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Heroes Welcome Intiative in Beverley

June 21, 2010
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Businesses in Beverley are starting to get behind the town’s Heroes Welcome campaign. With Armed Forces Day already affirming the town’s commitment to our serving men and women, former mayor councillor David Elvidge has been urging shops, pubs and restaurants to actively welcome soldiers to their businesses. Heroes Welcome is an intiative which means businesses will display a logo in their windows saying members of the armed forces will be…

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Ignore Criticism and Back Armed Forces Day

June 16, 2010
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The chairman of Beverley’s Armed Forces Day committee has re-stated his and the town’s commitment to this great annual celebration following criticism from a local Green Party official. Councillor David Elvidge, the driving force by Armed Forces Day, was disappointed by comments in a local newspaper by Green Party treasurer Bill Rigby, who believes the event – attended by more than 10,000 people last year – is “harmful to society”….

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10,000 People Expected to Visit for Armed Forces Day

June 10, 2010
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Beverley’s Armed Forces Day chairman predicts even bigger crowds and an even more entertaining day than last year as the town prepares to honour the country’s servicemen and women. Beverley Town councillor David Elvidge, last year’s Mayor of Beverley, is busy putting the finishing touches to this year’s Armed Forces Day, which takes place on Sunday 4th July. Last year around 10,000 people poured into the town to salute the…

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Heroes Welcome Beverley

May 19, 2010
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Former Beverley Mayor David Elvidge is urging the town’s businesses to show their support for the area’s armed forces. During his year in office, David has continually shown his commitment to the country’s servicemen and women, and was the driving force behind the Memorial Fund, which has seen a memorial commemorating the town’s fallen war heroes installed in Hengate Gardens. And he has used his last days in office to…

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Message From the Mayor of Beverley Cllr David K Elvidge

December 31, 2009
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At this time of year I think we should all pause and take stock of what we as a community have achieved in our Town of Beverley. The glass is very much half full and I believe the Beverley Town Council has played it’s part working with our various partners on staging events such as The Beverley Food Festival, Armed Forces Day, The Festival of Christmas and The North Bar…

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Beverley & Lemgo Officials Meet

October 16, 2009
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Mayor of  Beverley and Lemgo Mayor Dr. Reiner Austermann today exchanged gifts and ideas with their clerks, discussing The Beverley Food Festival, Armed Forces Day and the twining of the Towns and Fire Service. The Lemgo party where then taken to The Beverley Guildhall for a very informative guided tour of Beverley Town Councils historic home. Mayor of Beverley David Elvidge & Mayor of Lemgo Dr. Reiner Austermann Helen Watson…

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