Hornsea WI has been named as the one of the top branches in the region for recruiting members after seeing a significant rise in the number of women joining between April 2023 to March 2024. In total, 18 new members joined the branch. The award was a surprise for the...
by Terry Bearpark A local charity has seen its funds boosted by almost £5,000 thanks to a grand Easter draw. In aid of the Kerry Key Foundation, it took place at the Memorial Hall in Burton Pidsea on Sunday when supporters and those who have benefited from its...
by Terry Bearpark From the recent 70th wedding anniversary celebrations of a much-respected Withernsea couple, a very generous donation has been made to the local lifeboat station. Michael and Daphne Spicer marked their platinum anniversary with a party for family and...
By Ray Duffill Preston WI has elected its officers for the year at the annual meeting on Tuesday, March 16. Re-elected was secretary Mary Wood who reflected on an enjoyable and successful past year. She said: “It included fun-packed monthly meetings with entertaining,...
On Saturday, March 23, St Nicholas Church in Withernsea held its first event of 2024 by hosting a talk from Withernsea poet and writer Godfrey Holmes, followed by a Commonwealth War Graves tour by Darren England. Godfrey presented a talk on the Slapton Sands Disaster...
Blue Light Weekend has been named among the finalists for a major tourism award after a record-breaking number of entries from across Hull and East Yorkshire. The annual Withernsea event is in the running for Remarkable Tourism Event of the Year at the 2026 Remarkable...
by Sam Hawcroft Work under way at Aldi in Withernsea is for equipment connected with a new national scheme allowing shoppers to return empty drinks containers and reclaim a deposit, the supermarket has confirmed. Cllr Jon Dimberline raised curiosity on social media...
by John Prince If you ever go along Main Street in Roos, you might be wondering why a huge metal robot is standing guard outside one of the village’s hostelries. Dominating the frontage of the Roos Arms is an 8ft scale model of a Transformer from the Hollywood film of...
by John Prince Every year, as part of the Alzheimer’s Society’s fundraising efforts, Memory Walks are held across the country, bringing together thousands of people to remember loved ones, support those living with dementia and raise money for vital services and...
by John Prince A couple from South America have visited the UK to meet a father and son who are living with the same rare birth condition. Seven-year-old Joshua Arnott and dad Mike from Hornsea both have arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) – or just...
by John Prince A retired midwife who was unable to walk after developing a condition that left her with severe numbness and loss of movement in the lower part of her body has completed her month-long charity walk, raising over £1,000. Rosie Bullard from Hornsea...
