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The Business Day – Bridlington Spa To host New Annual Business Event

The Business Day - Bridlington Spa To host New Annual Business Event
March 9, 2017
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Karren Brady, John Simpson and Alexander Armstrong to feature at Bridlington Spa new business network event this June in Bridlington.

Bridlington Spa will hold a new annual business event ‘The Business Day’ on Friday 9 June which aims to place business networking at the heart of a day of discovery and insight; including keynote speeches from Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge CBE and John Simpson CBE. Alexander Armstrong will host throughout as well as chairing a debate element covering local, national and international current affairs.

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Five Star Swing To Appear At Parkway Cinema Beverley

Five Star Swing To Appear At Parkway Cinema Beverley
March 8, 2017
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As part of their national tour starting at London’s Leicester Square Theatre, Five Star Swing are coming to Beverley on Sunday 26 March with “Swing ‘n’ Sinatra”.

Parkway Cinema and Theatre will host an evening of Vintage Swing, featuring classic songs from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller and many more, performed by the famous Five Star Swing multi-instrumentalists and singers.

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Thousands Of People Go Really Really Wild At The Treasure House

Thousands Of People Go Really Really Wild At The Treasure House
February 21, 2017
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Staff at the Treasure House in Beverley are celebrating the success of the Really Really Wild Day.

A stunning total of 2500 people visited the event, which featured Ben Shires from CBBC; a chance to see and interact with a polar bear; handle and learn about a range of animals; and be entertained by Professor Bumble the Badger and Headmistress Miss Nutella Nutkins of the Acorn Academy with their little gyspy cart.

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The Really, Really Wild Day At The Treasure House, With Ben Shires

The Really, Really Wild Day At The Treasure House, With Ben Shires
February 14, 2017
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The Really Really Wild Day on Saturday 18 February at the Treasure House, Beverley, from 10am to 3pm, will be a free fun day for all ages at the start of the school half-term holiday.

It will be a chance to visit the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition in Beverley Art Gallery, and see a great deal more besides, and will include a guest appearance from CBBC presenter Ben Shires (presenter of Officially Amazing), from Beverley, who will give talks and entertain visitors with true tales about some amazing and remarkable animals from around the world.

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Wildlife Photographer Of The Year – Events Programme Announced

Wildlife Photographer Of The Year - Events Programme Announced
February 8, 2017
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To accompany the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery, one of the key East Riding events in Hull UK City of Culture 2017 (in which East Riding of Yorkshire Council is a Principal Partner), an exciting events programme has just been launched.

Staff at the Treasure House in Beverley have organised a range of fun family events, fascinating talks and captivating workshops to support this free, world-renowned exhibition.

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John Hegley Pens New Poem Ahead Of Beverley Appearance

John Hegley Pens New Poem Ahead Of Beverley Appearance
February 3, 2017
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Stand-up comedian and poet John Hegley has penned a new Beverley-themed poem ahead of his appearance at the Stage4Beverley arts and music festival this month.

Called “A Spinster by Beverley Minster” it recalls a time in the 1970’s when he was starting out – his first public performances for which he received money was as a busker on the streets of the town and neighbouring Hull.

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Family Fun With The Possibility Of Some Drawing And Singing

Family Fun With The Possibility Of Some Drawing And Singing
January 30, 2017
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He’s a former bus conductor who achieved fame as a stand-up comedian and performance poet, but John Hegley’s first “paid” public performance was busking his songs, initially outside a shoe shop in Hull in the late Seventies.

By 1980 his “act” has transferred to the streets of London (Hegley was born in Islington) and soon after he achieved a breakthrough at London’s Comedy Store.

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BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend Is Heading To East Yorkshire

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend Is Heading To East Yorkshire
January 24, 2017
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BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend is set to be one of the musical highlights of Hull UK City of Culture 2017 when it comes to Burton Constable in East Yorkshire on 27 and 28 May.

DJ Nick Grimshaw made the announcement that it would be coming to the area on this morning’s Radio 1 Breakfast Show.

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BBC Radio Two Award Winners To Headline Rising Stars Concert

BBC Radio Two Award Winners To Headline Rising Stars Concert
January 23, 2017
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The Stage4Beverley Winter music festival will be presenting some of the cream of young UK talent in its February event.

Headlining their “Rising Stars” concert on Saturday 18th February, will be two time BBC Folk Award winners Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar, one of the most sought after young acts on the English Folk Scene.

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New Cultural Programme Launches For Hull’s Museums And Art Gallery

HULL : Newly Acquired Masterpiece To Be On Display In 2017
January 7, 2017
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A programme of exhibition and events hosted by Hull’s well known museums and Ferens Art Gallery has been launched to compliment the first season of the UK City of Culture 2017.

With talks by famous historians, national experts, writers and broadcasters Hull’s museums and art gallery will bring a wealth of expert knowledge to the city.

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Stage 4 Beverley Awarded Grants From Arts Council & ERYC

Stage 4 Beverley Awarded Grants From Arts Council & ERYC
December 22, 2016
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Beverley’s newest arts and music festival has secured backing from the Arts Council of Great Britain and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and now looks on track to becoming a permanent feature on the town’s calendar.

Stage4Beverley, based at the East Riding Theatre, launches across the weekend of 17th to 19th February next year and will be one of the first major City of Culture events held in the East Riding in 2017.

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HULL : Golden Apple For 360 Chartered Accountants Apprentice

HULL : Golden Apple For 360 Chartered Accountants Apprentice
December 13, 2016
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An apprentice at 360 Chartered Accountants has been recognised as one of the best and brightest the education sector has to offer.

Sam Gibson, 23, from Goole, won the Apprentice/Placement of the Year category in this year’s Golden Apple Education Awards in Hull in recognition of his “attitude, commitment and work ethic.”

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Award Winning Duo Booked For Beverley Folk Festival 2017

Award Winning Duo Booked For Beverley Folk Festival 2017
November 22, 2016
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Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have long established themselves as one of the UK folk scene’s most rewardingly enduring partnerships.

Twice recent winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo – 2016 & 2013 – the couple’s intimacy and strength of passion on stage have won them many fans and an enviable reputation

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