Youth Centre Football Festival

September 2, 2010

East Riding Sport and Play Development in partnership with Positive Futures and Beverley Youth Service ran a Youth Centre Football Festival at Longcroft School on Wednesday 1st September. Nine teams from all corners of the East Riding were competing to be crowned Youth Service Champions!! Teams came from Pocklington, Beverley, Withernsea, Driffeld and for the first time South Hunsley! The teams were split into 2 groups in a round robin…

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Volunteers to Provide Activities for BTT Launch

July 9, 2010

Young volunteers are doing their part to ensure the launch of the Beverley Town Trail provides something for everybody. On Sunday, from 11am, the eagerly-awaited launch of the £350,000 trail takes place in the town. The trail will provide, through a series of installations and artwork across Beverley, a guide to the medieval arts and craft that helped make the town the prosperous place it is today. As part of…

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Matthew Graham – Happy 18th

Friends and family of Matthew Graham celebrated what would have been the young mans 18th birthday with a night of live entertainment at the Beverley Memorial Hall. The event was organised by Matt’s five sisters; Nic, Ali, Fiona, Helen, Sophie, along with Matt’s best friends; Luke, Harry, Sam and Elliott. Local bands, DJs and MCs volunteered their time to play for the event. Volunteer door staff also spared their time…

June 2, 2010
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Beverley’s French Connection

June 2, 2010

A Beverley youth worker hopes sharing knowledge with a French counterpart can lead to a greater understanding of Europe-wide issues affecting young people. Sue Dudill,  Youth Volunteer Adviser and Youth In Action Promoter with CSV East Riding, has invited French Youth Adviser Denise Martin to Beverley as part of the European Union’s Youth in Action programme. Denise will job shadow Sue for the next two weeks with the aim of…

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‘Who wants to be an £ntrepreneur’ World Cup Fever

May 27, 2010

A local charity competition called ‘Who wants to be an £ntrepreneur’  is well under way with the first task being fittingly titled ‘the World Cup’ A team from Agenda Security Services call ‘No Fixed Agenda’ have a series of events planned including a stall on Saturday Market in Beverley this Saturday 29th May selling England football merchandise including; Car flags Car magnets Face paints and more, we also have face…

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Gap Year Youth Ministry Assistant appointments @ Beverley Minster

May 27, 2010

Beverley Minster expect the appointment of three young youth workers to be a valuable addition to the local community. Starting in September, the three gap year youth ministry assistants – Adam Norton, Adele McEwan and Tom Barrett- will work at the Minster, with the Youth Cafe project and go out into local schools and the community to help the town’s young people. Funding for the roles came from the Archbishops’…

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Students Set for Music Masterclass With Mark Bassey

April 28, 2010

Members of the East Riding Youth Jazz Orchestra are looking forward to a Masterclass from top Trombone player Mark Bassey. The band, which is made up from talented youngsters  from secondary schools across the East Riding, were successful in their application for a grant and are putting the money to good use. Band member Harriet Tinker explained: “About a year ago, four of our members put in a bid for…

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Air Cadets Clean Memorials in Hengate

April 27, 2010

On Sunday 25th April staff and cadets from 399 (Beverley) Squadron Air Cadets met at the memorial gardens in Hengate to clean the HMS Beverley and RAF 640 Squadron memorials, over the years the stonework has become dirty and required a heavy scrubbing to bring back some degree of cleanliness. Overall it was a busy weekend for the squadron, with staff and cadets spread around the country, as well as…

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Youth Cafe @ Beverley Minster

April 24, 2010

Pictures from Minster Youth Café; Live music and entertainment were provided in an Anti Racism themed evening. Gemma Lucas, who has written for HU17.net was at Beverley Minster supporting her sister who singing. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=597] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size

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CSV East Riding’s Youth Action Team Celebrate & Plan

March 20, 2010

Members of CSV East Riding’s Youth Action Team 2010 (YAT) met this week to discuss plans for the coming year ahead. They also seized the opportunity to celebrate the success of 2009 by taking official receipt of the Diana Award of Excellence given to 2 representatives of the YAT at Lincoln Cathedral last month. The current membership boasts a wealth of skills and enthusiasm which they are sure will be…

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Youth Café Presents ‘Pop Stars’

March 10, 2010

The Youth Café this Friday 12th, is expected to be a sell out with over 250 young people coming to the Minster. The Pop Stars themed event is showcasing two local bands, Star Shaped city, and Alex Bampton. Numbers attending the Youth Café has risen slightly in recent months, and the last attendance peaked at over 280. All money raised through ticket sales and tuck shop, has recently gone towards…

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Lincoln Cathedral Diana Certificate of Excellence

March 3, 2010

2 Volunteers from CSV East Riding’s Vinvolved Team attended the Diana Princess of Wales Award Ceremony in Lincoln Cathedral Chapter House last Friday. They were there to collect a much-deserved Certificate of Excellence on behalf of the project’s Youth Action Team. The Mayor of Lincoln, The Right Worshipful, Councillor David Gatrick, presented Kayleigh Cooper and Jamie Baker with the award and thanked them for their efforts in the community. The…

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Young People Secure Funding for Beverley Skate Park

February 9, 2010

Beverley Skate Park has been looking a bit tired recently and the young people have been eager to do something about it.Indeed only a matter of weeks ago young people who used the skate park rolled up their sleves to clear Beverley Skate Park of litter. Supported by Beverley Town Councils Detached Youth Team and Beverley Open Doors Community Project the young people applied to the Youth Capital Fund (YCF)…

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Longcroft School Prom Dress Evening

January 29, 2010

In association with “Simply Elliegance” – a hire company in Sproatley – FOLS presented a Prom Dress Fashion show with great success. The evening began with an introduction from Ellie Birch (the owner) – escorted onto the stage by Tom Blanchard and Jack Leigh (both yr 11) in full tuxedo! Compare Sheenagh Rollison (chair of FOLS), donning a maroon evening gown, was escorted by her 15yr old son Matt, introducing…

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Young People Make a Positive Impact

December 17, 2009

Today, over 30 young people from CSV East Riding’s Vinvolved project got involved in what is without a doubt one of the best annual community events on Beverley’s calendar, The Festival of Christmas. These active young citizens gave their time and effort to add to the success of this amazing day.  They dressed in character costumes to entertain the children at the festival, took part in the parade and looked…

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Crime Prevention With Billy the Burglar

December 13, 2009

On Saturday morning the Neighbourhood Action Team was in the centre of Beverley handing out information packs regarding prevention of crime. The Mayor of Beverley and Billy the Burglar were joined by members of the Neighbourhood Action Team and young volunteers from CSV East Riding and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). All were lead by Martin Branton, Co-ordinator for the group from Safe Communities. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the…

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399 Beverley Squadron Presentation Night

November 27, 2009

Beverley ATC held their annual presentation night at Longcroft School where a number of cadets received awards for a wide range of achievements that included sport and flying. Derek Alden of the Civilian Committee started proceedings with short talk to the audience that included guest from the Community Police, Mayor of Beverley and families, before handing over to Flt Lt Gavin Button. Flt Lt Gavin Button paid a tribute to…

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