What links Hull City Council with these celebrities and royals? 9th October 2019 What does Hull City Council have in common with celebrities including Gillian Anderson, Davina McCall, Glenn Close, Freddie Flintoff, Professor Green, Nadiya Hussain and members of the royal family? They are all backing a new mental health project, Every Mind Matters, designed to help people have better mental health. In a landmark TV takeover this […] Read more News Public Health Davina McCallEvery Mind MattersFreddie FlintoffGillian AndersonGlenn CloseHull City CouncilNadiya HussainProfessor Green
£2m cycling investment works in Hull now under way 9th October 2019 Work to upgrade the national cycle route as part of the Stoneferry Corridor project has begun. As part of the multi-million-pound scheme, the national cycle route will undergo an extensive repair and refresh programme to ensure that cyclists have a safe and accessible way to get across Stoneferry Corridor. Works will include vegetation clearance, paving […] Read more News Transport & Streets Councillor Daren HaleCyclingHumber LEPStoneferry Corridor
First look as historic Pearson Park archway returns home 9th October 2019 The first pieces of an historic archway, which has welcomed visitors to Pearson Park for more than a century, have returned to Hull following refurbishment as part of a £3.8m restoration project. The pillars were returned to the park yesterday and reveal the new colour scheme of the refurbished gateway. The rich cream colour with […] Read more News Regeneration Councillor John FarehamNational Lottery Heritage FundPearson ParkPearson Park Restoration Project
Council ‘desperately disappointed’ as asbestos survey rules out retaining Three Ships mural 8th October 2019 The Three Ships mural cannot be retained as part of the Albion Square development after a specialist survey found dangerously high levels of asbestos, it has been revealed. The survey by national specialists The Testing Lab found the development is “heavily contaminated” with a high-risk asbestos product, which is also evident in the core structure […] Read more News Planning Regeneration Albion SquareCouncillor Daren Hale
Are you a Hull entrepreneur? Try this new business lounge 7th October 2019 Entrepreneurs will soon have access to a new business lounge in Hull to help grow their ventures. The space at Hull Central Library in Albion Street will provide business advice from experts, use of an office environment and meeting rooms, Wi-Fi – and even coffee. Membership will cost £20 a month, which will include free […] Read more Business News Regeneration Hull Central Library
Born in 1939? Hull New Theatre wants to hear from you 7th October 2019 Hull New Theatre is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year – and staff are searching for fellow octogenarians to take part in the birthday celebrations. The theatre’s doors were first opened on Saturday 16 October 1939 with a production of Noel Gay’s Me and My Girl. And now theatre staff want to find people born […] Read more News What's on Catherine Zeta-JonesHull New TheatreLaurel and HardySean Connery
Watch Hull Fair come to life in this amazing timelapse 4th October 2019 Check out this fantastic timelapse courtesy of KCOM and watch the Walton Street fairground come to life. Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Hull FairWalton Street
Meet Gilbert – Hull Fair’s oldest showman 4th October 2019 Gilbert has been attending his beloved fair for more than 50 years. Read more News What's on Hull FairWalton Street
Young Hull readers out of this world ahead of space-themed fREADom Quest event 4th October 2019 More than 1,000 Hull children are feeling over the moon after taking part in this year’s fREADom Quest to read six books over the summer holidays. That’s because the 1,200 children who completed the quest are now invited to attend a space-themed event at Hull City Hall on Sunday. Nick Arnold, author of the Horrible […] Read more Education and Learning Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture News fREADom QuestHull Libraries
Young artists invited to display work at Ferens Art Gallery 4th October 2019 Artists aged 15 and under are being invited to show off their talents at this year’s Junior Open at Ferens Art Gallery. This exciting opportunity offers children a chance to see their artwork on display with the renowned Ferens Art Gallery permanent collection. The artworks selected will be shown in an exhibition in Ferens Art […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News ArtCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonFerens Art GalleryJunior OpenYoung artists
Find out why 150 people are forming human mosaic in Trinity Square 4th October 2019 150 people will form a human mosaic in Trinity Square on Saturday to celebrate 25 years of Fairtrade. The mosaic will form the familiar and iconic shape of the Fairtrade Mark. It will include some of Hull’s blue-coated City of Culture volunteers, as well as Fairtrade campaigners from around the region dressed in the iconic […] Read more News FairtradeFairtrade YorkshireTrinity MarketTrinity Square
5 things to do in Hull this weekend 3rd October 2019 A pattie butty at Bob Carver’s, a chat with a palm-reader, a stroll down Walton Street to munch on brandy snap and candy floss, or a ride on not one but two big wheels – whatever your reasons, this weekend is all about the opening of Europe’s largest travelling fair. You can even chat to […] Read more Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture News What's on 5 things to do in Hull this weekendHull FairHumber BridgeHumber Street GalleryOktoberfestUniversity of Hull
