East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s youth support service has joined forced with Beverley Town Council to offer young people the chance to cook and taste healthy meals at Beverley Food Festival on Sunday 2 October. The youth support service has been supported by NHS East Riding of Yorkshire public health team to bring in specialist chefs and activity instructors from Fit to Eat. The event will take place at the…
Winners of the Beverley in Bloom Competition collected their awards this week at the annual Beverley in Bloom Presentation Evening. The awards are in recognition of their hard work producing excellent floral displays around the town and all entrants are to be congratulated for their community spirit. Landlord of the Rose & Crown Erol Celik whos pub won a gold ward said; “I am very proud to get such recognition;…
August is a great month for getting out, and that’s exactly what happened at the skate park at Beverley Leisure Centre this month. Beverley’s youth workers organised an educational and healthy living event for young people both in the town and that come to the use what the town has to offer. It was a great chance for a bit of fun with some covert education thrown in, covering how…
Beverley Town Council is once again preparing all the ingredients for the next Beverley Food Festival. This year the event will take place on Sunday 2nd October and will be officially opened by Peter Levy of BBC Look North. This time there will be an emphasis on why it is important to support local food producers. Mayor of Beverley, Cllr Peter Astell, explained: “In the current economic climate, it is…
Youth workers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council have organised a fun, free event for young people on Monday, 22 August from 6-9pm at Beverley Skate Park, Beverley Leisure Centre Fields, Flemingate, to raise awareness of healthy living. Workers from the Beverley Town Council and East Riding Detached team have invited Sports Development workers from the leisure centre to organise a six-a-side football competition, which town councillors will attend, alongside…
For many, the Local Government Elections may seem sometime ago now, a lot has happened since. For me however (Stuart Pearce), the time has flown by. Since I heard the results on May 6th I’ve been on a steep learning curve. I am very thankful to HU17.net for always offering the chance for myself and other councillors to reach out to the Beverley community. The Town Council meets on the…
The annual East Yorkshire Classic Cycling Weekend, Friday 29 – Sunday 31 July, is proving even more popular than ever. Friday evening’s National Elite Circuit Race Championships, in the medieval town centre of Beverley, has 80 entries, with Olympic gold medallist, Ed Clancy, defending his title. Six hundred and fifty leisure riders have entered Saturday’s rides around the Yorkshire Wolds. Sunday’s East Yorkshire Classic road race has attracted all the…
1.Priority Issue: Anti Social Behaviour – Swinemoor Estate I don’t think it is a coincidence that minor crime appears to rise on the Swinemoor Estate during the hot weather. I personally put this down to the increased consumption of alcohol at BBQ’s, parties etc. I can’t understand why people cannot just have a good time without leaving a trail of destruction as they walk home. There have been numerous damage…
Youth and sports development workers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council have joined forced to organise an It’s A Knockout competition and are inviting teams of young people to join in. On Monday July 11, between 6pm and 9pm, workers from the detached youth team, along with youth clubs from Beverley, Walkington, Tickton and Dunswell will be among the teams taking part at Woodhall Way fields, Molescroft, Beverley. The prize…
Stroke survivor Ann Chapman is organising heritage trail sponsored walks through Beverley, from The Market Cross on Saturday 7 August at 1pm. The event, supported by Beverley Town Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and The Beverley Lions Club, will be launched by Mayor of Beverley, Councillor Peter Astell. The Mayor will also accompany walkers on the first trail. As part of The Stroke Association’s Step Out for Stroke, Ann…
Elderly residents on Duesbury Close, Beverley, will not have to suffer dangerous conditions this winter. Beverley Town Council have placed a new salt bin on Duesbury Close after town councillors agreed to provide extra salt bins for residents following last winter’s bitter conditions. St Mary’s East Ward councillor David Elvidge said it was important that the more vulnerable members of his ward received this help. He told HU17.net: “I suggested…
The new Mayor of Beverley Peter Astell admits he can’t wait “to get stuck in” to his mayoral duties. Peter was made Mayor at a ceremony at the Guildhall on Monday, where he replaced the popular Bessie Foot. He told HU17.net it will be an honour to represent Beverley and help raise much-needed funds for his three Mayoral charities – 399 (Beverley) Squadron Air Cadets, Beverley Braves and The Beverley…
Beverley residents will get their chance to influence policy in the Beverley parish at the Beverley Town Council’s Annual Town Meeting. The AGM is aimed at residents of the Beverley parish, not the whole geographical area of Beverley. Molescroft and Woodmansey hold their own meetings for residents in their parishes. The aim of the meeting is for residents to raise issues and discuss matters pertinent to their locality and wider…
Beverley’s new Mayor will be unveiled at the Beverley Town Council Mayor Making ceremony on Monday (16 May). Members of the public and councillors are invited to The Beverley Guildhall from 7pm, where they will hear from outgoing Mayor Bessie Foot, and where the new Mayor will be elected. It is one of the highlights of the civic year in Beverley. The outgoing Mayor will present Good Neighbour Awards and…
Beverley’s schoolchildren are ready to get their hands dirty to take part in this year’s Beverley in Bloom. Beverley In Bloom Supporters, the volunteers who are behind the event in conjunction with Beverley Town Council, have encouraged schools and groups in the area to do their part to make Beverley look beautiful this year. Each school will hopefully receive 15 bags of compost from Focus DIY, and will be offered…
New East Riding of Yorkshire Councillor David Elvidge admitted he was overwhelmed by the level of support that swept him into office in the Minster and Woodmansey Ward. David, 48, took the decision to stand in the county council elections after spending four years on the Beverley Town Council – one as Mayor. A born-and-bred Beverlonian, David cut a nervous figure at Beverley Leisure Centre as the votes were counted…
Election Day is upon us and all the parties and candidates are out pushing hard for votes in this final run up to polls. Local elections tend to be the less glamorous relations of national elections, but in the current climate where national government is making major spending decisions that have such serious local implications and which are being enforced on local councils to implement at a local level, these…
I have been a resident of St Mary’s Ward for over 30 years and have one son, Gavin. He attended the local primary and secondary schools. I was a member, along with many others of the Beverley Health Action Tram, which was set up in 2007. I helped organise the march from Saturday Market up to the entrance of the Westwood Hospital on New Year’s Day. I feel that at…
