The organisers of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race will be hosting a community roadshow in the town between 6pm-8pm on Monday 9 March. The event, being held at the Evron Centre, will offer residents, businesses and community groups advice on how groups and individuals can benefit from the race. It represents a great opportunity to find out more […]

Whilst Filey’s award-winning beach is among the cleanest in the country, a lot of work goes on to keep it in its pristine condition. Recently volunteers found a packet dating from 1997 on the beach near Coble Landing! It was part of 24Kg of rubbish removed from the beach. In a 100m survey area were fifty-seven cigarette butts, […]

The vibrant community hub that is Filey Library is embracing the Filey Literature Festival with an exciting series of events for all ages and tastes! The fun begins at 6pm on Friday 22 May when Captain Tom Mason brings his Pirate Show to the library. American Pirates singing jolly songs in the non-fiction section will […]

Filey based accountants Hunter Gee Holroyd are offering individuals and businesses a free financial heath check on 25 February. Appointments are available between 08.30am and 4.00pm. A complimentary breakfast or lunch is provided. In our everyday lives it can be all too easy to overlook our personal finances. However, life changes, we might want to save for our families futures, […]

Filey is set to host a new festival and could erect a statue or monument to mark one of the most famous events ever to take place on the waters of the North Sea. In 1779 the American War of Independence spread to the unlikely location of Flamborough Head. A joint Franco-American squadron, attempting to […]

With the February half-term just around the corner, thoughts are beginning to turn towards the 2020 season and probably the strongest line-up of events Filey has had for many a year. So here is your Filey diary for 2020! 10-13 April Filey Art Society Easter Exhibition 11-12 April Filey Food Festival 30 April Tour de […]

The much-anticipated launch of the programme for the Filey Literature Festival is taking place on Wednesday (19 February) in the Evron Centre foyer at 1pm. The sixteen page programme features all the events taking place at Filey’s inaugural literature festival that is being held over the bank holiday weekend of 22-24 May. The programme is […]

In an interview for Yorkshire Life, author Frances Brody has revealed how a visit to Filey provided the inspiration for her latest novel, A Medal for Murder. Frances once worked at Cairncross & Sons on Belle Vue Street. When she was there the shop was a gentlemen’s outfitters, today it specialises in militaria. It was […]

There’s a children’s pirate party at Filey Library at 6pm on Friday 22 May. It is part of the inaugural Filey Literature Festival and features Captain Tom Mason and Fiddlin’ Sage O’Silver. American pirates! Doubtless frolicking among the adult fiction section. We jest shipmates, this is family fun for all ages. Prizes for best dressed pirates, […]

The organiser of Tour de Yorkshire has explained the decisions behind the race’s route through Filey on 30 April. As part of the Beverley to Redcar leg of the race, the riders will enter Filey via the Muston Road, Station Avenue and leave the town via the Scarborough Road. There were hopes that the route […]