Beverley Town Council has unsurprisingly decided not to purchase the building formally occupied by the Crown Post Office.
The Post Office in the Beverley has been empty since closing as services were franchised to the retailer WH Smith.
Beverley Town Council have voted against pursuing the acquisition of a building formerly used by St Nicholas School.
At a meeting held on Thursday evening, the council acknowledged that the cost of the project would be financially reckless.
Plans to open a Community Hub in Beverley are likely to be rejected by Beverley Town Council. Under proposals, Beverley Town Council was exploring taking over the now vacant St Nicholas School building.
However, following a public consultation and viability study HU17 understands the numbers simply do not stack up.
Beverley Town Council has today announced a public consultation on its ambitious plans to acquire the former St Nicholas’ primary school building as a community resource for the town.
The project, which has cross-party support and co-operation, is building a business plan to support the acquisition of the property.
Cllr Denis Healy who represents residents in the Beverley St Mary’s Ward says the case for relocating the police station is not immediately clear to him.
His comments come after the local Labour Party in Beverley put forward their idea to move the Police Station in Beverley from New Walk to the former site of St Nicholas School.
Police and Crime Commissioner Keith Hunter says that the future of Beverley Police Station is a situation they have been looking into for a long time.
Mr. Hunter who met with fellow Labour Party members in Beverley was made aware of the former site at St Nicholas School as a possible new location.
Beverley and Holderness Labour Party are putting forward an idea to relocate Beverley Police Station from New Walk to the vacated St Nicholas School site.
They say the idea has come as a result of campaigners who concerned about anti social behaviour are which is why they are lobbying for the relocation of Beverley’s police station.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 369 is out and this week features a images from WWII Day at St Nicholas School, a roundup of the sporting action and much more.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 369 is available from Molescroft News, Woodhall or can be viewed online below.
Pupils at St Nicholas School in Beverley from the year groups 5 & 6 participated in a World War II day.
Staff and pupils dressed in costumes from the period before enjoying a range of activities and classes that focused on topics related to this period in history.
Pupils from St Nicholas School Primary School organised a Book Character Day. The event saw a number of the students in the school spend the day as dressed as their favourite characters from books.
On show were number of outfits including Harry Potter, The Queen of Hearts and many more.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 342 is out and available from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way.
This week’s issues features a selection of stories, photos from the St Nicholas School ‘Wear a Hat Day’ and fund raising quiz held at the Royal Standard, Beverley Braves U12s Team Poster and a roundup of the local sport.
New mayor to be decided in December, well if Beverley Musical Theatre’s production of their 27th pantomime Dick Whittington has anything to do with it.
Pupils from St Nicholas Junior School in Beverley and All Saints Junior School in Hessle proudly have unveiled their Amy Johnson moths as part of the A Moth for Amy public art project
Pupils at St Nicholas Junior School in Beverley have launched themselves into the “A Moth for Amy” project by designing and creating more than 300 mini moths
East Yorkshire pupils are excitedly starting work on weird and wonderful designs for the “A Moth for Amy” project – the Amy Johnson Festival’s flagship event
Beverley Minster’s Christmas Tree Festival saw well over 4500 people pass through the doors of the iconic landmark during the three-day event.
With over 80 Christmas trees on display, there was plenty of competition to be named the best tree at the event.
St Nicholas Primary School in Beverley has opened a new library, but this one will not loan their pupils books; it will be loaning them bicycles.
St Nicholas Primary School welcomed the Mayor of Beverley, Peter Astell into their school today to officially open their Minecraft After School Club.