Discounted bus travel for young people to access Healthy Holidays Hull 27th March 2026 The Hull Bus Alliance has announced a discounted fare for young people to help them access the city’s Healthy Holidays programme during the Easter break. Read more Children and families News Regeneration Transport & Streets What's on east yorkshire busesHealthy Holidays HullHull Bus AllianceHull City CouncilStagecoach East MidlandsYoung MayorYouth Parliament
Thrive Hull Conference 2026 champions mental health 23rd March 2026 More than 350 professionals, youth workers, educators and healthcare leaders gathered in Hull on Thursday 19 March for the Thrive Hull Conference 2026: Thriving Minds – Supporting Mental Health for Children and Young People in Hull. Held across the city’s cultural and community venues, including Hull Truck Theatre and the Albemarle Centre, the full-day conference highlighted the importance of […] Read more Children and families News Dean DavisHull City CouncilRachel RobertsThrive
Crime Prevention Fund boosts safety measures across Hull 20th March 2026 The latest organisations and communities across Hull that have applied for grants from the Crime Prevention Fund (CPF) have been announced. Set up by Hull City Council in 2022, the Crime Prevention Fund makes money available to support community organisations with their projects to help prevent crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB), and to promote safer […] Read more Children and families Community and Living News Cllr Ted DolmanCrime Prevention Fund
Cabinet to consider future funding for free school meals in Hull during holiday periods 19th March 2026 Senior councillors in Hull are to be asked to consider a recommendation that would continue the provision of free school meals during holiday periods for eligible children. Around 14,000 free school meal recipients in the city are currently supplied with food vouchers to cover the Easter, summer and Christmas breaks, along with half-terms. Funding for […] Read more Children and families Council Government and Democracy Education and Learning News Cllr Mike RossCrisis and Resilience FundFree school mealsHousehold Support Fund
Annual cycle safety scheme supports Hull school children to stay safe and stay seen 18th March 2026 Hundreds of school children across Hull received free cycle safety equipment over the winter months alongside their cycle training as part of an annual initiative. ‘Bike Lights for Dark Nights’, run by Hull City Council and supported by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside and Safer Roads Humber, has seen the local authority engage […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelBike Lights for Dark NightsCouncillor Mark IeronimoOffice of the Police and Crime CommissionerSafer Roads Humber
Council seeks partner to develop cultural plan for young people 17th March 2026 Hull City Council is seeking an experienced cultural consultant, organisation or consortium to develop a Children & Young People’s Culture & Heritage Plan, covering the life course from pregnancy to 25 years. This ambitious new plan will sit alongside the Hull Culture & Heritage Strategy 2025–2030 and support Hull’s status as a UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities member. […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News Children & Young People’s Culture & Heritage PlanCllr Rob PritchardHull Culture & Heritage Strategy 2025–2030UNESCOUNESCO Learning City
“Strength, compassion and resilience” 16th March 2026 In this blog that marks the start of Social Work Week, Hannah, one of BASW’s Amazing Social Workers in 2026, talks about her role as a social worker for Hull City Council. When I qualified at University of Hull in 2008, I was young, fresh and ready to change the world! My first role as […] Read more Blogs Children and families BASWHull City Councilsocial worksocial work week
Hull social workers recognised in national awards 16th March 2026 Hull City Council is proud to announce that many of its social workers, as well as one of its teams, have received nationwide recognition for outstanding contribution to the social work profession. Amazing Social Workers is a campaign championing the exceptional work happening across the UK social work profession. It is run by the British […] Read more Children and families News BASWCouncillor Linda TockHull City Councilsocial work week
Council’s commitment to tackling domestic abuse in Hull recognised with gold award 12th March 2026 Hull City Council’s Neighbourhoods and Housing team has been awarded gold accreditation from the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA). DAHA accreditation is seen as the UK benchmark for how housing providers should respond to domestic abuse. It is endorsed by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) as best practice in the national Violence […] Read more Children and families Community and Living Housing News Cllr Ted Dolmandomestic abuseNeighbourhoods and housing
Simpler Recycling: Council launches free resources to help children learn about recycling 9th March 2026 Hull City Council has launched free, ready to use recycling resources, designed to make learning about waste simple for children both at school and at home. Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Waste Cllr Charles QuinnCllr Linda TockLearningsimpler recyclingwaste
Hull Best Start Family Hubs Achieve UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Stage 2 Accreditation 3rd March 2026 Hull Best Start Family Hubs have officially achieved Stage 2 accreditation from the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, marking an important milestone in the city’s work to support families and provide high-quality infant feeding and parent-infant relationship care. The Baby Friendly Initiative, which began in 1994, is a global programme that transforms healthcare for babies, […] Read more Children and families News Councillor Linda TockHull Best Start Family HubsHull City CouncilUNICEF
Humber frontline leaders to drive 10‑year plan for young people 27th February 2026 A gathering of 160 youth sector professionals took place at the University of Hull on Wednesday 25 February to discuss the challenges facing young people in the region and what the government’s new National Youth Strategy means for local services. The event was organised by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Youth Work Unit, in partnership […] Read more Children and families News Councillor Linda TockHull City CouncilNational Youth AgencyNational Youth Strategy
