Among those who benefited from a grant included two organisations in Beverley, Track Fitness and Boxing Club were awarded £2,000 to engage with young people in the Swinemoor area and encourage community spirit and Altered Beats who were also awarded £2,000.
East Riding commemorations to mark Holocaust Memorial Day were held at Longcroft School in Beverley, where students presented a poignant performance focussing on the horrors of the concentration camps.
Councillor Claude Mole, chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, will host a civic reception on Tuesday, 11 June, from 7-8.30pm, at the Treasure House, in Beverley, to honour the achievements of local football team North Ferriby United.
Traders from North Bar Witin are counting the days until the newly formed Georgian Quarter is officially opened by the chairman of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Claude Mole.
At the annual meeting of council on 9 May, Councillor Claude Mole was elected to be the new chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and will serve until May 2014.