By Terry Bearpark The Roos and District Horticultural Society’s 69th spring show took place last Saturday. Despite the cold and wet weather there was a warm welcome for visitors inside the playing field pavilion to view the many entries in the different classes such...
The Roos Woodland Group has been out in force making the most of the fine early spring weather. As the season draws to a close, the group has planted more mixed hedging of hawthorn, dog rose, field maple and hazel at Hilston. The plants were made available with...
by Tim Nuttall Last Sunday saw the official start of the Chinese New Year – and for the pupils of Roos CE Primary School, this provided them with the perfect opportunity to explore Chinese culture and the customs associated with the festival. As part of their focus,...
By Tim Nuttall Staff and pupils of Roos C E Primary School donned festive elf hats for a fundraising walk around the village. The event on November 28 was organised as a means of raising money for both the school fund and Dove House Hospice, which supplied the...
Roos Woodland Group has celebrated its 10th anniversary. The group started in 2012, when a Roos resident suggested that the village came together and bid for the Roos Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, which included a strand for environmental improvement. The group...
by Sam Hawcroft A petition calling for Withernsea’s mayor to serve a second term has attracted more than 180 signatures – and its organiser is now urging supporters to attend next week’s town council meeting to make their feelings known. Dave Penson launched the Save...
by Sam Hawcroft Hedon’s 679th Mayor, Cllr Suzie Wright, welcomed civic leaders and community representatives from across the region as the town held its annual Mayor’s Civic Service on Sunday. The traditional event saw the Humberside and South Yorkshire Army Cadet...
by Sam Hawcroft A powerful evening organised by Preston WI brought together campaigners, charities, community leaders and support organisations to raise awareness of domestic abuse – and to ask what more can be done locally to help those affected. The No More Violence...
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 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...
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,...
