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“Eat So They Can”

The weekend of 16/17 October is when charity events are being held worldwide in aid of orphaned and vulnerable children living in poverty in Africa.

Beverley is just one of over 1000 parties involved globally, from Alaska to New Zealand.

The host in Beverley, Karina Clappison, has arranged her party for

Sunday, 17th October
at
Armstrong’s Social Club
Beverley
12 noon - 4.00 pm.

The event is a dinner party with locally sourced food including organic, so will be fresh and tasty.

Beverley businesses are generously donating many amazing prizes for this event, and a band will be playing African music.

Tickets cost:

£6.50 Single Ticket
£15.00 Family Ticket

Tickets are available in advance direct from Karina: 01482 868094/ karina@angel7.karoo.co.uk.
Also from Beverley Tourist Office, Butcher’s Row:  01482 391672
 
More details about the global campaign are at http://www.eatsotheycan.org/host/karina-clappison

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BEVERLEY FOLK FESTIVAL
18 - 20 June
27 Years: 1983 - 2010
Patron: John Godber
The country festival in the shadow of the historic Beverley Minster

 

Beverley Folk Festival gets the thumbs up foranother great weekend of music 

This year’s Beverley Folk Festival has been given the thumbs up by by Arts Council England, Yorkshire, as it is awarded £27, 321 under its Grants for the arts programme.

Helen Featherstone, Arts Participation and Inclusion Officer, Arts Council England, Yorkshire, said:  ‘We are pleased to support Beverley Folk Festival with its future planning. This Lottery award will enable the festival to develop and attract a wider range of audiences, who will enjoy and experience folk performances and emerging artists’.

The festival, now in its 27th year, has been developing each year to become one of the main events of its kind in the region. Originally a festival with a programme of purely traditional folk music performers, it has now expanded to include a broader mix of artists, alongside some leading traditional musicians from the Yorkshire region as well as throughout the British Isles and overseas.

The festival manages to combine elements of a town festival with the relaxed summer atmosphere of a country, green field event, taking place in the shadow of Beverley’s historic Minster, in the grounds of its Leisure Complex.  A short walk from the centre of the town, whilst on the edge of the town and country.

This year’s event has a truly Scottish theme with the dynamic fiddle playing of Blazin’ Fiddles, and hit makers The Proclaimers, who will finish off the festival on the Sunday night in its traditional fiery style.  To launch the festival on the Friday night will be the lead singer of the former Scottish acoustic pop group Fairground Attraction,  Eddi Reader.

Festival organisers and audiences alike will be delighted by the performance this year of some key Yorkshire artists including The Demon Barber Roadshow, bringing English traditional song and dance to a broad audience of all ages,  and Martin Simpson who will be back with his trio, having won the BBC Radio 2 Award for Best Traditional Song. Firm festival favourites will also be back for the third time, the legendary band famous for its hit record with “The Floral Dance”, The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. Many of the great young performers from the region will also be appearing over the festival weekend including the Leeds based group, Ellen and the Escapades, who created such a great impression at their appearance last year that they have been invited back to the festival for a second time.

A great line up, in its regularly innovative and eclectic programming. A festival that offers one of the most friendly and relaxed atmospheres of all the Summer festivals - not to be missed..

Artists confirmed to date include:

The Proclaimers, Eddi Reader, Roy Bailey & Tony Benn, The Demon Barber Roadshow, The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band, Martin Simpson Trio, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Dervish, Charlie Dore & The Hula Valley Orchestra, Blazin’ Fiddles, Koshka, Doğan Mehmet, Ivan Brackenbury,  Henry Priestman, Jerry Harmon (USA), Jeni & Billy (USA), Sean Taylor, Karen Tweed, Ellen & The Escapades, Tyde

and lots more …………..

A packed programme of music and dance, as well as Comedy, Literature, Poetry, Youth and Kids events, all promise to make the festival a must for festival goers next June

“Winter Special ” tickets available NOW until 31st March on line from http://www.beverleyfestival.com/

Further information:  Chris Wade 01377 217569  info@beverleyfestival.com

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The next British Heart Foundation (BHF) Fundraising Campaign is in February 2010 - Red for Heart.  Below is a list of red-themed fundraising ideas.

February 2010 is National Heart Month and we will be asking people in the North and East Yorkshire communities to once again take a stand against the UK’s biggest killer - heart disease - by supporting the Red for Heart campaign. (To read the full article please click here)

Go RED for HEART In 2010

February 2010 is National Heart Month, and your chance to take a stand against heart disease, the UK’s biggest killer, by supporting the Red for Heart Campaign in your workplace, school, university, club or community - do anything you like as long as it is RED!

If you do just one of the activities listed here in February - you could improve or save lives of people living with heart disease in the UK. Do something to help, go Red today and raise some reddies to help fight heart disease!

Here’s an A-Z of Red Fundraising Ideas to help you out!

• Dress up, dress down, and dress red.  Support our National Wear Red day on Friday 26^th February 2010 with work colleagues/friends - get sponsored / make a donation to dress totally in red - simple but effective.

• Go Red Showtime!  Themed parties, 70s discos or fashion shows can be a real hoot and raise a lot of funds, why not turn one red for heart? Clothes, drinks, food, decorations included!

• Red Love Hearts.  Why not have a VALENTINE LURVE WALL at work, school or youth club donate a £1, write your love note in red, stick on the Lurve Wall!!

• Big Red Hair Do.  Get sponsored to go redhead for the day - dare to dye your hair red or try a red wig - or even a red hat.

• Paint the town red!  Have a night out with mates to celebrate Valentine’s Day but dress up and organise a collection to raise funds. Try a love theme like Romeo & Juliet or Cinderella & Prince Charming, Film Stars, High School Musical, Superheroes or just put on your posh red frocks and dapper suits with red ties. Charge a couple of quid to join in the fun.  Remember to get official BHF ID badges and collecting tins and official permission if collecting in a public place.

• Red Celebration donation.  Ask guests at your engagement/wedding or anniversary parties for donations to mend broken hearts, we can help with red donation envelopes.

• Reddy Steady Cook.  Why not get creative in the kitchen and bake some red cakes - get the food colouring out or just turn your cakes red by decorating them with red icing hearts - then sell them to friends and family.

• Red Kisses and Hearts.  Find an empty wall, cover with paper, slap on the bright red lippy, kiss the paper and write a message by it - £1 a go.

• Hearty Red Brekkie.  Hold a heart cookies and strawberry milkshake, or raspberry smoothie morning - any fruit will do - as long as it’s red. Great fun for playgroups, nurseries and early years!

• Red Valentines Love Quiz.  Ask romantic questions about love songs, romantic films, loved up celeb couples, etc. Everyone that takes part has to wear red of course!

• Hugathon.  Find as many people as possible, line them up and hug each other - get sponsored to hug people. Or why not pucker up and sell your luscious kisses. Remember your red lippy again!

• Red Tarts with Hearts.  Afternoon tea - invite your friends round, and enjoy tea and red strawberry jam tarts - or strawberries and cream. Charge for coming along, hold a raffle as well, hold it at work, at school, anywhere at all really.

• Red Friendship walk.  Organise a walk for all your single friends on Valentines Day - during the lunchtime or straight after work or college - charge them to join or to raise sponsorship and make sure they wear something red. You might end up with lots of wedding to go to!

• Seeing Red.  Maybe you play for a football team or other team sport? Whatever colour your usual strip is, why not don something red for heart and play a friendly to raise funds.

• Strictly Red Dancing!  Do you have dance lessons - or attend tea dances? Why not get together a Strictly Red dancing competition - could be a good social event to celebrate Valentine’s Day and raise funds.

• Red Tin Hearts.  Grab a collecting tin and organise a desk to desk collection in your office - ask us for red collecting tin and red stickers so every one gets a heart on Valentines Day.

• Simply Red - sticky & sweet.  Fill a jar with your favourite red sweets - throw a few love hearts in for good measure. Guess how many sweets are in the jar - pay per go.

• Red Hot Chilli Evening.  Why not invite your friends around for a chilli supper - or if you don’t like chilli - try cooking something else - just get your friends to supper and charge to attend.

• Red Balloon.  Sell a balloon tag; write a love message on it, I love u, In memory of, Friendship etc, attach to a red balloon and on Valentines Day release all the balloons into the sky.

• Lucky Red Lingerie.  Why not show off any slinky red pants gifts from Christmas or Valentines by getting sponsored to wear them over your jeans for a day…if Superman and Wonderwoman can do it why can’t you?

• Red Passion Parade.  Get everyone to bring in his or her worst or funniest lingerie or underwear, preferably red!  Create a ‘gallery of shame’ and match the pants to the person - pay to vote.

• Red Promises, promises.  Get everyone to get a red pen write down a promise on a heart-shaped piece of paper - put them in a jar and sell the promises! You keep the promises - we get the cash!

• Hot Pink Passion Puds.  Get your canteen to do make special Valentine puddings or deserts, or anything red - or pink? Using fresh and healthy ingredients? Contribution to our Appeal for every item sold.

• Red Letter Day for the Boss.  Get the bosses to make the tea, do the photocopying, work switchboard or work in the canteen during the lunchhour - sponsor them or charge them forfeits for any mistakes - or get the boss to organise a team-building Red Letter Day for the staff to fundraise for the appeal.

• Maybe baby.  Everyone bring in their funniest baby photo. Charge people £2 a go to guess who’s who. Person that gets most right wins but give 50% to our Appeal - perfect!

• Walk & Talk.  Bring healthy lunch to work - include a red apple - and walk a couple of blocks talking with your friends/colleagues - send us the money that would normally be spent sitting in the pub or café.

• Small but beautiful.  Turn the air red not blue! Small swear box on every desk and charge people for their bad language - you decide on how much a word!

For more information & ideas contact:

Lucy Watson on 01904 639308 / 07802 755708 or email watsonl@bhf.org.uk

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EVENTS IN BEVERLEY MINSTER
Saturday 4th July at 7.30pm

MUSIC FOR A SUMMER’S EVENING
WITH
THE MELSA CONSORT

Conductor David Wigley

Alan Spedding
Piano

Includes Music by

Haydn, Mendelssohn, Chilcott and Verdi

Tickets £7

      Available from Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 391672

      Beverley Music Centre

      Box Office 01964 544145

     At the door from 6.45pm

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The Yorkshire Wolds stretch and arc from the chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head to the banks of the Humber Estuary at Hessle. It is some of the most picturesque and unspoilt landscape in the country - a true hidden gem just waiting to be discovered. From bustling market towns such as Beverley, Driffield, Pocklington and Market Weighton to countless pretty villages with their well-kept village greens, pubs, ponds and churches, the Yorkshire Wolds offer miles of beautiful scenery, peaceful riverside walks, woodlands teaming with wildlife and a gently undulating patchwork quilt of farmland  brimming with crops and wild flowers of every description.

The rolling hills of the Yorkshire Wolds are ideal for discovering by bicycle or walking and the best way to make the most of the area is to follow ‘The Wolds Way’ - a 79 mile unbroken National Trail which captures the unrivalled beauty of the region and takes in many hidden villages well off the beaten track.

Driffield - ‘The Capital of The Wolds’ - is a thriving market town with charming Victorian buildings and shops and is also home to one of the largest agricultural shows in the country. At the western edge of the Wolds is Pocklington, with it’s narrow interesting streets dominated by the splendid 15th century church, and offering lovely walks along the canal, it is an understated, quiet town which is the epitome of the whole region. A visit to Pocklington is not complete without seeing Burnby Hall & Gardens which house Europe’s largest collection of water lillies - over 5,000 different species!

Market Weighton is a 750 year old market town that once regularly held the largest sheep fair in England and was home to William Bradley, ‘The Yorkshire Giant’, who at seven feet nine inches, was the tallest Englishman ever recorded. Market Weighton is in easy reach of many public footpaths and rights of way which pass through the town, including the Yorkshire Wolds Way, The Minster Way and the Humber Way as well as the North Sea Cycle Route.

By far the most popular and most visited town in East Yorkshire is Beverley. This busy market town with it’s chic shops, fine Medieval & Georgian architecture is arguably one of the most beautiful towns in Britain. The famous Beverley Minster was founded in the 8th century and is one of the best examples of a cathedral size Gothic church in Europe. Beverley race course must be one of the most attractive courses in the country, set as it is among the open space of Beverley Westwood, and with attractions such as the city of Hull and the East Yorkshire coast within easy reach, Beverley is both fascinating & memorable and is the perfect base for discovering the beauty of the Yorkshire Wolds.

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From the famous, white chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head to the stunning sand dunes of Spurn Point, the East Yorkshire coastline is suprising, fascinating, wild and treacherous - but always spectacular. For the visitor the East Yorkshire coast offers bustling traditional seaside towns, miles of golden sand, picturesque, peaceful walks and thousands of years of history. There is something for everyone along this glorious piece of coastline - from bird watching to fishing, sandcastles to beach combing, visiting places of interest to just escaping the crowds - the East Yorkshire coast has it all.

The whole area from Flamborough in the north to Spurn Point in the Humber Estuary has some of the finest beaches in England and is a magnet for families looking to enjoy a visit to the seaside throughout the year. But away from the bustling resorts offering family entertainment of all descriptions lies another side of the area - the peaceful serenity of long tranquil walks, discovering an abundance of wildlife and all manner of flora & fauna, historical attractions and the chance to escape from every day life.

Bempton cliffs are some of the the highest in East England, towering 200m they are home to the largest nesting seabird colonies in England. The Reserve is home to thousands of gulls, puffins, kittiwakes and cormorants and attracts avid watchers from all parts of the UK and beyond.

The area around Flamborough Head, including Thornwick Bay & Danes Syke, offers the visitor peaceful walks and spectacular coastal views with hidden caves, unusual rock formations and isolated winding pathways. Flamborough village sits in the centre of the headland with it’s famous lighthouse built in 1806.  The area of the North Sea off Flamborouigh Head is the resting ground of many ship wrecks, including the Bonhomme Richard, flagship of John Paul Jones, which was sunk by the British in 1779 in the first action of the newly-formed United States Navy. Danes Dyke, a huge 4km long ditch earthwork leading to the beach, dates back to Neolithic times and provides the visitor with unforgettable sights and invigorates the senses of all who take the time to meander along it’s narrow, sinuous pathways.

Situated on the cliff top, just south of Flamborough and overlooking Bridlington Bay, is Sewerby Hall and Gardens. This magnificent 18th century mansion attracts thousands of visitors every year and is set in 50 acres of beautiful, well kept grounds. It offers peaceful landscaped gardens as well as a pitch and putt golf course, children’s zoo & play area and tea rooms. It also houses a permanent collection of souvenirs & momentoes dedicated to the Hull-born aviator Amy Johnson who was the first woman to fly solo from the UK to Australia in 1930. There is also a bowls rink and one one the most picturesque cricket grounds in the country situated on the cliff top.

Bridlington, with it’s miles of golden sand and historic harbour, is a traditional seaside town that has been welcoming visitors since the Edwardian era.  The clean, expansive beaches are still the main attraction of a visit to Bridlington but visitors who explore the town will find the magnificent Priory Church, once one of the largest and most important monasteries in England, the ‘Old Town’ with it’s 17th century High Street and the Bayle Museum which was once the local prison. Once a thriving fishing community, Bridlington has adapted with the times and offers something for everyone - beaches, all manner of entertainment, including two 18 hole golf courses, history, a superb location and, ofcourse, delicious fish & chips!

A few mile south of Bridligton lies the small town of Hornsea. Once a centre for smuggling along the coast, Hornsea developed and expanded as an exclusive holiday resort with the arrival of the railway in the Victorian era. Home to Yorkshire’s largest natural lake, the town became known world-wide for it’s famous Hornsea Pottery which ceased production in 2000. The site of the pottery is now home to the Freeport Shopping Village offering visitors over 50 outlets selling a range of goods from designer clothing to kitchen utensils. The award-winning Hornsea Folk Museum, situated in an historic farmhouse in the town centre, gives the visitor a fascinating glimpse into rural life in Holderness from years gone by. On the edge of the town lies Hornsea Golf Club, generally regarded as one of the finest golf courses in Yorkshire.

Further down the East Yorkshire coast is the lively, seaside town of Withernsea. Offering plenty of entertainment, Withernsea is also perfect for exploring the area of Holderness. In the town centre the recently landscaped Valley Gardens is a large open space offering plenty of seating, children’s play equipment and an arena used for open-air concerts during the summer season. The inland lighthouse standing in the centre of the town gives spectacular views out to sea and of the Holderness landscape.

Beyond Withersea the coast line dwindles down to Spurn Point - a three and a half mile long spectacular hooked finger of sand and shingle banks only 50 metres wide in places -  that turns into the Humber Estuary. The whole area is a nature reserve and is perfect for bird watching, fishing or walking. This unique landscape is often referred to as ‘the oddest place in Britain’, and once visited it’s easy to see why. Spurn Point is also home to Britain’s only full-time lifeboat station.

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Girls Allowed Back at the Processed Pea

One of the most talked-about young female bands on the UK acoustic scene - TINY TIN LADY are returning to this area on Tuesday 6th May at 8.30pm when they will perform at acoustic music venue The Processed Pea - held at The Light Dragoon Pub in Etton nr Beverley.

The quartet - all just in their early twenties - has been winning acclaim everywhere for their unique and bewitching blend of brilliant, original songs, thrilling harmonies and memorable performances. Bandleader, songwriter and guitarist, Danni Gibbins, is being commended as one of the most promising and original new writers of her generation. She shares vocal duties with sister Beth and the blend of the sibling voices makes for compelling listening. The line up is completed by bassist, Helen Holmes whose rootsy, funky playing provides a solid foundation for Danni’s guitar work while fiddle player Katrina Gilmore weaves between the instruments and adds vocal harmonies.

Together since February 2004, they have performed at over 30 festivals including Glastonbury Acoustic Stage and Fairport Convention’s Cropredy Festival. At Cropredy the Fairports played along with the girls onstage and later invited them to be part of their 40th anniversary tour.

Processed Pea organiser Martin Peirson explained “We were impressed by the girls debut appearance here and just had to have them back. When people like Richard Thompson and Ralph McTell have great things to say about them there is a bit of a clue that they are a cut above the rest!”

Tickets (£8) are available in advance from Beverley Tourist Information & Costcutter Cherry Burton .
Telephone reservation /info: 01430 810669.
email martin@peirson.karoo.co.uk

“These girls show a talent and a respect for music that far belies their tender years.” Ralph McTell

“They are going to be massive and will give the scene a huge shot in the arm” The Folk magazine

“These kids are sensational. Great songs, brilliant singing, terrific energy - they are destined for great things.” Manchester Evening News

“They are taking the folkscene by storm” FRoots

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High Farm Country Farm gets the go-ahead for more holiday homes at their park at Routh, nr Beverley

A holiday park near Beverley has received approval from East Riding County Council for a major extension.

High Farm Country Park at Routh can now build a further 125 timber lodge holiday homes to help it meet unprecedented demand.

Park owner, Pat Northgraves, described the announcement as great news.  “There’s a real sense of momentum here and we didn’t want to lose any of it.  There’s a changing clientele out there that wants more luxurious holiday homes, a relaxing pace of life and tranquil surroundings.  We’re happy to oblige”.

Work has already begun on landscaping the area earmarked for the new lodges in a way that fits in with the park’s ethos of creating a peaceful and natural environment.

The park was recently awarded the David Bellamy Award for Conservation and holds a five star tourist award for the quality of its farmhouse cottages.

Mr Northgraves said “The idea at High Farm is for visitors to have as relaxing and enjoyable time as possible, so we’ve focused on the whole experience.  We’re positioning the timber lodges within spacious plots around one of our lakes, overlooking miles of open countryside”.

The planning approval coincides with the company’s launch of the “Lifestyle Lodge” - the region’s first locally-built designer timber building.

The lodges are made by Beverley-based Coastline Leisure, Cayline Cabinets of Hornsea, and Beverley Pine, of Hull Road, Woodmansey.

Mr Northgraves said the new timber lodges would bring “something different” to the park.

He said “They are built with imagination and care by local craftsmen to create the perfect living space”.

(Hull Daily Mail - 9th April 2008)

(See High Farm Country Park’s main ad here)

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