Category: Competitions
Preston Village Show 2013
| June 15, 2013 | Filled under Community, Competitions, Events, Preston |
EVERYBODY has their favourite bits of the Annual Preston Village Show – I quite like the funny vegetables and the miniature gardens. One of this year’s children’s competitions, is to create a ‘room in a shoebox’ on the theme of the Queen’s Coronation. For everyone there are competitions for the best garden tub or hanging… read more
EYMS themed Photo Competition
| June 15, 2013 | Filled under Business, Community, Competitions, EYMS |
LOCAL BUSES operator EYMS are running a photo competition and are seeking original and imaginative “EYMS-themed entries”, but pictures do not necessarily have to include a bus or coach in them. The best entry chosen will receive a £100 voucher to spend on photography equipment at Hull’s Hilton Photographic shop. The winning pictures will be displayed… read more
Burstwick Village Gala – Does your dog look familiar!?
| June 6, 2013 | Filled under Burstwick, Community, Competitions, Events |
THE COMPETITION that is sure to attract a lot of attention at the Burstwick Summer Gala must be during the Dog Show; and that is the competition for the pet that most looks like its owner!! The Gala takes place in the village on Saturday 15th June 2013 starting at 2pm. There will be various craft stalls,… read more
Preston’s Fright of Scarecrows on display
| May 28, 2013 | Filled under Charity, Community, Competitions, Events, Preston |
THE SCARECROW COMPETITION in Preston has had an amazing response from residents with about thirty figures appearing all over the village. We joined other visitors at the weekend to get a preview of the scarecrows and we weren’t disappointed! You have to look carefully, because it’s quite easy to miss one of the displays tucked… read more
Fantastic Books Poetry Competition
| May 16, 2013 | Filled under Books, Competitions, Elstronwick, Events |
A POETRY COMPETITION is being run by Elstronwick-based Fantastic Books Publishing. The International Charity Poetry Competition 2013 is seeking entries of between 20 and 60 lines in length on the theme of ‘Homeland’ or ‘Motherland’. There is a fee to enter the competition of £2 per poem submitted (£8 for five entries). 10% of all… read more
Aldbrough Scarecrows Competition – Sunday 14th July 2013
| May 13, 2013 | Filled under Aldbrough, Community, Competitions, Events |
VISITORS to Aldbrough in the summer will once again be able to enjoy the delights of the Aldbrough Scarecrows competition - and this year organisers are hoping for even more entries than in previous years. Taking place on Sunday 14th July 2013, the start and finish point will again be the Elm Tree Inn on High Street.… read more
Scarecrows at Preston Fire Station Open Day
| May 11, 2013 | Filled under Charity, Community, Competitions, Events, Humberside Fire & Rescue, Preston |
PRESTON FIRE STATION are having a charity open day on Saturday 1st June 2013. Between 4pm and 6pm there will be live demonstrations and stalls at the Station Road event. Then after 6.30pm a hog roast and live music at which you can bring your own refreshments! The 1st annual charity scarecrow competition will also… read more
Search for UK’s most Enterprising Places!
| April 30, 2013 | Filled under Business, Competitions, Education |
A COMPETITION to find the local community which is the most creative and successful in creating new jobs, supporting start-up businesses and promoting enterprise is now open. The Enterprising Britain Awards honour and celebrate the best public and private sector work that promotes business development in communities across the UK. Enterprising Britain is open to… read more
Sewerby Hall’s 1,000th Subscriber Competition
| April 24, 2013 | Filled under Bridlington, Competitions, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Events |
SEWERBY HALL and Gardens’ What’s On electronic newsletter has nearly 1,000 subscribers. The newsletter outlines all the events, exhibitions, activities and news throughout the year. The events team are now running a competition to find the 1,000th subscriber. If you would like to receive this newsletter, please send an email to sewerby.hall@eastriding.gov.uk with ‘What’s On’… read more
Search for oldest Silver Surfer!
| April 22, 2013 | Filled under Competitions, Events, Hull, KC, Technology |
Are you Hull and East Yorkshire’s oldest silver surfer? KC has started a search for the region’s oldest internet user as part of a UK-wide campaign to encourage more people to get online. He or she will be presented with an iPad and £100 of online shopping vouchers for a website of their choice to… read more
Power Tool Challenge 2013 – Kelsey Gardens
| April 18, 2013 | Filled under Burstwick, Competitions, Events, Keyingham, Sport |
IT’S A SIMPLE IDEA but is the source of much fun! Use a small boat, or make one from things you find lying around in your garage, and then drive it using a small power-tool motor! Kelsey Gardens, between Burstwick and Keyingham, is the venue for this unusual event which sees competitors trying to get… read more
Competition for Young East Riding Poets!
| March 16, 2013 | Filled under Bridlington, Competitions, Youth Activities |
YOUNG POETS in the East Riding could win £100. Young people aged between 13 and 18 living in the East Riding are invited to enter a poetry competition run by East Riding Library Service, which will be judged this year by one of the UK’s leading poets, Jackie Kay. The free-to-enter East Riding Young Poet’s Prize is… read more
People’s Millions – Four Awards of £50,000 available to improve communities!
| March 15, 2013 | Filled under Community, Competitions, Funding |
THE PEOPLE’S MILLIONS launched this week and was announced on ITV’s Calendar News programme. £50,000 is available to improve the lives of people in your local community. The Peoples Millions is an annual TV competition run by Big Lottery Fund and ITV which awards Lottery funding to community projects that will improve the lives of… read more
East Yorkshire Coast Beach Fishing Bonanza
| March 1, 2013 | Filled under Competitions, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Events, Hornsea, Tunstall |
WITH A WEEK to go, East Yorkshire’s coastal businesses have been finalising preparations for the influx of over 1,000 competitors and a £250,00 boost to the local economy thanks to the World’s largest 3-day beach angling festival. The record-breaking European Open Beach Championship attracts participants from all over the UK and throughout Europe with anglers… read more
Europe’s biggest angling event at Sand Le Mere
| January 24, 2013 | Filled under Competitions, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Events, Hornsea, Tunstall |
A £35,000 PRIZE FUND is on offer at Europe’s largest beach angling festival which is being held for the first time in the Sand Le Mere holiday village in Tunstall. Bookings are flooding in for beach angling’s premier event which will see over 1,000 competitors descend on the East Yorkshire coast in March 2013 to… read more
Coast, sea and sky photography competition 2013
| January 22, 2013 | Filled under Bridlington, Competitions, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Events, Spurn |
BUDDING AMATEUR photographers are being invited to submit entries for Sewerby Hall and Gardens’ Coast, Sea and Sky competition, which is now in its fifth year. The theme for the competition is open to personal interpretation of the coast, sea and sky, but entries must have the natural world at heart and be taken within… read more
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