users a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We have 5,000 Panini stickers and bunch of official South Africa 2010 Panini albums to give away to our readers in this fantastic offer. So whether your missing Lionel Messi, just…

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Beverley Walkers Complete Gruelling 100 Mile Challenge

June 3, 2010

This year the Long Distance Walkers’ Association 100 mile challenge walk took place in Scotland – the objective being to complete the set route within a continuous 48-hour period.  Two Beverley Athletic Club members, David Williams and Mike Atkins, took up the challenge and set off from Dunkeld with 450 others to the obligatory swirl of the pipes. The first 35 miles and 5,000 feet of climbing passed easily on…

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Lock Delight at National Success

June 3, 2010

Beverley body-builder Paul Lock says he’s “absolutely buzzing” after clinching a superb second place in the National Amateur Body-Building Association finals last weekend. Paul, 37, of Grovehill Road, saw off the cream of Britain’s body-builders in Southport to earn himself qualification for the world-renowned Mr Universe competition. It rounds off more than five months of the most intense training possible, which saw him shed more than three stone and push…

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Matthew Graham – Happy 18th

Friends and family of Matthew Graham celebrated what would have been the young mans 18th birthday with a night of live entertainment at the Beverley Memorial Hall. The event was organised by Matt’s five sisters; Nic, Ali, Fiona, Helen, Sophie, along with Matt’s best friends; Luke, Harry, Sam and Elliott. Local bands, DJs and MCs volunteered their time to play for the event. Volunteer door staff also spared their time…

June 2, 2010
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Beverley’s French Connection

June 2, 2010

A Beverley youth worker hopes sharing knowledge with a French counterpart can lead to a greater understanding of Europe-wide issues affecting young people. Sue Dudill,  Youth Volunteer Adviser and Youth In Action Promoter with CSV East Riding, has invited French Youth Adviser Denise Martin to Beverley as part of the European Union’s Youth in Action programme. Denise will job shadow Sue for the next two weeks with the aim of…

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