The Beverley Art Gallery is to feature a collection of puppets from all over the world. The gallery in the Treasure House, Champney Road, is holding the exhibition from 26 June to 18 July as part of the Beverley Puppet Festival taking place from 16-18 July. Sally Hayes, gallery curator, said: “The puppets are spectacular. Some are very old while others are quite new but equally colourful – and some…
Beverley Lions Support ‘The Yorkies’
Beverley Lions showed their support for The Yorkies after they completed their Ride Across Britain. The group of cyclists from East Yorkshire, with many from Beverley, completed their 1,008 mile cycle from John O’Groats to Lands End this week. And the Beverley Lions, through their fundraising efforts, presented them with a cheque of £900 earlier this week, which goes towards Help For Heroes, MacMillan Cancer Support and Paralympics GB. The…
Beverley Town Tennis Club Vs Beverley & East Riding Lawn Tennis Club
Beverley Town Tennis Club took on local rivals Beverley & East Riding Lawn Tennis Club at the Norwood Recreation Ground this week. HU17.net was there to capture the local derby mixed doubles league match. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=741] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Beverley Town CC Vs Hornsea
Beverley Town’s Newland Evening League side battled out a thrilling tie with East Riding rivals Hornsea at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Hornsea made the home side pay for some sloppy fielding and racked up 146 off their overs. It was generally a poor performance with the ball for Beverley, but it was memorable one for 13-year-old Jamie Roe. Making his senior debut, his Graeme Swann-inspired off-breaks proved difficult to get…
Longcroft School Prom
Students from year 11 at Longcroft School were all dressed up as they prepared to for their end of year prom. Molescroft was alive as family and friends turned out to see them off, have no fear they will all be home soon! HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=739] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
Thousands Attend Beverley Classic Car Show
Thousands of people basked in the late evening sunshine to enjoy Beverley’s Classic Car Rally last night. From Toll Gavel down to Saturday Market, dozens of magnificently restored cars were admired by visitors to the town centre. 1930s British classics stood next to sporty MGs, while souped up Volkswagens and Japanese models were side by side with American muscle cars in a display that had everything for the motor enthusiast….
Stanifords Estate Agents
Located within the heart of this historic East Yorkshire Market Town, the Beverley Office of Stanifords.com provides a wide variety of properties to suit all requirements. We assure a first class and truly professional service, whether buying or selling, you can expect to receive help from qualified, knowledgeable and experienced staff who will be on hand to assist in every step of the way. With two superbly situated branches, as…
Beverley RUFC Training & Pre Season
Beverley RUFC commence their pre-season training at Beaver Park on 1st July at 6.45 p.m. Training nights will continue thereafter on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6.45 p.m. All players of whatever standard are encouraged to attend these sessions which, apart from the obvious fitness and skill benefits, are always fun. On Saturday 3 July the club is holding an open day. The day will commence at 3 p.m. with a…
England Vs Slovenia @ The Kings Head & Beaver
Pictures from the Kings head and the Beaver where people gathered to watch England play Slovenia in the must win World Cup 2010 finals. For the first time in tournament fans had something to cheers as England won the game 1 – 0 setting up a match against Germany in the knock rounds. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery…
A Satisfactory Season for Beverley RUFC
At its recently held Annual General Meeting, Beverley RUFC Chairman Malcolm Cunningham reported on a very satisfactory season on the field for the club. The first XV, playing some very good rugby finished the season in a highly creditable 7th place in the league table, despite a quite horrendous run of injuries. Several key players spent a fair amount of time on the sidelines with fractured limbs and the bad…
Treasure House Gift Shop a Success
The Treasure House gift shop has now been open a year and has been extremely successful in that time. The shop offers a wide range of gifts, including toys, family and local history books, greeting cards and jewellery. It is located on the first floor of the Treasure House in Beverley, which provides combined museum, library and archives services, along with a cafe. Jane Bielby, the shop manager, said: “We…
Old Men of Beverley Head to the Glastonbury Festival
It is a sight to behold. Three Beverley men, all old enough to know ‘better’, are packing enough kit to sustain a six man expedition to the South Pole. It looks like it won’t fit into fit into the van, but with a lot of huffing, pushing and shoving, they’re ready for the off. Simon Burns, Steven Coates and Andy Foley are off on their own voyage of exploration as…
Beverley Bustles Ahead of Date With Destiny
England’s date with destiny drew the crowds into Beverley today. The town centre was packed early doors today, with most people seemingly keen to get their shopping done before England’s clash with Slovenia. No doubt, however, the beautiful weather which painted Beverley in its finest light played its part too. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=736] HU17.net Picture…
Interview: Measure Of Disorder
Tell me about this band’s first show? As Measure of Disorder our first show was in March 2008, we played at an event called the Youth café at the Beverley Minster. Since then, there have been a few line-up shuffles and so, this was our first gig in a year and a half! Currently, we are trying to get ourselves back into the mindset of playing life and hopefully surpassing…
Danehillsundance Wins the Feature Race @ Beverley
Danehillsundance ridden by Robert Wilson won the Siemens Chemical Express Handicap feature race at Beverley Racecourse. After the race the owner was presented with trophy by a representative from Siemens Chemicals. In other races, apprentice jockey Shane B Kelly was back at the track with two rides. The Irishman was looking to repeat his performance of last week at Beverley when picked up his first win at the Lucky in…
An Afternoon @ Beverley Racecourse
Beverley Racecourse enjoyed a good days racing and for the second meeting in a row got lucky with the weather. The course located on the Beverley Westwood provided a great afternoons entertainment in the glorious summer sunshine. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=733] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full…
Sunday @ The Beverley Folk Festival
The Proclaimers were of course the main attraction for the final day of the Beverley Folk Festival on the final day, click here. Great summer weather meant many locals from Beverley popped down to the Beverley Leisure Centre soak up the atmosphere, and some real ale while throughout the town centre live acts were putting on shows. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image…
Interview: Craig Hancock
It’s been a hellish month for stricken Beverley rugby star Craig Hancock – but the local lad is still smiling and full of optimism. Craig, 25, of Chestnut Drive, Beverley, suffered an horrific broken leg in the dying seconds of Beverley ARLFC’s Ray Speckman Cup Final victory over Cottingham Tigers last month. Two weeks spent in hospital, five operations, a skin graft and weeks of pain and discomfort have followed…