Children receiving free school meals to be given a £15 voucher for October half term 20th October 2021 Children who live in Hull and are currently receiving free school meals will be given a £15 voucher for this October half term. Around 12,500 families currently receive free school meals in Hull. These families will be sent a text or an email asking them to choose the supermarket of their choice, and vouchers for […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Education and Learning News Councillor Shane McMurrayFree school mealsHull Learning Partnership
Get spooky this Halloween with free digital trails 20th October 2021 Dancing skeletons and ghosts will be ready to entertain in Hull parks and the city centre as the Love Exploring augmented reality app gets a spooky makeover this Halloween. Available now until Monday 8 November, the usual dinosaur safari will be temporarily joined with the ghoulish-themed trail, complete with characters ready to boogie. Councillor Marjorie […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News What's on City centreCllr Marjorie Brabazonfamily activityfreeHalloweenParkstrails
Thousands of families enjoy Healthy Holidays Hull events 20th October 2021 Thousands of young people and families in Hull have benefited from free activities and food this summer, through the Healthy Holidays Hull programme. Across the summer holidays, 26 July to 7 September, the programme delivered sports, dance, music, crafts, performances and a variety of fun, free activities in locations right across the city. Over 21,000 […] Read more Children and families News Councillor Shane McMurrayHealthy Holidays Hull
What do you love about your high street? 20th September 2021 Historic England is asking people what they love about their high streets this week as part of a national conversation to find out why they mean so much to us. From 20-26 September, people are being asked to share what they love about high streets over social media. Whether it’s the memory of the place […] Read more News Regeneration HighStreetLoveHistoric England
New Campaign to Support Mental Health for the Armed Forces Community 20th September 2021 A new regional campaign to support the mental health of Armed Forces personnel and their families in Hull and East Yorkshire begins today (Monday, 20 September). The campaign highlights the range of mental health services that are available across the region for any person who serves or has served in the Armed Forces, and their […] Read more Health and Social Care News Public Health Armed ForcesCllr GardinerHealthMental HealthVeterans
Broadacre Primary School celebrates opening of sporting facilities 20th September 2021 The new £8.2million Broadacre Primary School building has reached another milestone in its construction phase, with the opening of the multi-use-games-area (MUGA). Partners celebrated with a ‘MUGA official opening’ involving all the staff and pupils from the school, with special guest mascot, Roary the Tiger. Lisa Staines, Executive Head at Broadacre Primary School said: “We got the […] Read more Education and Learning News Broadacre Primary SchoolCouncillor Shane McMurrayHull Esteem Consortium
Exhibition celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK launched in Hull as part of Black History Month 20th September 2021 Museumand, The National Caribbean Heritage Museum, has curated 70 Objeks & Tings – a colourful Caribbean exhibition and hardback book to celebrate Black History Month 2021. The exhibition opens at the Streetlife Museum in Hull on Saturday 2 October. The title ’70 Objeks & Tings – Celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK’ is a nod […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on 70 Objeks & TingsBlack History Month 2021Councillor Marjorie BrabazonMuseumand
Work set to start on new home for maritime collections 20th September 2021 Work to transform Dock Office Chambers into a bespoke storage and conservation facility for Hull Maritime Museum’s reserve collection will start later this month. The transformation, which will start on 27 September and is expected to be complete by May 2022, is part of the Hull Maritime project, funded by Hull City Council and The […] Read more News Dock Office ChambersHull Maritime MuseumHull Maritime ProjectNational Lottery Heritage Fund
Celebrated Hull historian and photographer Dr Alec Gill MBE gifts his life’s work to city 20th September 2021 Hull historian, author and photographer Dr Alec Gill MBE has gifted his extensive research – representing 50-years of documenting the city’s Hessle Road Fishing culture – to Hull History Centre. Almost one hundred large box files, containing tens of thousands of pages, have been deposited at the archive in Hull. The collection of work includes […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Councillor John FarehamCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonDr Alec GillHull History Centre
Major roadworks taking place in Hull next week 20th August 2021 Work to improve footpaths and implement new cycle lanes along key routes in Hull will begin from Monday 23 August. More than 5km of Beverley Road will be revamped as part of plans to create a safer environment for cyclists travelling along this main route into the city. Work will include new off-road cycle tracks […] Read more News Transport & Streets
Hull Fair given green light 20th August 2021 Hull City Council has today confirmed, together with the Showman’s Guild, that Hull Fair will take place Friday 8 – Saturday 16 October (excluding Sunday 10 October). The fair was cancelled in 2020 for the first time in decades, due to the global pandemic. Now, with all Coronavirus restrictions, including those on large gatherings, removed […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Leisure & Culture News What's on
School measures in Hull remain until the end of term, to reduce the spread of Covid 20th July 2021 Hull’s Public Health Director, Julia Weldon, has written to schools in Hull to request they continue with the measures they have put in place until the end of the school term. As cases increase in the city, and over 1300 people tested positive last week, continuing with measures in schools will help to reduce spread. […] Read more Education and Learning
