Beverley High School marked the end of the year with its usual Christmas Carol Service at Beverley Minster. What was unusual this year however was that Radio Humberside recorded the service for broadcast on Christmas Day. The church was packed, it was a spectacular event and as if by magic we walked out of church and into a white Christmas. The Minster was decorated by Angels made by Year 7…
Ricketts Masters Football
With nearly all the fixtures called off this weekend due to water logged pitches the only place to get any action was at Longcroft School and their 3G pitch. The final game of the day featured the Ricketts Veterans and these are a few pictures from that game. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=377] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click…
Beverley United Vs Newland Rangers
Beverley United finally got back into action as they faced a tough game with Hull side Newlands Rangers. All the talk before the game was about the return of former Beverley United player Daniel Moore though the striker was given little room or clear sights of goal by a solid Beverley United defence. Beverley United had the best chances with Michael O’connell coming close in the first half though his…
Hessle Town Women & Girls Vs Hull University Ladies
Longcroft School 3G was used by an out of town club though who skipper and key player is from Beverley. Suey Smith pulled a lot of strings on the pitch during the game and on the stroke of half time scored with a fantastic header. Suey Smith heads on from a corner as Hessle Town Women & Girls crush Hull University HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
Walkington Barrel Vs Skidby Millers AFC
Pictures form the local derby match featuring the Walkington Barrel playing Skidby Millers AFC at Longcroft School on the 3G pitch, Walkington were never in any trouble and came away easy winners scoring a hatful of goals. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=374] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full…
Benefit Fraudster Found Guilty
A former Woodmansey resident has been handed a conditional discharge after admitting benefit fraud. Jonathan Jackson, formerly of Hull Road, Woodmansey, had failed to declare that his partner had started working. Mr Jackson continued to receive benefits and fraudulently claimed £3,105 housing benefit and £1,247.89 council tax benefit between August 2007 and December 2009. The employment was discovered via a data matching exercise and a subsequent investigation led by East…
Michael O’connell Confident ahead of Big Match
Beverley Town have the opportunity to got top of the Humber premier League at the expense of their closest rivals on Saturday as Beverley Town face Hornsea Town as first and second in the league go head to head. Last time the sides met in the league Beverley Town failed to capitalise on chances and came away with just a point. Beverley Town midfielder Michael O’connell is keen to see…
Beverley Treated to An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan
Toll Gavel Methodist Church in Beverley as part of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Concert Series hosted ‘An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan’. This performance replaced the scheduled show by ‘London Theatre Voices’ the group that the late Amy Black used to perform with. Before the performance June Mitchell of Arts Development Service said a few words 168 people about the singer and her last performance in Beverley. HU17.net…
Beverley Bypass Given Green Light
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, today said news the Sothern Bypass had been given planning permission was ‘fantastic news’ for the town. East Riding councillors on the planning committee voted unanimously to approve redrawn plans for the £35 million bypass and park and ride scheme to the south of the historic town. Graham said: “This is really good news for people who live and work in Beverley. It…
Hodgsons FC in Good Shape for Derby Saturday
Hodgsons FC were back in training with it being the first time many players in the squad had set foot on football pitch in close to a month. Hodgsons FC are hopeful their pitch will pass a late inspection and that their local derby against Beverley Town Reserves will go ahead. Manager of Hodgsons FC Andrew Blekinsop had a keen on his players as club captain Paul Silvester led the…
Beverley Medieval Guilds & Crafts Town Trail
To emphasise the rich history of Beverley, the Beverley Medieval Guilds & Crafts Town Trail is designed to reveal glimpes of the town’s varied past. Focusing on the medieval guilds that were the foundations of Beverley’s wealth, a series of public artworks have been installed to emphasise how crucial the skilled craftsmen of the town were. By following any of the four walks that comprise the trail, the sheer breadth of…
Norwood Recreation Ground
FOLLOWING early incarnations on the Westwood, and Mill Lane, Beverley Town Cricket Club moved to Norwood after cricket captain Mr J A Dunkerley bought five acres land. Work progressed quickly and soon Beverley Town bowling club followed their cricketing counterparts and in 1909 the ground was oficially opened by local MP Stanley Wilson. The club thrived in the early part of the century, with the addition of new pavilions (including…
Williams ‘We Have the Edge on Moore’
Danny Williams’s manager of Beverley United has hit back at former player Daniel Moore who parted company with Beverley United after playing just 8 games. Moore who left Beverley United due to lack of first team starts is due to return to and face his former club on Sunday as Newland Rangers visit Beverley United. Danny Williams told HU17.net: “Obviously losing a player of Danny Moore’s calibre was a huge…
FREE Cyber Safety Workshop in Beverley
A free workshop is being held for parents in Beverley to help them understand more about how young people use the internet and what parents can do to help safeguard their children. The internet is used widely by young people and in often a different manner to how their parents may use it. The workshop will look at some of these differences and explore how young people use the internet…
Beverley Schools Exceed Exam Result Targets
The performance of East Riding schools at the end of key stage four has once again shown improvement. GCSE results have risen again for the fifth successive year. Validated results indicate that 71 per cent of pupils achieved five or more A*-C GCSE grades ( a rise of 5 per cent) and 52 per cent achieved the government’s “gold standard” of five or more A*-C including English and mathematics, sustaining…
Swimathon 2010 at Beverley Leisure Centre
Beverley’s residents are being encouraged to keep their 2010 New Year’s resolutions to get fit and healthy by joining Swimathon 2010, the world’s biggest swim, on 25th April. The Beverley Leisure Complex pool is one of 100 top swimathon pools across the UK to host a gala event, with money raised earmarked to help terminally ill patients through donations to Marie Curie Cancer Care. Swimathon 2010 is open to everyone…
Moore Back to Face Former Club
Daniel Moore will face his old team mates of Beverley United this weekend when the player returns to the home of his former club with his new side Newland Rangers, Moore who played just eight times for Beverley United and managed three goals in his spell at the club is ‘looking forward’ to the game. Moore who quit Beverley United in favour of Newland Rangers mid season is relishing the…
Beverley Boxing Day Hunt by Roger Spink
These pictures are from Boxing Day and were taken by Roger Spink of Spinks the Chemists. They show the traditional Beverley Boxing Day Hunt on the Beverley Westwood. Due to the conditions on the day the hunt its self was cancelled though crowds were treated to demonstration of how the hounds are controlled. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery…