Val Wood, an internationally renowned author, launched her new book Homecoming Girls, as well as celebrating her birthday, with an exotic canape & drinks reception, followed by dinner at Inspiration in Beverley. The evening titled ‘Vals’ Book Launch & Birthday Banquet’ and was themed in chapters as several authors also be attended. Born in West Yorkshire, Val moved to East Yorkshire when she was 13 and now lives in Beverley….
Glenholme Florists Floral Demonstration @ The Tickton Grange Hotel
An entertaining and memorable evening was had at the Tickton Grange Hotel last night. Glenholme Florists of Wilbert Lane, Beverley held a floral demonstration to raise funds for St Pauls Church, Tickton. After a welcome glass of wine the audience were entertained by four demonstrators from the florists shop. A fitting opening to the evening was an arrangement of white Lilies and red Poppies for remembrance. This was followed by…
KC Takes on Apprentices to Invest in Local Young Talent
Local phone and broadband provider KC has set eight young people on the road to careers by giving them apprenticeships at the company. The apprentices have begun working for KC in a variety of roles including engineering, data and systems analysis, publishing production and marketing. KC has employed the young people from Hull and the East Riding as part of the its ongoing commitment to investing in the local community,…
Beverley Remembers: Armistice Day 2010
This morning pupils from Molescroft Primary School and Keldmarsh Primary School held a special Armistice Day assembly in Hengate Gardens. At 11am the teachers, pupils and veterans stood in silence for two minutes as a mark of respect those who have died while serving their country. After the assembly the Mayor of Beverley, Bessie Foot came to Hengate Gardens to meet with members of The Royal British Legion that included…
Basketball For Girls Comes to Beverley
Girls Only Basketball Sessions are to be held at Beverley Leisure Centre on Saturdays 2 – 3.30pm, beginning 13th November. The club will continue to run on Saturdays 20th & 27th November and 4th December and then into the New Year. Sessions cost £2 per person. The sessions are aimed at girls in the local area who have an interest in playing basketball and who would like to be involved…
Beverley Christmas Lights Switch On 2010
Follow Bertie Beaver and the Beverley Church Lads & Girls Brigade Band to help a local celebrity light the trees at Cross Street, Wednesday Market and then to Angel Square where Beverley Brass Band and the CLB will be playing for Community Carol Singing with School Choirs and the Beverley Male Voice Choir and the Chamber of Trade will be giving out prizes for their Children’s Competition. Beverley Town Council,…
Darren Rodmell Sets New PB in Derwentwater 10 Road Race
In contrast to last year’s washout, conditions were dry and sunny for this year’s Derwentwater 10 road race which took place in the Lake District on Sunday. The race attracted a record entry of 580 runners, 15 of them from Beverley AC. The challenging 10-mile course starts in Keswick town centre and follows the narrow and winding road around Derwentwater. With long inclines and steep hills runners need a lot…
Beavers Boosted With Return of Skipper For Trip to Birkenhead
After a week’s break Beverley RUFC return to league action this Saturday with a visit to Birkenhead Park, for their National League 3 (North) encounter. Birkenhead Park are in a similar position in the league table to the Beavers with a similar playing record so a close encounter is on the cards. Birkenhead is always a difficult place to visit and record a win, but has historically been a happy…
Riverview Proud to Sponsor Beverley’s Premier Football Team
The owners of Groundtech Landscaping, Darren and Vicky Hart, have recently acquired the health club “Riverview Health & Fitness”. Since taking over Riverview on the 1st March 2010 they have met several members of Beverley Town Football Club, including the chairman Stuart Acaster. The football club currently trains at Riverview. Darren and Vicky thought it was appropriate that Riverview sponsored the club as a local business supporting a local team….
Conversion of Exchange recognised in National Awards Scheme
The work of the council’s Building Control service has been recognised in a national awards scheme. The former Corn Exchange in Beverley’s Saturday Market, which was converted by a local businessman into Browns department store, has won the ‘highly commended’ award (best small commercial building category) in this year’s LABC National Building Excellence Awards. LABC is the member organisation representing local authority building control departments. Unlike other industry awards, the…
Strawberry and Clients Go Pink to Raise Money for Breast Cancer Campaign
Strawberry, one of East Yorkshire’s leading marketing and design agencies, is celebrating the success of its recent fund raising drive in support of breast cancer research. Strawberry, along with six of its clients including Gosschalks Solicitors, MKM, Dee, Atkinson & Harrison, Green Planet Solutions, Abbey Medical Group and BSC Solutions, gave its website a bright pink make over and raised over £1,400 for Breast Cancer Campaign’s: Wear it Pink Day…
Beverley’s BEAU: ‘Wings For Victory’
A log book, recently discovered in the Borough of Beverley archive collection, provides a snapshot of the experiences of a Beaufighter aircraft during the Second World War. ‘Wings For Victory’ took place during 1943 and was a nationwide fundraising event, part of the National Savings Campaign, designed to raise money to buy planes for the war effort. The town of Beverley did its bit, and managed to raise £383,965 to…
Local Man Receives National Recognition
The Mayor of Beverley Councillor Bessie Foot came to the Beverley Life Saving Club weekly club meet to present a trophy to Robin Scott a senior teacher at the Club. The Stanley Peck Trophy is awarded by the R.L.S.S. UK to a member who has done most to achieve the aims of the Royal Life Saving Society in their local area. Robin should have received this from Lord Norrie at…
Angels Take Action and Use Initiative
Volunteers at the Beverley-based CSV East Riding project are celebrating the good news that they were hoping for. They have received feedback from the British Council giving them a strong indication that their application for almost 10 thousand euro will be accepted and official confirmation received in January. This core group are heading out east to Bridlington to develop this European Commission funded Youth in Action project with other young…
Leskiewicz Claims Third in Deepdale Dash
The inaugural Deepdale Dash 10k road race took place at Barton-upon-Humber on Sunday and attracted a field of over 200 runners. The scenic undulating route provided some challenging hills but runners enjoyed the opportunity to compete on a new course. Beverley’s Jonathan Leskiewicz continued his good form and finished third in 34.43, only a few seconds short of his personal best at this distance. Steve Evins, still in his first…
And Now For Some Hypnotic Inspiration
Sheila Granger is an inspiring woman to be around. In two short years she has taken a hobby which ran alongside her employment with the Department of Work and Pensions to a hugely successful clinical hypnotherapy business that has seen her succeed on an international scale. Her accomplishments have been no mean feat, and although Sheila herself will say that “anyone can do what I have done”, it certainly takes…
21st Century Law Firm Brings Changes to Beverley
Quality Solicitors Lockings in Beverley welcomes Paul Kirby, Partner and solicitor from the Hull Head Office. Specialising in family law, Paul is now expanding the services previously available which mainly involved property and business transfers. Paul Kirby comments: “I am delighted to move to Beverley, it is a wonderful town and I am keen to drive forward the changes and make our firm the number one choice for advice on…
Traditional and Unexpected Feel to East Riding Company Theatre Tour
Beverley-based actors Neil King and Richard Avery say the tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve is the inspiration behind their latest touring production, which is launched later this month in the East Riding (Friday 19 November). The duo, who run Other Lives Productions, have toured for the last three years with a first half of semi-dramatised readings around a theme, followed by a second half featuring a new…