For the past three years, the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) East Yorkshire Branch has joined forces with Longcroft School to stage a ‘Celebration of Christmas’ at St Mary’s Church.
To help the people of Beverley to mark the anniversary next year of 100 years since the start of the First World War, the Beverley and Rural Community Partnership are considering a bid for money
Beverley Masons from the Constitution Lodge 294 made a donation of £400 to Beverley Armed Forces Day.
This Sunday sees Beverley Armed Forces day takes place in the town centre, and it promises to be a real family affair.
Each month customers of the Beverley Building Society decide which charity should receive a £250 donation and this month was the turn of Armed Forces charity – SSAFA.
On 10th April 2013, the East Yorkshire Branch of military charity SSAFA Forces Help changes its name to SSAFA as part of a rebrand aimed at improving awareness of the charity amongst members of the Forces community.
The Defence School of Transport, based at Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, will exercise the Freedom of the East Riding at Beverley’s next Armed Forces Day on Sunday 7th July 2013.
On Saturday 8th December, the annual Celebration of Christmas Concert in support of SSAFA Forces Help East Yorkshire took place in Beverley’s historic St Mary’s Church, blessed by Revd Becky Lumley’s most welcome support.
Longcroft School has joined forces with one the country’s oldest military charity, to organise a fundraising Christmas concert at Saint Mary’s Church in Beverley.
Throughout August members of the Beverley Building Society have been voting for which local charity they think should receive a £250 donation from the Society. Votes have been counted and last month’s winner was the Wilf Ward Family Trust.
Today’s event might have been more aptly named East Riding of Yorkshire Armed Forces Day as supporters in our community of the Armed Forces and senior Officers of all three services came to Beverley to sign the Community Covenant
Beverley Armed Forces Day, Sunday 1st July 2012 will be a very special one as this year the East Ridings Community Covenant is to be signed by among others the head of the British Army in Yorkshire and the North East, Brigadier Greville Bibby
Beverley Building Society is the latest local business to get behind Beverley Armed Forces Day 2012. This free one day event will be taking place in Beverley’s historic Saturday Market Place on Sunday
SSAFA Forces Help East Yorkshire is pleased to announce Beverley Armed Forces Day will take place on Sunday 1st July 2012. Over the last few days our fighting fund has been swelled
This will be or could be the fourth year that Beverley has hosted in its historic Saturday Market Place an event to recognise our Country’s Armed Forces, their commitment, achievements and continuing relationships with us all when they leave the service.
Beverley Armed Forces Day is this year scheduled for Sunday 1st July 2012. However with reduced funding available from the MOD we would like to appeal to anyone who may be able to sponsor us to ensure the day is a fitting one in this our Queens Diamond Jubilee Year.
Local author Barrie Barnes approached David Elvidge last year with the news that through his research into Beverley’s history around WW1, he had discovered thirty three names missing from the memorial in Hengate
On Saturday 10th Decmber at 3 pm once again Bandmaster Graham Janes and his Band started the annual Christmas Celebration Concert at St Mary’s Church in aid of SSAFA Forces Help East Yorkshire. This year pupils from St Mary’s Primary School and St Nicholas Primary were joined by the Longcroft Gospil Choir. The concert has attracted more and more people each year and an estimated four hundred joined in with…