Children and families




Michele Priest Interview Head of Hull City Council Hull Fostering and Adoption Look North BBC

Hull Fostering on BBC Look North 14th November

Head of Hull City Council's Hull Fostering, Michele Priest was interviewed by Peter Levy on BBC Look North this week. Prepare to feel warm and fuzzy after watching this.








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 … More


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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 … More


Woodford Leisure Centre.

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 … More



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A sign of new beginnings and transformation

This week saw our very first afterschool club launch for our foster families.

An hour for the children and young people to play sports, games, have fun and make forever … More


A shot of a fairground at night. Different coloured neon-lit stalls are in the foreground. A big wheel, lit white, takes up most of the picture

Hull Fair 2022 road closures

Hull Fair rolls into town tomorrow, and a number of road closures and parking restrictions will be in place.

This year’s fair will run from Friday 7 October to Saturday … More



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Hull foster families’ weekly afterschool club

An afterschool club has been arranged exclusively for all our foster families to come together every Wednesday evening for an hour’s fun, entertainment, and exercise.

Laura Gawthorpe, Hull Fostering’s Recruitment … More



Mockingbird Launch – Celebrating Success

On Sunday evening 10 fostering families came together, along with Hull Fostering staff to celebrate the first six months of the Mockingbird Family Model in Hull.

Between 5.30 – 7pm … More



Schools set to welcome pupils back

Children and young people in Hull will be welcomed back to school for the new academic year.

Schools across Hull saw attendance hit 91.5 per cent in the last academic … More


Hull pupils celebrate GCSE results

Students across Hull have today received their GCSE results after sitting their exams for the first time since 2019.

Initial results from nine of the city’s secondary schools show significant … More








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