Hull City Council marked Youth Work Week 2025 with a celebration of the creativity, confidence and community spirit shown by young people across the city.
Held from 3–9 November and led nationally by the National Youth Agency, this year’s theme – Building Brighter Futures– highlighted the essential role youth workers play in helping young people feel supported and empowered.
Throughout the week, youth centres across Hull showcased a wide range of projects that young people had taken part in during the October half-term holiday.
One of the highlights was an exciting partnership with Get It Loud in Libraries, which offered a unique music-based programme at Hull Central Library and Kingston Youth Centre music studio. Young people worked with North Hull rapper Chiedu Oraka and writer and performer Rob Bradley to develop songwriting skills, create music, learn studio and production techniques, and experiment with photography.
Many involved took the opportunity to work towards an Arts Award – a nationally recognised qualification that supports young people of all abilities to develop creativity and leadership skills.
Youth Work Week also offered family, carers, and local councillors the chance to see these projects firsthand. Youth centres shared photos, films and music across their social media channels, celebrating not just the work created, but the confidence and resilience built along the way.
Elsewhere during the week, Route One Youth Centre hosted an event to showcase the range of youth projects taking place. Councillor Mark Collinson, local police officers and members of the Youth Justice Northern Area Team were welcomed by young people, who led tours, showed displays and spoke proudly about the sessions they attend.
Visitors had the opportunity to see the Route One Musical Theatre Group rehearsing their upcoming Matilda showcase and meet the MAD Group, a project helping young people aged 10+ make a difference in their local community through volunteering and social action.
Humberside Police also recognised young people who took part in the Lifestyle 2025 project over the summer and answered questions about community safety.
Councillor Linda Tock, Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services, said: “Youth Work Week is such an important opportunity to champion the impact of youth work across Hull – from one-to-one support to targeted projects and universal sessions that offer young people a safe place with trusted adults, and opportunities to grow.”
