Regeneration

View article New accessible symbols trial to make sure everyone can enjoy Hull’s Maritime Museum

New accessible symbols trial to make sure everyone can enjoy Hull’s Maritime Museum

Hull City Council wants people with special educational needs and disabilities to be able to enjoy your museums to the full. That’s why the council-led Hull Maritime project has teamed up with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to test a set of symbols to improve access to the collections and artefacts within Hull Maritime Museum. […]

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View article Overnight closures for A63 Castle Street upgrade 

Overnight closures for A63 Castle Street upgrade 

National Highways is advising road users of overnight closures starting next week as part of the A63 Castle Street Project.  On Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 August, both carriageways will be closed overnight (8pm-6am) between Daltry Street and Roger Millward Way to install lighting columns around the new Porter Street Bridge.  This will be followed […]

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View article Hull resident Kate shares why she bikes to work on Cycle to Work Day 2022

Hull resident Kate shares why she bikes to work on Cycle to Work Day 2022

On Thursday 4 August it’s Cycle to Work Day, and people up and down the country will be using their pedal power to make a journey into work. Hull resident Kate Leeming cycles to and from work everyday. The journey from her home in Blenheim Street to the Guildhall in Hull city centre is just […]

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View article Further success for maritime training programme for young people

Further success for maritime training programme for young people

More than 80 per cent of participants who completed the latest ‘Maritime Futures’ training programme have gained employment within the maritime sector. More than 80 per cent of participants who completed the latest ‘Maritime Futures’ training programme have gained employment within the maritime sector. The fourth Maritime Futures cohort has seen 11 young people, aged […]

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View article Contractor appointed to build new energy efficient maritime visitor centre for Hull

Contractor appointed to build new energy efficient maritime visitor centre for Hull

The creation of a new carbon neutral visitor centre at North End Shipyard has moved a step closer with the appointment of a Hull based contractor, The Ashcourt Group. Hull City Council today agreed that construction specialists, The Ashcourt Group, will deliver this important element of the Hull Maritime. The Ashcourt Group has a track […]

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View article Contractor appointed to install storage systems for maritime collection

Contractor appointed to install storage systems for maritime collection

Hull City Council has today confirmed the appointment of a specialist contractor in museum storage solutions to install the storage racking and equipment to two of Hull’s maritime buildings. Leading contractor, Bruynzeel Storage Systems Limited, will design, supply and install bespoke storage including racking, shelving and other equipment for both Dock Office Chambers and Hull […]

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View article Noddle Hill Nature Reserve becomes a national example of how natural rewilding can bring new life

Noddle Hill Nature Reserve becomes a national example of how natural rewilding can bring new life

A research team has found that a major part of Hull’s Noddle Hill Nature Reserve has rewilded itself without intervention. It comes after the completion of a study by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology into passive rewilding. Passive rewilding is an approach to rewilding that allows nature to restore itself. It requires no […]

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View article Cabinet agrees masterplan for West Docklands regeneration

Cabinet agrees masterplan for West Docklands regeneration

Hull City Council’s cabinet has today (25 July) agreed ambitious and forward-looking plans to regenerate the city’s West Docklands area. The report considered today proposed using the existing cruise port budget to create a masterplan for the area between Hull Marina and the Daltry Street Flyover, including the Smith & Nephew site, with the potential […]

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View article Life at sea revealed as part of Oral History project

Life at sea revealed as part of Oral History project

A group of Sea Cadets from Hull have captured the everyday experiences of life in the Merchant Navy. The stories generated from this intergenerational oral history project will be shown in a short film and will form part of the new displays within the refurbished Hull Maritime Museum. This oral history programme is part of […]

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View article Hull’s maritime project awarded significant funding towards museum refurbishment

Hull’s maritime project awarded significant funding towards museum refurbishment

Hull City Council has been awarded £150,000 from The Wolfson Foundation to support the refurbishment of the city’s Maritime Museum as part of its recent £1.5m heritage grants round. The Wolfson Foundation grant will invest in a bespoke education room in the refurbished museum, where the Hull Maritime team will deliver a new learning programme […]

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View article “Tell Mike” – your chance to let the new Leader of Hull City Council know your views as Love Hull magazine lands this week

“Tell Mike” – your chance to let the new Leader of Hull City Council know your views as Love Hull magazine lands this week

The latest edition of the council’s residents’ magazine, Love Hull, will start to arrive at Hull households this week. As part of a wider commitment to listening to residents’ views, the summer issue offers residents the opportunity to tell the Leader of the Council, Councillor Mike Ross, about the issues that matter to them. By […]

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