Children and families

View article John Lewis’ Christmas Advert Helps Promote Fostering with Foster Dad’s Story

John Lewis’ Christmas Advert Helps Promote Fostering with Foster Dad’s Story

Thank you John Lewis & Partners for highlighting the incredible love and support our foster carers give to our children. The department stores Christmas adverts often make us feel warm and fuzzy, but this year, it feels extra sincere. Our Foster families are simply the best. They welcome children into their homes and give love, […]

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View article Hull wins digital transformation in social work award

Hull wins digital transformation in social work award

Hull City Council has won the new Digital Transformation in Social Work Award at this year’s national Social Work Awards. The award highlights Hull’s young people-led work on listening to children who are looked after, and responding to their voices and priorities creatively, using digital technology. The award focused on a young people-led animated film […]

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View article Prizes on offer to enterprising young people this Global Entrepreneurship Week

Prizes on offer to enterprising young people this Global Entrepreneurship Week

The Youth Enterprise and Micro Business Team at Hull City Council are delighted to again be offering a packed programme to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022, supported by Hull Culture and Leisure, the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Engaging Education. Global Entrepreneurship Week was founded 15 years ago to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in […]

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View article Hull young people to attend House of Commons debate to decide priority campaign for 2023

Hull young people to attend House of Commons debate to decide priority campaign for 2023

Members of the UK Youth Parliament are to take part in a debate in the House of Commons chamber on Friday 4 November to decide on the priority campaign for 2023. 300 members, aged 11 to 18, will debate the issues chosen by the Make Your Mark ballot, which was hosted in Hull in July. […]

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View article Work begins on new children’s home for disability short breaks

Work begins on new children’s home for disability short breaks

Work is starting on a new modern, fully adapted, energy efficient home for young people and their families, for disability short breaks. Limetree Court in East Hull will be a state-of-the-art, carbon-neutral design, whilst providing an inviting and homely atmosphere for meeting the specialist needs of children in the city. The new build provision will […]

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View article Warning over “Huggy Wuggy” toys following Hull Fair

Warning over “Huggy Wuggy” toys following Hull Fair

A warning has been issued after a particular type of soft toy available at Hull Fair was found to be dangerous. More than 400 ‘Huggy Wuggy’ and ‘Huggy Wuggy Baby Long Legs’ were seized from the fair, but there are concerns that some fair-goers will have already taken the toys home.   Poor stitching on […]

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View article Hull young people win national The Voice Award

Hull young people win national The Voice Award

Young people from Hull representing Young Voices Influencing Care have won a national The Voice Award. Four young people, representatives of Hull’s Young Voices Influencing Care group, attended the event in Manchester run by Coram Voice on 25 October. Hull’s nomination for the Dream On animation and a podcast produced by young people about the […]

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View article Free half-term fun coming to Hull

Free half-term fun coming to Hull

Free and low cost holiday leisure activities are back for the half term holidays. The leisure and parks programme is provided by Hull Culture and Leisure and will run Monday 24 – Friday 28 October across the city. Free junior swimming sessions will run throughout the week, alongside a range of Halloween-themed events at Pickering Park Aviary […]

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View article Woodford water slide to receive refurbishment

Woodford water slide to receive refurbishment

The water slide within the leisure pool at Woodford Leisure Centre will receive an upgrade next month. After the half-term holiday, from Monday 31 October, the fun pool will close for three weeks for the refurbishment of the slide, which will include the relining of the flume, refurbishment of the entry steps and new decoration, […]

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View article Consultation opens on plans to protect nursery places in North Hull

Consultation opens on plans to protect nursery places in North Hull

Consultation has today opened on the future of nursery provision in North Hull. This follows Cabinet approval to hold formal consultation on plans that aim to protect nursery provision in North Hull for the long term. The current McMillan Nursery in North Hull has been hit by a decreasing birth rate in the area and […]

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