National Charity Serves Up Free Tennis Sessions In Hull 19th July 2018 With Wimbledon still in our recent memories national sports charity Tennis For Free has served up an ace for Hull by investing in a year-long programme of free tennis sessions hoping hundreds of people across the area can make a racquet at Costello Park Stadium tennis courts. In an exciting partnership with the Hull City […] Read more Leisure & Culture News
Market microbrewery adds fizz to the menu 19th July 2018 A microbrewery in Hull is adding a bit of fizz to the menu at Trinity Market. Fellows and Vittle is developing a range of ales to compliment the wide range of food on offer after the market was granted a licence to serve alcohol. Owner Richard Rockett, 34, brews and bottles his beers on-site at […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Trinity Market
Celebrate the past and the present at 13th Veterans Weekend 13th July 2018 The popular Veterans Weekend will take place in Hulls East Park on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July. Now in its thirteenth year, the free family weekend will be a fantastic experience for people of all ages, recognising and celebrating the role of our armed forces both past and present. People will have the chance […] Read more Leisure & Culture News
Ferens Art Gallery sees 91% increase in visitor numbers 4th July 2018 Visitor numbers for the first five months of the year at Ferens Art Gallery have shown a 91% increase from the same period prior to Hulls year as UK City of Culture 2017. The figures, comparing the first five months of 2018 and 2015*, are promising for both the gallery and the city as Hull […] Read more Leisure & Culture News
Council to recruit new apprentices 28th June 2018 Hull City Council has a number of new apprenticeship opportunities. Each year the Council takes on a significant number of apprentices and recognises that employing them helps them to grow their own talent by developing a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce. Apprenticeships in the public and private sector can lead to very different careers including […] Read more Leisure & Culture News
Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery to change Sunday opening hours 25th June 2018 Hull Museums, including the award-winning Ferens Art Gallery, are to extend their opening hours on Sundays. The move comes as part of an opening hours rethink designed to better reflect visitor demand. The Ferens and the citys museums will open at 11am on Sundays from 1 July to allow families and out-of-town visitors more time […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Hull History Centre on hunt for historical Christmas cards 25th June 2018 It might be months until the festive period begins, but archivists at Hull History Centre are asking people to think about Christmas cards early this year. That’s because the centre is planning an exhibition that will look at historical examples of the traditional festive greeting card. And members of staff are appealing to anyone who […] Read more Christmas Leisure & Culture
Make a splash to start the summer 20th June 2018 Families will be able to make a splash this summer at six free paddling pools and water play areas at some of Hulls parks. The parks will open for the summer season and with what promises to be a scorcher, children will be able to use the water play areas and paddling pools to have […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Summer senior ensembles perform at Hull City Hall 19th June 2018 Hull Music Service is presenting two Summer Promenade concerts at the Hull City Hall on Tuesday 26 and Thursday 28 June. Both concerts begin at 7pm and will feature a mixture of music from traditional jazz to film and TV themes, including the Games of Thrones medley, The Lion King, The Greatest Showman and the […] Read more Leisure & Culture Hull Music Service
Another first for Hull: Striking Ron Mueck contemporary sculpture joins Hulls art collection 8th June 2018 A striking male nude by one of the worlds leading sculptors will join the permanent collection at Ferens Art Gallery in Hull – Art Fund Museum of the Year finalist. It is one of the first works by Ron Mueck to be acquired by a museum in the UK with the only other rare examples […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Hull Maritime Museum to host book signing for An Illustrated History of The Port of Hull and its Railways 8th June 2018 Hull Maritime Museum will host a book signing for the launch of An Illustrated History of The Port of Hull and its Railways, written by Mike G. Fell OBE on Tuesday 12 June from 1pm until 3pm. This is the third Irwell Press book written by Mike G. Fell OBE on ports and railways having […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Hundreds of historic artefacts to be moved from Arctic Corsair 7th June 2018 Hundreds of artefacts are to be delicately moved from the Arctic Corsair ahead of its move to a temporary birth and placed in temporary storage. The distant trawler, that often completed a 2,000 mile round trip to Iceland, will be placed into storage in September ahead of the flood defence work along the River Hull […] Read more Leisure & Culture
