Sea angling championship to celebrate 30th anniversary
The East Riding coast will once again welcome anglers from the UK and overseas as they take their place at the 30th Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championship next year. The three-day beach fishing competition will take place from March 1-3, 2024, stretching from...
Walk this way! Festival offers ‘unrivalled’ programme of activities
The 13th Walking East Yorkshire Festival is set to take place this September, with towns across our region hosting events. In Hornsea, a history walk will go from the seafront to Hornsea Museum, while Withernsea will have a walk setting off from the Lighthouse with a...
Booklet recalls floods of 1953
A booklet has been produced to mark the 70th anniversary of the North Sea floods, which badly affected Spurn, Kilnsea and Easington. The publication by the Spurn, Kilnsea and Easington Local Studies Group (Skeals) follows an exhibition earlier in the year. It includes...
RNLI Humber leaves Spurn for good
by Sam Hawcroft The lifesaving service provided by Humber RNLI has moved permanently from Spurn Point to maintain the best response possible for those in need of help, the charity has confirmed. Leaving a place pivotal to the 200-year history of the station and even a...
Sun shines as runners flock to Spurn
The Sandy Beaches Spurn 7 was held on Sunday, March 19, with a record sell-out field of 180 runners. Runners came from across the river and as far away as Sheffield to what is quickly becoming a must-do early-year event. On a glorious sunny Sunday morning, which felt...
