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Great Yorkshire Radio catches up with Jane Emmerson from Get Kids Going about the huge success of Team GB in the Paralympic Games, the London Marathon on 3rd October, plus plans for Flamborough Fire Festival on New Year's Eve.
Great Yorkshire Radio discusses the delights of Snaith with Councillor Jane Evison, following a recent visit, and the plethora of independent businesses the town has to offer, along with plans to help them out of the pandemic.
A date for your diary - 1-3 October - as Driffield Fun Palaces come to town! Gillian Perry joins Great Yorkshire Radio to tell us about the plethora of free fun activities that are being offered in Driffield next weekend. The programme is aimed in particular at young people, and includes a DJ workshop, morris dancing, yoga for babies, ukelele players, karate, tennis and much more. Have a listen to find out more!
A consultation is running until 7th October, encouraging residents to share their views on plans to improve cycle lanes and travel links between Hull and the East Riding. Have a listen to find out more, as Great Yorkshire Radio speaks to Councillor Gary McMaster.
Beverley's Festival of Christmas is returning for 2021 on Sunday 12th December, and we can't wait! Great Yorkshire Radio speaks to Councillor Jane Evison about the fact the event will be Covid safe, and the way in which East Riding of Yorkshire Council is managing this. Expect 100 festive stalls, carols, and much more to be announced...have a listen to find out more.
East Riding Libraries have a Doodletoons Superhero Drawing Workshop with Bill Booth at the Hornsea Hub for kids aged 8 to 11 on Saturday morning! Find out more at www.festivalofwords.co.uk. There's also a Superhero Sunday in Beverley on 24th October, with another Superhero Workshop, make your own Superhero Poppit workshop and story time for the little ones! Kimberley Harston from East Riding Libraries tells us more.
Driffield Navigation Trust has a gala event on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September at North Frodingham Landing! It's free, and you'll be able to take a boat trip down Frodingham Beck to the Driffield Canal at a very reasonable cost. There's also live entertainment, BBQ and we'll be broadcasting live from the event on both days. Have a listen to find out more.
Yorkshire Wolds Community Choir has an issue. A mouse ate their piano during lockdown! Luckily, they now have a new piano, but they do require choir members. They rehearse on Monday evenings in Hutton Cranswick and Tuesday evenings in Leconfield, and have so far raised over £17,000 for charity! There's no audition, and they only charge £2 a week for the weeks you can attend.
1.4 million workers over 50 are now saving less for their retirement compared to pre-pandemic times, creating a £5.2 million "pension hole". We find out more from Emma Bryon at Legal and General, who have put together a number of calculators to work out how much you might have in retirement based on your level of saving, plus a new podcast series to try & make the subject of pensions more accessible & fun. Have a listen to find out more.
In a recent survey, it was found that almost 20% of visits made to Household Waste and Recycling Sites in the East Riding came from outside East Yorkshire. The new Waste Pass comes into effect on Friday 1st October, and you should have had yours by now! Have a listen to find out more.
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