Free adult swimming is back! 1st February 2023 Free adult swimming sessions are back for residents as part of the Hull Big Swim campaign which aims to help adults get active. The free sessions will be on offer during February and March at Ennerdale Leisure Centre, Woodford Leisure Centre and Beverley Road Baths. And those feeling anxious about returning to the swimming pool […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Sport What's on Beverley Road bathsCllr Alison CollinsonEnnerdaleFree adult swimmingPublic healthswimmingWoodford
Young people invited to take part in competition to celebrate neurodiversity 1st February 2023 Hull City Council will be marking Neurodiversity Celebration Week by inviting young people in Hull to take part in a creative competition that celebrates neurodiversity. Neurodiversity Celebration Week takes place from 13-19 March. It’s a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about autism and learning disabilities. The competition has been held in partnership with […] Read more Business Children and families Education and Learning News Regeneration businessChildren and young peoplecompetitionCouncillor Rob PritchardEducationHCALHull safeguarding children partnershipLord MayorneurodiversityRegenerationschools
What’s on in Hull – February 2023 1st February 2023 Classic rock anthems, a Harry Potter celebration, and some nuclear-energy comedy! Here’s our picks of what’s on in Hull this February. Minsters and Cathedrals – A Lunchtime Talk With Jean Fenwick Hull Minster, South Church Side, HU1 1RR, 3 Feb 2023, 10am – 12:30pm Jean Fenwick talks about the religious and stylistic features which set […] Read more Hull City Hall Hull New Theatre Libraries News Theatre What's on Hull Central LibraryHull City HallHull MinsterHull New Theatre
Hull litterbugs ordered to pay almost £7,000 1st February 2023 Litterbugs in Hull have been ordered to cough up almost £7,000 after failing to pay fixed penalties. Twenty-three people who were caught littering in the city did not pay the £100 penalties and have now been prosecuted. They were ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £6,983 and each received a criminal record. The offences […] Read more News Waste Litter
LGBTQ+ History Month: Elsa Gidlow 1st February 2023 February is LGBTQ+ History month and this year we are shining the spotlight on poet and journalist, Elsa Gidlow. Born in Hull in 1898, Elsa Gidlow lived at 183 Clumber Street just off Princes Avenue until her family emigrated to Canada in 1904. In 1918, Gidlow was a co-editor and publisher of ‘Les Mouches Fantastiques’. […] Read more News Elsa GidlowHull WritersLGBTQ+ History MonthPoetryPride in HullPride in Our City
Event to mark Children’s Mental Health Week 30th January 2023 Organisations around the city will come together next week for an open-invite event to mark Children’s Mental Health Week. Stalls will take over the ground floor of St Stephen’s shopping centre from 9am to 5pm on Monday February 6, with information, resources and conversations. Parents or carers, professionals and young people are all welcome to […] Read more News Public Health
Urgent call out for food bank donations 30th January 2023 As the cost of living crisis continues to affect families locally and nationally, Hull food banks are in desperate need of donations. Every week foodbanks help hundreds of people across the city – and they are reliant on the generosity of donors to keep going. Organisations including Hull 4 Heroes, North Bank Forum and Hull […] Read more News
Levelling Up Funding to help Hull’s digital and tech sector prosper 27th January 2023 A dilapidated building is scheduled to go under a full building renovation to create a technology training and upskilling innovation hub thanks to support from Hull City Council. A grant of £186,153.50 from the council’s Levelling Up Funding scheme will be given to help bring back into use Kingston House at 41 Myton Street, opposite […] Read more News Regeneration Cllr Paul Drake DavisLevelling Up FundingMyton Retail Park
Weekly roadworks update – 27 January 27th January 2023 Read more News Transport & Streets Hull weekly roadworks updateRoadworks
Free open day gives local children hands-on music experience 27th January 2023 Hull’s Albemarle Music Centre is opening its doors as part of a UK first to encourage children to pick up and play their first musical instrument on Saturday 4 February. Hull Music Service, lead partner for Hull and NE Lincs Music hubs and based at the Ferensway venue, has teamed up with Yamaha to give […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Albemarle Music CentreHull Music HubHull Music Service
Huge investment boost for former Burton building 26th January 2023 Two grants have been awarded to Wykeland Group Ltd to help restore and bring back into use the former Burton building, 34-35 Whitefriargate, in Hull city centre. As one of Hull’s most significant Art Deco buildings, it will benefit from funding from Hull City Council’s Levelling Up Funding grant scheme and the Whitefriargate High Street […] Read more News Regeneration Cllr Paul Drake DavisHigh Street Heritage Action ZoneHistoric EnglandLevelling Up FundingWhitefriargate regeneration
Unlock the mysteries of Ancient Egypt in new FREE exhibitions at the Ferens 26th January 2023 Ferens Art Gallery are delighted to announce an Ancient Egypt season this Spring/Summer 2023. Featuring two free exhibitions supported by a dedicated programme for schools and public events, the season will explore the beauty and mystery of ancient Egypt celebrating two of the greatest Egyptian discoveries of the last 200 years. The decoding of the […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Arts and cultureFerens Art GalleryHCALHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsThe British Museum
