Visitors to the Deep in Hull are being invited to make seagrass seed bags to be planted at Spurn Point as part of Wilder Humber’s third annual Super Seagrass Festival. A pioneering partnership between Ørsted and Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Wildlife Trusts, Wilder...
by Angus Young A pioneering wildlife project aimed at restoring an oyster reef in the Humber is breaking new ground after opening the UK’s first on-site nursery at Spurn Point. Millions of tiny larvae spawned at an oyster hatchery in Scotland are being bedded on...
The story of a lost town built on an island at the mouth of the Humber is now going on tour in the East Riding. After a successful exhibition at Hull History Centre, the history and folklore of the sunken town of Ravenser Odd alongside stories from Holderness will go...
By Sam Hawcroft A major multimedia exhibition that has opened in Kilnsea aims to shine a light on the sights, sounds and authentic voices of South Holderness like never before. Living Coast, an installation of photography, fine art, spoken word, text, sound, music and...
by Angus Young Experts are examining a stone thought to be originally used as a building block to see whether it was once part of a lost medieval island settlement in the Humber. Ravenser Odd lay near the mouth of the estuary and was once home to about 1,000 people....
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...
