The Beverley Guildhall will present an unusual evening lecture by members of the York Waits at 7pm on Thursday, 16 June, with plenty of medieval musical instruments to see and hear. From the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century the English town bands, or waits, provided music for civic occasions and celebrations. In this lecture Tim Bayley and John Peel of today’s York Waits will outline the history of the…
Family History Beginners Day @ The Treasure House, Beverley
Tracing your family history is a fascinating and rewarding hobby, but it can be difficult to know where to start. A family history beginners day will be held at the Treasure House on Saturday, 9 July to get people started in tracing their family tree. The day will be lead by an expert tutor, who will introduce different ways of finding information about ancestors. Over the course of the day…
New Glass Collection Service In Blue Bins
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is launching its latest kerbside collection which will allow residents to put glass, a wider range of plastics and Tetra Pak in their blue bins. In a phased roll out over the next six months, the council will deliver the new service to up to 150,000 households across the area. Councillor Symon Fraser, portfolio holder for environment, housing and planning, said: “The recycling of glass,…
Thanksgiving Service For Carers @ Beverley Minster
The role of unpaid carers throughout the East Riding of Yorkshire is to be celebrated with a special service at Beverley Minster. The Carers’ Service of Thanksgiving will take place at 11am on Monday, June 13 and carers past and present; the people they care for, along with friends, family and neighbours are invited to take part. Civic dignitaries will also attend. This is the second year the East Riding…
Smith 45 Not Enough as Beverley Ladies Beaten at Norwood
After a good start with 40 off the first 10 overs Beverley could not score freely and were restricted to 115 for 9. Beth Smith top scored with 45 and Abbie Warner 19 got the bulk of the runs. In reply New Farnley hit 8 off the first over but Sarah Mcdowell hit back in the second over with two wickets bowling both openers. Sarah also bowled the number 3…
CCTV Images: Man Wanted in Connection With Bike Theft, Beverley
Humberisde Police have released CCTV images of a man wanted in connection with a bicycle theft that took place at Beverley Leisure Centre, Flemingate, Beverley between 1245hrs and 1250hrs on Tuesday 10 May. The man is believed to have entered the bicycle compound at the leisure centre and stolen the secure bicycle. The bicycle is described as a white coloured racing style bicycle, with the word GAINT written in red…
CCTV Images: Do You Know These People?
Humberside Police in Beverley are again investigating a number of shop theft allegations in the town’s Tesco store and are releasing CCTV stills of several people they wish to speak to in relation to the thefts. Image 1 refers to an incident on Friday 06 May at the Morton Lane store at 1556hrs when a woman entered the shop, selected £12.70 worth of goods which were scanned through the self…
Appeal For Information – Tiger Lane, Beverley
Humberside Police are appealing for information in connection with an incident that happened on Tiger Lane, Beverley between 1220hrs and 1230hrs on Saturday 04 June 2011. A 22-year-old man left his red coloured Yamaha motorcycle unattended on Tiger Lane for a short length of time. When the man returned the motorcycle was found to be lying on its side in the road, with damaged caused to the clutch lever and…
HU17.net Magazine Issue 46
HU17.net Magazine issue 46, featuring pictures from the following events around Beverley: * HU17 Meets the cast of The Only way is Essex * Night Life from Pozition: Hull Vs Essex * Miss Poppys Tea party Launch * Everything We Do is Magic * Beverley Town Presentation Night * Out & About: The Beaver * Beverley Town Cricket Club 1st & 3rds * Beverley Town Ladies The magazine is available…
Spence Gets Half Century in Beverley’s Winning Draw
Beverley Town Cricket Club got a winning draw against Heworth in the York & District Senior Cricket League on Saturday at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Heworth won the toss and elected to bat first scoring 185 for 8 off their 50 overs. The pick of the bowlers for Beverley was Steve Blake who took three wickets for just 30 runs. In reply Beverley ended 239 for 9 from their 50…
Moon Scores 94 as Beverley Beat Hessle
An unbeaten 94 by skipper Richard Moon helped Beverley Town Cricket Club 3rd XI blow away Hessle. Adam Nicholson and Robert Emery took 3 wickets each as Hessle were well beaten at the Norwood Recreation Ground by the home side who won the match by 64 runs. The top order of Beverley were all in the runs, Robert Todd scored 31 while Graeme Taylor chipped in with a 52 and…
Beverley Town End-Of-Season Awards
Beverley Town FC presented their end-of-season awards at the Beaver on Friday. The night was most notable for the announcement by chairman Stu Akaster that he was standing down after more than a decade at the helm. He was roundly applauded for his role in the club over the years and was thanked by in-coming chairman Raoul Lempriere. The prize winners were Asa Pardoe, Danny Cattle, Jonny Ricardo and Michael…
Beverley Town Girls Cricket Teams Crowned Champions
This week is the biggest week this year in the junior girls cricketing calendar Tuesday was the under 11’s competition at Harrogate County Cricket Club and Wednesday was the under 13’s competition at Pocklington Grammar School. Both teams have been practicing hard throughout the winter at Longcroft and in the spring at Norwood Recreation Ground and where looking forward to the challenge of taking on the rest of Yorkshire. The…
HU17 Meets The Cast of The Only Way Is Essex
Anyone thinking that the cast members of ITV2’s the Only Way is Essex are nothing more than narcissistic, vacuous cash splashers couldn’t be more wrong. In the press area of Pozition nightclub in Hull, I was lucky enough to meet up with four of the stars from the BAFTA winning TV show – Mark, Lauren, Arg and Lydia – who were in East Yorkshire for an event organised by Beverley…
Festival Fever Nears Climax as Beverley Prepares to Host Major Artists
With several hit records under her sleeve including Answer Me, The Caravan Song and January, February, plus various awards for her acting, Barbara Dickson must surely be considered a major coup for the Beverley Festival. Having begun her singing career in folk clubs around her native Fife in Scotland, she later went on to perform live on stage in the musical John, Paul, George, Ringo….and Bert which became a smash…
The Only Way is Essex @ Pozition
Tonight the the cast of The Only Way is Essex partied with locals at Pozition night club Hull. Mark, Lauren, Arg and Lydia mixed happily with clubbers but have no immediate plans to move the show to Hull. Later this month more celebrities will arrive in East Yorkshire as Howard Marks makes a personal appearance at The Beaver Pub. Meet Howard Marks – Click Here [nggallery id=1518]
A Night With ‘Mr Nice’ @ The Beaver
Howard Marks, author of Mr Nice is coming to Beverley on Wednesday June 29th at a special event being hosted at the Beaver Pub. Tickets for the event can be purchased from The Beaver Pub priced at just £10, please note admission to this event is by ticket only. David Price Landlord of the Beaver said; “This promises to be a spectacular evening, Howard is extremely and entertaining speaker and…
Charity Night In Honour Of Brave Janie Dyson
Janie Dyson’s friends and family will honour her memory at a special charity night after she passed away following a brave battle against cancer. Janie was just 40 when she lost her valiant fight against the disease last Sunday (29 May). A night had already been organised at Beverley Rugby Club on Saturday 11 June in a bid to raise much-needed funds to help Janie’s family cover the costs of…