High-achieving students from East Riding College were congratulated on their efforts at the annual awards ceremony last night. The event saw 22 students each presented with a glass trophy and a gift voucher at the ceremony at the Gallows Lane campus in Beverley. Winners came from all over the East Riding and Hull and ranged from younger students in full-time further education to adults who were studying as part of…
Beavers First Captain Jim Thirsk to be Remembered
One of Beverley’s leading sporting lights will be remembered on a special day in the town. Jim Thirsk was the first captain of the club that would later become Beverley RUFC, and was the man chiefly responsible for acquiring the land at Beaver Park in the 1960s. He sadly died last year from Multiple System Atrophy. Now his widow Barbara and friend Fred Evans have organised a collection for Saturday…
Pickering & Dale Missing For Beavers Trip to Penrith
Beverley RUFC embark upon the long trek to Cumbria on Saturday for their National League fixture against Penrith RFC. They will need to shake off the blues following last weekends comprehensive defeat by a strong Birkenhead Park side, which pushed them perilously close to the relegation zone. Having beaten the Cumbrians by 30 points to nil last November, and drawing the game at Penrith last season, the Beavers can approach…
No Smoking Day:Live Webinar With Shelia Granger
Sheila Granger, Clinical Hypnotherapist is conducting a live webinar on Wednesday 9th March for No Smoking Day. The webinar is suitable for anyone trying to quit but unable to break the habit on their own. Hypnotherapy has proven to be the solution for many nicotine addicts and could help you to kick the habit once and for all. If you, or anyone you know is serious about quitting smoking, for…
Chapman & Dawson Make Debuts For Humberside
The 2011 Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships were held at Cofton Park, Birmingham last Saturday. Among the thousands of runners from all over the country there were a number from Beverley Athletic club who had been selected to run for Humberside. Competing against the best in the country is a great experience and with 200 – 300 runners in each race there was a great atmosphere. Beverley’s Julie Donald ran in the…
Beverley’s Men Finish Second in Cross Country Championship
The final race of the 2010 / 2011 East Yorkshire Cross-Country League took place at Sewerby on Sunday. With only a few points separating the top 3 clubs, Beverley Athletic Club, City of Hull and Scarborough, in both the men’s and ladies’ team competitions, there was a lot at stake. Despite some notable absentees there was a good turnout from Beverley Athletic Club and the men managed to overtake City…
Juniors Do Beverley Proud in Barton
There were some superb performances from the Beverley Athletic Club Juniors at the Barton & District A.C 31st Open Cross Country Meeting held at Baysgarth Park, Barton upon Humber on Sunday 27th February 2011. As this event always attracts both local and out of County athletes, the competition is extremely tough. The Beverley juniors certainly rose to this challenge, and did not go home disappointed. With near perfect running conditions,…
Pearson’s Delight as Cougars Extend Unbeaten Run
Tickton Cougars Under 10s extended their unbeaten run to 27 games with two excellent results against Hessle. The Cougars dominated the first game to win 2-0, then had to dig deep for a deserved 1-1 draw in the second game. With Thomas ‘The Engine’ Collingwood claiming the man-of the match award, manager Pip Pearson told HU17.net: “I’m delighted with the lads’ performance today.” HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail…
Piper at the Gates of Dawn
The first day of spring was greeted with appropriate reverance in Beverley. On a glorious day that saw the town awaken from its winter slumber, visitors were treated to a performance on the bagpipes by a lone piper in Saturday Market. Pictures by Scott McHugh HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1288] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail…
Flipping Fantastic!
Over 200 pancakes were eaten by those who entered the doors of Toll Gavel United Church on Shrove Tuesday. Invitations sent out to local schools about the event were well received as people flocked through the door to enjoy the church’s hospitality. It is said there is no such thing as a free meal, but pancakes and hospitality came at no cost so all who enjoyed the event now Know…
Bad Weather to Blame for Decline in Recycling
The amount of wood taken to the sites this winter, compared with the same two months of last winter, was down by 43 tonnes, or five per cent, and glass was down by 17 tonnes. Plastic and tins were both down by four tonnes this winter compared with last winter and cardboard was down by eight tonnes. John Skidmore, head of streetscene services, said: “This is further evidence that residents…
Interest Rates – Peace of Mind For Sale
Mortgage advisers at Chartered Financial Planners firm cba financial services say that seeking advice from an independent mortgage broker could help to ‘buy peace of mind’. Simon Riley, Mortgage specialist from cba financial services says: “There is a lot of uncertainty in the media at the moment about interest rates and how the decisions made by the Bank of England will affect our lives.” “Getting advice from an independent mortgage…
Eager Beaver Unable to Defeat Lions
The Eager Beaver were held at home by the Red Lion. The Eager Beaver were missing key players and Rob West despite not been fully fit started the game for the home side. Final Score: Eager Beaver 2 The Red Lion 2 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1286] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…
Beavers Unable to Match Power of Barnsley
Beverley RUFC U17s were beaten by Barnsley in the Yorkshire Cup. The visitors boasted a bigger pack and that proved to be enough despite the Beavers giving a very good accountant of themselves in a tough match. Final Score Beverley RUFC 10 Barnsley 25 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1285] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture…
Good Performance Earns Town Two Draws
Beverley Town’s Under 9’s performed well to earn two draws with Hessle Rangers. Town’s youngsters did very well against Hessle Rangers who are unbeaten in the league drawing the first game 0 – 0 and the second match 1 – 1, Zac Toes scored was on target for the home side. Match 1 – Beverley Town 0 Hessle Rangers 0 Match 2 – Beverley Town 1 Hessle Rangers 1 HU17.net…
East Hull Beat Tigers at Longcroft
Molescroft FC were beaten 3 – 0 by East Hull at Longcroft School. The defeat means the Tigers have just 7 points from their eleven matches and stay in the bottom three of the league. Final Score: Molescroft Tigers 0 East Hull COMM.FC 3 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1283] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture…
Comeback Kings Beverley Braves Beat Hull
What turned out to be a thrilling match had a very shaky start for Beverley Braves. Dockers piled on the pressure a soon as the whistle blew and a stunned Beverley could not contain the home side. Within just a few minutes Beverley found themselves 6 points down as they were caught off guard and could not contain any of the fantastic runs from the strong Dockers lads. Dylan Clifford…
Humber Colts Score Seven in Away Win
Today the Shanghai massive made the arduous journey in covoy accross what seemed like 3 counties to take on Dee street , despite the absence of their inspiring line leader Robert Northern due to family commitments this turned out to be another captivating sunday morning stroll in the park for the Humber Colts. Dee Street started the liveliest and held the upper hand in the early exchanges and took the…