Plans reveal how £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment will benefit environment 18th February 2020 Plans for the £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment are to go on display as part of a public consultation in Trinity Market. The plans incorporate modern, eco-friendly features including electric charging points, the introduction of plants and trees to increase the gardens’ biodiversity and the incorporation of designs and functions that will allow the area to […] Read more Environment News Planning Regeneration Councillor Daren HaleHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityQueens GardensQueens Gardens refurbishment
Thank you scheme for breastfeeding mums 18th February 2020 Breastfeeding mums will be recognised in a new project aiming to normalise feeding in public and support the women who do it. Health and children’s services in Hull and East Riding have teamed up to launch small ‘thank you’ cards, designed for people to give to a mum they spot breastfeeding in a public place. […] Read more Children and families News breastfeedingchildren's servicesEast RidingHull mums
Hull one of five cities to host exclusive CBeebies event 17th February 2020 Hull has been named as one of the only Northern cities to host a new CBeebies event this summer. Hull and York join four London and Surrey locations announced so far in this brand new event guaranteed to knock the socks off our young generation. CBeebies Rainbow Adventure will visit Queen Victoria Square Friday 5 […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News CBeebiesCbeebies Rainbow AdventureCouncillor Dave CrakerQueen Victoria Square
Story of fateful voyage from Hull’s whaling past to be performed in schools 17th February 2020 A Hull-based theatre company is taking an immersive maritime-themed performance to local primary schools. Theatre on the Edge, which aims to produce quality theatre with new and original work, has been commissioned by Hull City Council as part of the forthcoming Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City schools outreach programme. Based on a significant event in Hull’s […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Captain GravillCouncillor Daren HaleHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityThe Diana of HullThe Last Leviathans
Storm Dennis: Hull teams on standby this weekend 14th February 2020 With Storm Dennis expected to reach Hull tomorrow, Hull City Council and its partners are already on standby. As the city was hit by Storm Ciara last week, teams battled to keep disruption to a minimum in the city. Those teams will again be ready after a yellow warning for wind was put in place […] Read more News Transport & Streets Environment AgencyHumberside Fire and RescueHumberside PoliceMet OfficeStorm CiaraStorm DennisWeather
Book free tickets to taste Hull’s Low Ale Trail 14th February 2020 Not sure where to start with Hull’s new Low Ale Trail? Then join a street team for a pub crawl with a difference and discover a world of hangover-free beers. Launched in December, Hull’s Low Ale Trail maps 15 venues which offer a range of beers, spirits and cocktails with either low or very low […] Read more News Public Health What's on BBC Radio HumbersidwEskimo SoupLow Ale Trail
‘Great live music, tasty food and welcoming crowds’ – Trinity Live set to return in 2020 14th February 2020 The hugely successful Trinity Live is returning to Hull’s Trinity Market. The weekly live music event, which last year brought thousands of extra people into the market on an evening as well as giving a platform to many local bands and performers, will return next month. The event, curated by Sesh Events and funded by […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Councillor Dave CrakerHumber Street SeshListening ClubMark PageRich StephensonSesh EventsTrinity Live
First look at Ferens Open Exhibition 2020 13th February 2020 The 53rd annual Open Exhibition, which celebrates some of the best artistic talent in the region, opens this weekend (Saturday 15 February). The exhibition will feature more than 370 artworks including paintings, sculptures, photography, ceramics, textiles and film produced by local amateur and professional artists. The artwork was selected by a panel of judges consisting […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on Angela KingstonCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonFerens Art GalleryGraham DeanKenn TaylorNatasha MonfaredOpen ExhibitionPaige Graham-Buckle
5 things to do in Hull this weekend 12th February 2020 Head into Hull city centre this weekend for a fantastic immersive installation and pop in to see one of the region’s biggest regular art exhibitions. One of Hull’s most popular bands will return, while theatre and more art rounds out another cracking weekend of activities in the city. Here are 5 things to do in […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News Theatre What's on 5 things to do in Hull this weekendHull and East Riding MuseumHull Truck TheatreOpen ExhibitionThe HubbardsWelly Club
Glitter at the ready as Hull council worker competes for Strictly title 12th February 2020 On a normal day, Graham Paddock works on tackling antisocial behaviour across Hull’s neighbourhoods. Now he is donning sparkles and shining shoes as he joins 11 other amateur dancers to compete in this year’s Strictly Learn to Dance contest. The competition, hosted each year by charity Dove House Hospice, involves 24 members of the public […] Read more Housing Hull City Hall News Dove House HospiceHull City CouncilStrictly Come DancingStrictly Learn to Dance
Dutch Cadets to visit Hull to trace steps of Second World War soldier 12th February 2020 Twenty-five Cadets and two teachers from the Netherlands will visit Hull as part of a project to trace the steps of a Second World War soldier. Corporal Richard Sydney Huitt, who began his military journey in Hull, was killed in action and buried in the grounds of the Cadets’ school in the Netherlands. The Cadets […] Read more Civic News Armed ForcesBereavement ServicesCouncillor Alan GardinerCouncillor Steve WilsonLord MayorVeterans Community Hub
Huge Pearson Park restoration to be celebrated in summer 11th February 2020 A celebration of the Pearson Park’s huge restoration project is being planned for the summer. The £3.8m project, completed alongside with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is moving forward at a rapid rate. It follows the successful reinstallation of the historic entrance gateway to Pearson Park. Work to restore the park’s bowling pavilion has now […] Read more News Councillor John FarehamNational Lottery Heritage FundParksPearson Park
