Beverley has a lot to offer its residents including historical landmarks, fine-dining a great town centre and the wonderful Westwood but sometimes, as great as the town is, you need to get away and now is a great time to take a break as P&O Ferries’ 2for1 mini cruise offer started this month which means that readers of HU17.net can travel to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Bruges or further afield on the…
The team at Perfect 32 Dental Practice in Beverley is celebrating winning the prestigious Training Business of the Year crown at the Chamber Bridlington and Wolds Business Awards on Friday 14th October. Principal dentist, Gary Rowland, from the NHS and private practice in Ladygate, and his wife and practice manager, Nicki, attended the glitzy awards ceremony with their team at The Royal Hall, Bridlington Spa, hosted by Hull & Humber…
Molescroft Grange Farm located on the outskirts of Beverley will be expanding it’s community involvement & reducing the large waiting list for allotments in East Yorkshire* by providing allotments by the 1st March 2012. The Molescroft Grange Community Allotments Association, set up by Barry Love, John Whalley (interim Treasurer & Chairman, both members of the local community), & Tamara Hall (Pictured above; interim Secretary, Molescroft Grange Farm), would like local…
On Saturday 15th October, Longcroft School and East Riding Youth Dance joined forces to pilot a Day of Dance. As an increasingly popular option for students at both GCSE and A-level, the day was aimed at students who want improve their dance skills and techniques in preparation for their examinations later in the school year. Jonathan Chapman, Assistant Headteacher and Director of the Performing Arts, explained: “There’s a lot of…
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…
From experience, there are some dogs in their final 10-12 weeks of training, who may benefit from a home environment rather than a kennel environment. Although kennels is a more consistent and routine environment, we do need to provide the right accommodation for the individual dog which will enhance their performance as a future guide dog. With the dog relaxed and confident, we are able to make a better match…
An East Riding Youth Summit will be held on Saturday 29th October at Beverley Minster between 10.00am-1.00pm. This Free event is for young people aged 15-25 and their church leaders, who are passionate about changing the face of the church. Mark Russell CEO of Church Army says: “The church is wrinkling and shrinking; we are neither reaching nor discipling young people in significant numbers. The Church of England in many…
A popular scheme to waive weekend car parking charges in the run-up to Christmas, which the council has operated for the last three years, is set to be extended to cover weekend parking for the whole of the three months November 2011 to January 2012. For every weekend from 5/6 November to 29/29 January 2012, parking will be free at all 38 council car parks where charges normally apply. The…
The first weekend of the Beverley Literature Festival saw queuing round the block for Val MacDermid and Mark Billingham; and the Beverley Treasure House was packed with children meeting authors, making stories and being spell-bound by performers at the children’s literature festival. On Thursday, Thomas Penn will be talking about his acclaimed, debut account of early Tudor history – it’s been admired by novelists (including Hilary Mantel) and historians alike. …
First year the girls have participated in Lifestyle. Lifestyle team called Looney Lifestylers. Group of 4 girls from Beverley Minster Primary School all aged 10. Katie Elgey of Poplars Way, Laura Kelly of Cartwright Lane, Lucy Coghlan of Norwood and Hollie Davison of The Hollies. Chose Yorkshire Cancer Research as all the girls knew someone close to them who had died or suffered from this disease and when they looked…
Sponsored by KC, Jellycat Media, The New Inn Leven and Great Newsome Brewery – The Leven Real Ale Festival took place in late June this year. The festival was a huge success with over 600 people attending over the 2 days. People who attended the festival had the chance to sample some of this regions finest real ales, watch fantastic live entertainment and all set in the beautiful surroundings of…
Crew Clothing Co., designs premium quality casual clothing and is delighted to announce the latest addition to its retail portfolio with a new store on Butcher’s Row in Beverley. The doors open 4th October to its fabulous new concept store influenced by its coastal heritage. Join the opening party 14th – 16th October. Crew will be running a competition to win £250 of store vouchers and the first 10 customers…
On Friday 30 September 2011, singer, DJ and star of Big Brother, Dane Bowers visited the Defence School of Transport, Normandy Barracks Leconfield. Dane visited DST to do a radio interview on Garrison FM 87.7 FM to promote ‘Eclipse’, a mixed martial arts event that will be taking place on 29 October 2011 in the spectacular surroundings of the Hull Ice Arena. The evening boasts an exciting 14 bout fight…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s youth support service has joined forced with Beverley Town Council to offer young people the chance to cook and taste healthy meals at Beverley Food Festival on Sunday 2 October. The youth support service has been supported by NHS East Riding of Yorkshire public health team to bring in specialist chefs and activity instructors from Fit to Eat. The event will take place at the…
Beverley Minster will host an Old School Disco theme Youth Café on Friday 30th September for upto 250 young people . Tickets for the event which starts at 7.00pm and finishes at 9.30pm are priced £2 and are available now from all three secondary school libraries, Beverley Minster Parish Centre & Shop. The Youth Café is aimed at young people in school years 7-9 and there is a range of…
In 2010, Beverley Festival made it to the shortlist in the Best Family Festival category at the UK Festival Awards. After being mystery shopped this June by an Awards judge, they have made it to not just one but two categories for 2011: Best Family and Best Small Festival. For the festival to be in with a real chance of winning an award this year, organisers are hoping music -loving…
The deadline for the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition is fast approaching, on Friday, 30 September, with residents urged not to miss the opportunity to show off their creative talent and be in with the chance of winning a great prize. Entries have been coming in steadily and are being uploaded to the online gallery of the competition website www.eastriding.gov.uk/capturingtheeastriding The competition is open to all amateur photographers. Eligible…
Humberside Police have received a report of a member of the public receiving a letter purporting to be from Hong Kong, and suggesting that the recipient of the letter was due to receive a large amount of money. The letter stated that it was sent from a bank in Hong Kong, and that the recipient was due to receive a substantial amount of inheritance money – all they had to…
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