The location has been confirmed for the next Winter Orienteering Event organised by the Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO). It will be on Swinemoor, to the east of Beverley on Saturday February 18th.
A Beverley election steeped in ancient tradition will soon take place at the Guildhall when 12 new Pasture Masters and two Auditors will be
The Beverley Lions Club would like to thank people in Beverley and surrounding areas for their generosity at the recent Bonfire and Fireworks event on the Westwood. The bucket collection will cover the costs of the fireworks for 2011 and will go some way towards next year’s event. We apologise for the late start of the fireworks – this was due to the safety ropes being totally ignored and the…
A new exhibition will open in the Beverley Community Museum at the Beverley Guildhall on Friday, 21 October. ‘Pastures and Pasture Masters’, was prompted by recent changes in Freemen legislation, which now allows more people, including women, to become Freemen of Beverley. Fiona Jenkinson, curator of the Guildhall, said: “The first exhibition in the community museum, when it opened 10 years ago, was about Beverley Westwood. This was a very…
Staff and volunteers at the Beverley Guildhall are appealing for objects and photographs to put on display for the next exhibition in the Beverley Community Museum. The exhibition is on “Pastures and Pasture Masters” and will look at not only the Beverley Westwood but also Swinemoor and Figham. Fiona Jenkinson, Curator at the Guildhall, said: “A previous exhibition on the Beverley Westwood and was very successful, and in the light…
A Beverley election steeped in ancient tradition will soon take place at the Guildhall, when 12 new Pasture Masters and two Auditors will be chosen by the Pasture Freemen. The election will take place between 9am and 4pm on TUESDAY, 1 MARCH 2011. As written in the Beverley Pasture Act of 1836, both the electors and elected must have their names entered in the Pasture Freemen’s Roll. Nominations forms can…
Roy who has the sandwich van on the Beverley Westwood was less then happy this morning. When he turned up this morning he arrived to find what he described as a ‘mountain of snow’ piled up where he rents his pitch. The snow which has been piled up is from the centre of town and is almost as high as the van he works from. Roy said; “I could not…
A new exhibition will open on Friday, 22 October, at the Beverley Community Museum in the Beverley Guildhall. This latest in the series of local history exhibitions in the Guildhall is entitled “More than a Minster” and looks at the full range of churches, chapels and meeting houses in Beverley, past and present. Fiona Jenkinson, curator, said: “Obviously Beverley Minster is the main church that most people will think of,…
An exhibition showing the range of churches, chapels and meeting houses in Beverley, past and present, will open on Friday, 22 October. “More than a Minster” is the latest in a series of local history exhibitions at Beverley Community Museum in the Beverley Guildhall Fiona Jenkinson, the curator, said, “Obviously Beverley Minster is the main church that most people will think of, but we believe that the sheer number of…
Work to reduce the risk of flooding from Beverley’s Westwood is well under way. East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been working on a two stage scheme in the area. The first stage is now complete and work on the second is due to start later this month. The scheme is just one of the 188 projects throughout the East Riding to reduce the risk of flooding. Councillor Stephen Parnaby,…
Chesterman Tree Care are a new Beverley business ready to deal with any domestic and commercial horticultural or arboricultural issue. Experienced in all areas of the business, from climbing and arboriculture to surveying and horticulture, Chesterman Tree Care are capable of handling any type of business, no matter how big or small. One of their main areas of expertise is dealing with the management of trees. They offer crown lifting,…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council worked closely with Beverley Pasture Masters to update the rules relating to the admission of Freemen and Pasture Freemen in Beverley. Prior to 2010, only sons of Freemen could be admitted a Freeman of Beverley. They must have been born in Beverley and must have been at least 21. In addition, their father had to have been a Freeman when the son was born. There…
A Beverley election steeped in ancient tradition will soon take place at the Guildhall, when 12 new Pasture Masters and two Auditors will be chosen by the Pasture Freemen. The election will take place between 9am and 4pm on MONDAY 1 MARCH 2010. As written in the Beverley Pasture Act of 1836, both the electors and elected must have their names entered in the Pasture Freemen’s Roll. Nominations forms can…
The cattle which come from around the North of UK are almost part of the town it self and keep a long standing tradition of having grazing animals on the pastures of the Beverley Westwood. Just a few weeks ago however there were complaints from the Pasture Masters that some dog walkers were using the drinking troughs to wash their dogs. Pasture masters’ vice- chairman Allan English said: “A friend…
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