‘I want to give something back to my home town’
Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend is set to attract dozens of emergency services representatives to the resort this August – but for John O’Brien, it will be an especially poignant homecoming. By Sam Hawcroft John, who is now an instructor at the Royal Navy’s...
Tiger feats
Withernsea’s first Blue Light Weekend this summer is set to incorporate the town’s biggest-ever air show – and among the airborne visitors will be veteran pilot Nick Lee in a wartime Tiger Moth. By Sam Hawcroft ‘Don’t call it a plane – that’s something carpenters use....
‘It’s all about complete control of the aircraft’
As part of the air show at Withernsea’s inaugural Blue Light Weekend this summer, British Aerobatics Champion Tom Cassells will be performing his breathtaking stunts above the town. By Sam Hawcroft ‘Can you ring me back in 15 minutes? I’m just taxiing…” Tom Cassells...
Choirs in fine voice at first Opera in a Day workshop
A project to create an ‘Opera in a Day’ that will be performed at Hull’s Freedom Festival has held its first workshop in Withernsea – and it’s not too late to get involved. Sam Hawcroft went along and joined in… The Everyman Project is bringing communities across East...
Young people given springboard to success
by Tim Nuttall Young people across the East Riding are continuing to benefit from the support of the Springboard programme in helping them to find their way back into education, training or employment. Run by East Riding Council’s learning, skills and workforce...
