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View article US rock legends Blondie to perform in Hull

US rock legends Blondie to perform in Hull

20th October 2020

Legendary US rock band Blondie will perform at Hull’s Bonus Arena next year. Led by frontwoman Debbie Harry, the group is one of the most influential bands to emerge from New York’s punk scene in the mid-1970s. They have announced a 10 date UK tour to begin in November 2021, their first UK tour in […]

View article Move more – with Peter Levy and other local legends

Move more – with Peter Levy and other local legends

19th October 2020

People around Hull are making the pledge to move more, and the latest to make his promise to be more active is BBC Look North news presenter Peter Levy. Peter, who has been the face of Look North’s evening news for 18 years, has recorded a video urging people in the city to join him […]

View article 110-year-old whale skeleton to move for first time in four decades

110-year-old whale skeleton to move for first time in four decades

19th October 2020

Work to carefully dismantle and move the skeleton of a juvenile North Atlantic right whale, the largest item at Hull’s Maritime Museum, is now underway. The fragile skeleton, that hasn’t moved for 45 years and seven other whale skeletons are the first objects to be moved to make way for a £12m refurbishment, part of […]

View article Old Town exhibition highlights Hull’s black history

Old Town exhibition highlights Hull’s black history

16th October 2020

An exhibition in Hull’s Old Town is celebrating and highlighting the city’s black history and culture. The exhibition, which runs until Saturday 31 October, is part of Black History Month. The exhibition will feature stories from the Africans in Hull & East Yorkshire project. Gifty Burrows, founder of the project, said: “Most of the time when […]

View article Hull Museums receive £145,692 cultural recovery grant

Hull Museums receive £145,692 cultural recovery grant

12th October 2020

Hull Museums has received a £145,692 grant from the government’s Cultural Recovery Fund. It was announced today that Hull Museums is one of 1,385 arts and cultural organisations that are receiving a share of £257m as part of the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund grants programme being administered by Arts Council England. The […]

View article £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment takes another step forward

£4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment takes another step forward

9th October 2020

The £4.3m refurbishment of Hull’s Queens Gardens has edged closure with contractors now being invited to show an interest in delivering the multi-million pound project. Interested contractors are now able to enter the first stages of a tender process. Contractors can express an interest by filling out a selection questionnaire. The staged approach will enable […]

View article Hull Fair charter honoured for another year

Hull Fair charter honoured for another year

8th October 2020

The 800-year Hull Fair charter will still be honoured this year, despite the event not taking place. On the official date of the ancient agreement, Sunday 11 October, a single children’s ride will be situated in Hull city centre. Anyone wishing to ride will be asked for a donation that will be given to the […]

View article Hull’s Old Town to celebrate Black History Month with two-week exhibition

Hull’s Old Town to celebrate Black History Month with two-week exhibition

5th October 2020

An exhibition to mark Black History Month is taking place in Hull’s Old Town. The exhibition will run from Saturday 17 October until Saturday 31 October, merging themes of migration, inclusivity and community. It will form part of the Hull High Street Heritage Action Zone project funded by Historic England, taking place at Trinity Market, […]

View article Online ‘one-stop shop’ to support independent businesses in Hull

Online ‘one-stop shop’ to support independent businesses in Hull

2nd October 2020

Hull City Council is supporting independent businesses by partnering with an online ‘one-stop shop’. The council has teamed up with with digital platform ShopAppy.com. The ShopAppy.com platform will enable more than 20 local businesses to sell their products in one place, online. Products can be delivered on bicycle, by Green Wheel Delivery. Take a look […]

View article Hull Maritime project introduces first poet-in-residence

Hull Maritime project introduces first poet-in-residence

1st October 2020

The Hull Maritime project is introducing its first poet-in-residence for 2021. Rebecca Drake, a second year PhD candidate in English Literature in the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York, will join the project next year. Rebecca’s poetry on the theme of seascapes and cultural memory has been published in The […]

View article Search on for specialists to conserve paintings at Hull Maritime Museum

Search on for specialists to conserve paintings at Hull Maritime Museum

30th September 2020

The search is on to find a specialist company to conserve a number of maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum’s collection. As part of the Hull Maritime project, funded by Hull City Council and the National Lottery Fund, a painting and conservation company will remove, transport and conserve 12 maritime paintings. Following a survey […]

View article Hull leisure facilities to benefit from multi-million pound investment

Hull leisure facilities to benefit from multi-million pound investment

30th September 2020

A £3million investment at Beverley Road Baths is well underway. Scheduled to re-open to the public in summer 2021, the facility will see the construction of a new larger gymnasium and the refurbishment of the existing one, new and improved steam and sauna facilities, internal refurbishment works to the poolside and all changing facilities. Other […]