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View article 5 things not to miss at Freedom Festival 2020

5 things not to miss at Freedom Festival 2020

3rd September 2020

Freedom Festival returns this weekend with a special online programme that will be broadcast via the BBC. Bringing together internationally renowned artists and local talent, this year’s festival features robot selfies, bikes singing lullabies and artists performing from unique and iconic locations throughout the city. Download the Freedom Festival app or visit the festival’s website […]

View article Hull Fair brought to life in digital exhibition

Hull Fair brought to life in digital exhibition

2nd September 2020

The sights and sounds of Hull Fair can still be enjoyed this year thanks to a digital exhibition that launches this weekend. The exhibition, Hull Fair, includes specially commissioned videos of the iconic and historic annual event, interviews with regular fairgoers explaining why the fair means so much to them, as well as pictures and […]

View article Residents invited to help create new Humber Mouth project

Residents invited to help create new Humber Mouth project

27th August 2020

Humber Mouth literature festival has launched a new project in conjunction with the Freedom Festival for 2020. The Hull Story Map is inviting contributions from the city’s residents to create a new digital map complete with their words about Hull. Writer and artist Joanna Walsh was commissioned as Humber Mouth’s Digital Writer-in-Residence and has created […]

View article £3.8m Pearson Park refurbishment celebrated on special anniversary

£3.8m Pearson Park refurbishment celebrated on special anniversary

27th August 2020

A celebration to mark the completion of the £3.8million restoration scheme of Pearson Park has taken place today. On the 160-year anniversary of Zachariah Pearson gifting the land to the people of Hull, a small event saw the Lord Mayor, Councillor Steve Wilson, cutting a ribbon at the new bandstand. The restoration project, funded by […]

View article Hull Fair unable to go ahead for 2020

Hull Fair unable to go ahead for 2020

21st August 2020

Hull City Council has today confirmed, together with the Showman’s Guild, that Hull Fair will not go ahead this year. Since the announcement in May that the event would be unlikely to take place, the council has continued to work with the Guild to monitor any changes to Covid-19 restrictions made by public health England […]

View article An outdoor opera is heading to Hull Marina this summer

An outdoor opera is heading to Hull Marina this summer

14th August 2020

An outdoor and socially distanced opera is taking place at Stage@TheDock on Hull Marina in September. Hansel and Gretel, from Whistle Stop Opera, will retell the fairy tale of two hungry children, lost in the woods, and a gingerbread cottage that hides a scary secret. Devised by John Savournin for four singers and accordion, social […]

View article Love Parks campaign challenges littering and anti-social behaviour

Love Parks campaign challenges littering and anti-social behaviour

13th August 2020

Keep Britain Tidy has launched a new campaign to tackle littering and anti-social behaviour in parks. The campaign is being supported by Hull City Council and Hull Culture and Leisure. Councillor Marjorie Brabazon, chair of Hull Culture and Leisure, said: “Our fantastic parks are integral parts of our communities. They provide valuable green spaces that […]

View article Two of Hull’s historic ships set to receive major restoration

Two of Hull’s historic ships set to receive major restoration

13th August 2020

The search is underway for a shipyard company to repair and restore two of Hull’s historic ships. Hull City Council has launched a procurement process to appoint a shipyard to undertake major restoration works that will preserve the Arctic Corsair and the Spurn Lightship for the next 100 years. For the last 20 years, a […]

View article Hull’s iconic Fish Trail goes digital

Hull’s iconic Fish Trail goes digital

12th August 2020

Hull’s popular Fish Trail is going digital thanks to a free app that can turn your mobile phone into a virtual time machine. The trail, which weaves its way through Hull’s Old Town, can now be enjoyed alongside an app that brings historic areas of the city back to life. The What Was Here? app, […]

View article Humber Street venue opens its doors this weekend following £1.2m revamp

Humber Street venue opens its doors this weekend following £1.2m revamp

10th August 2020

A new music, arts and entertainment venue on Hull’s Marina will open its doors this weekend following a £1.2m revamp. Social, formerly known as Fruit, will open on Friday 14 August. Operators of Social, Sesh Events UK, aim to gradually introduce a programme of entertainment and events to include live music, visual performance, comedy, theatre […]

View article Albert Avenue Pools main swimming pool reopens next week

Albert Avenue Pools main swimming pool reopens next week

7th August 2020

The main pool at Albert Avenue Pools will reopen on Monday 10 August. Swimmers will be able to pre-book hourly sessions and lifeguards will be on hand to assist visitors with the safe use of the pool. Family bookings will be allocated an area of the pool. Booking will be available from Saturday for members […]

View article East Park pedestrian gates to close overnight from next month

East Park pedestrian gates to close overnight from next month

5th August 2020

The overnight closure of East Park pedestrian gates will begin again next month. From Monday 14 September, all 14 gates will be closed from around 7pm and will reopen around 7.30am. Times will move with dawn and dusk and all times are advertised on each gate. Councillor Dave Craker, Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture […]