A Christmas garden celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas is set to open in Hedon on the weekend of December 7 and 8, raising funds for local good causes. The event, running from 1pm to 4pm, will take place at 3 Fletchergate, Hedon (HU12 8ET) with the kind permission of...
by Rebecca Hannant A Hull artist has created a mural in memory of a Hedon teenager who took his own life. Spray-paint artist Maniuko has painted the mural on the front of the Ruben’s Voice wellbeing hub on Draper’s Lane field. Katy Smith established Ruben’s Voice in...
Hedon’s new Explorer Scout unit is on the lookout for more adventure-seeking local teenagers following its successful launch in September. A group of girls and boys aged 14-17 were welcomed to Hedon Scout Hut, where they took part in an action-packed evening sampling...
by Ray Duffill Autumn is the broad theme of this month’s Hedon Viewfinders print competition, which will be judged by members voting at the Haven Arms on Wednesday, November 27. Bring your print in on the night (no larger than A4); the entry fee is £2. The image...
by Rebecca Hannant A community centre in Hedon is hosting a Halloween maze to raise funds for the town’s food bank. Entertainment business Proper Creationz installed the maze at the Amy Black Community Centre filled with scary props, actors and lots of frights. The...
by John Prince Paul Harper from Hornsea who has been collecting money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance for around ten years by displaying his collection of handmade wooden tractors, has surpassed his target of £30,000. 89-year-old Paul, who we featured in the Gazette...
by John Prince Residents living in a small village between Hornsea and Withernsea are facing two weeks of traffic disruption, as motorists are being sent through it because of council roadworks. Withernwick, which has a population of just under 500 people, sits about...
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...
Two Withernsea RNLI volunteers have qualified as launch authorities, with one already putting his training into practice during a search for a missing person. Darren England and John Hickey, a former member of HM Coastguard, passed their assessments "with flying...
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea Carnival’s chairman is stepping down after 20 years, with organisers and supporters calling for more people to help secure the event’s future. John Patchett, known to many as “Mr Carnival”, hopes to remain on the committee as attention turns...
by Tim Nuttall and John Prince A new coastal safety campaign inspired by the tragedy that claimed three lives on Withernsea’s central promenade in January has begun with a series of practical workshops for local schoolchildren. Withernsea High School became the first...
