Cllr Rob Pritchard

View article Trinity Live returns to market for fifth year

Trinity Live returns to market for fifth year

13th March 2024

A free music event which has become a big favourite in Hull’s live entertainment scene returns for the fifth year this week, presenting top local talent in a party atmosphere at Trinity Indoor Market. Trinity Live will resume this Thursday (14 March) with an early start and a bumper line-up of five performers from the […]

View article Take a look at Costello Playing Field plans ahead of imminent improvements

Take a look at Costello Playing Field plans ahead of imminent improvements

6th March 2024

Improvement works on Costello Playing Field are set to begin shortly and the people of Hull are invited to look at the plans and provide feedback. Hull City Council has provided significant investment to the Anlaby Park Road North site which will create a state-of-the-art year-round sports provision. Works will include the creation of a […]

View article East Area Committee to discuss East Park plans

East Area Committee to discuss East Park plans

27th February 2024

Plans for changes at East Park will be discussed at the East Area Committee next week, after public consultation came to an end. One of Hull’s most popular parks is subject to planned changes to improve parking and access. As part of the proposals, the main gates to East Park will reopen to motorists (in-line […]

View article Seeds of Change heritage project launched

Seeds of Change heritage project launched

21st February 2024

A project to celebrate the rich past of the oil seed crushing industry in Wincolmlee has been launched today. The Seeds of Change project will investigate and celebrate Hull’s history in the sector and the role it has played in the city over the last 500 years. It will focus on the lower River Hull […]

View article HEY! Volunteering to spread positivity on Random Acts of Kindness Day

HEY! Volunteering to spread positivity on Random Acts of Kindness Day

12th February 2024

Members of HEY! Volunteering will be spreading kindness and the ‘big blue wave of positivity’ which the group embodies this weekend as it celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Day. Those out and about in Hull city centre on Saturday 17 February could be surprised with a random act of kindness by a blue coated volunteer […]

View article Cultural sector generates £224 million for Hull

Cultural sector generates £224 million for Hull

2nd February 2024

Hull has seen a £224.8 million boost since 2015 thanks to the creative and cultural sector. New research commissioned by the council evidences a 20 per cent increase in GVA in the culture and creative sector since 2015, with around 7,000 people now working in creative industries in the city. Results also show an £18 […]

View article Find out more about Hull’s ambition to be a UNESCO City of Music

Find out more about Hull’s ambition to be a UNESCO City of Music

17th January 2024

An event to discuss Hull’s ambition to become a UNESCO City of Music will take place this month. Free tickets are now available to book for the session, hosted by Hull City Council, that will see Professor David Wilson, Expert Advisor to UK Commission for UNESCO on the Development of Creative Cities, discuss the benefits […]

View article Visit Hull and East Yorkshire seeks chairperson for new Local Visitor Economy Partnership

Visit Hull and East Yorkshire seeks chairperson for new Local Visitor Economy Partnership

11th January 2024

Visit Hull and East Yorkshire is seeking a chairperson for its new Local Visitor Economy Partnership Advisory Board, who will play a pivotal role in strengthening the region’s thriving visitor economy. VHEY, a collaboration between Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and local visitor economy businesses, has supported the growth of the visitor […]

View article Hull Museums and Gallery announces 2024 programme

Hull Museums and Gallery announces 2024 programme

4th January 2024

2024 promises to be an exciting year for Hull Museums and gallery as the year’s exhibition programme is today revealed. Starting at the Ferens Art Gallery in February, visitors are invited to a colourful journey into the imagination and experiences of disabled artist Jason Wilsher-Mills. Created in response to disabled communities in Hull, Wakefield and […]

View article Ferens announces first exhibition of 2024

Ferens announces first exhibition of 2024

15th December 2023

A new exhibition celebrating disability will open at Ferens Art Gallery in February 2024. The forthcoming exhibition ‘Are we there yet?’ has been designed in collaboration with Yorkshire-born artist Jason Wilsher-Mills. Jason’s work details his life as a disabled person, through theatrical self-portraits, which reflect aspects of his personality, memory, illness, and disability. Using iPads and […]

View article Free festive fun comes to Hull city centre

Free festive fun comes to Hull city centre

7th December 2023

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 […]

View article Loud Mouths exhibition opens at the Streetlife Museum

Loud Mouths exhibition opens at the Streetlife Museum

24th November 2023

A new exhibition, created by a group of young people with additional needs and/or disabilities in Hull and inspired by their experience of using public transport, will open at the Streetlife Museum on Monday (27 November). ‘Sunflowers Travelling’ has been put together by the Loud Mouths Young People Engagement Group – a group of young […]