Google Map of Hedon

This is the Google Map of Hedon. You can scroll N, S, E and W. You can Zoom in and out. You can change views – try the Satellite view.
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Also see Open Street Map.

East Yorkshire Hyperlocal and other Community Websites #TAL09

Following the success of the Talk About Local (un)Conference in Stoke, then the UK digierati on the Twitterverse and the Blogosphere has been full of conversation about the potential benefits of Hyperlocal community websites and blogs. Note: The above links are to articles on Wikipedia. Each definition could be the focus of major discussions!
East Yorkshire [...]

East Riding News October 2009

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council may be having problems with its internal communications contract (see Hull Daily Mail) but is still producing excellent external publications for its residents:
The latest October edition of East Riding News, the free monthly newspaper of the Council has been delivered to local residents. Back in May I started [...]

What’s happening in Hedon?

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East Yorkshire Farmer dies after being stung by wasps

Local East Yorkshire Farmer Mark Evison suffered an anaphylactic shock after being repeatedly stung by wasps on his chest and face last Sunday.  Mr Evison disturbed a wasps nest while using a strimmer to cut grass on farmland near Ellerker. Despite efforts of an ambulance crew to revive him he died.
Wasps can become a nuisance, [...]

Hedon – Tourist Destination

The Yorkshire Post today reports on tourist industry plans to draw in waves of new visitors to the region. The recession has prompted lots of people to re-think their holiday plans with more opting to stay in the UK. In response tourism chiefs are stepping up their activities to attract visiting holidaymakers to Yorkshire.
In response [...]

Wind Power – the answer to East Riding and UK energy crisis?

The recent controversy around the decisions to build more wind turbines and farms in the East Riding has prompted this contemplative blog post. Your views are invited on this blogger’s observations:
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 [...]

Fort Paull – Gun battery turned attraction

Fort Paull is a family orientated millitary museum situated in Battery Road near the village of Paull. The site is on our list of ‘must see’ attractions that are near to Hedon.
A Fort was first built at Paull in 1542. The present structure was erected in 1864 as one in a string of north east [...]

Prisoners of War in Holderness – History Project

Local historian Lyz Turner is researching information about prisoners of war (POWs) held captive in Holderness and is asking local people if they have any memories of them.
While there may not have been any large POW base camps in the area, it is true that during World War II large number of prisoners were imprisoned [...]

Community Grants from Kingston Communications

Every three months Kingston Communications (Hull’s unique provider of telephone, internet and other communications services) runs a small community grants scheme offering one each of £500, £250 and £150 grants.
The deadline for the latest round is Friday 5th June 2009.
The grants are available to community groups in the areas served by Kingston Communications in Hull [...]