Hull Maritime Museum to get new ramps after £150,000 funding boost 14th January 2019 Hull Maritime Museum is set to receive new ramps improving access to its main entrance of the striking building. Hull City Council has successfully bid for £150,000 funding from the DCMS Wolfson Foundation to install two new access ramps and an access staircase to one of the three domes. The new ramp at the front […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Hull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
London celebrates first Borough of Culture – with a little help from Hull 10th January 2019 London launched its first-ever Borough of Culture this year, a Mayor of London initiative partly inspired by Hull’s transformative year as UK City of Culture. Waltham Forest is the first borough, before Brent takes over the mantle in 2020. In 2017, during Hull’s year as UK City of Culture, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Councillor Stephen BradyUK City of Culture 2017
Huge Lego exhibition goes on display in Hull 10th January 2019 An exhibition of major historical milestones made entirely from Lego goes on display in Hull at the weekend. Brick History tells the story of pivotal moments in world history using models created from the famous Danish toy. The free exhibition from artist Warren Elsmore will go on display at the Hull History Centre on Saturday 12 January. […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull History CentreLego
Hull Minster visitor records smashed in milestone year 9th January 2019 Hull Minster is celebrating record-breaking visitor numbers following its £4.5 million transformation into a leading events venue. During 2018, 225,000 people visited the Minster following work to enable the building to become a major social, cultural and community hub. It also allowed the hosting of flexible and inclusive forms of worship. Highlights from last year […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull MinsterTrinity Square
What is Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project? 7th January 2019 The Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project will see the extensive redevelopment of the city’s historic maritime assets, supporting Hull’s goal to become a world-class visitor destination. Project director Rob Kingdom explains what it will mean for the city. Building on the success as UK City of Culture 2017, we’re working with Hull Culture and Leisure on […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityUK City of Culture 2017
Special interest groups take part in community maritime day 16th November 2018 Over 60 people from local community and special interest groups came together to help shape the £27.4m Hull: Yorkshire Maritime City project. A community feedback day took place yesterday, Thursday 15 November at Ferens Art Gallery. Local community and special interest groups who represent Hull’s various maritime industries were given an introduction to the project […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Ferens Art Gallery
Christmas cards through the years on display at Hull History Centre 14th November 2018 An exhibition showing the humble Christmas card through the years will open at the Hull History Centre next week. The exhibition, Greetings and Glad Tidings: Christmas Cards Through The Years, will be held at the centre from Tuesday 20 November 20 to Saturday 5 January. It will focus on how the design, sentiment and language […] Read more Christmas Leisure & Culture News Hull History Centre
Festival showcases young creative talent 25th October 2018 Young people aged between 11 and 19 can get involved in a mix of creative performances, conversations, workshops and exhibitions exploring and campaigning on issues important to young people during this year’s Creative Voice Youth Festival. The Creative Voice Youth Festival 2018 will host events involving music, graffiti art, film, dance and visual art to […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Libraries call out to ambitious young writers to become published authors 25th October 2018 A new children’s writing competition exclusive to Hull residents is encouraging more young people to get involved ahead of its November closing date. The JVenn Young Writers’ Competition launched in Hull in 2017 to support literacy development for 7 – 14 year-olds across the city. Due to the success of the competition, which saw eight […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Pick up a pencil for Big Draw Festival events at Hull museums 19th October 2018 A torrent of terrifically arty events will take place at Hull’s museums during October half-term. It comes as the national Big Draw Festival sees creative offerings taking place across the country throughout the month. Here are the events: Sweet Shop, Monday 29 October 1pm-3pm, Streetlife Museum What would your dream sweet look like – chocolate […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball Restoration project wins National Lottery support 18th October 2018 Hull City Council has been successful in securing a confirmed £281,100 National Lottery grant to fully restore the Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball. Dating back to 1918, Hull’s Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball is the only such timepiece on a municipal building and one of only a few nationally. It reflects the importance of maritime timekeeping, the […] Read more Leisure & Culture
National campaign sees Hull residents Try 1 Thing online 10th October 2018 Next week will see Get Online Week help Hull residents learn that getting the most out of the internet can be easy and fun. Get Online Week is coming to Hull this week, to give everyone the chance to make the most of the internet, no matter how confident they are online. Running from 15 […] Read more Leisure & Culture
