The Haven Arms public house is to host a beer festival on Friday 1st – Saturday 2nd May 2009 with 25 hand-pulled beers and ciders available.
The event, which may become an annual festival, kicks off formally this coming Friday at 4pm. The town’s ‘ceremonial and official ale tester’ will be on hand to reassure us that the beer is good!
Haven Arms, Havenside, off Sherriff Highway, Hedon HU12 8HH.
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Tagged Beer Festival, Beer Festival 2009, Haven Arms, Hedon, Hedon Ale Tester, Testing of the Ale
The ‘East Riding Pharmacy’ is currently Hedon’s only chemist which opens out of normal opening hours to allow prescription medicine (drugs prescribed by a doctor) to be dispensed and ‘over the counter’ remedies such as cold and flu medicines to be purchased.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Local Involvement Network wants to hear from 
you about your experiences and concerns when it comes to “Health and Social Care Services” in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The organisation has organised a two-week launch by visiting key towns and villages. The organisation’s striking LINk bus has already visited Hedon on Monday 27th, but for other areas see LINk events for more information.
Not to be too alarmist – but in the interest of passing on the latest public advice on ‘swine flu’ then The Hedon Blog recommends online readers keep in touch with the important information on the following websites:
The websites contain links to a FLU SYMPTOM CHECKER and the latest news and information on this potentially worrying outbreak.
A ‘swine flu’ information line has been set up on 0800 1 513 513.
The Government has produced an advice and information leaflet about ‘swine flu’. A copy is available here as a iPaper Scribd document: Swine Flu Leaflet.
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Tagged Department of Health, health, health advice, NHS Choices, pandemic flu alert, swine flu
It has been calculated by government advisers that if within 10 years power generating capacity is not increased i.e. more generators are built, then the UK will have effectively lost one third of its ability to produce electricity creating an ‘energy gap’. Additionally, the planet faces the much publicised global threats of climate change.
Wind power has been proposed as a future source of cheaper energy that is also ‘renewable’ i.e. it doesn’t deplete an exhaustible resource as is the case with coal, gas and oil. There are initial costs associated with any energy producing technology, but once in place wind turbines do not require further fuel to operate – just a ready supply of wind.
Whilst most people would welcome the use of renewable sources, the situation changes when faced with the practicalities of construction. Wind turbines need windy places to operate. And not everyone is happy with the building of 210ft tall towers with three 130ft rotating blades near where they live.
Countryside campaigners claim that wind farms destroy scenic views, are noisy and kill birds. But its not just a case of complaints from NIMBYs the “not in my back yard” brigade; some environmentalists claim that wind farms are not the answer to the problem and are uneconomic unless constructed on a truly massive scale. They claim that every mountain, hill and large open space would have to house wind turbines in order to generate enough energy to significantly make a difference to meet growing national energy demands. It is claimed that this construction programme would cost billions and destroy the countryside in the process. Gigantic wind farms would have to be constructed out at sea, not only inflating costs even more but causing irreparable oceanic damage.
So what is the answer to the looming energy crisis if not by investing in wind power? Can we utilise the oceans and rivers in an environment-friendly manner to generate water power? Is the answer to be found in developing nuclear power!? Or is the country destined to deplete its resources today and pass the problem on to future generations tomorrow?
What are your views on this controversial issue?
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Tagged East Yorkshire, Environment, nuclear power, wind farms, wind power, wind turbines
The latest idea being examined means that restricted free parking would be available at council-run short-day sites in the area. Motorists would be able to park free of charge for a limited period before charges kick in.
Councillor Felicity Temple confirmed to the Hull Daily Mail on Saturday 25th April that the option was under discussion. She is reported as saying:
“It is something we are looking at, along with a number of other options. There are revenue implications to consider if we go down that particular route and they would need to be examined very carefully before any decision was made.”
The consultation ‘roadshow’ for Hedon residents on car parking charges takes place at South Holderness School on Thursday 14th May. Residents can drop-in at any time between 4:30pm and 7:00pm.
Source: Hull Daily Mail
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Westbound traffic will be affected for several days by gas works improvements.
One of the westbound lanes on Preston Road will be closed and is likely to affect the traffic flow up to the junction with Marfleet Lane.
Motorists are urged to seek alternative routes.
Source: Hull Daily Mail
Following an earlier post on Withernsea Lighthouse, the Duff’s finally made it to the small seaside resort to revisit the tower’s panoramic view from its lamproom. We had to earn our view though – 144 steps worth to the top!
There is a delightful museum at the base of the lighthouse which features historic information about the town, its maritime connections and also about Kay Kendall, the local Withernsea born celebrity come hollywood actress from the 1950s.
The photo looks out on the resort and the North Sea and features the town’s “Sandcastle” on the promenade. This was originally the entrance to the town’s pier which was swept away in a storm in 1880. Prior to this calamity the pier had already been damaged by ships crashing into it in the night. These disasters prompted the later building of the lighthouse between 1892 – 94.
To climb the lighthouse’s spiral staircase to the lamproom currently costs £2.50 (£2.00 for seniors) and £1.50 for children who will receive a simple certificate after completing the climb.
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