Child car safety workshops piloted across Hull 23rd May 2022 This week, parents and carers throughout Hull have a unique opportunity to meet child seat experts to learn more about how to keep their children safer in cars. New child car safety workshops are being piloted in children’s centres across Hull and provided by Good Egg Safety, an internationally awarded non-profit organisation funded by Government […] Read more Children and families News Transport & Streets Children's centresroad safety
The Awakening draws in more than 100,000 visitors to Hull city centre 23rd March 2022 More than 100,000 people turned out to experience an evening of magic, celebrating Hull’s rich maritime history. The Awakening, Hull’s first major event of the year, drew in thousands of people over two nights to celebrate the city’s identity, heritage, folklore and mythology and our relationship to the environment as we navigate the changes of […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Daren HaleFerens Art GalleryFreedom FestivalHull Culture and LeisureHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityThe Awakening
Hip-hop family musical to premiere at Stage @TheDock 23rd March 2022 A brand new hip-hop musical in Hull will encourage children to dress up as superheroes and unicorns. There Should Be Unicorns, from Middle Child and Beats Bus, is a family adventure about a Hull schoolgirl called Jasmine, who sets out to make the world a better place through the power of imagination. The free show […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News What's on Beats BusMiddle ChildThere Should Be Unicorns
Free Easter holiday activities coming to Hull next month 23rd March 2022 Free holiday sports camps and activities are back for the Easter holidays. The programme is provided by Hull Culture and Leisure, funded by Hull City Council and the Department for Education as part of the Holiday and Activities and Food Programme, and will run Monday 11 – Friday 22 April. Holiday camps with First Step Sport will take place […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News Sport What's on Cllr Hester BridgesCllr Marjorie BrabazonDepartment for EducationEaster holidaysfree activitiesHealthy HolidaysHull Culture and Leisureleisure centresParksswimming
People can now hire electric bikes as part of a new scheme to encourage cycling 23rd March 2022 People in Hull will now have the opportunity to use an electric bike as part of plans to encourage cycling in the city. Six new electric bikes will be available to loan from the cycle hubs in Trinity Market and The University of Hull, both operated by charity R-evolution. E-bikes use electrical power to make […] Read more News Regeneration Bike Is BestCouncillor Daren HalecycleR-evolutionThe University of HullTrinity Market
Hull 4 Ukraine: Vans full of donations heading for Poland 23rd March 2022 More vans filled with donations for the people of Ukraine will be leaving for Poland tomorrow from the Hull 4 Ukraine donations site at the former Staples store. Vans provided by Hull City Council and driven by Hull 4 Ukraine volunteers will be heading for Krakow and Warsaw, where they will deliver aid to local […] Read more Community and Living News Hull 4 UkraineUkraine
Become a Goddess through interactive artwork at Hull’s Streetlife Museum: celebrating women’s stories as part of Freedom Festival 23rd March 2022 We Are Goddesses is a vibrant interactive art installation, created by Hull artist, Alex Hunt, which can be seen on the windows of Streetlife Museum. Running until Saturday 2nd April, the installation is inspired by Hull and East Riding Museum’s many depictions of goddesses through time. The work poses the question, ‘If a goddess is […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Arts Council EnglandHull MuseumsHull Youth ParliamentStreetlife musuemWe Are Goddesses
Animation outlines improvements to SEND services 23rd March 2022 Hull City Council, along with Hull NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), is working to involve families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in all aspects of shaping services, and making sure they are aware of the support available. The council and CCG work closely with Hull Parent and Carer Forum, who have […] Read more Children and families Community and Living Education and Learning News Coproduction charterCouncillor Shane McMurrayHull Local OfferHull Parent and Carer ForumSEND
Local social care to receive pay uplift ahead of government plans 23rd February 2022 NHS Hull CCG and the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System (ICS) have agreed to fund the National Living Wage (NLW) increase of all staff working in regulated social care four months earlier than planned by the national government. In October 2021, the government announced that the NLW would increase from £8.91 to £9.50 […] Read more Adult social care Coronavirus Health and Social Care News adult social careCoronavirusCOVID-19Healthhull ccghumber coast and vale icsSocial care
Hull City Council launches competition for young people to celebrate Neurodiversity Week 23rd February 2022 Hull City Council, along with Hull Culture and Leisure and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank will be celebrating Neurodiversity Celebration Week next month by inviting young people to take part in a competition celebrating neurodiversity. Neurodiversity Celebration Week takes place from March 21–27 this year. The week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes […] Read more Business Education and Learning Health and Social Care News Regeneration businesscompetitionHull Youth EnterpriseJohn Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bankneurodiversity
Testing and vaccination over Christmas 23rd December 2021 Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs), vaccine appointments and walk-in sessions will be available in Hull over the holiday period. Here’s your handy guide to what’s happening, including: Where and how to get LFTs How to find your nearest vaccination walk-in centre How to book a booster appointment Where and how to get a PCR test Every […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health
Check your train journey before travelling this Christmas 23rd December 2021 Travellers are being asked to check their journeys before travelling this Christmas, with some train services being subject to delays and cancellations due to staff shortages. Staff sickness is significantly higher than usual due to the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant and other winter ailments. ⚠️ Due to lack of available staff, services across […] Read more News Transport & Streets Councillor Daren HaleTrain staff shortages
