The Return to Community Rugby League Action Plan has received sign-off by the Government’s Department for Media and Cultural Affairs. The details of it have been published on the RFL website.
Dreamscape Live Music And Art Premiere By Loudhailer Electric Company And G E Saunt
Loudhailer Electric Company introduces its premiere live stream show on Friday 21 August at 20.00 – 21.00 BST with SLS Live.
The show will launch new music and art collaboration ‘Dreamscape (When I Get Home)’ as well as a set of live favourites from the band’s back catalogue of studio albums and new release NEXUS.
New Systems In Place At Local Libraries Which Re-Open Monday
East Riding Libraries are pleased to announce that they will be opening their doors for browsing from Monday, 10 August.
Each library has been working hard to put the systems in place to welcome customers back safely, supported by the government announcement that face coverings will be compulsory in libraries by that time.
Mayor Opens Play Area At Retail Park Which Has Been Doubled In Size
This week saw the opening of Flemingate’s new play area. Flemingate has doubled the size of its existing popular play area.
This has been done with the addition of an activity tower featuring a climbing wall and slide, interactive play panels and some new play equipment for younger children.
Helen Skelton Is Enchanted By Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s New Red Pandas
TV star Helen Skelton was thrilled to be back among rare and endangered species as she visited the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park to open two new reserves.
The BBC Countryfile presenter was able to feed and get up close to the animals as she previewed the park’s summer expansion.
MP Welcomes Extra Cash For East Riding Council To Support Local Services
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has welcomed the news that East Riding Council has received a further £2.4 million from the Government in July, to take their total share of additional coronavirus funding to just over £21 million.
The new money comes as part of a £500 million package of un-ringfenced funding for councils up and down the country, to help them continue to deliver crucial frontline services and support those most in need.
Work Begins On Pop-Up Cycle Lanes In Spring Bank And Ferensway
Work to install pop-up cycle lanes in Spring Bank and Ferensway has begun in the city.
In Spring Bank, the left-hand lane in both directions will be converted into a combined bus and cycle lane, which will run between Ferensway and Princes Avenue.
Green Plan Sets Construction Industry Standard
An employee consultation asked the staff at KWL in Hull to vote on company values, finding being a friend to the environment was central to its core.
A plan has emerged to become a zero-carbon organisation, with KWL initiatives and company-wide training in action to achieve targets.
New Host Joins Pig Wrestling Podcast Team
Mental health expert joins The Pig Wrestling Podcast team as a joint-host.
The Hull-based podcast has appointed Jo Kent to spread awareness of mental health issues and to provide some feminine influence.
Work Completed On New Roundabout On Beverley’s Minster Way
A new roundabout along Beverley’s Minster Way is fully open to traffic after construction work was completed on the £1.38m scheme.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council began work on the new roundabout – between the Long Lane overpass and the Lincoln Way roundabout – in November last year.
East Riding College Joins TEC Partnership
East Riding College merged with the TEC Partnership on 31 July. The TEC Partnership is a dynamic and innovative group of colleges and training providers and is already one of England’s largest and most successful providers of further and higher education.
As part of the TEC Partnership, the College will retain its influence, identity and ability to deliver its mission within the dynamic of the wider partnership.
Libraries And Customer Services Continue To Be Essential Community Hubs
East Riding Libraries and Customer Services are delighted to have reopened as lockdown restrictions have eased.
Since re-opening on Monday, 6 July, the teams have dealt with thousands of queries and book reservations, and just as many books returned. However, during the lockdown, the teams focused on the other main purpose of Libraries and Customer Services – the local community.
Driffield Poultry Business’s FD Shortlisted For Meat Industry Award
The team at a Middleton on the Wolds poultry business are celebrating after their Finance and IT Director has reached the finals of the prestigious Women in Meat Industry Awards.
Claire Wright ACMA has been shortlisted in the Manufacturing/Processing category of the annual awards that recognise outstanding female talent and showcase the contributions that women make to the meat sector.
Councillor Delighted After Motion To Support Cycling Is Passed
East Riding Councillors have approved a Motion from Lib Dem Linda Johnson to bid for £485,000 for safer cycling.
The bid has to be submitted by the Council before the deadline of 7 August, to qualify for Government funding. The Motion was passed unanimously.
Long-Serving College Governor Steps Down As Chair
East Riding College said farewell to its long-serving Chair of the Corporation at the end of July.
Local businessman Simon Wright joined the board of governors at the college fifteen years ago when the Beverley campus was based at the old Gallows Lane site and before the current Bridlington campus was built.
Classical Superstar Katherine Jenkins Safari Nights Re-Scheduled
Superstar Katherine Jenkins headline appearance at the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s series of Wild Live Safari Night concerts this summer has been postponed till 2021 due to the pandemic.
The Mezzo-Soprano singer-songwriter, who is officially the world’s most successful Classical Singer ever with 13 number one albums in just over a decade, will now perform on Saturday, August 28, 2021.
The Global Big Latch On Breastfeeding Event Goes Virtual
World Breastfeeding Week takes place annually, and this year falls on 1-7 August.
To preface this important awareness week, a celebration called The Big Latch On will occur on Friday 31 July between 10am and 11am, in which families from all over the world are invited to breastfeed and offer peer support to each other.
Trendy Teds Dress To Impress In Daisy Appeal Fundraising Bid
Best-dressed bears are bringing a touch of Savile Row style to the efforts of a charity striving to establish an internationally renowned scanning centre at Castle Hill Hospital.
The Daisy Appeal has partnered with Cock of the Walk tailors in Hull and has secured the sewing skills of an eager volunteer to offer a range of trendy teds for sale.