What’s On

In Cottingham and District

The deadline for entries in the June 2026 “What’s On” section, is no later than the 17th May.

Haltemprice Art Group
Tuesday 5th May – Along the Coast
Meetings held Tuesday evenings from 7pm to 9pm, during term time, in the art room on the first floor of Cottingham High School. (A lift is available for our use)

Cottingham Civic Hall Film Sbow
Thursday 7th May – The next film afternoon at the Civic Hall is with Taron Egerton as Elton John in “Rocketman”. Enjoy a film and refreshments, admission £3.00. Doors open at 1.30pm.

F4 Photographic Group – Cottingham’s Friendly Camera Club
Thursday 7th May – Print and image of the year. Judge: Diane Seddon (NEMPF).
Thursday 14th May –  Practical Night.
Thursday 21st May – Foto Faves.
Thursday 28th May – AGM and Award Ceremony. We meet at 7.30pm every Thursday evening at Cottingham Civic Hall.

Skidby Branch of the Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association
Thursday 7th May – Marion Gamble – Coco Channel and the 60’s. In the Skidby Village Hall.

Bingo Night Returns to Skidby Village Hall
Friday 8th May – 7pm – Bingo Night returns to Skidby Village Hall, Open to everyone. Free teas and coffees will be available during the interval, with donations warmly welcomed. Attendees are also invited to bring their own drinks and snacks. A grand prize raffle will be drawn at the end of the night.

East Yorkshire Embroidery Society ( EYES )
Saturday 9th May in the Darby & Joan Hall, Finkle Street. 2pm for 2.30pm. Members £2. Visitors welcome from 2.15pm (£3). Anne Brookes will speak on ‘Whole. Hole’. For further details contact [email protected]
East Yorkshire Embroidery Society exhibition ‘The Stitches in My Soul. An exhibition of textile art’. Beverley Minster HU17 0DN 10am to4pm Thursday 14th May to Friday 22nd May 2026. Free entry. Items for sale.

Hull and East Riding Astronomical Society
Monday 13th May 2026 – Meeting at the Civic Hall, 1 Market Green, Cottingham HU16 5QG. 7.30 pm – doors open 7.15 pm. £4.00 per visitor.  Students and under 16’s free. Guest Speaker: John Chapman-Smith (Society for Popular Astronomy). Title of Lecture: “Amateur Astronomy in Salt Lake City, UTAH, USA.

Cottingham Men’s Deluda Society
Wednesday 13th May – The History of Hull Grammar School, 1330 to present. Mike Rymer.
Wednesday 27th May – My Memories – Robin Russell (Member).
Meetings held at the Willerby and Kirkella Social Club, 51A Main Street Willerby HU10 6BY. Meetings 1.30 pm for 2.00 pm. Cost per meeting paid at the door £4.00.

Cottingham U3A
Thursday 14th May – ‘The Swinging Sixties’ – Sex, drugs and rock and roll’ . The decade that changed the world with local author Marion Gamble. Marion is a popular local speaker and author who keeps herself busy combining storytelling with fund raising for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.   The meeting is held at 2pm in the Darby and Joan hall, with new members welcome.

Little Weighton Gardners
Friday 15th May – 7.30pm. John Carr – Talking about “Hostas”. LW Village Hall. £3 per talk. Contacts: Prue 01482 844461 and Sylvia 07714 089289.

Macular Society Hull Group
Friday 15th May – 10..30 am until 12.15. Meeting held at Sight Support Beverley Road Hull .Guest speaker will be our favourite local Author Val Wood. Always a popular meeting. Macular  degeneration is an eye condition that affects central vision loss. Our group is for anyone that has this condition or caring for anyone who has this condition.  All welcome for help and advice . For more information 01482 342397.

Friends of Thwaite Gardens
Sunday 17th May 11am – 4pm. Open Day atThwaite Gardens, 57, Thwaite Street, Cottingham, HU164OX. Fabulous ‘All for One Choir’. (12pm and 2pm). Guided Tree Walks. Plant stall. Cacti and Succulents stall. Bric a Brac stall. Explore the Gardens and Glasshouses. Dogs on leads welcome. Disabled parking only on-site. Refreshments (Tea, Coffee and lots of cakes). We only accept cash. Sorry no cards. £5 for non members. Members and under 16’s FREE.

Arterian Singers
Tuesday 19th May at 7.30pm  are holding their Spring Concert at Cottingham Methodist Church, Hallgate, Cottingham. Admission £10. Accompanied children are free. We look forward to seeing you.

Hull and East Riding New Stitchers (HENS)
Tuesday 19th May- Scrappy Pass the Parcel. Third Tuesday on the month in the Darby & Joan Hall, Finkle Street, at 7.15 pm to 9.15 pm. Website: www.hullandeastridingnewstitchers.weebly.com.

The Arts Society: Hull and East Riding
Tuesday 19th May – Jeremy Mainwaring-Burton: “The Queen Mother at The Castle of Mey”. At 10.45 a.m. Lazaat Hotel, Woodhill Way, Cottingham. Non-members welcome. Guest tickets £5.00. For further details contact Membership Secretary, Andrew Frankland-Barber (tel.07843 784763).

Hull Stamp & Postcard Club:
Wednesday 20th May – Stephen Parkin on ‘Edinburgh Postal History’.
Wednesday 3rd June – Dr Gwynn Harries ‘A Cornucopia of Stuff’. Meetings are held in the Arlington Hall, Cottingham HU16 4DD at 1.30pm. Doors open at 1pm. Visitors and prospective members are welcome. For further details please contact the secretary at [email protected]

Keep Fit & Line Dancing Classes
In the Darby & Joan Hall, Finkle Street, Cottingham.
Keep fit Mondays 10am-11am or 11 15am-12 15pm chair exercises then low impact aerobics
Line dancing Tuesdays 10am-11am beginners are welcome
Contact  Janet Trew    M.BATD (SB)  A.BATD (JB)   01482 666794   or  07773 189990.

Alternative Aquatics
Is a local self-help group providing gentle exercise for people with back & mobility problems in warm water. On Thursdays, 4.45–6pm term-time, at Hydrotherapy Pool, Frederick Holmes School, Inglemire Lane, Hull. Cost is £52/ 13-week term. Places now available; for info or a free trial, call Karen (807072) or Steve (826873)

Arterian Singers
Do you enjoy singing in a group? Arterians Singers rehearse weeekly at Cottingham Methodist Church, Hallgate, Cottingham, Tuesday evenings at 7.30. We are a friendly mixed voice choir singing a variety of music and welcome new members. For more information ring 07597459000.

East Yorkshire Fly Dresser’s Guild.
Enhance your fly fishing skills and experience by joining like-minded fly fishers. We are a thriving group keen to learn and share the skills you need to create flies that catch fish. the club meets on the first Tuesday of each month, July and August excepted We meet monthly (September to June) at the Conservative Club, in Beverley. All welcome – please email [email protected].

Cottingham Cricket Club
We run three Saturday sides, a Sunday side and junior teams from U9 to U15. Cottingham Cricket Club Junior training continues all through winter. Starting at 7pm every Friday night at South Hensley School sports hall. We welcome new members at any level. In the Summer, junior training is on a Friday evening with coaching sessions for all formats during the week. For any further information please contact Matt Aked at [email protected] or on Mobile 07986 329441. We are Clubmark Accredited and all Coaches are DBS checked”

Scottish Country Dancing
Monday nights in Arlington Hall with qualified teachers.  New dancers welcome 6.45 – 8.15 pm.  Main class 7.30 – 9.30pm.  £3 per session (first session free) including refreshments.   No partner necessary.  A great way to keep active and have fun.    Find us on Facebook or our website, RSCDSYork.comContact Joyce Cochrane 01482 871790 or Lynne Brooks 07834 992027.

Kirk Ella and Willerby Short Mat Bowling Club
Welcome new members at St Andrews Memorial Hall, Beverley Rd, Kirk Ella, HU10 7QA. Mondays and Thursdays, 2 – 4 pm (Sept – April). Summer, only Mondays. Come around 1.40pm. For new bowlers, 1st session is free. Club bowls available to borrow. Bring flat soled shoes. Contacts: Ian or Brenda 01482 650157; email [email protected]; visit website: https://sites.google.com/view/kewshortmatbowls/home.

Cottingham Food Bank
Cottingham Food Bank is open every Wednesday from
10am to 11.30pm. For £2.00 you will be able to select eight items from our shop style display and in addition refreshments are available in the Church hall next door. You can find us behind Zion Church, Hallgate Cottingham (access via left hand passage).  All welcome.

The Cottingham Community Garden Group
The Cottingham Community Garden Group [CCGG] meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 1pm to 3pm on the Worklink site on Eppleworth Road Cottingham HU16 5YF [Far right corner past last polytunnel] – All welcome . Find us a Facebook or visit us to find out more.

Cottingham & Hull Folk Dance Club
Tuesday 7pm-9-30pm at the Darby and Joan Hall Finkle St., Cottingham. No experience necessary come on your own or bring a friend for light exercise in a friendly environment everyone one welcome. For further information please contact Jan Gray on 01482 840637.

HULL OPTIMISTS  Swimming Therapy Group
Come and join a friendly group of Adults and Children at Frederick Holmes School, Inglemire Lane Hull, in a warm Hydrotherapy Pool.  The club is for persons with disabilities or have a fear of water, and are taught in a friendly and positive way how to overcome that fear and be safe in water and also  help with their mobility. We meet in term time every Monday evenings. There are two sessions, the first between 6pm and 7pm for Children and their Carers, and the second for Adults between 7pm and 8pm.  All are welcome. For further information and application details please contact:- Karen Brockwell Mobile: 07895 178218.

North Ferriby Short Mat Bowls Club
Village Hall, 50 Church Road, North Ferriby. HU14 3AA. Tuesdays and Fridays, 10am-12noon, and Thursday Evenings, 7pm-9pm except second Thursday each month. All are welcome to any session and can borrow woods if required Please bring flat soled shoes. For further information please contact  Mike on  07889 007 005.

Cottingham Bowling Club
Our Indoor Bowling sessions are now in full swing, and are staged every day of the week at varying times, at our New Village Road clubhouse.Outdoor bowling sessions will commence at the end of April, in preparation for the 2026 outdoor League season which commences in May and will see the Club enter12 different League competitions.New members for the Indoor and  Outdoor sessions will be made most welcome and for further details please do not hesitate to contact our Recruitment Secretary Lesley Davy (Tel. 846611).