Category: Roos
New Withernsea to Beverley “shopper” bus service
| November 22, 2012 | Filled under Beverley, Bilton, Burton Pidsea, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Mid Holderness, Roos, Skirlaugh, Sproatley |
EAST RIDING COUNCIL has found an innovative way to provide a new bus service linking Withernsea and Beverley. The Council’s Passenger Services Unit is responsible for providing accessible minibuses to transport people to and from adult services day centres. One of those buses goes to Victoria Avenue Day Centre in Withernsea. Loathe to see this… read more
MP: “Community First Responders… an inspiration to us all”
| August 23, 2012 | Filled under Community, HealthWatch, Keyingham, Patrington, Roos, South East Holderness, Withernsea |
GRAHAM STUART MP has commended the Holderness Community First Responder teams. On Friday 18th August Graham, the MP for Beverley and Holderness, visited the Station Hotel at Patrington to celebrate the accomplishments of Community First Responder teams from across South East Holderness. Graham met with members from the Roos, Keyingham and Withernsea teams to hear… read more
Grants for Tree planting available – need to apply soon!
| August 13, 2012 | Filled under East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Environment, Funding, Roos |
ORGANISATIONS and landowners can still apply for funding to plant new trees and hedgerows. Proposals for planting schemes within 5km of the Roos Wind Farm development will be accepted by HEYwoods Partnership until Friday 31st August 2012. HEYwoods manager Stephen Robinson said: “The grant project offers an ideal opportunity for significant levels of environmental enhancement work in south… read more
Local Fire Incidents – Saltend, Roos, Withernsea
| August 6, 2012 | Filled under Humberside Fire & Rescue, Roos, Saltend, Withernsea |
FIRE CREWS from Humberside Fire & Rescue Service have attended incidents in our area recently. A motorcycle on fire on Tower House Lane, Saltend was dealt with this afternoon (6th August 2012). Also this afternoon on Aldbrough Road, Roos, a bonfire had spread to a trailer, catching alight to 4 half tonne bales of straw. As… read more
Local Cricket by Malc Ripley
| July 28, 2012 | Filled under Cricket, Hedon, Patrington, Roos, Sport |
SOUTH HOLDERNESS CC An Xl travelled to Newport and improved their performances to register their second win (writes Malc Ripley), which lifts them up to third from the bottom of the Y&DSCL Eastern Conference Div 1, 29 points to the good of base side Skidby. With Kristian Rumble once again in excellent form with the… read more
Car Boot Sales in Holderness
| July 27, 2012 | Filled under Events, Keyingham, Paull, Roos |
CAR BOOTERS take note: Car Boot Sale takes place on Roos Playing Field from 8:30am on Sunday 29th July 2012. £5 per pitch. Tel: 07971 827 151 NO DOGS ALLOWED. Paull Car Boot sale takes place on Paull Sports Field on Saturday 4th August. Sellers will be welcome on site from 7am. £5 per car; Traders £10.… read more
Round up of news from some HU12 Parish Councils
| July 27, 2012 | Filled under Easington, Keyingham, Parish Councils, Paull, Preston, Roos, Thorngumbald |
MANY LOCAL Parish Councils are now online – this does provide an opportunity to catch up with what’s going on in those areas. We do a brief round-up of some news here, but please do regularly visit your own parish council website. And if your area’s council is not online? Then perhaps you should encourage… read more
“All The Bells” Olympic Celebrations hindered by lack of bell-ringers
| July 24, 2012 | Filled under Community, Events, Patrington, Roos |
AS PART of the national celebrations for the opening of the Olympic Games on Friday 27th July 2012, the All The Bells project aims to ring as many bells as possible, of whatever type, across the whole country for three minutes at 8.12am. The Beverley and District Ringing Society will be supporting this project across… read more
Roos Rooster June 2012
| July 4, 2012 | Filled under Community, Newsletters, Roos |
IT MAY BE LATE this month, but we are always delighted to share the marvellous Roos Rooster with a larger Holderness audience. This issue captures some of the community spirit that was evident in the parish during the Jubilee celebrations last month. Long may the Rooster crow about such issues! Posted from here. read more
70th Annual Show – Roos & District Horticultural Society
| June 26, 2012 | Filled under Burton Pidsea, Community, Events, Roos |
THE 70th ANNUAL SHOW organised by Roos & District Horticultural Society takes place on Saturday 14th July 2012 at Burton Pidsea Memorial Hall on Back Lane, Burton Pidsea. There are 37 Silver Challenge Trophies to be won in a whole range of flowers, fruit, vegetables and craft categories. The prestigious Banksian Medal will also be awarded –… read more
Holderness Cricket History
| June 11, 2012 | Filled under Hedon, History, Patrington, Roos, Sport |
MALC RIPLEY is our local cricket enthusiast who is regularly sending us reports from South Holderness Cricket Club for the Hedon Blog. His knowledge also stretches to cricket history. South Holderness CC has been playing cricket in Hedon since before 1882 when the club was founded. With a 130 year history, this must make it… 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
Roos School 11-year-olds in competition to cook for the Queen!
| May 22, 2012 | Filled under Education, Food and Drink, Roos |
FOUR SCHOOL CHILDREN from Roos Church of England Primary School are in the last 16 of a national competition to win a chance to cook a meal for the Queen. Over 200 schools entered the competition which was open to 10 – 15 year olds in all primary and secondary schools in the UK. This is marvellous news… read more
Grants for Tree Planting in South Holderness via Roos Wind Farm
| May 14, 2012 | Filled under East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Environment, Funding, Holderness, Roos |
LANDOWNERS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS in south Holderness are being invited to take advantage of a new tree planting grant scheme for the area. A fund of £15,000 has been made available for new tree, woodland and hedgerow planting work close to the Roos Wind Farm development to the south-west of Roos. The grant fund has… read more
Roos and South Holderness Singers – in Burstwick
| April 28, 2012 | Filled under Burstwick, Community, Events, Roos |
THE ROOS-BASED community choir, the Roos and South Holderness Singers, has over 30 members and offers a wide-ranging repertoire. The group meets regularly for rehearsals in Roos. However, their next performance takes place in Burstwick Village Hall on Thursday 3rd May 2012 from 7pm – 9pm. Contact Helen Audley 01964 670895 for further details. Posted from… read more
Roos Rooster for April 2012
| April 27, 2012 | Filled under Community, Newsletters, Roos |
THE PARISH newsletter for Roos, The Rooster, has been published for April 2012. Twelve pages of good reading, include articles on the Roos Diamond Jubilee Street Party, on bee swarms, and the second part of a history of the Storrs of Hilston. Download here: Rooster 201 April 2012 or view on Scribd below: Find previous copies of… read more
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