Hundreds of people came out in the historic East Yorkshire Market town of Beverley to mark Remembrance Sunday.
Large crowds lined the streets for the annual parade while Hengate Gardens was also full. In the gardens, a short service was held before local dignitaries and local group paid their respects.
Residents in Beverley, East Yorkshire have something to celebrate. Beverley Town Council has confirmed they to purchase of building which will be used as a town hall.
The building in question is located on the corner of Morton Lane and Wilbert Lane. It is most well known locally as the St John Ambulance. It dates back to 1888.
A National Moment of Reflection to mark the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II will be held in Beverley on Sunday 18 September at 12 noon. Residents are invited to attend and pay their respects.
As announced, the country will observe a national silence at 8pm that evening in honour of Her Majesty, at which time a minute’s silence will be held. It precedes the State Funeral, which will be held the following day.
Liberal Democrats in East Yorkshire say residents are suffering while the tories focus on their leadership battle. As a result, they intend to take direct action and raise the concerns at the next possible opportunity.
Councillors will be seeking to put pressure on the Government at ERYC when the Full Council meets this week to tackle the cost of living emergency and to locally create a Cost of Living Summit.
Hundreds of people lined the streets this morning as the East Riding welcomed the Queen’s Baton Relay through Beverley and Market Weighton.
The Baton’s journey started at Beverley Minster with the Mayor of Beverley, Cllr Linda Johnson, chairman of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, John Whittle and portfolio holder for economic investment, growth and tourism at the council, Cllr Jane Evison, present to send the first Batonbearer on their way towards Highgate.
The Beverley Building Society team have been a little busier than usual during the last two weeks of May, raising much-needed funds for its Charity of the Year for 2022, the Beverley Cherry Tree Community Centre.
From Monday 16 May to Friday 20 May, the Society’s team bravely took on a 211-mile ‘Beverley to Buckingham Palace’ Exercise Bike Challenge (the equivalent distance of the actual route), in advance of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Beverley Town Council is asking members of the public if they would be interested in forming twinning links with the Italian town of Fucecchio.
In a letter to the Mayor of Beverley Cllr Linda Johnson, her counterpart in Fucecchio Mayor Alessio Spinelli expressed interest in forging stronger connections with the town.
Humber Forest has celebrated their relaunch this week at one of its many tree planting projects in the East Riding area.
The project, which was brought forward by the Beverley Civic society and led by local charity The Conservation Volunteers, saw the planting of 1050 trees at the Archery Fields, Beverley.
Beverley Town Council has held its first official civic function since the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Taking place on Friday 4th March, the Mayor’s Civic Dinner saw dignitaries from across the county and guests from the town meeting at East Riding College on Flemingate.
East Riding Lib Dems are calling for tougher action on dumping of sewage discharges and run-offs from farms into our rivers at the next Full Council Meeting.
The call comes as figures released by the Rivers Trust shows the number of discharges and hours of discharge by sites within the East Riding Council area.
Throughout the Summer, a Treasure Hunt was held in Beverley, with all proceeds going toward the amazing work of SCOPE.
Organised by the Mayor of Beverley, Councillor Linda Johnson, all complete and correct entries were entered into a prize draw, with three lucky winners each receiving a £20 voucher for Pizza Rodizio.
The Mayor of Beverley is asking residents of the town to nominate their good neighbours for a civic award. Since March 2019, Beverley, like the rest of the world, has experienced challenging times due to Covid-19.
However, this has also brought with it an extra special sense of community spirit, as individuals and organisations have gone that bit further to look after friends and neighbours.
Liberal Democrat councillors in St Mary’s ward are celebrating with residents at the news that their campaign to prevent two 24 hour drive-thru’s, industrial units and a filling station being built on greenfield land on Swinemoor Lane next to the hospital has been successful.