Footballers at East Riding College are over the moon after the first and second teams won their respective divisions with games to spare. The two teams, which play their home games at Bridlington Sports Centre, clinched the titles over rivals from local colleges in the British Colleges Sport North East section. The first team ran away with East Yorkshire Division 1B and are 7 points ahead with only 1 game…
General Election 2010
Voting for the three East Riding constituencies will take place at the 255 polling stations across the area, which will be open from 7am until 10 pm on General Election day, Thursday, May 6. There are three parliamentary constituencies wholly in the East Riding. These are: Beverley & Holderness (poll count at Beverley Leisure Centre East Yorkshire (poll count at Driffield Sports Hall) Haltemprice & Howden (poll count at Haltemprice…
Hull RUFC Vs Beverley RUFC
Beverley RUFC came close to causing an upset in the 2nd round of the Yorkshire Cup. Beverley faced a tough test in Hull RUFC but started the game strongly taking the lead with penalty kick. Hull responded well and looked to be running away with the match. Beverley RUFC dug in and a good second half performance saw them score two twice bringing them within 3 points of Hull. Late…
Beverley Gymnast Gets Olympics Call Up
A Talented Beverley gymnast is Athens bound after earning selection for her sport’s biggest world event. Mary Nolan, 18 and a member of the Special Olympics City of Hull gymnastics and swimming club, will join 13 other gymnasts in the 215 athlete squad for the Special Olympics World Summer Games, which run from June 25 to July 4 next year. It’s reward for more than a decade of achievement at…
Hello Dolly by the Beverley Musical Theatre
Beverley Musical Theatre are putting the finishing touches to Hello Dolly, their latest show to be staged at the Hull New Theatre. Hello Dolly will run from Tuesday 12 May to Saturday 15 May, with a Saturday matinee. Tickets are available from the Hull City Hall booking office on 226655. Based on The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, Hello Dolly tells the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a matchmaker who has…
Fairy Godmothers Fashion Show @ Tickton Grange
Guests were wooed by a stunning collection of the latest formal evening wear from one of Beverley’s leading retailers. The Fairy Godmothers, based in Ladygate, presented their latest collection of party dresses, evening gowns, ball gowns and prom dresses at Tickton Grange Hotel recently. Hosted by former BBC Look North presenter Helen Philpott, the event also featured an exciting range of lounge wear and lingerie from Fantasia Fantasies of Ladygate….
Meet Joe Longthorne in Beverley
Hull singing sensation Joe Longthorne is signing copies of his new book in Beverley today. Longthorne will be at WH Smith on Toll Gavel from 2pm to promote his new book called ‘Joe Longthorne: The Official Autobiography’. In the book, he chronicles the ups and downs of his life from his early days on Hessle Road, through his rise to national prominence on shows such as Live From the Palladium,…
Great News for Beverley Sprout Grower
Local farmers W Clappison are set to cut out the middle man and become a direct supplier of sprouts to the supermarket industry. The Beverley firm, founded in 1976 and who produce four per cent of the country’s sprouts, have used a £35,000 grant to enable them to package their sprouts ready for supermarket use. Previously, they have been bulk growers, but the grant, courtesy of the Rural Enterprise Development…
Beverley Minster to Host Political Hustings
The iconic Beverley Minster is to be the setting for a political debate ahead of the General Election. Three political candidates will take to the stage to answer questions on their party policies at the hustings event due to take place on Monday April 26. The candidates will include Graham Stuart, the current MP for Beverley and Holderness. He will be joined by the Green Party and Labour Party candidates…
Beverley Minster Choir Sing from the Roof
Beverley Minster Choir, keeping with tradition that has stretched back over many years climbed the clock tower on Easter Sunday. Once up there the choir sung hymns while family members and onlookers watched from the ground. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=560] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
ERCAS Award for Beverley Athletic Club
Congratulations to the sports clubs who have achieved the East Riding Club Accreditation Scheme (Ercas) award recently. Archers of East Riding, Howden Amateurs (Adults), Bridlington Sports and Community Club, Aldbrough Recreation Ground, Flamborough Golf Club, Walkington Cricket Club, Burton Agnes Bowls, Cottingham Parks Golf Club, Bridlington Gymnastics Club and Market Weighton Gymnastics Club have all achieved Level 1 accreditation. Congratulations also go to Market Weighton JFC, Goole Town Girls FC,…
Going On ‘Logcation’ at Skidby Windmill
East Riding’s last remaining windmill has acquired an exciting new attraction for children in time for this Easter. Situated on the acreage adjoining Skidby Windmill, visitors will now discover a log train and a hide “n” seek adventure trail. These installations have been purchased from Sovereign, a nationally accredited supplier of safe, stimulating and imaginative play equipment. Additionally, the wood for the equipment comes from environmentally sustainable sources. Jane Bielby,…
Mill Lane United Vs Little Weighton
Pictures from the game at Broadgates featuring Beverley side Mill Lane United who played Little Weighton in Division One Wyke League. The final score was 3 – 2 to Little Weighton with goals from Daniel Ryan and Gary Collins for Mill Lane United. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=559] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
Beverley Leisure Centre Vs Tesco Beverley
Members of staff from the Beverley Leisure Centre and Tesco in Beverley took to the field for a charity football match. The game was to help raise money for childrens cancer charity Clic Sargent. It was Beverley Leisure Centre who won the match on penalties after the game ended with a scoreline of of 1 – 1. Both sides agreed it was more about raising awareness and money for Clic…
Beverley Braves Vs Cottingham Tigers U11’s
The Beverley Braves got their season underway at the Beverley Leisure Centre. The Junior Rugby League side were missing a number of players and despite their best efforts Beverley were unable to keep Cottingham Tigers at bay. The Tigers won the match 48 – 4, scorer for the Beverley Braves was Ethan Cambridge who scored the home sides only try. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…
Beverley RUFC Vs Darlington Mowden Park
Plenty of good rugby but overall a strange game. For Beverley RUFC it was a curate’s egg performance – good and bad in about equal measure. For twenty five minutes they played some cracking stuff, were leading 17-5, and looked as though they would romp away with it. Then unaccountably it all went wrong and after that, apart from the last ten minutes, all the good rugby came from Darlington…
Beverley Bandits Vs Hullesians LegEnds
Rugby action pictures from the game at Beaver Park between the Beverley Rugby Club’s Bandits and Hullesians LegEnds. Beverley scored a stack of tries in game that was played in good spirit. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=555] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
AFC Goods Office Vs Hodgsons FC
Hodgsons biggest win of the season came at the expense of AFC Goods Office of Goole. In the previous encounter Goods Office came out top 4-2, so Hodgsons knew this was going to be a very tough match. The scoreline would suggest the very opposite. The tanners went a goal down after just 2 minutes. Slack defending at the back saw a Goods player sneak in behind the Hodgsons back…