Region to honour heroes of D-Day
by Gazette Reporters Beacons are being lit across our region and the country to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings – the Allied invasion that began the liberation of France in the Second World War and laid the foundations for victory in Europe. Known...
Exhibition to ‘bring home grim reality of war’
by Ray Duffill Hedon Museum is staging a special exhibition at St Augustine’s Church to coincide with the town’s D-Day commemorations. The exhibition, starting on Thursday, June 6, will bring to life the stories of those who gave their lives during the Second World...
Trail of 6ft rats to honour guitar legend Ronson
by Rebecca Hannant First, there were the toads, the moths, and then the puffins – now 6ft rats are set to be released across East Yorkshire in the latest sculpture trail to be launched in the region. A Mischief of Rats, billed as “the most radical animal sculpture...
National competition success for Sea Cadet
by Tim Nuttall A teenager from Burton Pidsea is celebrating after helping her detachment achieve first place for Drill and Inspection at the Sea Cadets’ National Drill and Piping Competition. The event at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall, attended by the Admiral of the Sea...
