Leisure & Culture

View article New culture hub for Middle Child supported by city centre grant

New culture hub for Middle Child supported by city centre grant

Hull theatre company Middle Child will create a new cultural, community and commercial hub thanks to support from Hull City Council’s government-backed City Centre Grant scheme. Middle Child will refurbish and enhance its Humber Street premises with a new customised and permanent seating bank, green room facilities and a heating and air conditioning system. There […]

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View article Hull’s first ‘Our City’ celebration draws thousands to city centre

Hull’s first ‘Our City’ celebration draws thousands to city centre

Hull’s first Our City celebration, led by local arts charity Back to Ours and funded by Hull City Council, brought an estimated 13,000 people to Hull city centre on Saturday 14th March, with over 1,500 local residents participating in processions and performances throughout the day. One of the city’s largest recent community-led cultural events, the free, […]

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View article Council seeks partner to develop cultural plan for young people

Council seeks partner to develop cultural plan for young people

Hull City Council is seeking an experienced cultural consultant, organisation or consortium to develop a Children & Young People’s Culture & Heritage Plan, covering the life course from pregnancy to 25 years. This ambitious new plan will sit alongside the Hull Culture & Heritage Strategy 2025–2030 and support Hull’s status as a UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities member. […]

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View article More than 1,500 local people involved in Hull’s first-ever ‘Our City’ celebration

More than 1,500 local people involved in Hull’s first-ever ‘Our City’ celebration

More than 1,500 local people have helped shape and create Hull’s first-ever ‘Our City’ celebration on Saturday 14 March. The free event will transform the city centre with two large-scale community processions, followed by a spectacular open-air evening performance in Queen Victoria Square and ending with a short, low-noise fireworks finale – and a few […]

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View article New chapter for HEY! Volunteers as they head into communities

New chapter for HEY! Volunteers as they head into communities

HEY! Volunteering is growing its work across Hull’s neighbourhoods, bringing creative support into local venues. Community hubs across Hull will benefit from having HEY! Volunteers on site, establishing venues with regular creative workshops, coffee mornings, as well as getting involved in improving community spaces.

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View article Applications for next phase of pocket parks open

Applications for next phase of pocket parks open

Applications for round four of Hull City Council’s pocket park scheme can now be made. To date, the flagship scheme has developed numerous sites across the city, improving unloved, neglected or derelict areas into new green space to benefit the physical and mental wellbeing of local people. Pocket parks also provide good quality green space […]

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