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Young People Can Be Safer on Facebook With New App

July 13, 2010

Humberside Police are urging Facebook users across the East Riding to add a new application to make them safer online. The UK’s national law enforcement agency dedicated to child protection – the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre – and Facebook, the biggest social networking site, have joined forces to develop the initiative. For the first time, it will give all Facebook users in the UK – and especially…

Glastonbury 2010: The ‘Old’ Boys are Back in Town

July 13, 2010

We left Beverley in the early hours (4am) on Wednesday morning, June 23rd. Arriving in Summerset in good time around 8.30am. Unfortunately the last 13 miles of traffic to the Worthy farm in Pilton was at a stand still, and took a further 7 hours until we reached the car parks, quite a frustrating experience in temperatures reaching 280 c and knowing that we had missed the England game kick…

Music @ Wassand Hall

July 13, 2010

Around 300 people were treated to a wonderful concert on the afternoon of Sunday 11th July in the grounds of Wassand Hall near Hornsea, by the East Riding Senior and Intermediate Wind Bands, the East Riding Youth Jazz Orchestra and the East Riding Percussion Ensemble. All performed to their usual high standard, with the Jazz Orchestra and the Percussion in particular putting on an excellent display. The Intermediate Wind Band…

Volunteers to Provide Activities for BTT Launch

July 9, 2010

Young volunteers are doing their part to ensure the launch of the Beverley Town Trail provides something for everybody. On Sunday, from 11am, the eagerly-awaited launch of the £350,000 trail takes place in the town. The trail will provide, through a series of installations and artwork across Beverley, a guide to the medieval arts and craft that helped make the town the prosperous place it is today. As part of…

Late Night Sessions Courtesy of Beverley Arts Trust

July 6, 2010

The late night sessions are run in conjunction with the Beverley Arts Trust, a local trust that was formed in 2005 as a non-profit making organisation with the simple aim of promoting a wide range of arts throughout the East Riding. Since their inception they have brought the likes of Albert Lee, Elkie Brooks and Mike Sanchez to venues in the Beverley area. In addition they have organised the last…

Beverley Armed Forces Day: The Entertainment

July 5, 2010

Visitors to Beverley’s second Armed Forces Day were richly entertained in Saturday Market. There was a whole host of stalls and attractions for all the family throughout the day, with camouflage face painting especially popular for youngsters. The main entertainment took place on and around the big stage erected in Saturday Market. Music was provided by the Beverley Male Voice Choir and the Beverley Pipe Band, while the big crowd…

Spinning Success for Beverley Town Trail

July 1, 2010

The Spinners’ sculpture forms part of the Beverley Town Trail which comprises 39 unique pieces of art that tell the story of the guilds and crafts that made the town one of the richest in Medieval England. The artworks, which have been created by artist Chris Wormald, will lead visitors from North Bar to Beckside, taking them on a journey of discovery into Beverley’s fascinating history. The sculpture represents the…

Beverley Church Lads and Church Girls Brigade Fun Day

June 29, 2010

A good crowd of people showed their support for the Beverley Church Lads and Girls Brigade for their recruitment and fun day that was held at Beverley Leisure Centre. Despite the looming presence of the World Cup, many local people turned out and enjoyed an excellent day and listened to the latest competition piece from the Brigade band. Apart from the music, there were plenty of traditional stalls including coconut…

Spanish Night @ Dine on the Rowe

The superb Beverley weather provided the perfect ambience for local restaurant Dine on the Rowe’s latest themed night. The popular Butcher Row restaurant, owned by executive chef Jason Rowe, has earned itself a reputation for top-quality, locally sourced food with a definite continental twist. Last week, in conjunction with the local Spanish society, they held a Spanish-themed evening, which went down a treat. Diners at the private function were treated…

June 29, 2010

Old Men of Beverley Head to the Glastonbury Festival

June 23, 2010

It is a sight to behold. Three Beverley men, all old enough to know ‘better’, are packing enough kit to sustain a six man expedition to the South Pole. It looks like it won’t fit into fit into the van, but with a lot of huffing, pushing and shoving, they’re ready for the off. Simon Burns, Steven Coates and Andy Foley are off on their own voyage of exploration as…

Interview: Measure Of Disorder

June 23, 2010

Tell me about this band’s first show? As Measure of Disorder our first show was in March 2008, we played at an event called the Youth café at the Beverley Minster. Since then, there have been a few line-up shuffles and so, this was our first gig in a year and a half! Currently, we are trying to get ourselves back into the mindset of playing life and hopefully surpassing…

Michael Jackson Tribute Act Coming to Beverley

June 21, 2010

Michael Jackson’s spirit lives on at the Humber Keel on Thursday. Popular tribute act Mikki Jay will be performing hits spanning the entire career of the ‘King of Pop’ at the Coltman Avenue pub. Mikki, who has performed to great acclaim in the past at the Humber Keel, spent £8,000 to imitate her hero’s looks. Landlord Rob Hunter said: “She is phenomenal – she is the closest thing to the…

The Proclaimers Rock Beverley

June 20, 2010

Scottish legends The Proclaimers rocked a packed Beverley Leisure Centre – and made one Beverley girl’s night extra special. The headline act of the Beverley Folk Festival, brothers Craig and Charlie Reid turned back the years and showed the current generation of music lovers just why they are still so revered by 80s music fans. They belted out the hits that earned them their cult following, including, of course, the…

Saturday @ The Beverley Folk Festival 2010

June 20, 2010

Beverley Folk Festival goers packed Beverley Leisure Centre to enjoy another great night of music. Leddra Chapman, one of the country’s most promising singer-songwriters, performed live on day two of the ever popular festival. Tonight it is the turn of the Proclaimers who will take to the main stage at the Beverley Leisure Centre and perform to a sell out audience. Leddra Chapman performing at the Beverley Folk Festival 2010…

Punters Enjoy an Evening @ Beverley Racecourse

June 18, 2010

At last the the summer feel-good factor made its way to Beverley Racecourse last night. Thousands of racegoers turned up for a memorable evening on the Westwood at the ‘Lucky in Love’ themed night. With clear blue skies, bright sunshine and exciting racing setting the tone, punters enjoyed a superb night of entertainment with music provided by a steel band. Beverley Gorbutt from Swanland (right) was awarded a prize for…

Clash of the Codes

June 15, 2010

Beverley’s rugby union and league players are uniting to raise funds for injured centre Craig ‘Chev Walker’ Hancock. Hancock suffered an horrific broken leg in the dying minutes of Beverley ALFC superb Ray Speckman Cup victory against Cottingham Tigers last month. Now players from the Blue and Golds and Beverley RUFC – for whom Hancock also plays – will take part in a unique ‘hybrid’ seven-a-side touch tournament to help…

Continental-Style Cafe Culture @ Wednesday Market

June 11, 2010

Wednesday Market may be Beverley’s very own ‘Latin Quarter’ – but still not enough is being done to promote this increasingly attractive area of town according to two local business people. Les and Chris Willicombe have run the Queen’s Head, Wednesday Market, for the past five and a half years and are passionate about the alternative atmosphere the area provides. Over the past few years, a huge amount of work…

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