A brand new weekly event has been put in place by the team at Sewerby Hall and Gardens aimed at engaging vulnerable and elderly visitors or those faced with loneliness.
If you are in need of some friendly company and social engagement then why not come along to the weekly ‘Sewerby Social’.
Sewerby Hall and Gardens, near Bridlington, are looking for volunteers to help with three aspects of their visitor programme in 2017.
Costume Project Volunteers are needed to help to run sewing and costume- making sessions in the Orangery every Monday during the season when the house is open to the public, between Easter and the end of October.
Flamborough Head Lighthouse will be opening its doors to the public once again for the start of the 2017 season.
From Saturday, 1 April, staff members from Sewerby Hall and Gardens will offer visitors informative guided tours of this iconic structure between 12noon and 4pm.
After nearly three months of intensive work, the Clock Tower Café at Sewerby Hall and Gardens is scheduled to re-open to visitors on Saturday, 18 February 2017.
Contractors from William Birch and Sons have been onsite carrying out important structural work to the tower of the café and have completely refurbished the iconic structure replacing joinery, stonework and lead as appropriate.
The Humber Museums Partnership has recently been successful in raising £547,000 from a National Strategic Arts Council England fund, Ambitions for Excellence.
East Riding Museums is a member of the Humber Museums Partnership, alongside Hull Museums and North Lincs Museums.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s countryside access team has launched its Countryside Events 2017 programme.
From rambles and themed walks (including photography, navigation, geocaching and orienteering) to wildlife watching events; from Kids Go Wild events to workshops, conservation days and natural craft workshops – the programme includes something for everybody with an interest in the outdoors.
Hull and East Yorkshire’s premier tourism awards, the REYTAs, have achieved record entries yet again.
And such was the quality, the organisers, Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) had to introduce an additional category during the short-listing process because of the “overwhelming” numbers vying for the honour of Remarkable Tourism Event.
The team at Sewerby Hall and Gardens have put together a fantastic fun-filled program of events and activities for the half-term holiday week with something on offer for all ages and interests.
Between Sunday, 19 and Sunday, 26 February, visitors will be able to take part in many varied and entertaining activities including healthy walks, family archery and outdoor wildlife sessions, pancake tossing and a brand new Rusticus Adventure: Gold Rush!