The Walkington Specsavers 10k and The Pig and Whistle Fun Run took place on Friday 12th July on a beautifully warm evening, which perhaps, wasn’t the ideal conditions for running. This annual event, organised by Beverley Athletic Club, started in 1996 and is still extremely popular today amongst club runners and fun runners alike. In fact …
Liam had his first taste of bowls aged 9 at North Cave bowls club when he attended a fund raiser for Eastrington Cricket Club. He was told then he had a smooth, natural delivery and a good eye for the game. He started attending on a Sunday morning for beginners and quickly became involved in a …
The walkington-life blog has been around since 2014 and many of the old posts lie forgotten and unread in the archives. So, the blog’s editorial board (me) has decided to resurrect re-publish a few on the older, most popular posts, starting with this amazing story of a near miss at High Hunsley. The original post …
The planning application by Duchy Homes to build 31 homes at 40 Little Weighton Road has been given full approval by East Riding Council subject to certain conditions which can be found on the council website. Duchy Homes have provided a Construction Traffic Management Plan which also can be found (in full) on the website. …
Earlier this year a blog post called ‘The Magnificent Magnolia’ was described as the best flowering tree in the village. The tree in question was the magnolia located at the top of Redgates. Once again this spring the tree was magnifIncent with it’s extravagant show of pinky white flowers. In the post a suggestion was …
On Saturday 15th June, a disco was held in the Village Hall with the proceeds going to the Walkington Pre School. Reading some of the comments on social media the evening was hugely successful and there were many calls for the event to be repeated more regularly. Apronstrings, the morning and after school club, organised …
Reach for you diary and make an entry for the Dinner Dance at Lazaat organised by the Friends of Walkington School. All the details for this great cause are shown on the poster below. The Friends of Walkington School are a group of parents who volunteer to meet and organise fund raising events in order to …
At the previous meeting of the Eastern Area Planning Sub-Committee on 20th May, the planning application by Duchy Homes to build 31 homes at 40 Little Weighton Road, was deferred to allow the newly elected councillors the opportunity of a site visit. The visit took place on the 10th June, before the meeting of the Planning …
How many of us have sat stuck in traffic on the Westwood watching the cattle wander aimlessly across the road only for them to stop, turn and look to see why the rest of the herd aren’t following? Come on lads (and they are mostly lads) this way, the grass looks greener and there’s nobody …
The next meeting of Walkington Parish Councilis to be held in the Methodist Church Meeting Room on Tuesday 4thJune 2019 at 7:00pm. Agenda 01 Apologies for Absence 02 Declarations of Interest 03 Chairman’s Communications 04 Public Participation 05 Community Safety Matters 06 Minutes of the Recent Meetings of the Parish Council Parish Council Meeting held …
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