Christmas

View article Lord Mayor’s Christmas Tree Festival back at Minster

Lord Mayor’s Christmas Tree Festival back at Minster

The Lord Mayor’s annual Christmas Tree Festival will return to Hull Minster this December. The popular event will run from Tuesday 3 December to Saturday 21 December, and will see dozens of decorated trees fill up the 700-year-old church. Businesses and organisations, and individuals, can get involved by providing a tree, which can be decorated […]

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View article Young people to design Hull City Council’s Christmas card

Young people to design Hull City Council’s Christmas card

School children in Hull have been invited to create a design for Hull City Council’s official Christmas e-card. Posters are going up in primary and secondary schools, asking pupils to design a card with the theme of ‘Hull at Christmas’. Young people are being asked to come up with an entry that could, for example, […]

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View article Jessica’s Hull-themed Christmas design chosen for Hull City Council’s Christmas card

Jessica’s Hull-themed Christmas design chosen for Hull City Council’s Christmas card

Hull City Council Leader, Councillor Mike Ross and Chief Executive, Matt Jukes, have picked the winning design for the council’s e-Christmas card. Primary school pupils from right across the city entered the annual competition.   Jessica, age 8, from Stoneferry Primary School, submitted the winning design. Her design will be sent to hundreds of people […]

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View article Hull schoolchildren debut new Song for Hull at the annual Festival of Carols

Hull schoolchildren debut new Song for Hull at the annual Festival of Carols

Hundreds of primary school children across Hull put on a fantastic festive show at Hull City Hall this week. The Festival of Carols saw around 400 primary school pupils from 15 schools in Hull, alongside the Hull NHS Choir, join voices in a celebration of Christmas music. Six of the schools are currently participating in […]

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View article Free festive fun comes to Hull city centre

Free festive fun comes to Hull city centre

Hull’s old town will come alive with Christmas cheer every weekend through December, with free entertainment for all the family. Activities have been funded by Historic England, in partnership with Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It aims to support the Whitefriargate High Street Heritage Action Zone, with a three-year Hi! Whitefriargate […]

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View article Christmas returns to Pearson Park

Christmas returns to Pearson Park

Victorian carol singers, festive live music and a festive family trail will visit Pearson Park this Saturday (9 December) as the park’s Christmas event takes place. From 11am until 3pm the park will be filled with Christmas spirit, with something for all the family to enjoy. Alongside live entertainment, stalls will be open selling everything […]

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View article Meet the Hull school children creating Christmas magic

Meet the Hull school children creating Christmas magic

A group of school children in Hull have made it their mission to support as many families as possible this Christmas. Santa Squad is the brainchild of children Ava, Phoebe, Thea and Laurie, aged between 9-10, at Kingswood Parks Primary. Working in partnership with schools across the city, they help children and families across Hull […]

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View article Primary school pupils invited to design Hull City Council’s Christmas card

Primary school pupils invited to design Hull City Council’s Christmas card

Pupils across Hull’s primary schools have been invited to design the council’s corporate e-Christmas card by Council Leader, Councillor Mike Ross and Chief Executive, Matt Jukes. Councillor Mike Ross, Leader of Hull City Council said: “Christmas is always an exciting time for our primary school pupils. The Christmas card design competition is a festive way […]

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View article Festive season gets underway with Hull light switch-on

Festive season gets underway with Hull light switch-on

Hull’s stunning Christmas lights will be switched on by Hull-born football legend and Former England Women’s Football Captain Dr Carol Thomas, alongside the Lord Mayor, Cllr Kalvin Neal next week. Queen Victoria Square will come alive with stunning light and sound installations on Thursday 16 November, with thousands expected to be there. A 50 ft […]

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View article ‘Tis the season to donate unwanted Christmas jumpers 

‘Tis the season to donate unwanted Christmas jumpers 

Hull City Council is appealing for residents to donate unwanted children’s Christmas jumpers to help local families and keep textiles out of wheelie bins.  Over the past few years, the council has collected hundreds of Christmas jumpers and delivered them to schools in priority areas identified by the council’s Love Your Street project.  For many […]

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