Christmas

View article Lord Mayor’s Christmas Tree Festival Returns

Lord Mayor’s Christmas Tree Festival Returns

8th November 2023

The Lord Mayor’s annual Christmas Tree Festival will be back at Hull Minster next month. Dozens of decorated trees will fill up the 700-year-old Church, from Tuesday 5 December to Saturday 23 December. The Festival, which started in 2019, raises money for Hull Minster, as well as the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal Fund, which is […]

View article Annual Christmas service to be held

Annual Christmas service to be held

1st November 2023

The annual Christmas memorial service will be held at Chanterlands Crematorium on Sunday 17 December. Those attending can remember their loved ones at a special time of the year by lighting a candle. They can also place a remembrance dedication on a Christmas tree. Festive hymns will be sung, at a service where all are […]

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

Trinity Market reveals plans for free festive family fun!

18th October 2023

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, […]

View article How to recycle your festive waste and have a green Christmas

How to recycle your festive waste and have a green Christmas

23rd December 2022

Christmas is a time for celebration, generosity and goodwill. But for many of us it’s also a time of excess – and that includes excess waste. With all that extra packaging, wrapping paper and food and drink over the festive period, the amount of household waste we produce goes up by about a third. Most of […]

View article Primary pupil designs Hull City Council Christmas card

Primary pupil designs Hull City Council Christmas card

15th December 2022

Hull City Council Leader, Councillor Mike Ross and Chief Executive, Matt Jukes, have picked the winning design for the Council’s e-Christmas card, following judging 147 entries from primary school pupils across the city. Sheneli Matiwala Kumbura Mudunkoth Gedara, age 11, from Estcourt Primary Academy submitted the winning design. Her design will be sent to hundreds […]

View article Free and low-cost family friendly activities this Christmas holidays

Free and low-cost family friendly activities this Christmas holidays

14th December 2022

With the Christmas holidays almost upon us, keeping the kids entertained for two-and-a-half weeks isn’t always easy. Add in the fact that days can be expensive and that the nation is in the middle of a cost of living crisis, it could make life difficult for some families. To help ease those worries, Hull City […]

View article Kind people of Hull donate Christmas jumpers to help local families

Kind people of Hull donate Christmas jumpers to help local families

7th December 2022

Kind-hearted people in Hull have been donating Christmas jumpers to help local families after an appeal by Hull City Council. The council launched its annual appeal in October, asking people to donate their unwanted jumpers in time for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day, which takes place tomorrow (Thursday 8 December). Since the start of […]

View article Christmas arrives at Pearson Park this weekend

Christmas arrives at Pearson Park this weekend

7th December 2022

Victorian carol singers, festive live music and real reindeer will visit Pearson Park this Saturday (10 December) as the park’s Christmas event takes place. From 11am until 3pm the park will be filled with Christmas spirit with something for all the family to enjoy. Alongside live entertainment, stalls will be open selling everything from jewellery […]

View article Free holiday camps and activities back this Christmas

Free holiday camps and activities back this Christmas

7th December 2022

A huge range of free children’s activities are now available to book over the Christmas holidays. Funded by the Department for Education and Hull City Council, the activity programme is back with a bang, with camps starting Monday 19 December. Free bookable holiday camps are back for eight–13-year-olds. These camps are a perfect way for children stay […]

View article Free festive fun at Trinity Market

Free festive fun at Trinity Market

7th December 2022

Hull families looking for some free festive fun can enjoy a host of events over the next two weekends. Trinity Market, Trinity Square, Hepworth Arcade and Hull Minster, supported by Hull City Council, are all hosting a series of seasonal treats for all the family. This Saturday, 10 December, sees Victorian Kitsch-Mas, a fantastic Christmas […]

View article Free Christmas parking and £5 group bus tickets for Hull shoppers

Free Christmas parking and £5 group bus tickets for Hull shoppers

30th November 2022

To help Hull families with the cost of living this Christmas, Hull City Council is offering free city centre parking and providing funding to cut the cost of bus travel. Throughout December, shoppers will be able to park for free every Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm at the council’s multi-storey car parks on Osborne Street, Pryme Street and George Street. […]

View article Don’t forget to donate your unwanted Christmas jumpers

Don’t forget to donate your unwanted Christmas jumpers

23rd November 2022

There is just one week left for people to donate unwanted children’s Christmas jumpers to help local families and keep textiles out of wheelie bins. Over the past few years, Hull City Council has collected about 200 Christmas jumpers and delivered them to schools in priority areas identified by the council’s Love Your Street project. […]