Cllr Rob Pritchard

View article Hull’s first ‘Our City’ celebration draws thousands to city centre

Hull’s first ‘Our City’ celebration draws thousands to city centre

Hull’s first Our City celebration, led by local arts charity Back to Ours and funded by Hull City Council, brought an estimated 13,000 people to Hull city centre on Saturday 14th March, with over 1,500 local residents participating in processions and performances throughout the day. One of the city’s largest recent community-led cultural events, the free, […]

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View article Council seeks partner to develop cultural plan for young people

Council seeks partner to develop cultural plan for young people

Hull City Council is seeking an experienced cultural consultant, organisation or consortium to develop a Children & Young People’s Culture & Heritage Plan, covering the life course from pregnancy to 25 years. This ambitious new plan will sit alongside the Hull Culture & Heritage Strategy 2025–2030 and support Hull’s status as a UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities member. […]

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View article More than 1,500 local people involved in Hull’s first-ever ‘Our City’ celebration

More than 1,500 local people involved in Hull’s first-ever ‘Our City’ celebration

More than 1,500 local people have helped shape and create Hull’s first-ever ‘Our City’ celebration on Saturday 14 March. The free event will transform the city centre with two large-scale community processions, followed by a spectacular open-air evening performance in Queen Victoria Square and ending with a short, low-noise fireworks finale – and a few […]

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View article New chapter for HEY! Volunteers as they head into communities

New chapter for HEY! Volunteers as they head into communities

HEY! Volunteering is growing its work across Hull’s neighbourhoods, bringing creative support into local venues. Community hubs across Hull will benefit from having HEY! Volunteers on site, establishing venues with regular creative workshops, coffee mornings, as well as getting involved in improving community spaces.

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View article Applications for next phase of pocket parks open

Applications for next phase of pocket parks open

Applications for round four of Hull City Council’s pocket park scheme can now be made. To date, the flagship scheme has developed numerous sites across the city, improving unloved, neglected or derelict areas into new green space to benefit the physical and mental wellbeing of local people. Pocket parks also provide good quality green space […]

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View article Hundreds of Hull residents to take part in spectacular city-wide processions celebrating local identity

Hundreds of Hull residents to take part in spectacular city-wide processions celebrating local identity

Hull’s city centre streets will transform into a carnival of colour, music and spectacle on Saturday 14 March, as hundreds of local residents take part in ‘Our City’ – a major community-led celebration. The free event, directed by Hull-based arts charity Back to Ours and supported and funded by Hull City Council, will feature two […]

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View article Out of this world line-up confirmed for 2026 Colliderfest

Out of this world line-up confirmed for 2026 Colliderfest

British space scientist and science educator, Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Team GB Olympian Grant Hardie and British Ice Dancing great, Christopher Dean will visit Hull this March as part of ColliderFest 2026.

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