Children and families

View article Primary school pupils invited to design Hull City Council’s Christmas card

Primary school pupils invited to design Hull City Council’s Christmas card

Pupils across Hull’s primary schools have been invited to design the council’s corporate e-Christmas card by Council Leader, Councillor Mike Ross and Chief Executive, Matt Jukes. Councillor Mike Ross, Leader of Hull City Council said: “Christmas is always an exciting time for our primary school pupils. The Christmas card design competition is a festive way […]

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View article Ten new foster families join Hull’s caring fostering community – could you join them?

Ten new foster families join Hull’s caring fostering community – could you join them?

Last year, Hull Fostering welcomed 10 new fostering families, providing 14 more bedrooms for Hull children needing a loving home. Since April this year, they have welcomed another 12 fostering households to its fostering community, offering a further 16 bedrooms for children and young people to live in. When a child cannot live with their […]

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View article Hull’s longest serving foster carers honoured

Hull’s longest serving foster carers honoured

Seven of Hull’s longest serving foster carers attended a lunch with the Lord Mayor of Kingston Upon Hull and Admiral of the Humber Kalvin Neal and Councillor Linda Tock, in recognition of their long service to children and young people in care. Foster carers were also presented with medals at the lunch, which took place […]

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View article Checkmate – council reveals plans for chess tables in two Hull parks

Checkmate – council reveals plans for chess tables in two Hull parks

Chess enthusiasts could soon be able to showcase their tactical skills as plans to install equipment in two Hull parks have been revealed. Two new chess tables, each with fixed seats, will be coming soon thanks to the Levelling Up Parks Fund which has allocated £5,000 to Hull City Council. To enable residents to access […]

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View article Half-term help as free and low cost activities are back for the holidays

Half-term help as free and low cost activities are back for the holidays

Help is at hand for families during the half-term thanks to the leisure and parks programme run by Hull Culture and Leisure. This will run from Monday 30 October through to Friday 3 November right across the city. Free junior swimming sessions will held across the city throughout the week, alongside a range of events at […]

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View article Celebrating the achievements of Hull care leavers this National Care Leavers Week

Celebrating the achievements of Hull care leavers this National Care Leavers Week

Hull City Council is hosting a huge celebration event for care leavers to mark National Care Leavers Week. National Care Leavers Week celebrates care leavers across the UK and runs from 25 October – 1 November. This year, everyone will be called upon to CARE: to Celebrate care leavers, Amplify their voices, Raise awareness of […]

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View article Creative Voice Youth Arts Festival returns for 2023

Creative Voice Youth Arts Festival returns for 2023

Young people aged between 11 and 19 years old can get involved in a mix of creative performances, discussions, workshops and exhibitions issues during this year’s Creative Voice Youth Festival. Running Friday 3 – Saturday 4 November from 12noon – 9pm both days in the Princes Quay ground floor event space, Creative Voice Youth Arts […]

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View article Rufus Robin and Airlie Bird swoop into Hull schools in new drive to tackle school attendance issues

Rufus Robin and Airlie Bird swoop into Hull schools in new drive to tackle school attendance issues

Primary school pupils across Hull will be visited by the familiar mascots of Hull FC and Hull KR, as Hull City Council and its partners strive to shine a light on the issue of school attendance. In the year to date, around 22% of children in England were persistently absent – that is children missing […]

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View article Foster carers from Hull win prestigious Fostering Excellence Award

Foster carers from Hull win prestigious Fostering Excellence Award

Two foster carers from Hull who care for a boy with additional needs have won a prestigious Fostering Excellence Award, recognising their exceptional contributions to foster care. Pamela and her partner, who foster with Hull Fostering, were awarded The Fostering Network award for foster carers at The Fostering Excellence Awards, sponsored by The Mortgage Brain, […]

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View article Trinity Market reveals plans for free festive family fun!

Trinity Market reveals plans for free festive family fun!

With the festive season fast approaching, Trinity Market is set to gift a free exciting and magical event to the people of Hull. Working together with the council, Hull company Redland Events will present The Santa Claus Showtime! – a family show packed with songs, stories and an appearance by Santa himself. Starring Father Christmas, […]

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View article Hull City Council’s Children’s Services continue to improve as government lifts Improvement Notice

Hull City Council’s Children’s Services continue to improve as government lifts Improvement Notice

Hull City Council’s Children’s Services are no longer under an Improvement Notice. David Johnston OBE MP, the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing recently wrote to the Council to inform them that the Department for Education (DfE) was lifting its Improvement Notice. An Improvement Notice is a direction issued by the DfE to local authorities, […]

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