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Course: Researching Your Family History

October 5, 2010

A course on researching family history being held at the Treasure House in Beverley will help people to find out who they are and where they come from. Thousands of people find tracing their family history such a fascinating and rewarding hobby. Recent television programmes such as the BBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ show celebrities effortlessly tracking down their ancestor’s footsteps whilst the experts do the hard work…

Beverley Literature Festival 2010

September 22, 2010

Tickets are selling well for the first weekend of the Beverley Literature Festival 1-10 October. And no wonder! Louis de Bernières kicks off the festival at 7pm on Friday night, followed by an astounding performance of Mary Shelley’s classic horror story Frankenstein. On Saturday, there is a chance to rethink all our assumptions about the Battle of the Somme with William Philpott, the supremely skilful author of a new book…

Discover History at The Treasure House

September 21, 2010

A free open day at the Treasure House will give members of the public the chance to see hundreds of local historic documents and films. Members of the public are invited to come and see the fascinating historic records and archive treasures available at the Treasure House during the open day, which will take place on Saturday, 25 September, between 9am and 4pm. All the documents on display will relate…

Heritage Open Days: Free Entry to Skiby Windmill

Once again, Skidby Windmill will be taking part in the popular annual Heritage Open Days event. The mill will be offering free admission to everybody (not just the under fives) on Saturday, 11th and Sunday, 12th September only – the HODS event nationally runs from 9 – 12 September, but not all venues take part for the full four days. Heritage Open Days – the annual celebration of Britain’s architecture,…

September 8, 2010

Sweeping Back Time With Local Chimney Sweep Jethro

September 7, 2010

Having been a professional chimney sweep for over 30 years, there’s not much that Jethro Vivian doesn’t know about modern chimneys and their problems. But it’s not chimney-sweeping in today’s world that really interests Jethro. He has spent many years researching the chimney-sweeping trade as it was during the reign of Queen Victoria, and now, dressed as a 19th century Master Sweep, Jethro is sharing this knowledge with schoolchildren throughout…

Beverley RUFC Beat Waterloo 18 – 11

September 5, 2010

Early autumn sunshine, a lush playing field, and the start of a new season. All that was needed was a good game and these two sides gave us one. Beverley probably deserved the victory by virtue of a good second half and having the sharper finishing. But there was plenty of enterprise throughout by both teams and it was not until ten minutes from the end that an interception try…

Replacing Down-Pipes With Steve Rial

September 3, 2010

As beautiful as historic buildings are, they take some looking after, as Steve Rial is only too well aware. Having worked at Beverley Minster for almost 21 years, Steve has been instrumental in the preservation and repair of this stunning piece of history that took 200 years to build, and is therefore between 800 and 600 years old depending on which part you are looking at. One of Steve’s current…

Films of Beverley’s History on Show

September 1, 2010

Monthly film shows chronicling the history of Beverley look set to start at the Treasure House in September. The shows in the Film and Sound Archive Presents series will kick off next month with Black and White Beverley which will show footage shot in the town by prolific local film-maker Ernest Symmons. Mr Symmons was also the co-founder of the Beverley Picture Playhouse, which opened on Monday, 20 February, 1911….

The Green Dragon

August 21, 2010

The Green Dragon is a traditional pub located in Market Square Beverley. The pub, which is part of the Nicholson’s Collection of Great British pubs, is renowned for its history, character, and warm atmosphere throughout the town. They sell a wide selection of beers and real ales as well as providing a varied selection of hearty pub meals. Food is served every day and there is both indoor and outdoor…

A Unique Chance to Visit a Bit of Beverley’s History

August 10, 2010

The Sobriety has returned to Beverley for the first time in over 40 years. Members of the Beverley Barge Preservation Society were there to welcome the ‘old girl’ back home. The barge arrived at the Beverley Beck yesterday evening, crewed by young volunteers. The Sobriety will be opened to the public for a few hours before it continues its journey to Hull later today. Built in Beverley 100 years ago, …

AJ’s Close in on Tilte and Promotion

August 7, 2010

MW Sunday destroyed Champions ellect to really open up the league table. Showboating became the order of the day in a great performace from the Weighton boys. Borussia never really got to grips with the game, and suffered their 3rd defeat in a row – prior to last week, Borussia had won 8 and lost only 2 and were semingly cruizing to the title. The result now means that victory…

Hodgsons FC Presentation Evening

July 31, 2010

Hodgsons FC finally got their hands on the league trophy as the club held their presentation evening at Hodgsons Pub, Beverley. The Tanners are the first team Beverley to have their name put on the East Riding County Premier League Trophy, a cup that has been won by Hull City in the past. Chairman Lee Hastings took the opportunity to pay tribute to the players including those who could not…

Opening Times Extended @ Guildhall

July 27, 2010

Once again the Beverley Guildhall will be open on Wednesdays as well as Fridays over the school summer holidays, from tomorrow, July 28th until September 3rd. In addition to the beautiful historic building with its stunning 18th century courtroom and original 17th century furniture, the Guildhall offers its current temporary exhibition “1960s Beverley.” There is also a display on the medieval Beverley waits’ chains which are featured on the BBC’s…

Crown, Colonies and Countrymen at the Treasure House

July 23, 2010

What do a Tudor mayor of London, the confiscation of royalist lands during the English Civil War, 50 years incarceration in an asylum, a five month journey to New Zealand, the Treaty of Waitangi and Buffalo Bill have in common? The answer is in a collection held by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service, which is pleased to announce a new cataloguing project listing the family…

Snaith Beats Pearson in 5K Debut

July 21, 2010

Runners raced round the narrow streets of Beverley town centre last Friday in the annual Beverley 5k Classic which preceded the National Circuit Race Championships for cyclists. Following the same course as the cyclists, runners completed four laps before crossing the cobbles to reach the finish in Saturday Market. The winner was Matthew Bowser of Lincoln Wellington AC who recorded the second fastest time in the history of the race. …

Beverley Town CC 4th XI Vs Patrington

July 18, 2010

It’s been 25 years in the making – and Sam Welburn couldn’t take the grin off his face! Beverley Town’s Welburn, known as ‘Plug’ among other less printable nicknames, smashed his first ever six for his 4th XI side at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. It didn’t stop his side going down to a massive 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Patrington in the EYCA First Division clash. Nor…

A Special Beverley Welcome

July 12, 2010

Four Australian tourists were given the VIP treatment in Beverley today as part of their visit to their ‘twin’ town. Bruce and Chris Mann and Lorna and Rich Barrett-Leonard are on a month-long tour of the UK. And being from the small farming community of Beverley in Western Australia, they just had to stop off in the town as part of their tour. They were introduced to the Mayor of…

Town Trail: Celebrate’s those Who Made Beverley

July 12, 2010

A desire for relevance has been a huge driving force behind the Beverley Town Trail. The launch of the Beverley Medieval Guilds & Crafts Town Trail, in Wednesday Market, proved a great success yesterday. Hundreds of people of all ages enjoyed a superb afternoon as schoolchildren delivered a series of performances that demonstrated Beverley’s rich history. The main stage, surely the forerunner to other events in Wednesday Market, was a…

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