King’s Head manager Matt Clapison hopes customers will notice the substance as much as the style when the Market Square pub re-opens after its £450,000 refurbishment. It is only five years since the King’s Head shook off its dusty old image and brought proper, and much-needed, cafe culture to Beverley when owners Marstons spent almost £1m on a total overhaul. Now the browns and creams are going, booths are being…
Beverley ARLC squad celebrated Christmas with a pub crawl around Beverley. To add to the occasion they sported ‘distasteful’ Christmas jumpers, some clearly worse than others. The Ray Speckman Memorial Cup holders visited each of the pubs finishing in the town centre. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1129] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…
Alcohol is the drug of choice amongst many of the young, often drinking so much they are oblivious of the consequences and the risks associated with underage drinking. Nationally each year it is estimated approximately 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking; this includes deaths from road traffic collisions, suicides and from other injuries such as falls, burns and drownings after binge…
On Friday 19 November and Saturday 04 December a drugs initiative took place at several licensed premises across the East Riding, sniffing out any illegal drug use. The operation involved recruiting two specialist trained drugs dogs from West Yorkshire Police and their handlers along with 20 Humberside Police officers. Licensed premises in Hedon, Keyingham and Withernsea were visited on Friday 19 November; using a brown and white coloured Springer spaniel…
How did I get home last night? I don’t remember that? I can’t remember anything from last night? – Have you ever been so drunk you can not remember what you did the night before? Sadly when people drink to excess, they are leaving themselves vulnerable and at risk of being a victim of crime and sexual assault and as we approach the festive period this type of incident is…
Laura Douse, 26 makes it look so easy singing with her guitar across her lap and there seem to be no nerves or over excitement, she just genuinely wants people to enjoy her music. Laura says that she has always loved music and at 16 years of age, taught herself to play the guitar and started writing her own songs but didn’t have the confidence to perform in public until…
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…
The Beverley Ladies Darts League held their end of season party and presentation night at Hodgsons pub. After collecting their awards the women who represent pubs including Hodgsons, The Humber Keel, The Lord Nelson, The Dog and Inn and The Sloop Inn partied until the early hours. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1084] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on…
Scouts in the Beverley St Nicholas group were treated to a top-level talk on their town by Councillor David Elvidge. They had many ideas of their own about Beverley, and grabbed the opportunity to pass them on to the Councillor. David Elvidge tells HU17.net his account of the evening “Following a meeting at the Scouts AGM last year I find I must have made an impression on at least one…
The Beverley in Bloom Awards were presented this week by Mayor of Beverley, Bessie Foot. Individuals, schools and businesses were all recognised for their floral display achievements. St John of Beverley RC Primary School won the Educational Endeavour. Businesses that received awards included some of the most colourful establishments in the town this summer. Beverley Racecourse, The Tea Cosy in Highgate, The Green Dragon in Saturday Market and The Royal…
The Beverley Food Festival, organised by Beverley Town Council, will be returning to the town for a fifth year on Sunday 3rd October 2010. Located in Saturday Market Place, with 70 stalls selling local food from Beverley and the East Riding and a 200-seat food theatre marquee, the event annually attracts upwards of 10,000 residents and visitors. Town Councillor Matt Snowden, Chairman and founder of the event, said: “On behalf…
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…
Ladies in their thousands descended on Beverley Racecourse today to enjoy Ladies Day at the races today. The streets of Beverley were awash with colour as many enjoyed a drink in the pubs and bars throughout the town, and limos of all shapes and sizes were on show to ferry the ladies, dressed in their finest, to the races. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge…
Wednesday Market in Beverley was full of life on Saturday night. The Belgium Horse Ball enjoyed some of what Beverley has to offer. The squad is here competing championships being held at Bishop Burton. In Fusion Soul Patrol entertained a packed out bar, while next door in the Queens Head punters enjoyed a few drinks in one of Beverley’s more traditional pubs. Many people took the chance to sit outside…
Businesses in Beverley are starting to get behind the town’s Heroes Welcome campaign. With Armed Forces Day already affirming the town’s commitment to our serving men and women, former mayor councillor David Elvidge has been urging shops, pubs and restaurants to actively welcome soldiers to their businesses. Heroes Welcome is an intiative which means businesses will display a logo in their windows saying members of the armed forces will be…
HU17.net celebrates its first birthday today – and we’re proud to have played our part in promoting our wonderful town in this thoroughly enjoyable first year. Our goal remains simple – to chronicle local life, to promote the local community and their activities and portray the town in the positive light it so richly deserves. The site is the brainchild – and obsession – of Molescroft resident Paul Smith, whose…
Some of the areas biggest nightspots in the East Riding will be given polycarbonate bottles and glasses in time for the World Cup. Beverley pubs will become the first pubs in the East Riding to be issued polycarbonate glasses. This weekend England will play their first match in the World Cup and officers in the East Riding will be issuing these glasses as a preventative measure. Licensing Officer Chris Chapman…
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…