The Holderness & Hornsea Gazette

13/09/2025

"I live by the sea, where the air is fresh, the pace is gentle, and the people are genuinely friendly."

➡ In this week's paper, in print and online – read our new Hornsea-based writer John Prince's take on being a "Wessie" on the east coast.

13/09/2025

Farewell to the unimog! 🙁

After 10 years, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust bids goodbye to our all-terrain Spurn explorer.

13/09/2025

💚 Thank you so much to all of the local businesses supporting our Macmillan Cancer Support feature this week! 💚

🏷 Feel free to tag yourselves!

12/09/2025

🏠 Withernsea Town Council has relaunched plans to build 10 micro-kiosks in Valley Gardens.

Full story:

by Rebecca Hannant Withernsea Town Council has relaunched plans to build 10 micro-kiosks in Valley Gardens. The kiosks were originally included in a wider seafront regeneration project launched in April 2024 alongside 28 beach huts for the central promenade. While planning for the beach huts was gra...

12/09/2025

🔜 Tomorrow: Howdens Withernsea open day!

Saturday, September 13: 8am to 3pm

11/09/2025

📣 News from the Gazette - check out our latest newsletter! Details of our latest edition, coming events, shop items and more...

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https://mailchi.mp/holderness-gazette/news-from-the-gazette-september-11

11/09/2025

Big savings with Game King! 🎉

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11/09/2025

Save Our Market – Important

We’ve had nearly 10,000 views on our petition so far 🙌 but only around 1,250 signatures have been confirmed.

👉 After you sign, don’t forget to check your email inbox and click the confirmation link – otherwise your signature won’t count.

Please take a moment to confirm. Every signature really does make a difference. Thank you for your support 💙

Sign here: www.change.org/SaveOurMarket

11/09/2025

11/09/2025

📰 The latest edition is out now, packed with local news, views, community updates and events!

🛒 Available in local newsagents and in our user-friendly online edition, where a great-value annual subscription gives you access to back issues! 📲 https://shorturl.at/NWkOT

In our Holderness & East Riding edition:
🏘 Withernsea Town Council relaunches plans for 10 micro-kiosks in Valley Gardens, aimed at boosting trade and start-ups

The top story in our Hornsea edition:
🛍️ Closure threat to Skirlington Market sparks huge public reaction

Also inside:
🚜 Leven’s annual tractor run draws big crowds
🏚 Asbestos delays Hornsea sheltered housing refurbishments
🔥 Warning issued after bin fires caused by discarded vapes
❤️ The Patrington Mini Medics raise thousands in the Lifestyle Challenge, while Hedon’s Daisies boost the Daisy Appeal - The Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research Centre
🇬🇧 Hedon and District Royal British Legion Club launches an urgent appeal to save its future
🎖 HULL 4 Heroes receives £1,000 Blue Light Weekend boost
✡ Hull History Centre exhibition honours the Hull nun who saved Jewish children in wartime France
🏌 Withernsea Golf Club 1909 - Present charity day raises more than £3,000 for Hull & East Riding Breast Friends
🏆 Local heroes shortlisted for BBC Humberside’s Make a Difference Awards
🌊 A Wessie’s Tale: our Hornsea correspondent John Prince on the coastal culture clash
🏉 Withernsea RUFC unveil new stand ahead of league step-up

💚 Plus: local businesses support our Macmillan Cancer Support feature, Homes & Gardens, and Business Focus featuring Humber Business Week’s plans for 2026

⚽️ Sport features reports and reaction from the derby between Hull KR and Hull FC - Official page, plus Withernsea RUFC, Easington United AFC, Withernsea United AFC, AFC Preston Ladies and Girls, Withernsea AFC, South Holderness Cricket Club and Patrington Cricket Club

11/09/2025

FANCY VOLUNTEERING OR JUST KNOWING MORE ABOUT OUR CLEAN UP OPERATIONS AND OR NEW COMMUNITY PATROL GROUP INITIATIVE...READ ON....

WED EVENING NEXT WEEK, 17TH SEPT, we are holding an open evening, 6.30pm to 7pm, come and chat with us about our cleaning/painting operations, THEN, 7pm to 7.30, ANYONE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT OR JOINING our 'trial' COMMUNITY PATROL GROUP', we are looking for security experienced or ex services/police, strong presence volunteers for occasional hours on events or street patrols to reassure elderly, safeguard young and passively deter anti social behaviour, report to and work 'with' the Police, please feel free to attend, looking forwards to seeing you folks down there....

10/09/2025

Skirlington Market and Car Boot, a Sunday tradition for thousands of visitors to the East Yorkshire coast, is at risk of closure after nearly 40 years of trading. Full story in tomorrow's Gazette