Tom Palmer wins James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award 2020
The winner of this year’s KS2 James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award is Tom Palmer for his book D-Day Dog, published to mark the 75th commemoration of the D-Day landings.… More
Leisure & Culture
Digital platform to showcase emerging UK artists
A new digital platform will showcase the work of 36 emerging artists from UK art schools and alternative education programmes.
New Contemporaries is launching the specially created platform for Bloomberg … More
HCAL working with partners to safely manage East Park
Hull Culture and Leisure (HCAL) is working with partners to safely manage East Park.
The park’s main gates remain closed for the safety of users and cyclists, with access to … More
Go wild with pictures and stories to help Hull’s maritime project
People are being asked to gather pictures and stories of wildlife in the region for a future display at the refurbished Hull Maritime Museum.
The Hull Maritime project team, working … More
Search on for young presenters for online Freedom Festival
The Big Malarkey Festival is on the hunt for young people to be the faces of an exciting online programme as part of this year’s Freedom Festival.
The Reset Lab … More
Hull play areas reopen in phased approach
Public play areas in Hull’s parks have started to reopen today, ready for the weekend.
The play areas have been undergoing thorough health and safety inspections before being allowed to … More
Hull Libraries are reopening: Here’s all you need to know
Hull’s libraries are reopening this week.
Access to services will be limited as a result of the necessary changes and measures that will introduced as a result of coronavirus.
Initially, … More
Hull’s Big Malarkey Festival shortlisted for national award
The Big Malarkey has been shortlisted in the Fantastic for Families Awards for its outstanding contribution to family-friendly arts and culture.
The Fantastic for Families Awards, organised by the Arts … More
Online showcase for region’s museums and galleries
Exhibitions from some of the region’s favourite museums and galleries are being brought to life online.
The revamped Humber Museums Partnership website, a collaboration between Hull City Council, East … More
Cycle track at Ennerdale in Hull reopens to riders
The cycle circuit track at Ennerdale has reopened to riders.
Ennerdale Cycle Circuit is the only all-weather 1km circuit of its kind in the Humber region.
The 1km enclosed circuit … More
Pride in Hull to be celebrated with online exhibition – and you can get involved
Pride in Hull will be celebrated this year through a new online exhibition – and organisers want you to be part of it.
The exhibition will be hosted by Hull … More
East Park Animal Education Centre reopens to the public
The Animal Education Centre in East Park has today (Thursday 25 June) reopened to the public.
Visitors can expect to be greeted by a whole host of animals, including alpacas, … More
Unusual marine skeletons to be removed from Hull Maritime Museum
A process has begun that will see eight fragile and unusual marine animal skeletons removed from the Hull Maritime Museum.
Hull City Council has launched a procurement process to appoint … More
Hull museum’s golden discovery – pages from one of first books printed in English unearthed
An extract from one of the first books to be printed in the English language has been unearthed at the Hull Maritime Museum.
Dating back to 1498, William Caxton’s The … More
How Hull businesses can help £30m restoration of city’s most famous ships
Businesses in Hull are being urged to help inform a procurement exercise to conserve and restore two of the city’s historic ships.
The information from businesses will help to inform … More
Hull’s huge 40ft whale skeleton to be brought back to life
A stunning new visualisation of the Hull Maritime Museum’s 40ft north Atlantic right whale skeleton has been created.
A 3D laser scanning of the huge animal’s remains has been created … More
Hull to host Fiji in Rugby League World Cup 2021
With 500 days to go until the opening fixture of the Rugby League World Cup 2021, tournament organisers have announced that Hull will act as the training base for Fiji’s … More
East Park named best free day out in East Yorkshire at Mumbler awards
East Park has been named the best local free day out in the Hull and East Riding Mumbler awards.
The park in Holderness Road pipped the Streetlife Museum into second … More
Hundreds of golfers tee off as Hull leisure facilities begin to reopen
More than a thousand people have played a round of golf on Hull City Council-owned course in just two weeks.
Golf courses reopened to the public on Friday 15 May … More
Pearson Park targeted by thieves and vandals
The refurbishment of Pearson Park is being compromised by thieves and vandals.
Contractors on site are reporting the repetitive theft of new planting and damage to recently planted sapling trees.… More
100 maritime objects chosen for People’s Choice exhibition
Thousands of votes have been cast by the public to select 100 objects that will feature in a new exhibition at the refurbished Hull Maritime Museum.
The People’s Choice exhibition … More
Thousands vote for artefacts to go on show at revamped Maritime Museum
Thousands of people in Hull have been voting for objects they would like to see as part of a new exhibition at the refurbished Hull Maritime Museum.
In the past … More
Crane construction competition launched in Hull
A competition challenging Hull residents to build their own working crane has been launched.
The contest, set up by the Hull Maritime project, asks people in the city if they … More
Coronavirus: Hull events cancelled for 2020
The Lord Mayor’s Gala, Veteran’s Weekend and Hull Fair have all been cancelled for 2020.
Due to take place in June, July and October, the decision to cancel the events … More
Exciting future of Hull’s libraries mapped out in 10-year plan
Hull City Council has agreed a 10-year strategy for the city’s libraries.
The strategy, which tells how technology will play an important role in libraries of the future, was agreed … More
Hull Maritime project appealing to businesses before moving thousands of objects
The Hull Maritime project is encouraging businesses to help inform a procurement exercise to remove, store and return tens of thousands of fragile and significant maritime objects.
This information from … More
Freedom Festival in Hull goes online in 2020
Freedom Festival Arts Trust has announced that the city’s annual Freedom Festival will not take place outdoors in September as planned, but will instead go online.
This year’s festival will … More
Trinity Market to open five days a week under extra safety measures
Trinity Market will be open from 9am to 3pm from Monday to Friday from next week following the Government’s latest changes to coronavirus measures.
Trinity Market has remained partially open … More
Hull History Centre to archive memories from families in self-isolation
Residents are being asked to submit their memories and pictures of time spent in self-isolation for an archive being created by Hull History Centre.
The initiative, in partnership with Heritage … More
Submit your Hull Fair memories for this online exhibition
An appeal for memories of Hull Fair is being made ahead of the launch of an online exhibition.
Residents are being asked to contribute with photographs, stories and artwork from … More
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