Monthly Archives: September 2011

Digital Photography for Beginners

Posted on September 22, 2011 by | Leave a comment

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS is a course taking place organised by South Holderness Adult Education Centre on Tuesday evenings 7pm – 9pm, for 8 weeks, starting Tuesday 27th September 2011.

This Adult Education course covers the basic principles of digital photography using the features available on most modern-day digital cameras or mobile phones and the use of computers; it includes tuition on how to download images from a camera or mobile phone camera to a PC and memory stick/flash drive and basics of picture editing.

There is still time to enrol and have a go at something new!

Contact South Holderness Adult Education Centre at email south.holderness.adult.ed@eastriding.gov.uk for more information or T: 01482 897534.

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‘Smells’ Petition formally presented to East Riding Council

Posted on September 21, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Photo by Jim Uney: (Left to right: Committee Chairman Councillor John Wilkinson, Cllr Ann Suggit, Jo Gardner, Ray Duffill, Cllr John Dennis, Janice Edmonds).

THE PETITION to declare Yorkshire Water a ‘statutory nuisance’ for its Saltend smells was formally tabled at an East Riding Council meeting this morning.

In presenting the petition to the Environment and Regeneration, Overview and Scrutiny Sub-committee, Ray Duffill explained that it was not just a case of one bad summer of odours, but this had been a persistent problem over 11 years. Previous claims that there had been a ‘lack of evidence’ of odours from the site had now been scotched. The 2,405 names on the petition revealed that there was indeed a problem and the Council ought to make preparations now for swift action in the event of more odour incidents after Yorkshire Water’s new Odour Control Unit becomes operational in December. Continue reading →

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BP Toxic Alarm Scares?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by | Leave a comment

THE TOXIC ALARM Exercise on the BP Chemicals Site at Saltend took place at 1.45pm yesterday 20th September 2011.

Was everybody aware of the exercise? Did anybody hear stories of people thinking the alarm was real?

Let us know at the Hedon Blog! Visit Psst! Got a News tip? and tell us your stories!

At BP things have returned to normal operations. Any future alarms (other than the usual tests at 2pm on a Wednesday) should be treated as real.

See: Major Emergency Advice from Saltend Chemicals Park.

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Police Drop-in Surgeries – September 2011

Posted on September 20, 2011 by | 1 Comment

HUMBERSIDE POLICE SURGERIES will be held on the following dates:

Wednesday 21st September
From 7pm until 8pm
Thorngumbald Parish Council Building

Friday 23rd September
From 10am until 11am
Co-op Hull Road Hedon

Thursday 29th September
From 10am until 11am
Preston Church Hall

Police surgeries are a chance for you to meet privately with a member of the neighbourhood policing team. These are drop-in events so you may have to wait a few minutes.

Contact Humberside Police in non-emergencies on telephone number: 0845 60 60 222.

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Craft Fair – Paull Village Hall

Posted on September 20, 2011 by | Leave a comment

A CRAFT FAIR takes place at Paull Village Hall on Sunday 25th September 2011, from 10am – 4pm.

Twenty five tables will be displaying and selling a wide variety of crafts. The Community Cafe will be open serving tea/coffee biscuits and cakes.

Admission is 50p.

Don’t forget to check out the Hedon Blog’s What’s On pages.

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Humberside Police Concert Band to perform in Hedon

Posted on September 19, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Humberside Police Band Notice

THE MAYOR OF HEDON Councillor Ann Suggit presents Humberside Police Concert Band performing in the magnificent setting of St Augustine’s Church on Saturday 8th October 2011.

Tickets for the event, which starts at 7:30pm, cost £8 (includes light refreshments) and are available from the Church, Hedon Town Hall, Hedon Hire Ltd, or Dennis Estate Agents.

Proceeds from the event go towards the Church improvement funds.

Photo: Must be the best dressed advert for an event seen in the town! …Unless of course, you know different!?

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Hedon Co-op Cash Machine

Posted on September 18, 2011 by | 1 Comment

INSTALLED but not yet working! :-(

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Paull Holme Tower Open Weekend – Thanks and URGENT APPEAL from the owners

Posted on September 17, 2011 by | Leave a comment

THE OWNERS of our local historic monument Paull Holme Tower have sent us this letter of thanks – and an appeal for your help:

“The tower must be saved”

THANK YOU for coming to visit the tower last weekend (10th/11th September) I hope it more than lived up to your expectations.

Paull Holme Tower1It has been very frustrating all these years not being able to welcome the public to look around and share our enthusiasm for what is a fantastic little building, full of history and quite unique in the area. Time and time again you said “The tower must be saved”.

Paull Holme Tower is not a stately home that would cost millions to save, we are looking at a small but unique brick building that could easily be brought back into public life. The potential for Paull Holme Tower is enormous there are lots of options, a place to stay, wedding venue, visitor attraction and I am sure you could think of many others.

None of these things can happen unless the tower is saved from slowly rotting to death.

Many of you expressed a wish to help saving the tower which is excellent and such refreshing news after 20 years trying on our own, and failing. You can help very easily, this is a local project that you can get involved with and make a real difference.
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