Thousands of people once again flocked to Beverley Racecourse for this afternoons race meet. HU17.net’s tip Aquarian Spirit trained by Richard Fahey and ridden by Paul Hanagan managed to get third in the Happy 65th Birthday Graham Roberts Handicap feature race. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1464] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge…
Emotional Times At Beverley RUFC Family Fun Day
Beverley Rugby Club junior sections held their end-of-season Family Fun Day at Beaver Park on Sunday. It proved an emotional day for Jo Franklin, who, along with husband Andy, has had to cut back her commitments at the club next season due to work commitments away from rugby. She has been an active member of the club for more than eight years, and was taken aback when she was presented…
Aquarian Spirit Leads Betting In Beverley Races’ Showpiece Race
Aquarian Spirit is leading the betting today in Beverley’s big race of today, the Happy 65th Birthday Graham Roberts Handicap. Racing gets under way at the Westwood racecourse at 2pm on a six race card and a good crowd is expected on what should be a fine, warm day. The biggest race, the Happy 65th Birthday Graham Roberts Handicap, starts at 4pm and is over one mile and a furlong….
Worrall And Adams Pick UP Beverley RUFC Top Awards
Members of the Beverley RUFC senior teams held their presentation evening this weekend. The Beavers, who secured their place in National Three North with a home win against Middlesbrough on Saturday, gave awards to players from the first, second and third teams. The first team captain Dave Worrall resigned the captaincy as well as picking up an award himself for Player of Year, as voted by the club’s committee and…
Megan Tattersall’s 17th Birthday
Megan Tattersall celebrated her 17th birthday with friends and family over the weekend. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1460] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
New Family History Courses at the Beverley Treasure House
Tracing your family history is a fascinating and rewarding hobby, but it can be difficult to know where to start. Help is at hand though with a new programme of family history courses and events, which have been launched by the Treasure House. A family history beginners’ day will be held on Saturday, 9 July to get people started in tracing their family tree. The day will be lead by…
Tone Zone Refurbishment at Beverley Leisure Centre
As part of Beverley Leisure Complex’s ongoing commitment to improving customer service, major refurbishment work is due to commence within the Tone Zone Fitness Suite. The refurbishment will see the current equipment replaced with the latest Matrix treadmills, cross trainers, cycles and weight training equipment, including new free weights and benches. The new state-of-the-art equipment will feature integrated televisions, which have their own freeview box to give a wide choice…
ERYC Primary School Admissions
East Riding of Yorkshire parents who have applied for 2011/2012 primary school places at schools will be told the results of their applications in the next few days. Letters were posted to parents on Friday, 6 May 2011. This is the first year that local authorities have been required to use co-ordinated schemes for school admissions. Under the co-ordinated schemes, parents apply for school places through the local authority for…
HU17.net Magazine Issue 42
HU17.net Magazine issue 42, featuring pictures from the following events and sports fixtures: * Local Elections – Irene Charis * Beverley 2k Fun Run * Beverley 10K * Megan Tattersall’s 17th Birthday * Beverley Town Cricket Club 2nd XI * Beverley RUFC * Springhead Spartans The magazine is available from Molescroft News on Woodhall Way HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full…
Beverley St Mary’s Update for April 2011
1. Priority Issue: – Shop Lifting – Beverley Town Centre Shop theft has always remained a priority in the Beverley area and again this is a crime and location that is being targeted by the Neighbourhood Team. The re-launch of shop watch has proven to be a success with not only the shops that are members benefiting but also the wider community with offending persons being issued with banning notices…
Beverley Minster & Woodmansey Update for April 2011
1.Priority Issue: Anti Social Behaviour – Swinemoor Estate The weather has been fantastic during the month of April which can normally result in an increase in anti social behaviour on the estate. The hot weather tends to see an increase in the consumption of alcohol and noisy parties. We have also had multiple bank holiday weekends within the month including the extra bank holiday for the Royal Wedding. Although noise…
Taste the Festival over a Coffee
On Saturday 14th May between 12pm and 3pm, a selection of artists appearing at this year’s Beverley Festival – Folk, Acoustic, Roots, will be hitting the towns café’s giving impromptu taster performances of what the public can expect to hear at this year’s festival. As well as in the café’s, other acts such as Forro Porro will be found winding their way through the town centre streets of Beverley getting…
Bilton Makes It Back-To-Back Victories in Beverley 10k
Darran Bilton stormed to another victory in the Hall Construction Beverley 10k today. Thousands of supporters lined the streets of Beverley to cheer on athletes from Beverley AC, the East Riding and beyond. There was a strong show from Beverley AC athletes, who claimed the overall team prize in the men’s race. Full report to follow. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to…
Foster Family Delight As Spartans Slay Pinefleet
Springhead Spartans called the shots to claim victory in the Hull Boys Sunday League Under-12 Plate competition – thanks to a lot of help and support from their Beverley contingent. The Spartans, managed by Beverley-born and bred Simon Foster, beat Pinefleet Wolfreton 2-0 at Hall Road Rangers’ Dene Park ground. In front of a big crowd, Spartans took the lead through Alex Turner in the second minute before David Solanke…
Future’s Bright As Hundreds Of Youngsters Enjoy Fun Run
Hundreds of young athletes showed the future of middle distance running is bright in Beverley and East Yorkshire today. The town’s young runners turned out in force for the B&A Scaffolding 2k Fun Run, which took place in the grounds of Beverley Leisure Centre, ahead of the Hall Construction Beverley 10k. Beverley Athletic Club runners were to the fore in the race, with Jessica Chapman, who was named talented performer…
Grantham 63 Not Enough As Beverley Seconds Fall Short
Beverley Town Cricket Club 2nd XI just couldn’t keep up with the scoring rate as they secured a losing draw at home to Londesborough Park at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. They looked to be in pole position midway through their innings as they set about chasing 200 off a rain-reduced 41 overs. But when they lost Olly Grantham – bowled by a ball he admits he misjudged –…
Beverley Town 3rds Stutter To Losing Draw
It was a chastening day for Beverley Town Cricket Club 3rd XI at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. They were comprehensively outplayed by visitors Sutton On Hull CC, who eased to a winning draw to effectively win by 85 runs. Adam Nicholson was the pick of the home bowlers, picking up 4-41 off 10 overs in a rain-reduced 40 over clash. Other solid performances came from Kieran O’Brian (2-32)…
Beavers Retain League Status With Home Win
Beverley RUFC preserved their place in League Three North with a fine win in this dramatic relegation showdown. Beverley RUFC needed two points to ensure their survival; only a victory would do for Middlesbrough. In the end it was all fairly emphatic once Beverley RUFC had got the bit between their teeth. Early on they looked distinctly edgy and for twenty minutes they struggled to get their act together. Graham…