XMAS Shopping

Join us for East Yorkshire Hour tonight as we discuss #XMASShopping between 8pm - 9pm. 

There's just a few weeks left until the most festive day of the year and with lots of fantastic local shops and boutiques selling perfect Christmas presents, tonight is a great opportunity to find out exactly where these treasures are! 

Do you sell Christmas gifts? 

Have you found the best place to shop this Christmas? 

Are you making DIY presents for your family? 

Do you have any good ideas on where to shop online? 

Don't forget to use the hashtag #XMASShopping and #EYorksHour to keep track of the tweets! 

Tweet you at 8pm :-) 

Autumn

It's that time of the year where the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier and the temperature gets a little chilly. But it also happens to be when we celebrate Halloween, Bonfire Night and the count down for Christmas begins! 

Autumn is my favourite season and therefore I wanted to find out what others love about the season too. Is it the shedding of leaves from the trees? Wrapping up warm when faced with the cold? Drinking hot chocolate with plenty of marshmallows on top? 

Or do you much prefer the sunshine? Or even the harsh contrast of Winter? 

While we are on the subject of Autumn, do you have something on offer for this fantastic season? Do you have a seasonal event coming up? Should we wrap up warm and venture into your shop for some Autumnal treats? 

Feel free to contribute with your Autumn inspired tweets between 8pm & 9pm tonight! Don't forget to use the hashtags #EYorksHour and #Autumn to keep up with the conversations. 

Tweet you later!  

What's on in East Yorkshire

Halloween is soon upon us, with Bonfire Night and Christmas right around the corner! Therefore it's the perfect time to find out what's on in East Yorkshire over the next few months. 

Are you hosting an event or two? 

Do you know of a venue with fantastic festive offers on? 

Where do you attend Halloween or Bonfire parties? 

Are you selling festive novelties that we just have to know about? 

Share your event artwork, information and festive offers during tonight's East Yorkshire using the hashtags #EYorksHour #whatson 

Tweet you at 8pm!! 

Hull Fair

Welcome back to another session of East Yorkshire Hour, brought to you live from your own home, on your own device and joined by many other lovely networkers from around East Yorkshire and beyond. 

Tonight's hour is all about fun! With Hull Fair starting on Friday, we want to know your opinions, excitements, preferences and favourites of Hull Fair! 

This year is the 721st Hull Fair and it is one of the largest travelling fairs in Europe, with over 250 rides and an array of attractions. Most Hull folk attend every year and it has its own sights and smells! 

What are your thoughts on Hull Fair? 

Do you attend? 

Are you a foodie and hunt out the hot dogs and candy floss? 

Or do you attend to have your palms read? 

Which is your favourite ride? 

Would you rather save the money and not attend? 

Join the discussion between 8pm and 9pm and use the hashtags #HullFair and #EYorksHour 

Tweet you later! 

Connections

Tonight, East Yorkshire Hour (#EYorksHour) is all about Connections! As we are a networking hour with lots of local businesses and charities keen to build relationships within the area, it's the perfect time to share a few tips and strategies. 

How do you build your connections? 

Do you attend networking events? 

How many twitter hours do you get involved with? 

Have you seen any results from networking? 

Do you share connections? 

Share your tips with us between 8pm and 9pm tonight and don't forget to use the hashtag #EYorksHour to stay involved with the conversations! 

Tweet you later. 

Guilty pleasures

This morning I gave a presentation about something I'm passionate about - there are three possible answers for this; cake, social media or events. I chose to talk about social media and described it as my guilty pleasure. 

Therefore I thought it would be fun to find out what your guilty pleasures are? 

Are you a social media geek like me? Do you have a Tuesday night tradition that has become your guilty pleasure? 

Is there a particular programme that you couldn't possibly miss? 

Or perhaps you're a guilty lover of cake too? 

For some light hearted networking tonight, let's scratch the surface to find out what you're most guilty of! 

Join us between 8pm - 9pm and don't forget to use #EYorksHour and #GuiltyPleasures 

Tweet you later!! 

Sunday Funday (02.09.2014)

The next East Yorkshire Hour (#EYorksHour) is on Tuesday 2nd September and the theme of the hour will be... 

Sunday Funday! 

During the hour, let us know: 

Where your favourite place is to visit on a Sunday? 

What do you get up to with family or friends?

Do you have a hobby that is usually done on a weekend? 

Are there any events coming up in your local area on a Sunday?

Please join in between 8pm - 9pm using #EYorksHour and let us know what Sunday Funday means to you! 

Until then, please invite your followers to join in and keep an eye out for this weeks roundup! 

Tweet you later :-) 

EYorksHour update!

Hello all,

You will be pleased to know that I have now secured all singing, all dancing, super fast (fiber optic broadband) internet in my new house which means that I'm back to hosting East Yorkshire Hour with no glitches and wifi failures (fingers crossed). 

I for one have missed the weekly interactions and fun updates from our wonderful networkers and I'm sure you'l all be bursting to give us your latest news. 

A few changes: 

1. At the end of each networking hour, I'm going to let you know the theme of the following week, so that you can start to think up some eye catching tweets and perhaps you might also know someone who would benefit from joining in that particular week too. 

2. I'm also going to get back to doing the round up. It will be a little bit more short and sweet than before, however it will still allow those who miss a week, to catch up! 

3. Finally, I'm on the look out for anyone that might want to help run East Yorkshire Hour, once or twice a month? With hosting the hour and writing a short roundup afterwards? 

If you're interested, then please send me a direct message and I can give you some more details! 

Don't forget to join us at 8pm for a nice #EYorksHour catch up and if you can't make it this week, we will tweet you next :-) 

Thank you, Krissie 

@EYorksHour 

Tour de EYorks

For tonight's #EYorksHour we are celebrating the fantastic county of East Yorkshire after Saturday's brilliant Tour de France, Grand Depart where over a million Yorkshire folk turned out to show their support for the race. 

Therefore, our theme is #TourdeEYorks and we want to seek out all the wonderful highlights that East Yorkshire has to offer. Imagine taking a tour and wanting to stop off at all the best places or finding out more about the many towns and villages. Here is your chance to invite networkers to stop at your point of the tour. 

Join us at 8pm until 9pm and include both #EYorksHour and #TourdeEYorks to join in with the conversation. 

Tweet you later! 

Kickstart!

Tomorrow marks a special day for our Charity of the Year, Kickstart Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Support (@KickstartTYACS) who are a local registered charity supporting young people aged 16-24 with cancer in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.  

"Young people, not cancer, should be in control of their lives. We want to help them achieve that with a kickstart!"

With this in mind and a little twist of #EYorksHour fun, tonight's theme is about giving each other a Kickstart! Join in from 8pm - 9pm and tell us how you need a Kickstart or how you can help give others a Kickstart! 

Is someone having a bad week and may need their smile kickstarting?

Do you need some business advice? 

Are you launching a new product or service? 

Can we Kickstart publicity for your event? 

Do you need help finding local companies? 

Are you looking for opportunities to grow your business? 

Can you give a shout out to a new business? 

Our hashtags for tonight are #EYorksHour and #kickstartTYACS - let's get them trending to spread some charitable love in the way we know best, through twitter! 

Tweet you later! 

Please note: If you know a young person fighting cancer in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, then let @kickstartTYACS know what you need and how they can help #kickstart #support. 

http://kickstartcancersupport.com

Snapshot!

Happy Tuesday!! 

Tonight is the weekly return of our favourite networking hour #EYorksHour and we have a fun theme to keep you entertained. 

If you missed us last week, we discussed local charities; our favourites, upcoming events, fundraising efforts, thank you's and a virtual 'pat on the back' for Ali Crompton who had done a great job fundraising for two local charities.

This weeks #EYorksHour theme is #snapshot and you need to be prepared  before you join in to get the most out of the hour.

87% of the top most engaging posts on social media are photos! Therefore to have a top, engaging hour (which I'm sure it is every week) we are asking you to share three photos that will provide a #snapshot of you! The first you will share at 8.15pm, the second at 8.30pm and the forth at 8.45pm and they will be the following: 

8.15pm - A picture of you

8.30pm - A picture of something that makes you smile 

8.45pm - A picture explaining something we wouldn't know about you. 

This will then allow us to learn more about each other, see the personalities behind the twitter accounts and hopefully have a good laugh! 

For those that don't want to share pictures of themselves, you can share work related snaps or just simply network. Join us at 8pm until 9pm using #EYorksHour and #snapshot and please invite your followers to tweet along too! 

Tweet you later! 

Local charities!

Good day to you! 

Last week was a last minute #EYorksHour session due to it being Krissie's first day in her new job! Apologies to those who joined in to a theme free hour. However, this week we are back, all prepared and with a theme to keep your thumbs working hard! 

For those that don't know, one of our regulars (and much loved) Ali Crompton (@alicrompton), organised two fantastic events this weekend in aid of @kickstartTYACS and @thebrinknet! Both events were a great success and therefore we thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about your favourite, local charities too. It also happens to be National Volunteers Week, which again is closely linked with charities and compliments this weeks theme. 

In this hour please join in by using #EYorksHour #localcharity and join the discussion from 8pm until 9pm. 

Who is your favourite local charity and why? 

Are you hosting a fundraising event? 

Have you done or are doing a challenge to fundraise? 

Are you a charity and are looking for volunteers? 

Do you want to give a shoutout or thank you to a volunteer or two? 

Has a charity helped you in one way or another? 

Have a great day and we will tweet you later :-) 

Ps. Please check out our charity of the year: http://kickstartcancersupport.com

Motivation

Good evening #EYorksHour, 

Last Wednesday a couple of my friends (I am speaking as @Krissie_Akrill) appeared in an interview on London Live promoting their business The High Spirit Bag which was founded in 2012 and has already received plenty of success, especially after winning Virgin Media’s Pitch to Rich competition. 

Josh and his brother John studied at Wyke Sixth Form College at the same time as me and are both incredibly positive people! In the interview with London Live, John ends by giving some advice to those thinking about starting up their own business, but i actually think what he said can give us all some motivation to achieve our goals. 

“Go out and do it, believe in what you have to offer the world and make sure it happens.”

You can watch the interview here: 

http://www.londonlive.co.uk/news/high-spirit-on-pitch-to-rich

and to learn more about the amazing High Spirit Bag, please visit: www.highspiritbags.com and follow them @HighSpiritBag

Tonight’s theme for #EYorksHour is #motivation and we want to know what motivates you to run your business, work for your employer or volunteer. 

Is there a quote you recite?
Do you listen to music?
Are you a goal setter?
Do you try to maintain a positive attitude?
Is it seeing the results that motivates you?
Do you have a family who motivate you?

Join in the conversation at 8pm and use both hashtags #EYorksHour and #motivation. 

Tweet you later! 

#EYorksHour | 13th May | Roundup

We brought back the popular #hiddengems theme during last weeks #EYorksHour to find the hidden businesses, treasures and causes that are based in East Yorkshire. It was widely requested by networkers and this time we received a huge amount of recommendations, what a great way to network! 

Please lets us know in the comments below if you would like to see this theme as regular in East Yorkshire, perhaps every 6 weeks or so? 

Make your way through the recommended tweets below and find yourself a few gems to follow! 
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Hidden gems:

@pierce_jo : I met a new #hiddengem this week @norclothing - but won't be hidden for long as showing @emilys_events fashion show this year!

@lovetopartyhull : Great theme! @EYorksHour, We recommend #hiddengems @whistlesballoon for balloons @AbstractEM for websites @pierce_jo for events #EYorksHour

@pierce_jo : #EYorkshour we have #hiddengem @kickstartTYACS supporters too- @cottinghamparks @RPMSLetting and of course @Krissie_Akrill and @EYorksHour

@DarrenLethem : Here is a #hiddengems my website.  Good Hull lad http://darrenlethem.co.uk   cheeky I know.  #EYorksHour

@FlowerOfMayHols : Our hidden gem is @MilburnArms in @ourrosedale just near our Rosedale Abbey park! #hiddengem

@EYtraining : Good evening @EYorksHour Maybe you're a #hiddengems promoting businesses in the local community

@DMP_Surveying : @EYorksHour #EYorksHour evening. I have a gem. Based in Cherry Burton is an independent travel agent Tutto Italia great service/advise

@AbstractEM : Our #hiddengems of #EYorksHour are: @lovetopartyhull @rachelle_emily @pierce_jo @croftscakes @Krissie_Akrill @kickstartTYACS #EYorksHour

@whatacatch123 : @EYorksHour good evening-we can recommend a visit to Wassand Hall near Hornsea ,walled gardens ,stunning views & delicious cakes#hiddengems

@ApplePearCo : Hi #eyorkshour from your friendly neighbourhood web developer! Happy Tuesday Evening!! #hiddengems #diamondintherough 

@ChefmartynShaw : @EYorksHour I can recommend a pub and fine dining restaurant ;-)

@SwannAutomotive : @EYorksHour good evening #EYorksHour lovelies! How are you? 
We visited @theballoontree in #GateHelmsley -a farm shop & café. #hiddengem

@LittleRedOwlCo : Hi #EYorksHour http://etsy.me/1oodp00  via @Etsy #Hiddengems hope you all had a good day :)

@raftersproduce : Yes we are ! Based in #Driffield with big ideas http://www.myvegbox.com   fresh produce delivered to your door #greengrocer

@TinyFeetHampers : Our #hiddengem is @PrintsCharm_UK amazing bespoke imprint jewellery. #eyorkshour

@RPMSLetting : Possible repeat from previous #hiddengems ~ The Chestnut Horse, Kelk for thee most amazing pies, views and friendly atmosphere #EYorksHour

@SarahShep89 : They're not that hidden, but definitely gems in the city! @bohemiaboutique @CraveBoutique @EYorksHour #eyorkshour #shoplocal xx

@pierce_jo : We love to use #EYorksHour #hiddengems at @emilys_events  - we are planning a secret projsct (for now) using some on 17th August #shhh

@ERBLodges : @EYorksHour if your looking for a high quality mobile home then i'd like to think we're a hidden gem. #lodges #pods 

@pierce_jo : For those @EYorksHour followers with kids our #hiddengems are @Lets_tumble @lovetopartyhull for #EYorkshour #fun

@hokeypokeycraft : #hiddengem has to be @OrigamiNick , he makes fantastic things from paper & is a very nice bloke! #eyorkshour

@Krissie_Akrill : My #hiddengem is @pierce_jo - If you don't know about how wonderful she is & the projects she's set up, please check them out! #eyorkshour

@RPMSLetting : I know a few ;) as do @musicandmymummy @BabySensoryERid @kitekidsuk @Lets_tumble @LinGOtastics all  #hiddengems #EYorksHour

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Highlights:

@Drewtons : Please see dinner event in celebration of Tour de France coming to Yorkshire. Newsletter & events page. http://bit.ly/1mR7FyP 

@knowles_mick : Driving instructor wanted #Selby #Goole area Low cost, friendly team, free CPD, pupils waiting http://ow.ly/3knr4N 

@FlowerOfMayHols: NEW: We are expanding our Goosewood Holiday Park in #York by 26 acres! http://ow.ly/wK9MB  pic.twitter.com/7bbbojii3r #eyorkshour

@yorvenue : Good evening #eyorkshour thanks for mentioning us in your roundup, the page is now live, still looking for suppliers http://www.yorvenue.co.uk/event-suppliers-and-useful-contacts/ …
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Interesting fact:

Book your party or entertainment with @lovetopartyhull before 1st June and receive their *Special Offer* #EYorksHour 

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Photo moments:

The top photo moments of #EYorksHour:

@YORKCookerySch 

@atombeers

@SwannAutomotive

@4seasonsleeds

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Top Contributors: 

| @Drewtons | @emilys_events | @bridlingtonpark | @alicrompton | @whatacatch123 |@pierce_jo | @YORKCookerySch | @SwannAutomotive | @cariadchaircov | @ChefmartynShaw | @RPMSLetting | @lovetopartyhull | @wild_julian | @Lets_tumble | @atombeers | @alexillustrator | @LizDentonMentor | @hull_libraries | @DMP_Surveying | @DarrenLethem | 4seasonsleeds | @dalerieclothing | @TIGERTOTZSOCCER | @SarahShep89 | @HayleyBofficial | @InAndNear

@knowles_mick | @FlowerOfMayHols | @FutureRooms | @teamPenSIRacing | ‏@EvergreenBody |           @sjbliving | @EYtraining | @yorvenue | @AbstractEM | @ApplePearCo |  ‏@RyedaleCS | @Lets_tumble | @MormorJan | @DottieBiscuit | @LittleRedOwlCo | @LouiseFTPgas | @raftersproduce | @TinyFeetHampers | @SmileF_Hull | ‏@bohemiaboutique | ‏@weddingguideliz | @ourrosedale | @Utopia_Creative | @Krissie_Akrill | @hokeypokeycraft | ‏@GrandmaAbson | ‏@Pollys_Kettle |

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Final note: 

Thank you to everyone who participated, we look forward to tweeting you again TONIGHT between 8pm - 9pm. Our theme is #motivation

If you haven't already, please complete our quick survey to have your say in how we can improve #EYorksHour: 

http://eyorkshour.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/eyorkshour-feedback.html 

Hidden gems are back!

Welcome back to East Yorkshire Hour! 

We hope that you enjoyed our last #EYorksHour session, but if you missed it then you can read a roundup here: http://eyorkshour.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/eyorkshour-6th-may-roundup.html

Way back in February (in our second week of themes) we asked our networking participants to help us find East Yorkshire’s hidden gems, with an aim to grow the network of #EYorksHour and provide a few ‘shout out’s’ to the treasured places that we like to visit, eat, shop, work out, be entertained and even do business. 

It was an extremely popular theme, so much so, that it has been highly requested in our survey. ( You can have your say here: http://eyorkshour.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/eyorkshour-feedback.html). 
Therefore, this week we are challenging networkers to find EVEN MORE hidden gems and share them with others across the hour. 

Here is the round up from the last time we did this theme: http://eyorkshour.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/eyorkshour-4th-feb-roundup.html and if you can remember, @pierce_jo and @RPMSLetting won virtual high five’s for nominating the most East Yorkshire delights.

Join in with our ‘Hidden gems’ theme tonight at 8pm until 9pm and help us to find the hidden businesses that are based in the many towns and villages of East Yorkshire. 

Can you recommend a local boutique?
Do you specialise in helping hidden gems reach their full potential?
Is there a coffee shop nestled in the village where you live?
Are you a small business situated in one of the rural towns? 
Have you just started up and are hidden amongst the tweets?
Tell us about some of your favourite places to visit in #EYorksHour!

Don’t forget to use both hashtags #EYorksHour and #hiddengems and share the weekly spot to let us know your are joining in! 

Tweet you later!

#EYorksHour | 6th May | Roundup

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Last week, our #EYorksHour networking session gave us the opportunity to have a sweeping of fun whilst getting to know local businesses that little bit more. As always, the #EYorksHour twist 
kept participants engaged for an hour long #supermarketsweep. 

Networkers were asked to imagine that they were shopping in a super market and had two minutes to grab items that best described their business, cause or workplace. 

For example, this was @EYorksHour’s: 

" Our #supermarketsweep includes; banana (energy), sweets (dash of fun) cake (sharing), tuna (for thinking), light bulbs (ideas) #EYorksHour "

The inspiration for the theme came from our chosen charity @kickatartTYACS - They have been nominated as Asda's charity of the month in the Beverley store! If you are shopping in Asda (Beverley) don’t forget to show your support by picking up the green disc and popping it into the 'Kickstart Cancer Support' box (please ask for the green disc if you haven’t been given one). At the end of the month, whichever charity has the most discs in their container ‘wins’ and will receive a donation from the kind people at Asda.
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#supermarketsweep:

Here are a selection of sweep tweets: 

@Murrayhills :Pineapple as we help clients all over not just EYorks,Choc' as we like to make transaction as sweet as poss’

@HarrisonMannUK ; Choc (nice) tea (helpful) biccies (energy/sharing) sweets (fun) triple sarnie (give extra) cake (approachable)

 @kickstartTYACS : Our #supermarketsweep includes chillies (for kick), Milky Way Stars (for our stars), bandage (for support) + milk (for goodness)

@emilys_events : Ours includes raffle tickets (raising money), notebook (lists!), glitter (for sparkle), cola and cake (got to eat!) #EYorkshour

@ManarInfo : Almonds & fish (brain power), honey (essential for good health), bin liners (dump bad habits)  #EYorksHour #supermarketsweep

@RyedaleCS : Our #supermarketsweep includes; Werthers (experience), paper (compliance) bleach (hygiene), pillow (resting easy) #EYorksHour

@YORKCookerySch : #eyorkshour #supermarketsweep list Food (Cooking) Books (Learning) A Board game (Fun)

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Highlights:

@ManarInfo have a special offer at the moment with 90% funded training available to change bad habits and improve performance! Please send them a message for further details. 

@YORKCookerySch are cooking up a storm and have a few places left in their May classes to make Macarons, Tapas, Thai & Sushi. Further details: http://www.yorkcookeryschool.com/our_courses/  

@yorvenue need want to know who your favourite Yorkshire wedding or party suppliers are for their new web page? If you can recommend a few local businesses then please send them a tweet! 

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Interesting fact:

Local fundraiser @alicrompton is hosting an event at the end of May and is searching for donations from businesses to aid both @kickstartTYACS and @thebrinknet

If you can help with a prize, please send him a tweet! 

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Photo moments:

The top photo moments of #EYorksHour:

@TinyFeetHampers

@SwannAutomotive 

@Murrayhills

@YORKCookerySch

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Top Contributors: 

@Lets_tumble | @bridlingtonpark | @Murrayhills | @SwannAutomotive | @TinyFeetHampers | @alicrompton | @PrincesQuayHull | @kickstartTYACS | @DMP_Surveying | @emilys_events | @ManarInfo | @RyedaleCS | ‏@VanaramaYork | @EYtraining | @urbanprinters | @LizDentonMentor | @S_Fleming12 | @PeteMcKillop | @ianlanesgroup | @blossom_family | @FutureRooms | @HarrisonMannUK | @BVMSolutions | @ChefmartynShaw | @BlackorangeUK | @F1_Driver_Exp | @CISMadeEasy | @BurrowsPark | @EvergreenBody | @Mangley | @CandGstudios | @ourrosedale | @yorvenue | 

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Final note: 

Thank you to everyone who participated, we look forward to tweeting you again TONIGHT between 8pm - 9pm. Our theme is #hiddengems, please read the guidelines here: http://eyorkshour.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/hidden-gems-are-back.html

If you haven't already, please complete our quick survey to have your say in how we can improve #EYorksHour: 

http://eyorkshour.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/eyorkshour-feedback.html 

Please share our weekly spot with your followers: 

Tweet you later!