Floodlighting the Minster
For just £15.00 per night members of the public and local businesses are invited to sponsor a night on an annual basis or for one year only.
Contact (01482) 887 616 or click here. See available dates below.
Sponsorship of lighting the Minster has proved very popular with both locals and people who have a connection with Beverley. As the years have gone by the Minster Lighting Fund have worked hard to improve the exterior lighting and the Minster is now fully lit all the way round the building.
In 1991 members of Beverley and District Civic recognized Beverley Minster as one of the town’s much loved and favoured land marks. Traditionally the imposing West Towers were only lit up during the Christmas period, so with the blessing of the then vicar, the Rt Revd Peter Forster, the civic society’s secretary, Mr Neil King, took the initiative to set up the Minster Lighting Fund to gain sponsorship to have the Towers of the Minster lit all year round.
The sight of the Beverley Minster fully lit is enjoyed from all vantage points, whether it is from close up in Beverley itself or from further afield. The impressive medieval gothic architecture is now a welcoming iconic image on the approach to the market town from either the flats of Holderness or driving down from the Wolds across the Westwood into Beverley.
The scheme is still just as popular today as work continues to take place to improve the lighting of the Minster, and consideration is now being given to how the interior can be improved to enhance the details of the architecture for the benefit of the many visitors and local community.
The following dates are still available:
January 3, February 7 and 20, May 3, June 2, 8, 15 and 27, July 27, August 12 and 31, September 4, 18, 23 and 26, October 8, 15, 18, 23, 26 and 29, November 10, 14 and 30, December 1.
SPONSORS
MAY
1st Mrs E Hoyes
2nd Micheal Evans
3rd FREE NIGHT
4th R Coates
5th Pauline Webster
6th Mrs A Withers
7th Ratneval
8th Mrs A Reynolds
9th Bone & Godwin Family
10th Mrs E Sach
11th Miss J Atkinson
12th Mrs A Greenwoods
13th Friends of the Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
14th Mrs A C McAllister
15th Mrs M Picker
16th Mrs J M Fraser
17th Nelson Webster Partnership
18th Mr J Wrage
19th D Reid
20th Miss S Wight
21st M Moody
22nd Mrs B Moses
23rd Mr R G Usher
24th Mr D Jack
25th H English
26th Mr P Wilkinson
27th Mr J Dunning
28th Mrs S J Hill
29th A P & P K Wright
30th M Nettleton & L Kitchen
31st Mr R Elvidge
JUNE
1st Mrs P Porter
2nd Jonathan and Fiona Duckles
3rd Mrs D Sharples
4th Mr J Catchpole
5th J Bedford
6th C & J Barchard
7th W & J Ross
8th FREE NIGHT
9th Mrs V Marginson
10th Mr & Mrs P Lee
11th H & A Atkinson
12th Miss E.D. Millest
13th Mrs S Watson
14th Mrs D Bates
15th FREE NIGHT
16th Mrs J Turner
17th J & R Holgate
18th Mr & Mrs R Grant
19th Mr J Burton
20th Mrs Chetwynd
21st Mr M Whitehead
22nd B & M Postance
23rd Anonymous
24th Mrs B Parrott
25th Mrs B Iddon
26th D & V Scrimger
27th FREE NIGHT
28th Mr Leslie Froomes
29th The Pinford Family
30th A & M Rhodes
JULY
1st Mr & Mrs G E Swine
2nd B English
3rd Anonymous
4th Mr G Perrett
5th Mrs I Goodyear
6th The Evans Family
7th Mrs P B Crawforth
8th Mrs S Goodrick
9th Beverley & East Riding Golf Club
10th Mrs P Hill
11th The Weston Family
12th Miss P Deans
13th A.A. & M Kelham
14th Mrs V Marley & Mrs R Honey
15th T.M. Carter
16th Mrs J Davison
17th Mrs J Jones
18th Mrs L Downing
19th J.S. Preston-Anderson
20th Mrs J Parker
21st A & J Hakeney
22nd A & E Cant
23rd L & M Tomlinson
24th B Parrott
25th Mr & Mrs B Blizzard
26th P Wright
27th FREE NIGHT
28th J & R Major
29th Mrs S Robinson
30th James Reckitt Charity
31st J M Evans
AUGUST
1st K Bremner
2nd Miss J Fawcett
3rd Mr D Bates
4th Mrs K. Hibbert
5th Mrs M Rushworth
6th Mr D E Gibbins
7th Miss E D Millest
8th Mrs Tear
9th Mr A Milsome
10th Hodgson Sealants Ltd
11th Hodgson Sealants Ltd
12th FREE NIGHT
13th The Fairbairn Family
14th Mrs c Leary
15th Mrs J Pillmoor
16th M Gill
17th Anonymous
18th Miss V Showan
19th Mrs P Porter
20th Mr & Mrs E Lovett
21st Miss J Kemp
22nd Richard III Society
23rd Mr P Lee
24th Mrs V Parton
25th Hodgson Sealants Ltd
26th Hodgson Sealants Ltd
27th Hodgson Sealants Ltd
28th Hodgson Sealants Ltd
29th Hodgson Sealants Ltd
30th Mr R D Crooks
31st FREE NIGHT
SEPTEMBER
1st Mrs B Parrott
2nd John Phillips
3rd Mrs J Davison
4th FREE NIGHT
5th Mrs A Chapman
6th Mr F Hutchinson
7th S Knapp
8th Mr R Yates
9th Mrs S Farr
10th Mrs J Griffin
11th Mr M A Powell
12th Mrs C Kirk
13th Prince of Wales Regimental Association
14th Mrs E A Durden
15th P Sharp
16th Mr D Horsley
17th Mrs M Gow
18th FREE NIGHT
19th J.A. & N Gillyon
20th Arthur & Kathleen Johnson
21st F Watson
22nd Mrs V Sutton
23rd FREE NIGHT
24th Mrs M Hutchinson
25th Mrs A Burrows
26th FREE NIGHT
27th C & D Jopling
28th Mr & Mrs D Lumb
29th D.B Hailstone
30th Mrs Robinson
OCTOBER
1st Fairhurst
2nd Thompson
3rd Attwood
4th Woodward H
5th Mrs Carol McKie
6th Gibbins
7th Mr J.Wragg
8th FREE NIGHT
9th Mr & Mrs A.M.Uscroft
10th K & A Sugden
11th Beverley Male Voice Choir
12th Beverley Male Voice Choir
13th Paul & Louise Gowland
14th Mrs Fay Wildey
15th FREE NIGHT
16th Roland, Jane & Sarah Peck
17th Betty & Rodney Mackey
18th FREE NIGHT
19th R & LM Uzzell
20th Y.Berry
21st Mrs Patricia S.Robson
22nd Mr & Mrs S.P.Dannatt
23rd FREE NIGHT
24th Maureen Ellerby
25th Mrs B.A.Lavine
26th FREE NIGHT
27th Margaret E.Kirkwood
28th Barbara English
29th FREE NIGHT
30th Judge & Mrs Walker
31st Mrs Martin & Family
NOVEMBER
1st Mrs Martin & Family
2nd Mrs Martin & Family
3rd Beverley Decorative and Fine Arts Society (NADFAS)
4th Mr J Dunning
5th Mrs M.Flynn
6th Mrs A.Rutherford
7th Mrs Bernadette Robb
8th Mr Brian D.Burnett
9th Mrs F.Hall
10th FREE NIGHT
11th Mrs Margaret Jenkins
12th Miss Anouska Sissons
13th Morrision Supermarket
14th FREE NIGHT
15th Miss J Atkinson
16th I.R & H.S Usher
17th Beverley & East Riding Golf Club
18th Mr R Marshall
19th Mrs Yvonne Taylor
20th FREE NIGHT
21st M. Saxby
22nd Mr & Mrs L.V.Barratt
23rd B.D & G.K Reader
24th Mr & Mrs Parkin
25th Brenda & Ian Stansfield
26th Sandy & Chris Try
27th J & A Branton
28th John & Lesley Taylor
29th The Pearcy Family
30th FREE NIGHT
DECEMBER
1st FREE NIGHT
2nd C & S Tatman
3rd Mr & Mrs T Martin
4th Mr C S Blackburn
5th Mrs A Burrows
6th Mrs S King
7th Mr W Benson
8th W A Morris
9th Mr B Trew
10th P & L McNally
11th D Marriweather
12th Mrs K F Flay
13th Mr T Walker
14th D & A A Bradnum
15th Mrs M N Fenn
16th Mr & Mrs P.K. Ruston
17th J & V Cerutti
18th Mr & Mrs J Toes
19th Mrs J Martin
20th M & L Fenny
21st Beverley Decorative & Fine Arts Society
22nd ChemDry Universal
23rd A & J Hakeney
24th Mr & Mrs F Kinley
25th Mrs P Hopkins
26th W B A Los
27th Mr H P Flynn
28th Mr & Mrs J A Wollaston
29th Mr & Mr A M Mulford
30th Mr & Mrs D Glenton
31st Mr & Mrs P R Northen
JANUARY
1st J & J Barnary
2nd Mr & Mrs N King
3rd FREE NIGHT
4th The Mayne Family
5th Mr M A Powell
6th Beverley Fifity Plus Club
7th Mr & Mrs T Strugnell
8th Mr & Mrs R Osgerby
9th D Atkinson
10th Mr & Mrs W Pearson
11th The Burgess Family
12th Mr & Mrs D Peckett
13th Mr J Chilver
14th Mervyn King
15th Mrs M Borland
16th Mrs J Parker
17th Mrs G M Willmott
18th Mr & Mrs J Wilton-Ely
19th K & A Sugden
20th R Harris
21st C & E Morrill
22nd B Newton
23rd J Foster
24th Mr R Cook
25th P Bonser
26th Mr & Mrs A F Terry
27th Mrs J Hicks
28th Mrs J Cowie
29th FREE NIGHT
30th Mr K Moody
31st P Rain
FEBRUARY
1st T.H.F Farrell
2nd D MacLachlan
3rd P.J Martin
4th Mrs E Cottrell
5th Alan & Anne Richardson
6th Archbishop Thurstan School
7th FREE NIGHT
8th Mrs a Davis
9th RA & AH Lidwell
10th Mr D.A. Burrows
11th Mrs M Charlton
12th Mrs J Bird
13th The Tiger Club
14th Mr & Mrs K Weetman
15th Mrs B Powell
16th P & K Horrocks
17th Mrs J Crossley
18th Mr M White
19th J & A Branton
20th FREE NIGHT
21st Mrs E Grant
22nd Beverley Town Handbell Ringers
23rd Mrs L Hobson
24th Beverley & District Lions Club
25th Mr A Sutton
26th Mrs M Wilson
27th Mrs E.M Stout
28th Mrs K Smart
29th Dr M Imrie
MARCH
1st L Jones
2nd R Grange
3rd Mrs S Foley
4th Mrs J Hickling
5th N MacLachlan
6th Mark Wardropper
7th S & H Mcloughlin
8th Anonymous
9th Mrs J M Harris
10th Mr P J Atkinson
11th Mrs M D Crooks
12th R & B Wilson
13th Mrs P Barrell
14th D Neave
15th J & A Branton
16th Mrs L Smith
17th Mrs P B Crawforth
18th E Dunning
19th J Smith
20th Mrs S Field
21st J M Evans
22nd M & T Witty
23rd FREE NIGHT
24th Mrs S J Hill
25th Mrs S Price
26th Mrs C Fancey
27th Mrs B D Warnsby
28th E A Hemingway
29th Dr M Imrie
30th B Jackson
31st S English
APRIL
1st Mrs Cooper
2nd Mrs A Roper
3rd Mrs B Dickinson
4th P & K Horrocks
5th P Sharp
6th Miss K Holgate
7th Mrs R Willoughby
8th Dr C Rhodes
9th The Best Family
10th Mrs V Warner
11th Mrs J Kirby
12th M.V Harrison
13th Mr & Mrs J Carling
14th Mr D Jack
15th Mr S Tait
16th Mrs J Chetwynd
17th H & N Uebel
18th J & M Ashurst
19th Yorkshire Country Womens’ Association
20th J & M Westoby
21st Yorkshire Electricity
22nd Yorkshire Electricity
23rd Yorkshire Electricity
24th Yorkshire Electricity
25th Yorkshire Electricity
26th Yorkshire Electricity
27th Mrs M Cruikshank
28th Miss B Webb
29th L.H Froomes
30th I.R & H.S Usher
