When Nesta Merrells passed away, her family discovered a tube of twenty pence pieces which she had been collecting throughout Lent, for an annual fundraiser along with the rest of the congregation of Walkington Methodist Church.
This year the congregation took up the East Yorkshire foodbank challenge of saving forty pence for forty days. Nesta’s, however, was only recently found in her bedside table.
St Mary’s Beverley Church Lads and Church Girls Brigade have won £1,000.
The money they have won came as a result of them being voted in the March to April Bags of Help scheme.
Walkington Primary School has been visited by representatives from Tesco to see how the money they were awarded was spent.
As a result of the Bags of Help incentive run by the supermarket giant, the school was given a grant of £4000.
A man from Hull has been fined after wood, rubble and another waste belonging to him was found dumped in Tickton and Little Weighton.
Daniel Baker, of Woodcock Street, Hull, blamed other people for removing items from a pile of rubbish he had collected in his front garden while carrying out renovations on his new home.
The 2019 Tour de Yorkshire is just around the corner and residents will have two opportunities to see some of the world’s top cyclists pass through the East Riding.
On Thursday, 2 May, stage one of the men’s race will start in Doncaster and cyclists, including the four-time Tour de France and double Olympic bronze medallist Chris Froome, will make their way through the East Riding to the finish line in Selby.
A company has been fined £2,000 for illegally placing a number of signs on the roadside advertising a Christmas event in Beverley.
Cottage Industrys Ltd of Tokenspire Business Park, Woodmansey, represented by its director Paul Leonard, admitted placing 38 signs on the sides of major roads, junctions and roundabouts to promote a Mistletoe Fair at Beverley Racecourse, held last November.
New names and past winners will be fighting it out for a prestigious tourism “Oscar” at this year’s Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards.
The shortlist of finalists has been announced and includes businesses from Beverley.
Team Stand Tall say they re over the moon after they were named as runners-up the in Lifestyle 2018.
Amelia Elvin and Jess Clark from Walkington spent their summer raising money for a defibrillator. They also trained 42 young people in the village how to use it.
Two girls from Walkington will find out tonight if they have won the Lifestyle 2018 Award after their incredible efforts this summer.
Amelia Elvin and Jess Clark under the name Team Stand Tall spent their summer raising money to purchase a defibrillator. Furthermore, the pair also trained a number of young people how to use the equipment.
10,000 people are expected to Beverley Westwood Lions annual bonfire and fireworks display this Monday. Here is all the information you need to plan ahead for the night.
Organisers of the event say they are looking forward to the night while urging people to make a donation.
Rich Jagger will be looking for his side to bounce back this weekend as they return to Humber Premier League action against Hull United.
Beverley Town FC, who are placed fifth in the standings will fancy their chances against Hull United who have managed just one win this season from their opening five games.
Beverley Town Football Club return to action this Saturday as they travel to Wolfreton School to face Hessle Rangers in the Humber Premier League.
Despite losing their first game of the season to champions, Chalk Lane, Town have responded well winning their last two games beating both Walkington and Hornsea.
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart was recently contacted by local school girls Jess Clark and Amelia Elvin, aka ‘Team Stand Tall’.
As part of the Humberside Police Lifestyle Challenge 2018 Jess and Amelia have been raising money and awareness for a community AED to be installed at the playing fields in their village of Walkington.
Beverley Town Football Club boss Rich Jagger says he is ‘happy’ after his side beat Walkington in their first local derby of the season at Longcroft.
Jagger’s side enjoyed their their first win beating rivals Walkington 3-1 earning of their first three points of the season.
Beverley Town travelled to Hull to take on defending champions Chalk lane in a game between two sides that should be pushing for honours this season.
The first 20 minutes were competitive, with both sides looking to get a foothold in the game early on. Town created a couple of good chances after good work down the right by Joe Norton.
Last weekend brought a bumper crop of points for Beverley Town Cricket Club as they recorded two wins and three winning draws from their five games.
Max Harris-Smith, a local Scout who is on a mission to raise funds needed to attend the World Scout Jamboree is to stage an event in the centre of Beverley.
Taking place on Saturday 21 July, Max, who is part of the 1st Walkington troop, will be holding a coffee morning at Toll Gavel United Church in Beverley.
A woman from Hull has been ordered to pay £680.79 after rubbish belonging to her was found fly-tipped in Walkington.
Wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, nappies and other household waste was found dumped at the side of the road in Walkington Heads in January this year.