East Yorkshire Once Again Hosts The National Skydiving Championships

East Yorkshire Once Again Hosts The National Skydiving Championships
September 7, 2022

Skydive GB Parachute Club near Bridlington will host this month’s National Championships in Accuracy for 2022 in East Yorkshire. The event marks the return of a national competition in skydiving to the county.

As a result of last year’s successful return of the National Championships to the area, sporting legends from across the country and even around the world are expected to descend on the club for another year of competition.

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East Yorkshire To Host Land Sand Stone Art Festival

September 7, 2022

For the first time in three years, the Land Sand Stone Art Festival returns to Bridlington for a unique celebration of the coastline.

Organised by Responsible Fishing UK in association with Visit East Yorkshire, the festival runs from Saturday, 10 to Sunday, 11 September.

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Beavers Get New Season Off To A Perfect Start By Beating Wetherby

Beavers Get New Season Off To A Perfect Start By Beating Wetherby
September 4, 2022

The first game of the 22/23 season kicked off for Beverley RUFC away at newly promoted Wetherby RUFC, so the Beavers were unsure what their opponents had to offer.

It was the first time that they had ever played in Yorkshire Division One and wanted to put in a fine performance in memory of life-long member Jerome Connolly. 

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COVID-19 Vaccine Or Booster Walk-In Clinics In The East Riding

COVID-19 Vaccine Or Booster Walk-In Clinics In The East Riding
August 9, 2022

If you know anyone that still needs to get their COVID-19 vaccines or boosters, the Health and Wellbeing Bus COVID-19 Vaccination Service is out on the road across the East Riding and Hull throughout the summer.

If you pop along to the vaccination bus this August, the local NHS team are running some special sessions for anyone aged 12+ for first, second or booster jabs, including the Spring Booster (if eligible).

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Liberal Democrats Target Third Straight Local By-Election Win

Liberal Democrats Target Third Straight Local By-Election Win
August 4, 2022

Liberal Democrats will be looking to make it three wins in a row later this month when residents living in the ward of  Beverley Rural go to the polls.

Recent results in Swandland and Bridlington saw the Liberal Democrats win seats from Conservatives. As a result, they are very optimistic the Liberal Democrats can also win in Beverley Rural.

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Arco Supports Education Programmes With Funding And Volunteering

Arco Supports Education Programmes With Funding And Volunteering
August 3, 2022

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has donated £3,000 to local charity Run With It, an educational support non-profit charity, to help develop literacy and numeracy skills in local young people.

Arco is also encouraging colleagues to involve themselves with volunteering opportunities across all Run With It programmes, including aiding in the delivery of two new ten-week education programmes in Beverley during September, benefitting up to 60 students.

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The Beverley Enterprise Centre Officially Opens Its Doors

The Beverley Enterprise Centre Officially Opens Its Doors
July 12, 2022

The multi-million-pound Beverley Enterprise Centre is now officially open following a launch event last week.

Numerous guests joined representatives from East Riding of Yorkshire Council and businesses within the centre for an opportunity to learn more about the enterprise centre and the opportunities available within it.

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Stunning Victory For Libdems In East Yorkshire By-Election

Stunning Victory For Libdems In East Yorkshire By-Election
July 1, 2022

The Liberal Democrats in East Yorkshire are celebrating again following their ‘stunning’ victory in the Bridlington By-Election held on Thursday.

Voters overwhelmingly voted in favour of the Liberal Demoncrats who bagged 57% of the votes cast electing Jayne Phoenix to represent them at County Hall.

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First Puffins Unveiled As Part Of East Yorkshire Animal Sculpture Trail

First Puffins Unveiled As Part Of East Yorkshire Animal Sculpture Trail
June 27, 2022

A public art event which makes puffins the stars of stories of conservation, global warming and green energy has taken off with the installation of the first sculptures in a trail stretching along the coast of East Yorkshire.

Organisers of Puffins Galore! placed the first sculpture at the RSPB Centre at Bempton, home to almost half a million seabirds which cram onto the cliffs every year. The second puffin was installed at North Landing, Flamborough, with another in the centre of the village and a fourth at Sewerby Hall.

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Puffins Send Serious Environmental Message To East Coast

Puffins Send Serious Environmental Message To East Coast
June 17, 2022

East Riding College is proud to be part of Puffins Galore! and to have created one of the puffin sculptures being installed along the East Coast this summer. 

Puffins Galore! hope to attract visitors to the area with the new art installations.  The project follows the award-winning Hull and East Riding trails ‘Larkin with Toads’ and ‘A Moth for Amy’. 

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