The title of Mayor of Beverley dates back to 1573 when Queen Elizabeth I incorporated the town by the name “The Mayor, Governors and Burgesses of the Town of Beverley”. The first Mayor of Beverley was Edward Ellerker in 1573. The current Mayor is David K Elvidge, Beverley born and the youngest of six children. He was educated at St Mary’s School for Boys and Longcroft Secondary School, followed by…
100 YEARS OF SPORT AT NORWOOD PARK 1909 – 2009 A new exhibition called 100 Years of Sport at Norwood Park opened in Gallery Two of the Treasure House, in Champney Road, Beverley, on 10 July 2009. The exhibition is a celebration of sport at Beverley Town Cricket and Recreation Club at Norwood Park. Since the club opened in 1909 it has provided the town with a wide variety of…
Beverley Art Gallery will run a workshop for children aged seven and over as part of its new exhibition ‘Lost Property – found object artwork’ by Martin Waters. The workshop will be held in two parts with the first sessions taking place on Monday, 3 August, between 10.30am – 12noon when a beach clean will take place at Flamborough to search for items to make art from. The second part…
Rowley Parish Council has a vacancy for a councillor. A by-election to fill the vacancy will be held if 10 electors of the parish write to the chief executive of East Riding of Yorkshire Council at County Hall, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 9BA, by 6 August 2009 claiming an election. If the chief executive does not receive such a request, the parish council will be informed that it may fill…