Helen Wild celebrated her 30th birthday by holding a masked Ball. The event was attended by friends, family and members of the Beverley Theatre Company and there with some unusual masks on show. Picture: Birthday girl Helen Wild at her Masked Ball [nggallery id=1697]
The Good Life: Burden Road Youth Centre
Chris Nicholson along with other staff and volunteers at Burden Road Youth Centre are nearing the end of a project that has seen them develop a garden. The project has given the youngsters a chance to make a real impact and gain valuable experience in number of skills that include brick laying. Their efforts mainly go unnoticed though every Saturday they continue to not only work on the garden but…
Late Cartwright Strike Earns Tanners A Draw
A last minute strike from Danny Cartwright salvaged a point for Hodgsons FC as they drew with 2 – 2 North Cave in the Humber Premier League. The Tanners were missing Ben Daniels who suffered back injury from a ‘freak’ accident. The Central defender strained his back while lifting his auntie’s dog bed though was on the touch line to add his moral support. Centre forward Adam Foster was also…
Trouble In Beverley: A Doorman’s Tale
Sunday night saw an angry mob take to the streets of Beverley and cause havoc for around 30 minutes. It is still not clear what sparked off the trouble though it was dealt with by local door staff and police working together and restoring order. One of the doormen who was involved has shared their account of the night with HU17.net; “First I heard of it was from Dog and…
Beverley Beat Fenner By 10 Wickets
Beverley Town Cricket Club’s 1st XI beat Fenner by 10 wickets at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Town skipper Alan Acklam won the toss and put the visitors into bat a decision that paid off with the Fenner innings being cut short due to rain.. The visitors managed 44 runs from just over 25 over’s before coming the rain arrived leaving Beverley the simplest of tasks to win the match. Opener…
Hell On The Humber
The Humber Bridge played host to a new running event last weekend. The gruelling 12-hour Hell on the Humber endurance race started at 7 o’clock on Saturday evening and finished at 7 o’clock on Sunday morning. Over a hundred competitors started the event but not everyone managed to finish. The route across the bridge and back was four miles in total and runners had to complete as many of these…
Flying The Checkered Flag For Beverley
As James Westmoreland was released from his Yamaha Motorpoint contract, it was left to Alex Hutchinson and Dominic Usher to fly the flag for Beverley. Alex Hutchinson (Bike No 77) rides in the Harley-Davidson XR1200 Trophy Challenge, and came to Cadwell Park in fine form after finishing in the top six in each of his last three races. This is one of Alex’s favourite tracks so he’ll be hoping to…
Robyn Brooks: A Passage To India
Raleigh is a youth and education charity. Since 1984 the expeditions have inspired 30,000 people from all walks of life, nationalities and ages to be all they can be, helping them develop new skills, friendships and make a difference to communities and environments across the world. Borneo, Costa Rica and Nicaragua and India are the three countries that Raleigh have been doing work in for many years now. My name…
HU17.net Magazine Issue 58
This week’s edition of HU17.net Magazine is available from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way. Due to other commitments this is a special edition featuring some of the stars who took park in Viking FM’s Brid Bash as well as some local events from the week. Inside you will find; Loick Essien Dappy Olly Murs When Rachel Met Olly Quality Solicitors Lockings @ Brid Bash Parade The Reason 4 The Feeling Chipmunk…
Whyley Picks Up Two Wickets As Beverley Draw With Hull
Beverley Town Cricket Clubs’s 3rd XI drew with Hull Ionians Coal Exporters at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Winning the toss Beverley put Hull into bat and the visitors scored 193. Beverley 13 year old Greg Whyley was the stand out performer picking up two wickets. In reply Beverley scored 182, skipper Richard Moon scored 58 while Andrew Burton also made a half century as he scored 51. [nggallery id=1691]
Ferriby Top Humber Premier League
North Ferriby United Reserves sit top of the Humber Premier League after beating Crown FC 4 – 2 at the Police Sports Ground. North Ferriby Reserves took and Crown battled out an evenly fought game in Ferriby took the lead. Crown FC however got themselves back into the game hitting the woodwork and causing plenty of trouble for Ferriby from set plays. With the score even at 2 – 2…
Cave Slip Up At Dene Park In The Rain
North Cave lost their 100% start to the Humber Premier league season when they were beaten at Dene Park by Hall Road Rangers Reserves. In an evenly contested match played in very wet conditions the sides were all level at 2 – 2 at half time. In the second half it was Hall Road Rangers Reserves who took control as they scored three without reply. The win see’s Hall Road…
Bank Holiday Saturday @ Beverley Races
Saturday was a big hit with race goers despite the unpredictable weather. A good sized crowd enjoyed a great days racing at Beverley Racecourse. Racing returns on Sunday to Beverley as the Westwood course completes their Bank Holiday Racing bonanza. [nggallery id=1688]
Chalk Lane Destroy St Andrews
Chalk Lane thumped St Andrews 5 – 0 in the Humber Premier League. The win moves Chalk Lane to up to fourth in the table with maximum points from their two fixtures. Chalk Lane will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to the Norwood Recreation Ground to face Beverley Town and will then host Hodgsons FC next weekend. St Andrews will host Pocklington Town who are bottom of…
Town Move Upto Sixth In Humber Premier League
Beverley Town have moved up to sixth place in the Humber Premier League with comfortable victory over Bridlington Sports Club. Two second half goals were enough to secure Town all three points and claim back to back wins. The first goal came from Nathan White while the second was credited as an own goal. The match was ended early by match referee Leslie Towse due to an injury to a…
Deadline Nears For Capturing The East Riding Competition
Anyone with a passion for the East Riding and for photography is reminded that if they wish to enter the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition they have just four weeks left to submit their entries. The deadline for this amateur contest is Friday, 30 September, after which entries will be judged and the winners entered into an East Riding-wide competition, culminating in an exhibition at the Beverley Art Gallery…
Miss Hull Galaxy Beauty Pageant Sponosred By The Fairy Godmothers
It was with great pleasure that The Fairy Godmothers sponsored Miss Hull Galaxy beauty pageant. Organiser Alex Birch, a beauty queen in her own right, organised a wonderful event, the first difficult job Alex and her team had, was whittling the hundreds of entries down to only 28 finalists. These preliminary rounds included photographic rounds and interviews with all the girls. The evening for the finalists was held at Willerby…
Beverley Minster: Recession-Busting Roof Tours
Beverley Minster virgers are trying to help hard-pressed families enjoy August Bank Holiday Monday (29th) with special reduced and family-price trips to the top of the Minster clock tower. The 50 metre/165 foot tall north west tower was closed to the public earlier this year as masons repaired damaged finials and stonework on the highest points but it is once more safe to climb. To mark the occasion the normal…