One was bred to hunt and kill the other – but now two of nature’s greatest enemies have become the best of friends. Todd the fox and Eva the Jack Russell have put aside hundreds of years of enmity to forge a friendship that is as touching as it is unusual. They can been seen side by side being walked on their leads in Beverley by owners Phil Walker, landlord…
From July 31st Britain starts its Butterfly count, launched by David Attenborough. It’s thought that the Butterfly population is in decline so they are looking for people to record the types of Butterflies they can see in their gardens during a 15 minute spell. Forms can be down loaded from bigbutterflycount.org to help you record your sightings. As a keen wildlife photographer I took this opportunity to have a closer…
Beverley Town CC got a winning draw against Dringhouses CC at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Beverley won the toss and elected to field, and were set a target of 186 to win by the visitors. Beverley managed to score 146. Iain Gillyon was the top scorer for Beverley as he made 51 off just 48 balls before he was given out LBW. Photos by Paul Linton [nggallery id=1593]
This week’s issue of HU17.net magazine makes it 50 publications produced, a milestone that some 12 months ago I could not have imagined. The first six issues were drawn in Photoshop, which seems crazy now as I look back and remember how painful and time consuming it was. Although still a lengthy process things have become slightly easier with the design being completed using Publishing Software taking between 8 and…
As usual the gardens of 25-27 Main Street, Tickton were in full bloom, and looking splendid. The weather was great, as the sun shone on this annual event which was well attended, by both the young and old. Stalls included bric-a-brac, cakes and raffles. Adults enjoyed refreshments in the gardens whilst the children enjoyed the games and entertainment, with face painting and “bash-the-rat!” Photos by Paul Linton [nggallery id=1578]
Young Beverley motorcyclist Jordan Rushby enjoyed a storming performance in his latest races this weekend. He claimed a magnificent first place and then second place finish at Darley Moor in the fourth round of the F125cc Class Championship, before finishing first in class and sixth overall in the more powerful 400/1000cc class. The weather couldn’t have been better for racing and in the morning qualifying session Jordan set the tone…
Beverley Town CC 4th XI were soundly hammered on Saturday. They crashed to a disappointing 130-run defeat at home to Patrington CC 2nd XI in their EYCA Division One clash. Kieran Thompson made an early breakthrough for Beverley, removing visiting opener Mark Todd promptly for a duck. A big partnership between Connor McKinley (46) and Adrian Critchley, who finished unbeaten on 119, set them back on target before another flourish…
Adam Nicholson recorded the amazing figures of 6-14 to lead Beverley Town CC 3rd XI to a stunning victory at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. His best ever figures in senior cricket for Beverley came at the perfect time as he ran through visiting Tadcaster Magnet, bowling them out for just 80 to gain a remarkable 38 run victory. It was obviously tough going for the batsmen on a…
A brilliant all-round team performance made it a day to savour for Beverley CC 4th XI at Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. Captain Richard Simpson’s side had too much strength in depth as they cruised to a six wicket victory over Hull Ionians Coal Exporters 2nd XI. HICE struggled early doors thanks to some excellent bowling from Kieran Thompson (2-52) and Alan Hammond (3-36), whose control with the new ball…
An unbeaten 94 by skipper Richard Moon helped Beverley Town Cricket Club 3rd XI blow away Hessle. Adam Nicholson and Robert Emery took 3 wickets each as Hessle were well beaten at the Norwood Recreation Ground by the home side who won the match by 64 runs. The top order of Beverley were all in the runs, Robert Todd scored 31 while Graeme Taylor chipped in with a 52 and…
Darth Vader and local weatherman Paul Hudson were hunted down in Tickton this weekend. They were just two of a host of lookalike scarecrows hidden around the town for the annual Tickton Scarecrow Hunt. As well as Vader and Hudson, other effigies of famous people that were found included Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as well as Yoda and Darth Maul from Star Wars. Photos by Paul Linton [nggallery id=1513]
Despite great knocks at the top of the order, Beverley 2nd XI crashed to a comprehensive defeat at home to York CC 3rd XI. Beverley were put in after losing the toss at the Norwood Recreation Ground and for a while all looked to be going well. Tim Smith blazed the way with 66 out of an opening partnership of 118 with Ben Fish, who dropped anchor. But despite Fish…
Beverley born racer James Westmoreland took park in the third round of the British superbikes held at the Croft circuit in north Yorkshire, and claimed his best position so far finishing 12th in both of the races. HU17 was at Croft Circuit to capture the very best action images from the days racing. James now rides for the Motorpoint Yamaha team (bike #27) alongside fellow rider Loris Baz, from France….
Picture from the Longcroft School of the end of season friendly between Molescroft Rangers first and second team. Final score: Molescroft Rangers 4 Molescroft Ranger Reserves 2 Photos by Paul Linton [nggallery id=1474]
AFC Tickton went into this game on a run of 5 games unbeaten, however today that run came to an end, when Priory panthers snatched a late penalty and win the game 2-1. Both teams started brightly in the first half, but neither team could get the upper hand in the first 45 minutes as both teams were evenly matched. In the second half Priory panthers broke the dead lock…
It was Marist that started the game on top and had two or three really good chances to take an early lead. But those early misses proved costly when a 25 yard strike hit the back of the net to put Molescroft Rangers one goal up, and things got even better as Molescroft went two up soon after with another good finish. This was hard on Marist who had passed…
Jordan Rushby returned to Darley Moor on Bank Holiday, hoping to get back to his winning ways after been unable to start his last race of the day at Cadwell Park, the Sunday before due to mechanical problems. The team had worked hard all week getting the bike repaired and ready for the days racing. Jordan had been entered into three races over the Bank Holiday and was looking forward…
Beverley RUFC 2nd XV claimed the Merit League title coming from behind to beat Malton and Norton in a pulsating final. Beverley RUFC who at one point were 16 – 3 battled hard and found themselves take a 28 – 20 lead. Malton then added a try closing the gap to just three points. The beavers however secured the title with penalty that was kicked by Jamie Gill to ensure…