Alcohol and Mental Health To Be Tackled During Alcohol Awareness Week

Alcohol and Mental Health To Be Tackled During Alcohol Awareness Week
November 17, 2020

This year’s theme for Alcohol Awareness Week is alcohol and mental health.

The Alcohol and Drug Service delivers services as a part of the East Riding Partnership and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. They want to reinforce the message that help is available for anyone concerned about increased alcohol consumption, especially during the lockdown.

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Cask Conditioned Beers Range Launched By Local Brewery

Cask Conditioned Beers Range Launched By Local Brewery
November 17, 2020

The team at a Yorkshire Wolds brewery has launched a range of cask conditioned beers for people to enjoy at home during the lockdown.

A range of Wold Top Brewery beers, including gluten-free options and a monthly seasonal special beer that is normally reserved for pubs, are now available. They can be purchased in 5 litre/8.7 pint mini casks.

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Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil Business Adds New Eco Gift Box For Christmas

Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil Business Adds New Eco Gift Box For Christmas
November 10, 2020

A Thixendale rapeseed oil business has added a themed luxury eco gift box to its Christmas range of environmentally responsible food gifts.

Charlie & Ivy’s flagship Chilli Collection Christmas 2020 gift box has been made in Yorkshire from recyclable packaging and complements the other products in its eco gift range that was launched in 2016.

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Local Housebuilder Honours Cottingham’s Veterans And Volunteers This Armistice Day

Local Housebuilder Honours Cottingham’s Veterans And Volunteers This Armistice Day
November 7, 2020

Five-star housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, is honouring war veterans and volunteers from the Cottingham branch of The Royal British Legion, with 11 acts of kindness and a £1,000 donation, this Armistice Day. 

To mark Armistice Day on the 11 November, and to say thank you to the volunteers of the Cottingham branch of The Royal British Legion for their dedication and continuous hard work, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East has donated an act of kindness to 11 different members.

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Remembrance Day Parade Cancelled For 2020

Remembrance Day Parade Cancelled For 2020
November 5, 2020

The Remembrance Day Parade, due to take place on Sunday 8 November, has been cancelled.

The event is unable to take place in its usual format due to the Covid-19 lockdown, however, Hull City Council is working with the Royal British Legion to ensure that the millions who lost their lives in the First World War and subsequent conflicts are honoured.

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Hull Successful In A Bid For Social Workers In Schools

Hull Successful In A Bid For Social Workers In Schools
October 30, 2020

Hull City Council is one of 20 local authorities across the country to be successful in a bid to be part of research funded by the Department for Education into how children’s social care support, offered through the school setting, could enable safer outcomes for children at risk of harm.

The council has been awarded £252,864 to deliver the Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) programme, part of the What Works for Children’s Social Care research.

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Residents At Manor House Care Home Get A Slice Of The Gbbo Action

Residents At Manor House Care Home Get A Slice Of The Gbbo Action
October 29, 2020

Residents at Manor House care home in Little Weighton experienced a taste of the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) with a selection of cakes and bakes in celebration of the show’s return to TV screens. 

The home, on White Gap Road, held the GBBO themed afternoon with bakes whipped up/provided by the care home’s staff such as scones, pastries and cakes. 

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