Monthly Archives: May 2012
Football derby: Easington United B v Withernsea AFC
| May 31, 2012 | Filled under Community, Easington, Events, Sport, Withernsea |
RICH LUSMORE writes: Final game this season is a keen local derby and FREE entry to Easington Recreation & Sports Ground! Posted from here. read more
Preston Memory Café
| May 31, 2012 | Filled under Community, Events, HealthWatch, Preston |
A MEMORY CAFÉ is being held regularly at Preston Community Hall to offer a friendly place for sufferers of dementia, their families and carers to meet. The Café will be held on the third Tuesday of every month from 1pm – 3pm. The next scheduled Memory Café will be held on Tuesday 19th June 2012 at… read more
Summer of Celebrations photography competition
| May 30, 2012 | Filled under Community, East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
EAST RIDING COUNCIL is running a photography competition to capture the mood of the region as it celebrates the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympic Torch Relay. The summer of 2012 is set to be an exciting time for residents and visitors across the East Riding. With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend taking place this weekend,… read more
Graham Stuart ‘celebrates’ victory on Caravan Tax
| May 30, 2012 | Filled under Campaigns, Debate, Politics |
“fantastic news for the tens of thousands of people employed in this little understood but successful and important industry” GRAHAM STUART MP will be meeting with caravan manufacturers and local MPs today to discuss the impacts of the announcement by the Government not to ditch the 20% VAT charge on the sale of static caravans. The… read more
Jubilee Bells Celebration – an appeal for new Bell ringers!
| May 30, 2012 | Filled under Community, Events, Faith, Holderness |
CHURCH BELLS ringing out in celebration will be one of the sounds that will mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee long weekend from Saturday 2nd to Tuesday 5th June 2012. Ringing church bells to celebrate special events is a particularly English tradition which will be going on all over the country this weekend, including in the… read more
Model Boat Weekend at Kelsey Gardens
| May 29, 2012 | Filled under Burstwick, Events |
Shrek has been seen at Kelsey Gardens! HULL MODEL BOAT CLUB are holding their Annual Open Weekend at Kelsey Gardens this Saturday June 2nd and Sunday June 3rd 2012. There will be plenty of boats on display and other special events from 9:30am – 4:30pm each day. If you have a boat and are not… read more
Clash of the “Titans”… well, the three pubs actually… on Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Day in Paull
| May 29, 2012 | Filled under Community, Events, Paull |
PAULL CELEBRATIONS for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee take place on Monday 4th June 2012. …And will we see shades of The Clash of the Titans or Rocky XIII as the village’s three pubs go head-to-head in a competition!? The Royal Oak, Humber Tavern and Crown Inn will be the focus of the fun and activities as… read more
Hedon Jubilee Celebrations – Schedule
| May 29, 2012 | Filled under Community, Events, Hedon |
HEDON TOWN COUNCIL has published the provisional schedule for the Celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next Monday (4th June 2012). The approximate running order for events on Market Hill, Hedon is as follows: 5:00pm JAZZ BAND 5:15pm FANCY DRESS COMPETITION 5:45pm SCHOOL/NURSERY PAINTING COMPETITION JUDGING 6:00pm PUPPET SHOW 7:00pm PUBS – TUG OF WAR 7:30pm… read more
Government climb down on Caravan Tax – Twitter News
| May 28, 2012 | Filled under Campaigns, Politics |
GRAHAM STUART MP acknowledged on Twitter tonight that the Government has “listened” on the Caravan Tax. Delighted that #caravantax is to be 5% and delayed till next April. Great news for jobs. Congrats to campaigners and Ministers who listened. May 28, 2012 9:08 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite @grahamstuart Graham Stuart MP East Hull MP, Karl Turner,… read more
Roos Rooster for May 2012
| May 28, 2012 | Filled under Community, Newsletters, Roos |
HU12 ONLINE is always delighted to share the wonderful Roos parish newsletter The Rooster with readers from the wider Holderness area. The current edition updates local villagers on progress with the bells at All Saint’s Church. The Archbishop of York is intending to hold a service of dedication to the refurbished bells in September this year. Find… read more
Paull Car Boot Sale – Sat 2nd June 2012
| May 28, 2012 | Filled under Community, Events, Paull |
THE NEXT Paull Car Boot Sale of the season will take place on the village sports playing field on Saturday 2nd June 2012. Sellers will be welcome on site from 7.00am for £5 per car. Traders will be charged £10. The sale is open to the public from 8.00am until 1.00pm and you can park… read more
Hedon motorcyclist killed in crash – Police appeal for information
| May 28, 2012 | Filled under Hedon, Humberside Police |
A HEDON MOTORCYCLIST aged 47 has been killed as a result of a road traffic collision. Humberside Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision which happened on the B1248, at the junction with Rootas Lane near Cherry Burton at around 10:25am on Sunday 27th May 2012. A silver coloured Volkswagen Polo was in collision… read more
Can you help support Withernsea RNLI at your Summer Fair?
| May 28, 2012 | Filled under Charity, Community, Withernsea |
THE WITHERNSEA LIFEBOAT (RNLI) Voluntary fund-raising Committee is seeking the support of local communities. The group hopes to attend as many local fairs or fêtes as possible this summer to raise money for this vital life-saving service. Richard Harries the fund-raising committee’s Press Officer, says: “We have a professional looking stand which includes tables and… read more
History Day at Thorngumbald – or should that be ThornGombault?
| May 28, 2012 | Filled under Community, History, Thorngumbald |
A MARVELLOUS CELEBRATION of Thorngumbald’s history and heritage took place in the Village on Saturday 26th May 2012. Special guest at the Thorngumbald Village Hall event was Mr Adrian Gombault (pictured with his sister Jacqueline) who can trace his family name back to 1261 when French Knight Galfrid Gumbald established a settlement within sight (presumably) of local… read more
Sunday Puzzle #015
| May 27, 2012 | Filled under Puzzle |
THE SUNDAY PUZZLE replaces key words with a letter. So for example the answer to 7 = D in a W, is DAYS in a WEEK. 1,000 = W that a P is W Difficulty level – Easy Enter your answer in the comments box below – or ask for a clue! Who will be first with the answer? Would you… read more
Out and About in Holderness
| May 26, 2012 | Filled under Entertainment, Events, Hedon, History, Holderness, Paull, Thorngumbald |
AS TEMPERATURES continue to soar, then it’s a perfect day to be out and about around Holderness. Please do check out our What’s On? page. To see information about events on today – then click the relevant image! Posted from here. read more
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