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Increasing Understanding During Themed Week

February 18, 2011

Students at East Riding College are this week learning about different cultures and communities as part of its equality and diversity week. Activities and events, taking place at the Beverley and Bridlington campuses, range from sampling dishes from around the world to learning about the travelling community and trying out belly dancing. As well as enhancing students’ learning experience, the week is also for staff, who are learning about the…

Beverley Minster

February 17, 2011

The most popular tourist attraction in East Yorkshire and the most important building in Beverley’s history. Beverley Minster is one of the finest parish churches in the country. It has been a site of pilgrimage and worship for 1300 years and is one of the oldest gothic structures in Britain. Larger than one third of all cathedrals and regarded as one of the most beautiful non-cathedrals in the UK, it…

People’s Choice Winner: Artist Shirley Davis Dew

February 9, 2011

Local artist, Shirley Davis Dew, has been named as the winner of the People’s Choice Competition, which was run as part of the 2010 East Riding Open Art Exhibition, at the Beverley Art Gallery. The competition was the first in the exhibition’s 15 year history and was voted for by the public, with 280 votes cast. Shirley’s painting, Walking Home, won the most votes and she was presented with a…

Kate Hare – Star 9 Therapy

February 9, 2011

Holistic healer, Kate Hare, was diagnosed with a chronic spinal problem and was told by doctors that she would be confined to a wheelchair by the age of 40. Kate decided to literally take matters into her own hands and began to learn Reiki as a means of healing herself. It wasn’t long before Kate started to benefit from this healing technique, it gave her a new lease of life…

Angry Hunter Remains Focused on Title

February 3, 2011

Humber Colts’ chairman Rob Hunter has hit back at accusations his club are “bad losers” following the acrimonious end to Sunday’s derby clash with Inter Beaver. Colts had free-roaming midfielder Tom Moore sent off following his reaction to Scott-Jon Tyler’s ugly challenge with only ten minutes to go in a match Inter won 2-1. Tyler received a straight red for the foul, while Inter’s Adam Pardoe was also dismissed for…

Beverley Folk Festival Announces Two of its Headline Acts For 2011

January 26, 2011

Organisers of The Beverley Folk festival are thrilled to announce Barbara Dickson on Saturday and Bellowhead on Sunday as two of the headliners at this year’s festival taking place from 17 – 19 June at Beverley Leisure Complex. Chris Wade, Artistic Director of the festival said “I am delighted that we have been able to book these two bands for this year’s festival. Barbara Dickson and her band reflect the…

Turn Back Time: Beverley’s Changing High Street Talk

January 10, 2011

Beverley Library is ‘Turning Back Time’ with the BBC following the popular recent television series about how shops and shopping have changed since the Victorian era. Local authors, Margaret Sumner and Patricia Deans, will deliver an illustrated talk on the changing face of Beverley High Street, in Beverley library on Thursday, 26 January at 2.30pm. Due to limited seating, booking is required. Admission is free. In addition to the talk,…

Beverley Treasure House: Local Winter Lectures 2011

January 7, 2011

Tumbled brick gables, dry stone walling, Henry VIII in East Yorkshire and illegitimacy are the topics of the winter lecture programme this year. The lectures are organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service and will be held in the education room on the first floor of the Treasure House, Beverley. (Disabled access is available.) For the first lecture on Monday, 17 January, Dr Joan Kemp…

Interview: Bill Rice

December 31, 2010

It was October 1962, the fair was in town and new police constable William Albert Rice had embarked on his first night of duty. Within in a matter of hours, the legend of the most popular policeman in Beverley’s history was born and a great man had made the first of many indelible marks on his adopted town. He tells the story: “The first night I was on duty in…

Safeguarding Your Future Finances From Your Ex

December 15, 2010

There are some things you just can’t take for granted… Paul Kirby, Family Solicitor from Quality Solicitors Lockings in Beverley looks at the recent case of the ex-wife who successfully sued her former husband for £2Million, ten years after their divorce. Paul Kirby says: “The winner, Nigel Page who is from Gloucestershire made history after an out-of-court settlement saw him pay his ex-wife £2Million (she had apparently wanted £8Million) of…

Beverley Guildhall to Open During Festival of Christmas Weekend

The Beverley Guildhall will be open for two days over the Festival of Christmas weekend (11 – 12 December). There will be Victorian-themed Christmas activities for children while the grown-ups warm up with teas, coffees and Victorian punch. This is also an excellent opportunity to see the new exhibition on the history of Beverley’s churches ‘More than a Minster’. The Guildhall will be open from 10am to 3pm on both…

December 7, 2010

Morris Dancing is the Last Truly English Tradition and it Needs You!

November 26, 2010

Traditional Morris Dancing has been represented locally by “Green Ginger Morris”, which has been seen at various pubs, galas, and garden parties (and pubs) in the area since the early ‘70s. We are now looking for the next generation of dancers to carry this tradition forward. It could be said that Morris Dancing is the last truly English tradition, and dates back to at least the early 15th century. Generally…

Psychic Evening With Beverley Ladies Circle

November 25, 2010

On a cold, dark November evening 20 members of Beverley Ladies Circle descended onto New Walk to attend a Psychic Evening. The evening was kindly hosted by Helen Tojagic, also a member and it was thought by LC Events Organiser Kerri Harold that this would be the perfect venue for the night, “Helen’s 4 storey town house has such a lot of character that when she offered it as a…

Turn Back Time: Beverley’s Changing High Street

November 24, 2010

Find out more about the story of Beverley’s shops and shopping with the authors of Beverley Through Time, Margaret Sumner and Patricia Deans. After an illustrated talk about the town, the two local historians invite people to see a range of books, period costumes, photographs and documents relevant to Beverley’s shopping and trade history. These will be on display in the reference library until Christmas. The library are also looking…

Turning Back Time in Beverley’s High Street

November 19, 2010

Anyone who is enjoying ‘Turn Back Time – The High Street’ currently showing on BBC 1 may be interested to know that the project will be visiting Beverley between Monday 22nd and 26th November. The Video Nation Network (an online platform that allows people to submit and share videos, and add their voice, to BBC projects and news) will be bringing a bus kitted out with editing facilities to enable…

Safer Roads Humber A1079 Roundabout

November 10, 2010

Safer Roads Humber has been working closely with East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the contractors installing a new roundabout on the Beverley section of the A1079 to ensure safety during the road works. The roundabout forms part of a new access route for Swift Caravans which have funded all the works. Once this new access is operational it will relieve Cottingham of all traffic associated with Swift Caravans. The…

Rangers Stay Top With Away Win at Withernsea

October 24, 2010

Molescroft Rangers consolidated their place in the top half of the table with a professional display against a big Withernsea side, winning 3-0 in atrocious conditions. With the Iceman ruled out with a re-occurrence of his hamstring injury and utility player Nick Milner ruled out just before kick off with a runny nose Molescroft were forced to shuffle their pack playing 5 in midfield with pikey forward Darren Spruce playing…

Treasure House: Local History Book Fair

October 22, 2010

A local history book fair will be held at the Treasure House, in Champney Road, Beverley on this Saturday, 23 October. Now in its 24th year, the annual local history book fair hosted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service has changed venue this year to the Treasure House. The event will be opened by the council’s Chairman, Councillor David Rudd. The book fair provides a…

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