3 Jul 2025
HODs
Once again, the Civic Society has taken the lead in organising HODs and we have a bumper 44-page programme for you covering the East Riding. This year’s brochure includes venues and events in Beverley, Bridlington, Cottingham, Goole, Hornsea, Howden and Swanland, plus other villages in the East Riding, such as Aike, Bishop Burton, Etton, Holme on Spalding Moor, Pocklington, Rudston, Skirlaugh, Whitgift. All venues and events are free and we thank VEY (Visit East Yorkshire), Beverley Town Council, Yorkshire Wolds Heritage Trust and the Georgian Society of East Yorkshire for their financial support which has enabled us to produce and circulate the brochure.
As well as all our usual venues in the town we are pleased to announce that once again some familiar locations, normally closed to the public, have agreed to open, such as Norwood House, the home of Bostonair; Beverley Friary which was very popular last year; number 2 Highgate, which was oversubscribed last year and we must thank Nancy Blackbourn for welcoming visitors to her home every year. And this year we have added the former Beverley Savings Bank on Lairgate, thanks to Richard Stott; and Newbegin House, thanks to Walter Sweeny and his wife.
We are pleased to have worked with Hornsea Civic Society to develop the programme this year and they have organised walks around the town, arranged to open Bettison’s Folly, and the Inshore Rescue station on the prom will welcome visitors and explain their safeguarding activities.
Thanks to Max Lunn of Hebblethwaite House, the programme includes many events in Bridlington and surrounding villages.
The free brochure giving full details of all these events and more will be available from local libraries, churches, cafes and hotels from early August.
As we have done in previous years, the Society aims to provide volunteers at a number of locations to greet visitors and advise them of any restrictions on site and to point out many other open venues.
Please help to promote the town and the Civic Society during this annual celebration of heritage by contacting Sandra if you are able to help at any of the events in the table on the next page: – sandrabwilliams@btinternet.com