Local charity Go Kids Go! Are celebrating after they scooped £2,000 in Tesco incentive ‘Bags of Help’ money that will be used to help fund their Wheelchair Skills Workshops.
Roy Wild, the charity’s Training Manager was delighted that customers at the Tesco Store in Beverley have voted for the charity to win.
AEDdonate are the latest group to win £2,000 in the Tesco March/April Bags of Help customer vote. Shoppers at the Morton Lane store voted for the project called ‘Defibrillators for Beverley’ .
The defibrillator is to be sited at the Game Bird Public House on Holme Church Lane, Beverley and Tesco recently visited the pub to make the cheque presentation.
Beverley Braves Rugby Club Chairman Beil Gay says the club are ‘overjoyed’ after they were awarded £2000 thanks to the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.
David Ryley, the Tesco Community Champion in Beverley and Team Manager Sian Spall visited the club to present them with their prize money which they won due to number of votes received by customers.
Tesco in Beverley appealing for local groups to put themselves forward for their local community grant scheme Bags of Help.
To date a number of local groups, schools and charities have enjoyed the benefits of thousands of pounds which they have been able to put to use delivering a range of community projects.
Suey Smith said she was overwhelmed after a fund raising night she organised in aid of Cancer Research raised thousands of pounds.
Held at the Potting Shed in Beverley, the event raised money through ticket sales a prize draw which was supported by local businesses and sports clubs in the area.
Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, has given his strong backing to Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme and has urged residents to nominate local projects that can benefit from their plastic bag charges fund.
On Tuesday 23 January Beverley Tesco is hosting a ‘Meet the Funder Day’, where sports clubs, community groups and schools will have the chance to meet charity representatives from Groundwork – who are administering the Bags of Help scheme in partnership with Tesco.
East Riding Of Yorkshire Council have axed The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and shifted the responsibility to local school’s to deliver the incentive.
With schools in the region among some of the most underfunded in the UK, fears are growing that young people in the East Riding could miss out on the opportunities the DofE gives young people.
Residents of Cherry Burton were given the opportunity to learn essential life-saving skills when the British Heart Foundation’s Heartstart CPR training course was delivered at the village’s sports pavilion recently.
The training follows the installation of two Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at separate locations in the village.
Steps being taken to help children and young people in the East Riding lead healthier lives by cutting their sugar intake and upping their exercise are to be discussed by health professionals and councillors this week.
The latest statistics, taken from the most recent National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data, 23.2% of children in reception and 33.2% of children in Year 6 of primary school were classed as either overweight or obese.
The Cherry Burton Sportsfield Committee has been given a semi-automatic defibrillator by Beverley based charity Needed Urgent Remedial Surgical Equipment (N.U.R.S.E).
N.U.R.S.E is a local registered charity and consists of four committee members who raise money to fund much-needed medical equipment for local hospitals and the surrounding community.
Residents who would like to recognise people and businesses that help make their community a better place to live have until the end of January to nominate them for an award.
People can now make nominations for the 2017 East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Chairman’s Awards which are presented to individuals and businesses that have helped improve the area over the last year.
Routh Community Wind Farm Fund is open again to receive applications from community groups, parish councils, schools and churches.
A preference will be given for projects in the proximity of the wind farm in the parishes of Tickton, Leven and Routh, with the fund remaining open until Friday, 31 March.
Nominations can now be made for the 2017 East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Chairman’s Awards.
The annual awards are presented to individuals, businesses and projects that have helped improve the East Riding over the past year.
Around four years ago MP Graham Stuart along with local councillors, Cllr David Elvidge , Cllr Dominic Peacock and Cllr Elaine Aird met with a number of football teams
East Riding of Yorkshire Council say they are in ongoing talks with Track and Fitness Boxing Club after it was revealed they have not been subject to rental charges for use of the gym at Burden Road.
Beverley Cornerstone a local Christian Charity that helps adults with learning disabilities has received a £1000 donation from Greggs the Bakers.
Mill Lane United U11s manager Gareth Thompson says he is committed to helping develop football in the Beverley area.
Local sports clubs in Beverley have the opportunity to attend the launch of the Humber Club Network on the evening of Tuesday June 2nd at Brantingham Park, Elloughton.