Villagers in Shiptonthorpe are organising a 1940s dance to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day on 9 May.
Sue Beadle and Tim Bowron (part of the team behind the annual Folk in the Field festival) will host an evening of food, drink, dance and entertainment in a heated marquee to raise funds for Help for Heroes.
A Yorkshire baker has handed over a cheque for £11,000 to Kidney Research UK following a year of fundraising – marking the firm reaching a milestone £100,000 total donation to charity over the last 10 years.
With help from their customers and team Thomas the Baker, which has 30 stores across Yorkshire and the North East, has set about raising money for its ‘charity of the year’ for the last decade.
The Hornsea & District Hospital War Memorial Challenge Cup, more popularly known as the Tanton Cup, after P.C. Tanton Esq who donated the trophy, is one of the oldest football cup competitions in the East Riding, and this will be its 94th anniversary year.
It is competed for by local football clubs from North Holderness and still remains a popular competition among local players and spectators. Hornsea Town are the current cup holders.
Members of the Lecconfield community came together to celebrate the Queens 90th Birthday.
Students at Longcroft School in Beverley have been working hard to raise money for charity over recent months. Forms in Year 10 have worked especially hard, raising £600, which has been split between three charities.
The Victoria Pub, Beverley raised over £100 for charity Help For Heroes at their Family Fun Day. The event was organised by Sophie Upson and Catlin Clark, there were a number of activities for all the family
The Cupcake Club was formed in September 2010 by two local tattoo artists. During a quiet spell at a convention they came up with the idea of tattooing small cupcakes for twenty pounds in aid of Help for Heroes. The idea has grown significantly, starting in Beverley and Richmond studios and growing by word of mouth to a studio in Scunthorpe and Spalding. The public interest in the Cupcake Club…
Two Walkington lads are stepping up the their training as they prepare for a challenging two-day, cross-Britain charity bike ride. Ben Stephenson, 21, a self-employed joiner and his mate James Parkinson, 31, are cycling from Blackpool to Bridlington on June 17 and 18 to raise money for The British Heart Foundation and the Walkington Hayride. Recently Ben and some friends completed a famous cross-pennine ride called The Way Of The…