The hotly anticipated visit of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race to Filey has been postponed because of the ongoing Corona virus outbreak. The Tour de Yorkshire had been scheduled to pass through Filey on 30 April. The race has become one of the sporting highlights of the Yorkshire year and so its postponement, although […]

Unfortunately, the hugely popular Filey Folk Festival, which was due to take place during the first bank holiday weekend of May, has been cancelled due to the ongoing Corona virus outbreak. The announcement has been made with a heavy heart by its voluntary committee, but they were left with little choice given the fact that the […]

Plans are being laid for Filey to host a celebration of the Battle of Flamborough Head in September this year. The famous battle between the US Navy ship the Bonhomme Richard and the Royal Navy, took place in Filey Bay during the American Revolution in 1779. The battle has become emblematic of the pluck of the United States […]

I expect that many of us have sat and watched the boats from Filey Sailing Club bobbing about the waters of Filey Bay and wondered what it is like to be out there. Well, on Saturday 9 May between 10.30am and 3.30pm the club is offering taster sessions where, in the company of an experienced sailor, […]

The Filey Brigg Angling Society are the 2020 winners of the Scarborough Inter-Club Challenge Trophy, better known as the Sana Bell Trophy. It is the eighteenth time that the Filey Brigg club have won the trophy (a full list of winners can be found on the Whitby Sea Anglers Association website). The Sana Bell Trophy is […]

Two thousand cyclists are set to converge on Filey as the Great Yorkshire Bike Ride comes to the coast. The Great Yorkshire Bike Ride is an annual seventy mile sponsored charity cycle ride from Wetherby to Filey. The ride takes in some of Yorkshire’s best countryside through the Howardian Hills and the Yorkshire Wolds to the coast. Every year 2,000 […]

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 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 […]