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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 […]

View article Hull set to host British Climbing Cup Championships

Hull set to host British Climbing Cup Championships

23rd September 2020

Hull is hosting the British Climbing Cup Championships this weekend. The national competition will take place at Rockcity on its brand-new competition wall. Councillor Dave Craker, portfolio holder for leisure and culture at Hull City Council, said: “Hull has always been a proud sporting city, so it’s fantastic that we have been able to draw […]

View article Experts appointed to dismantle skeletons at Hull Maritime Museum

Experts appointed to dismantle skeletons at Hull Maritime Museum

18th September 2020

Eight extremely fragile and unusual marine skeletons and specimens are to be removed from the Hull Maritime Museum, as part of a multi-million pound heritage-led regeneration scheme. A decision record published on Friday 18 confirms the appointment of a conservation specialist company to dismantle, pack, conserve and transport the marine animal skeletons. Once removed, they […]

View article Music project will highlight Covid-19’s effect on the BAME community

Music project will highlight Covid-19’s effect on the BAME community

15th September 2020

A new arts project that will use music to raise awareness about the impact of Coronavirus on the Hull BAME community has got the green light, thanks to a Hull City Council arts grant. Hull-based arts organisation, Create and Express Studios will use the £500 Grants to Arts award to launch the project this month, […]