Book of poems released in support of town’s Blue Light Weekend
by Tim Nuttall A book of poems written in remembrance of a RNLI volunteer who inspired the launch of Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend has been released to help raise funds for the event. Withernsea-based poet Richard Harries has written and compiled Beams of Blue Light...
England Hill Tractor Run set to return
A popular Withernsea fundraiser is set to return next month, as the Townsley family prepare to host the fifth England Hill Tractor Run in aid of Marie Curie. The event will take place on Sunday, May 4, starting and finishing at England Hill Farm on the outskirts of...
Beacon still shines out 40 years on
by Terry Bearpark Forty years of a village newsletter have been celebrated by many of those involved. The Beacon, covering news in Ottringham, Halsham and Sunk Island, was first produced in 1985 and over the years has carried essential community information, news,...
Moving acts of witness mark Good Friday
Members of Withernsea Churches Together and local performers from across South Holderness took part in moving acts of witness on Good Friday, both in Withernsea and in Hull. In Hull city centre, a dramatic retelling of the Passion of Christ took place in and around...
