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View article Step into Hullywood: New trail app and mural debut alongside UK movie screening

Step into Hullywood: New trail app and mural debut alongside UK movie screening

Hull’s links to Hollywood will be celebrated today, as Visit Hull and East Yorkshire joins with partners TransPennine Express and Hull Independent Cinema to launch a new digital trail, unveil a city centre mural and premiere a new Hollywood film. Following its successful launch earlier this year, the ‘It must be Hullywood’ trail is now […]

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View article Hull set to sparkle as Christmas lights are switched on by Super League Man of Steel

Hull set to sparkle as Christmas lights are switched on by Super League Man of Steel

Hull’s stunning Christmas lights will be switched on next week by the city’s very own rugby league star and 2024 Steve Prescott (MBE) Man of Steel, Mikey Lewis. Hull KR half-back Mikey will join the Lord Mayor Councillor Mark Collinson and a special guest direct from the North Pole to get the festive period underway. […]

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View article Move over, Tom Hardy: Hull’s young storytellers set to rival CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Move over, Tom Hardy: Hull’s young storytellers set to rival CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Hull school pupils now have the opportunity to star in their own read-aloud films as Hull Schools’ Library Service launch a new project – ‘Hull’s Young Storytellers: Lights, Camera, Read!’ ‘Hull’s Young Storytellers’ aims to boost literacy and creativity by combining storytelling with filmmaking. Year five pupils from six schools across the city will produce […]

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View article Free budding entrepreneurs event at Hull Central Library

Free budding entrepreneurs event at Hull Central Library

Budding entrepreneurs are invited to a full day of free inspirational talks and practical sessions at Hull Central Library as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Those thinking about or wanting more information about starting their own business are invited to Start-Up Day on Tuesday 19 November. Visitors will hear of start-up stories of local businesses, […]

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View article New family trail installed to help visitors explore museum in Hull’s old town

New family trail installed to help visitors explore museum in Hull’s old town

An exciting new family trail and interactive wall has been installed at the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology, making it more accessible whilst highlighting stand out objects that bring the city’s history to life in new ways. Families can have fun together exploring the museum with the help of a brand-new character trail […]

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View article Hull theatre company creates free play space in city centre

Hull theatre company creates free play space in city centre

Hull-based theatre company The Herd have created a free play space, made entirely out of recycled and reused materials, at Princes Quay Shopping Centre. Following on from the success of REPLAY at the Southbank Centre in London, The Herd have created a play space in the heart of Hull city centre where families with children […]

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View article Free inspirational art exhibition this half-term at Creative Voice Festival

Free inspirational art exhibition this half-term at Creative Voice Festival

An inspirational exhibition exploring identity and self-expression through art is being hosted in Princes Quay Event Space this week. ‘Faces to Me’ by The Peel Project and Artlink is part of Creative Voice Festival and is open from 12:30-9pm on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 November. As well as displaying beautiful art, the exhibition will […]

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View article Free family Christmas show returns to Hull’s Trinity Market

Free family Christmas show returns to Hull’s Trinity Market

Trinity Market is gearing up for the return of free Christmas performances every Saturday on the run up to Christmas. Santa Claus Showtime, will take place every Saturday, starting on the 23 November, running up to the 21 December. The show will be presented by Redland Events in collaboration with Hull City Council and Trinity […]

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View article Shetland pony pair make East Park debut

Shetland pony pair make East Park debut

East Park’s Animal Education Centre has gained two new residents as a pair of Shetland ponies have moved in. Ten-year-old Bonnie and Benjie have arrived following re-homing through the BlueCross animal welfare charity and are now settling into their new home. The duo are lifelong companions, having been together since they were six months old, […]

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View article Ferens Art Gallery shortlisted for national award

Ferens Art Gallery shortlisted for national award

Ferens Art Gallery has been shortlisted for a national award from the Museum Association’s (MA) Museums Change Lives Awards for the team’s work on the Jason Wilsher Mills: Are We there Yet? exhibition. The exhibition, which took place from February to June this year, is up for the Championing Social Justice Award, with winners announced […]

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View article New exhibition opens at the Ferens Art Gallery

New exhibition opens at the Ferens Art Gallery

An exhibition of contemporary figurative art that explores the themes including of race, identity, gender and climate change, through the outstanding works of racially marginalised artists, opens at the Ferens Art Gallery this Friday (18 October). Seen and Unseen focuses on the work of pioneering artist Nahem Shoa and includes work by his friend and […]

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View article Partnership aims to make Hull and East Yorkshire accessible for all

Partnership aims to make Hull and East Yorkshire accessible for all

Visit Hull and East Yorkshire is delighted to have partnered with leading national disability organisation, AccessAble, to enable tourism and hospitality businesses to develop quality assured accessibility information and develop Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire as an inclusive tourism destination. The partnership is part of a national initiative led by VisitEngland, who is working […]

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