Unthinkable Film Festival: The new and exciting festival hitting Hull this week 2nd October 2024 Hull is hosting a new and upcoming film festival this week, from Wednesday 2 October until Sunday 6 October. The Unthinkable Film Festival includes intensive film-making courses with industry professionals such as Mike Kingsley and Casey Shaw, as well as free mentoring sessions with music journalist and BBC 6 Radio DJ Mary Anne Hobbs, alongside established […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Polar Bear Music ClubUnthinkable Film Festival
Your chance to meet the Lord Mayor 2nd October 2024 The annual Lord Mayor At Home event is to take place again in Hull later this month. The Lord Mayor and Admiral of the Humber, Councillor Mark Collinson, extends an invitation to all to meet him in the magnificent Banqueting Hall at the Guildhall on Saturday 19 October from 10:30am to 12pm. The event is […] Read more Civic News Cllr Mark CollinsonGuildhallLord Mayor
Hull celebrates 730 years of fair fun 2nd October 2024 One of Europe’s largest travelling fairs will return to Hull this week for its 730th year. Opening this Friday (4 October) and taking over 16 acres of Walton Street car park, Hull Fair boasts attractions from across the country. This year there are more than 300 attractions from rollercoasters and white-knuckle-rides to hook-a-duck, along with […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Chief Superintendent Paul ButlerHull FairHull Fair 2024Lord Mayor Cllr Mark Collinson
East Park to benefit from essential footpath improvement scheme 1st October 2024 Hull City Council has confirmed that one of the city’s most cherished parks, East Park, will benefit from essential footpath improvement works this month (October). The scheme will involve renewing areas of the footpath between the animal shelter and the play park, which is currently in a deteriorated state. Once finished the newly improved footpath will […] Read more News Parks Transport & Streets Councillor Mark IeronimoCouncillor Rob PritchardEast ParkimprovementsParks and Open SpacesRoche Civil Engineering
Council continues to futureproof Hull’s roads with Saltshouse Road resurfacing scheme 1st October 2024 Hull City Council is preparing to begin an essential carriageway resurfacing scheme on Saltshouse Road next week. As part of the council’s commitment to improving and futureproofing the city’s road network, the Highways Capital Programme will fund an essential resurfacing scheme on Saltshouse Road, from the junction of Robson Way/Saltshouse Road to High Tree Mount, […] Read more News Transport & Streets Councillor Mark IeronimoPBS ConstructionRoadworksSaltshouse Road
Celebrate Black History Month in Hull this October 1st October 2024 In the UK, Black History Months falls every October. Originating in the US in the 1920s, it was first celebrated in the UK in 1987. There are a number of events and exhibitions taking place across Hull this month that celebrates and explores black history, and black heritage within our city. Deanio X – To […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Black History MonthFerens Art GalleryHull Museums
What’s on in Hull – October 2024 1st October 2024 There’s plenty going on in Hull this October, including the return of arguably Hull’s most iconic annual event. Hull Fair Walton Street, Friday 4 October until Saturday 12 October Toffee apples, candy floss, waltzers and Bob Carver’s chips – yup, it’s the return of Hull Fair. The iconic fair doesn’t need much explaining but, for […] Read more News
Councils fund new ‘freedom pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers 30th September 2024 Hundreds of young people in Hull and the East Riding are to receive six months of free bus travel to support them as they leave care. Working in partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, East Yorkshire Buses and Stagecoach East Midlands, Hull City Council has introduced the Young Persons’ Freedom Pass using bus service […] Read more Children and families News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for TransportEast Riding of Yorkshire Councileast yorkshire busesHull Bus AllianceHull City CouncilStagecoach East Midlands
Love Your Neighbourhood: Marfleet area next in line for a tidy-up 30th September 2024 Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project has arrived in the Marfleet area today (Monday 30 September). As part of the citywide initiative, several streets within Hull’s Marfleet Ward will undergo a comprehensive tidy-up from today until Friday 11 October, leaving streets transformed and residents with a renewed sense of pride in their community. The […] Read more News Waste Councillor Charles QuinnLove Your NeighbourhoodLove Your StreetMarfleet
Council seeks contractor for Phase 1 of Hull District Heat Network 30th September 2024 Hull City Council is seeking a Design, Build, Operate and Maintain contractor to help deliver the next stage of Hull District Heat Network (HDHN). The successful tender will deliver Phase 1 of HDHN which will involve providing heat and hot water to more than 40 buildings in Hull city centre. This will include a variety […] Read more Environment News Regeneration Cllr Charles QuinnHull District Heat NetworkYORtender
Hull City Council weekly traffic and travel update – 27 September 27th September 2024 Here is the latest breakdown of scheduled and emergency works taking place across Hull over the next few weeks. All works are subject to change. For the latest updates: Read more News Transport & Streets Hull weekly roadworks updateRoadworks
New commission unveiled in Hull Museums 27th September 2024 New artwork by leading artist Deanio X will be on display from tomorrow (Sat 28 Sept) at Wilberforce House Museum. To Heal a Butterfly is a project that creates a visual response to the Wilberforce Institute’s research and the Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement project. It focuses on understanding more about who the enslaved people of […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Cllr Rob PritchardDeanio XDr Nick EvansHull MuseumsTo Heal a ButterflyUniversity of HullWilberforce House Museum
