Members of Beverley Athletic Club gathered at Lazaat last Saturday for a presentation evening which celebrated their achievements in 2011. Club Chairman Rob Reid welcomed members to the highlight of the club’s year
Opera Box will be performing The History of Opera (Abridged) at Pocklington Arts Centre on Wednesday, 15 February and the Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley, on Thursday, 16 February. Both concerts start at 7.30pm.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Arts Development is offering a range of P.arts workshops for young people during the school half term. These will be taking placing from Monday 20 to Friday 24 February in Beverley, Bridlington, Hessle and Pocklington.
Walking is a great way of getting positive exercise, enjoying yourself, discovering the area – and all without having to spend lots of money! There’s a very useful national network, with a great website, featuring towns that want to especially welcome walkers. Beverley is very close to achieving all the criteria needed to get this status. Market Weighton and Pocklington have already been successful. Beverley will be able to use…
Opera Box will be performing The History of Opera (Abridged) at Pocklington Arts Centre on Wednesday, 15 February and the Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley on Thursday, 16 February 2012. Both concerts start at 7.30pm. In his own inimitable style, Brendan Wheatley and his guests will take you on a whistle stop tour of 400 years of opera. What is a castrato? Which composer died of a conducting accident? Why…
A Tudor lord mayor of London, a woman incarcerated in a private asylum and Buffalo Bill all have something in common. The answer can be found in a collection
Hodgsons FC were well beaten by North Ferriby United Reserves 7 – 0 at Longcroft School.
East Riding Youth Dance is recruiting at a venue near you for the spring term. Co-ordinated by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the project includes weekly sessions with professional artists working towards performances each term. East Riding Youth Dance also gives young people the opportunity to learn from the country’s leading professional dance companies in workshops and live performances. The youth dance groups are based in five areas of the…
Judges have selected 100 entries to the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition for exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery next year. Over 730 photographs were entered into the amateur competition and judges were impressed by the quality of the entries, noting the exceptional talent that exists in the East Riding. In addition to being shown in the exhibition, the top photos will be considered for a range of prizes, generously…
Beverley Festival of Christmas takes place on Sunday 11 December. Beverley is expected to be very busy on this day, so if you’re visiting the Festival you are advised to catch the bus or use the special Park & Ride. There are some road closures in the town, but these will not be affecting buses, which will still have full access to the Bus Station (which is only 30 seconds…
The second race in the East Yorkshire Cross-Country League took place last Sunday over a challenging 6.6 mile course around Drewton Wold near South Cave. It was a misty and mild autumn morning and conditions were mainly dry underfoot with a couple of muddy sections. The undulating route took runners through woodland, along footpaths and round field edges. The scenery was spectacular and enjoyed by all athletes as they tackled…
From May, young dancers have set their feet-a-dancing throughout the East Riding and it’s almost time for them to stage their performance piece to mark the end of their autumn term. East Riding Youth Dance Platform, on Sunday 4 December 2011, will be a magical mix of dance expression, styles, themes and creations, both powerful, sleek, technical and sophisticated, which will be celebrated and showcased at The Spa Bridlington at…
Beverley Town suffered their third consecutive defeat as they went down 4 – 0 to Pocklington Town at the Norwood Recreation Ground. The defeat means Beverley Town are six points behind Humber Premier League leaders Chalk Lane beat Sculcoates Amateurs 2 – 0. Next weekend Beverley Town will travel to the Hull & East Riding Sports Club as they face tough test against Sculcoates Amateurs who are second in the…
East Riding residents recycled and composted 60 per cent of their waste in August, pushing the rate to the highest ever achieved in the area. For four months in a row, East Riding’s residents have broken all previous records as they have taken advantage of East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s collection of food waste and cardboard in the brown composting bins. The new collection service was rolled out between March…
The deadline for the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition is fast approaching, on Friday, 30 September, with residents urged not to miss the opportunity to show off their creative talent and be in with the chance of winning a great prize. Entries have been coming in steadily and are being uploaded to the online gallery of the competition website www.eastriding.gov.uk/capturingtheeastriding The competition is open to all amateur photographers. Eligible…
The rising star Alexandra Dariescu is to perform a lunchtime piano recital this September, as part of the Beverley Chamber Music Festival 2011. Dariescu was born in Romania and studied as a music scholar at Pocklington School, near Beverley, before moving onto the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. She then graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with a Masters degree. Described as “an outstanding communicator”,…
Beverley 1st XI moved up to second place in the York Premier Division with a narrow two-wicket win at Sessay. The 2nd XI got the best of a draw in a high scoring encounter with bottom-placed Pocklington while the 3rd XI crushed North Ferriby by the massive margin of 123 runs The 4th XI lost at Norwood in a close game but retain their place in Alliance Division One for…
Chalk Lane thumped St Andrews 5 – 0 in the Humber Premier League. The win moves Chalk Lane to up to fourth in the table with maximum points from their two fixtures. Chalk Lane will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to the Norwood Recreation Ground to face Beverley Town and will then host Hodgsons FC next weekend. St Andrews will host Pocklington Town who are bottom of…