Dorchester Hotel Documentary Prompts Chef To Reprint Memoir For Charity

Dorchester Hotel Documentary Prompts Chef To Reprint Memoir For Charity
January 27, 2020

A chef who has raised thousands of pounds for charity by telling the tales of a career which took him from The Dorchester in London’s Park Lane to some of the top kitchens in East Yorkshire will share his stories on national TV this week.

Derek Baugh, who won acclaim as Managing Director of Willerby Manor Hotel and as owner with his wife Lee of the renowned Manor House Hotel in Walkington, will celebrate the broadcast by ordering a reprint of “Memories of a Dorchester Chef and Beyond” to raise more money for the Daisy Appeal.

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Foster Care Fortnight 13 to 26 May 2019

Foster Care Fortnight 13 to 26 May 2019
May 13, 2019

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is looking to recruit new foster carers to offer homes to children and young people across the East Riding and Hull.

The council is holding a series of information events during Foster Care Fortnight (May 13 to 26) at which people who may be considering fostering can find out more about what is involved.

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REYTAs Choose New Hull Hotel As Venue For 2018 Awards Night

REYTAs Choose New Hull Hotel As Venue For 2018 Awards Night
January 12, 2018

Hull’s first four-star hotel has been revealed as the venue for one of the most prestigious events in the Hull and East Riding calendar – the gala dinner for this year’s regional tourism awards, the REYTAs.

The DoubleTree by Hilton in Ferensway is preparing to roll out the red carpet for the awards night on Thursday March 15 for what will be the new hotel’s biggest event to date.

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Paul’s Final Stop On Charity Cancer Cycle Marathon

Paul’s Final Stop On Charity Cancer Cycle Marathon
June 30, 2017

East Yorkshire hotelier Paul Whymant is on the last leg of his marathon two-month cycling and poetry tour of England and Scotland during which he has visited 35 cancer hospitals and raised money for Macmillan Cancer Support in the process.

Paul, chairman of the family-owned Tickton Grange Hotel, near Beverley, will be dismounting his bike for the last time when he arrives at Castle Hill Hospital’s oncology unit on Friday morning (JUNE 30) at 9.30am.

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Search Is On To Find Young Chef Of The Year

Search Is On To Find Young Chef Of The Year
May 19, 2017

The search is on to find the best young chef in Hull and East Yorkshire. Organised by the Hull and East Riding Hospitality Association and now in its eleventh year.

The Copper Saucepan competition seeks to discover the Apprentice Chef of the Year and culminates with a live cook-off as part of the Beverley Food Festival in October.

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Paul Whymant ‘Overwhelmed’ By Support Received

May 7, 2017

Hotelier Paul Whymant has been overwhelmed by the support received during the first week of his two-month poetry and cycling challenge, during which he will pedal more than 1,500 miles and visit 35 cancer hospitals and centres all around the UK.

Paul, chairman of the family-owned Tickton Grange Hotel, near Beverley, was diagnosed with bladder cancer five years ago, aged 60. Now, after years of treatment, he is cancer free and determined to give something back to those who helped him through what he describes as “a journey through a tunnel”.

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Number Of Beverley Businesses Nominated For Hull Lifestyle Awards

Number Of Beverley Businesses Nominated For Hull Lifestyle Awards
April 28, 2017

A number of businesses in Beverley have been nominated for ‘Hull Life Style Award’ which was set up to celebrate business and the people that make Hull a great City.

Nominations from Beverley include The Kings Head Hotel, Mimi Boutique, TC Patisserie, Roots Rum Shack & Kitchen, BodyFlex Gym, Sessions Hair and Beauty Spa, Tickton Grange Hotel, Chequers Micropub, Cerutti 2 Beverley , The Potting Shed, Pipe and Glass, The Westwood, Hugh Rice Jewellers and Lempicka Café & Bistro .

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Foster Care Fortnight – Monday 8 To Sunday 21 May 2017

Find Out How Fostering Can Help Young People During Difficult Times
April 27, 2017

Could you be a foster carer? That is the question that will be asked by the East Riding fostering team during Foster Care Fortnight (8 to 21 May 2017)

The theme of Foster Care Fortnight is ‘foster care transforms lives’ and the team is urging people who are thinking about becoming foster carers to do it now.

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Business Backing For 2017 Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards

Business Backing For 2017 Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards
March 7, 2017

Hull and East Riding’s premier tourism awards, the REYTAs, have been given unprecedented support from local businesses, with more sponsors of awards than ever before.

Events and companies from Beverley that are in contention for an award are Beverley Food Festival, Beverley Puppet Festival, The Westwood Restaurant, Lempicka Cafe & Bistro, T C Patisserie and Butt Farm Caravan & Campsite.

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REYTA Tourism Awards Shortlist Announced

Beverley Racecourse Confirm Fixture List for New Season
February 10, 2017

Hull and East Yorkshire’s premier tourism awards, the REYTAs, have achieved record entries yet again.

And such was the quality, the organisers, Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) had to introduce an additional category during the short-listing process because of the “overwhelming” numbers vying for the honour of Remarkable Tourism Event.

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Find Out How Fostering Can Help Young People During Difficult Times

Find Out How Fostering Can Help Young People During Difficult Times
January 9, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is looking to recruit new foster carers, particularly for children aged from five to 15.

A ‘Find out about Fostering’ information event will be held on Thursday 26 January 2017 at Tickton Grange Hotel, near Beverley, at 6pm, when anyone wanting to find out how to become a foster carer is welcome to go along.

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Beverley Westwood Probus Club Learn More About Local Birds

Beverley Westwood Probus Club Learn More About Local Birds
January 8, 2017

Beverley Westwood Probus Club monthly lunch saw members treated to a presentation by Sarah Aitken on the work of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Held at the Lairgate Hotel in Beverley, Sarah gave a fascinating and wide ranging talk about the various species of sea birds and other creatures which can be seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs.

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