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The Yorkshire Wolds stretch and arc from the chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head to the banks of the Humber Estuary at Hessle. It is some of the most picturesque and unspoilt landscape in the country - a true hidden gem just waiting to be discovered. From bustling market towns such as Beverley, Driffield, Pocklington and Market Weighton to countless pretty villages with their well-kept village greens, pubs, ponds and churches, the Yorkshire Wolds offer miles of beautiful scenery, peaceful riverside walks, woodlands teaming with wildlife and a gently undulating patchwork quilt of farmland  brimming with crops and wild flowers of every description.

The rolling hills of the Yorkshire Wolds are ideal for discovering by bicycle or walking and the best way to make the most of the area is to follow ‘The Wolds Way’ - a 79 mile unbroken National Trail which captures the unrivalled beauty of the region and takes in many hidden villages well off the beaten track.

Driffield - ‘The Capital of The Wolds’ - is a thriving market town with charming Victorian buildings and shops and is also home to one of the largest agricultural shows in the country. At the western edge of the Wolds is Pocklington, with it’s narrow interesting streets dominated by the splendid 15th century church, and offering lovely walks along the canal, it is an understated, quiet town which is the epitome of the whole region. A visit to Pocklington is not complete without seeing Burnby Hall & Gardens which house Europe’s largest collection of water lillies - over 5,000 different species!

Market Weighton is a 750 year old market town that once regularly held the largest sheep fair in England and was home to William Bradley, ‘The Yorkshire Giant’, who at seven feet nine inches, was the tallest Englishman ever recorded. Market Weighton is in easy reach of many public footpaths and rights of way which pass through the town, including the Yorkshire Wolds Way, The Minster Way and the Humber Way as well as the North Sea Cycle Route.

By far the most popular and most visited town in East Yorkshire is Beverley. This busy market town with it’s chic shops, fine Medieval & Georgian architecture is arguably one of the most beautiful towns in Britain. The famous Beverley Minster was founded in the 8th century and is one of the best examples of a cathedral size Gothic church in Europe. Beverley race course must be one of the most attractive courses in the country, set as it is among the open space of Beverley Westwood, and with attractions such as the city of Hull and the East Yorkshire coast within easy reach, Beverley is both fascinating & memorable and is the perfect base for discovering the beauty of the Yorkshire Wolds.

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New Radio Station For East Yorkshire

Vixen Broadcasting Ltd. has received the best start possible to the New Year, with the award of a Community Radio licence by the radio regulator, OFCOM.

After 41/2 years of short-term trial broadcasts under the name, “Vixen 87″, the group has finally been given the go-ahead to set-up a permanent service for an initial 5 year period. Although the station will still be on the FM/VHF waveband, the frequency will change from the traditional 87.9, as this is reserved for trial broadcasts.

The licence is to provide a localised radio service to Market Weighton, Holme-Upon-Spalding Moor and Pocklington. Although it is hoped that the station will cover an area incorporating, South Cave, Howden, Gilberdyke, Newport, and Middleton-On-The-Wolds.

Financed mainly by grant funding, and local advertising & sponsorship, the station will continue to be run by volunteers, as the general operating costs of a radio station are high, without the inclusion of staff wages.

From listener research carried out over the 9 trial broadcasts and in order to maintain a high standard of output with the available voluntary workforce, the station will initially be providing live weekend programming, with a weekday daytime rolling local information, live news and classic “Vixen style” music service, that it’s listeners know and love. This will be supplemented by evening specialist niche programmes as per the trial broadcasts, giving its listeners a full 24 hours-a-day service from Day 1.
A great deal of new engineering and administrative work will need to be carried out before the station commences full-time broadcasting. As such, the launch date has not been finalised, but is expected to be towards the end of the year or early 2009.

Vixen Broadcasting Ltd. will be looking to recruit volunteers from all age ranges to train to work on its sports, news, and community reporting features, and to help with backroom administrative tasks such as fundraising and advertising. The group also welcomes input from all local communities who wish to publicise their events and activities.

More information can be found on their website: www.vixen87.co.uk

e-mail: studio@vixen87.co.uk

or write to: Vixen Broadcasting Ltd. Market Weighton. YO43 3AN.

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Community radio station returns to the airwaves

After an absence of 11 months, Vixen 87, the Market Weighton based community radio station serving the western side of East Yorkshire is set to return to the airwaves on 87.9FM at 7am on Sunday 11th November until Saturday 8th December.

Read the full article here

Below is the Programme Schedule for Vixen 87 11th November - 8th December 2007

Sunday
6am   Euroquest - Weekly Arts, Science, Medicine magazine (Not launch day)
7am - 9am   Weekend Breakfast with - Paul Stellings
9am - 12pm  Gary Newbould & Bill Horncastle (11th Nov Bill Horncastle solo)
12pm - 3pm  Stuart Cocker
3pm - 6pm  Pete Campbell
6pm - 8pm  Anything Goes (Nostalgia with)  - Dave Nicholson
8pm - 10pm  Classical Gas - Pete Jacobson (18th  Nov Will Buxton)
10pm - 12am  The Soul Show - Dave Hudson
12am - 1am  Midnight Movers, The 1960’s - Dennis Hartley
1am - 5am  Night Tracks (Music from 1950’s to today’s charts)

Monday
5am - 7am  Early Doors - Garry Fuller
7am - 10am  Breakfast with - Dave Hudson
10am-12pm  The Big Coffee Break       
12pm - 4pm  Simon Barratt
4pm - 6pm  The Big Drive - Aaron Yeates
6pm - 9pm  Gone Country - Tom Robinson
9pm - 12am  Bill’s Eclectic Music Mix - Bill Horncastle
12am - 1am  Midnight Movers, The 1970’s - Dennis Hartley
1am - 5am   Night Tracks (Music from 1950’s to today’s charts)

Tuesday
5am - 7am  Early Doors - Garry Fuller
7am - 10am  Breakfast with - Dave Hudson
10am - 12pm  The Big Coffee Break       
12pm - 4pm  Simon Barratt
4pm - 6pm  The Big Drive - John Hodgson & James Gavigan
6pm - 9pm  Comedy Clips & Music - Julian Watson
9pm - 12am  Late Night Extra - Mike Lisney
12am - 1am  Midnight Movers, The 1980’s - Dennis Hartley
1am - 5am  Night Tracks (Music from 1950’s to today’s charts)

Wednesday
5am - 7am  Early Doors - Garry Fuller
7am - 10am  Breakfast with - Dave Hudson
10am - 12pm  The Big Coffee Break       
12pm - 4pm  Simon Barratt
4pm- 6pm  The Big Drive -  John Hodgson & James Gavigan
6pm - 7:30  Rock N’ Roll - Dr. Bop
7:30 - 9pm  Nothing But The Blues - Steve Jessney
9pm - 12am  Late Night Extra - Bill Horncastle
12am - 1am  Jazz Extra - Pete Jacobson
1am - 5am  Night Tracks (Music from 1950’s to today’s charts)

Thursday
5am - 7am  Early Doors - Garry Fuller
7am - 10am  Breakfast with - Dave Hudson
10am - 12pm  The Big Coffee Break       
12pm - 4pm  Simon Barratt
4pm - 6pm  The Big Drive - John Hodgson & James Gavigan
6pm - 7pm  Drive Extra - Paul Stellings
7pm - 9pm  Weekend Sport Preview - Gary Newbould
9pm - 12am  Late Night Extra - Mike Lisney
12am - 1am  Nothing But The Blues Two - Steve Jessney
1am - 5am  Night Tracks (Music from 1950’s to today’s charts)

Friday
5am - 7am  Early Doors - Garry Fuller
7am - 10am  Breakfast with - Dave Hudson
10am - 12pm  The Big Coffee Break       
12pm - 4pm  John Wiles 
4pm - 6pm  The Big Drive - Paul Stellings
6pm - 7pm  Euro Hit 40 - Tim Fisher (In Association With Radio Netherlands)
7pm - 9pm  All That Jazz - Pete Jacobson
9pm - 12am  School Days Disco -  James Clark
12am - 2am  The Witching Hour - Pandora (Heavy Rock. In Association With Radio Caroline)
2am - 5am  Night Tracks (Music from 1950’s to today’s charts)

Saturday
5am - 7am  Early Doors - Garry Fuller
7am - 11am  Weekend Breakfast with- Julian Watson
11am - 2pm  Saturday Lunchbox - Dennis Hartley
2pm - 6pm  Saturday Sport - Gary Newbould, James Clark & Phil High
6pm - 9pm  Saturday Flight Classic Rock - Paul Stellings
9pm - 12am  Saturday Night Party - James Clark
12am - 1am  Rock Express - Paul Stellings
1am - 6am  Night Tracks (Music from 1950’s to today’s charts)

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