By Simon Bristow Railway enthusiasts are being invited to celebrate a decade of mini-loco Ross next month when she has her final steaming before being withdrawn for overhaul. Mini-railway Great Withernsea Railway (GWR) is inviting visitors to see its progress on...
by Terry Bearpark A Holmpton train enthusiast and his colleagues are getting ready to welcome visitors for the chance to have rides on their narrow-gauge railway. Over the past three years James Ardin, who drives full-size trains for a living, has transformed his huge...
by Rebecca Hannant The annual England Hill Tractor Run will return later this month. In recent years a group of fundraisers have raised money for Marie Curie by hosting their own tractor run which sees tractors from near and far travel around the Withernsea area. The...
by Rebecca Hannant A mini-railway will depart from Holmpton at an open day in June. Nicknamed the Great Withernsea Railway (GWR), it is the work of railway enthusiast James Ardin who is employed as a train driver, tamper operator and asset supervisor for VolkerRail....
Following three years of disruption caused by the Covid pandemic, the Albemarle Probus Club is looking to recruit new male members once again. The club meets at the Camerton in Thorngumbald on the first and third Monday mornings each month. The first Monday is a...
A vicar whose journey to Holderness began on the other side of the world is to be thanked for his ministry this weekend. A celebration for Rev Alisdair Laird will be held at St Patrick’s Church, Patrington, on Saturday, October 17, as he prepares to retire. Rev Laird,...
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...
by Sam Hawcroft Seventeen local darts players had the chance to take on 10-time world champion Trina Gulliver when she visited the Ship Inn in Keyingham for a special exhibition night. The pub hailed the event on Saturday, October 3, as a great success, with...
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...
