Hull Training and Adult Education service boosted to ‘Good’ rating by OFSTED 17th March 2022 Hull City Council’s Hull Training and Adult Education (HTAE) service have been assessed as ‘Good’ by OFSTED. HTAE were previously assessed as ‘Requires improvement’ at their last full inspection in 2018. HTAE provide apprenticeships, adult learning programmes, education programmes for young people and provision for learners with high needs. Ofsted praised HTAE for offering calm […] Read more Education and Learning News Regeneration Councillor Rosemary PantelakisEducationHull Training and Adult EducationOfstedRegeneration
‘I’m really grateful for the opportunity to build a better life for me and my family’ 29th December 2021 A young man who fled war-torn Congo has started a new life for himself in Hull after completing Maritime Futures offshore training. Mohamed Ndumbi, 30, is looking forward to starting a new job on a crabbing boat after successfully completing the training, which is part of Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City, a heritage-driven, transformational project drawing […] Read more Education and Learning News Regeneration Councillor Rosemary PantelakisHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritime Futures
FloodLights: Hull set to host captivating outdoor show this weekend 21st October 2021 Hull city centre will be illuminated this weekend by FloodLights, a series of captivating projections and sound installations from Absolutely Cultured. Hull, and the lives of its inhabitants, has been shaped by its proximity and relationship to water. FloodLights will explore this relationship, at locations throughout the city centre, from Friday 22 October until Sunday […] Read more Leisure & Culture Living With Water News What's on Absolutely CulturedCouncillor Rosemary PantelakisFloodLightsLiving With WaterUniversity of HullYorkshire Water
Poem unveiled on Whitefriargate for National Poetry Day 2021 7th October 2021 Hull’s Whitefriargate is the inspiration for a new poem, The Constant Parade, that has been unveiled on the historic street as part of National Poetry Day 2021. Vicky Foster, Whitefriargate’s poet-in-residence for 2021, has written a new poem, drawing on the street’s rich history and its long-standing role in the story of the city and […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Councillor Rosemary PantelakisHumber High Street Challenge FundThe Constant ParadeVicky FosterWhitefriargate
National Poetry Day 2021: A poem for Whitefriargate 5th October 2021 Hull’s Whitefriargate is the inspiration for a new poem that will be unveiled on the historic street on National Poetry Day on Thursday (7 October). Vicky Foster, Whitefriargate’s poet-in-residence for 2021, has written a new poem, drawing on the street’s rich history and its long-standing role in the story of the city and the people […] Read more Leisure & Culture Regeneration What's on Councillor Rosemary PantelakisHistoric EnglandHumber Mouth literature festivalNational Poetry Day 2021Vicky FosterWhitefriargateWhitefriargate regenerationWrecking Ball Press
Freedom Festival is back! 17th August 2021 Freedom Festival returns this weekend with an extended 16-day programme. The Festival, back for its 14th year, will take place in galleries, museums, theatres, empty shops and public spaces across Hull, presenting an exciting programme of music, performance, visual arts and talks including a number of special commissions and events. This year’s festival, which will […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News Theatre What's on Councillor Rosemary PantelakisFreedom FestivalFreedom Festival 2021Hull artsHull culture
Find out why divers at the Deep have been playing chess 2nd August 2021 Divers at the Deep in Hull today (Monday 2 August) were locked in a game of underwater chess. Surrounded by sharks, fish and stingrays, the divers sat down for a quick game to celebrate the launch of the city’s first Play Chess Festival. Starting this week, there is a huge programme of chess-inspired events taking […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News What's on Chess HullCouncillor Rosemary PantelakisGraham ChestersHull and District Chess AssociationPlay Chess FestivalThe Deep
Hull to host finale of Festival of Archaeology 2021 27th July 2021 The annual Festival of Archaeology, which takes place in locations all over the country, will finish in Hull this summer. The Hull finale will take place this Sunday, 1 August, and will include a programme full of events and activities in three locations at Museums Gardens, Trinity Square and Beverley Gate. Councillor Rosemary Pantelakis, portfolio […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News What's on Council for British ArchaeologyCouncillor Rosemary PantelakisFestival of ArchaeologyNeil Redfern
Checkmate! Hull set for huge chess festival this summer 26th July 2021 Hull will be going chess crazy this summer with the city’s first Play Chess Festival. The programme will last for three months and will take place across the city in parks, squares, libraries, shops, markets, cafés and pubs. It will be open to all ages, existing chess-players and those who just want to learn. Events […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News What's on British Chess ChampionshipCouncillor Rosemary PantelakisGraham ChestersHull and District Chess AssociationPlay Chess Festival
Hull venues reaffirm commitment to put city’s music scene on the map 5th July 2021 Some of Hull’s biggest and most prestigious venues have met for the first time in almost 18 months to promote the area as a City of Music. The Hull City of Music group – made up of some of the area’s biggest and best known venues – was formed early in 2020 but was quickly […] Read more Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture News AdelphiAsylumCity of MusicCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonCouncillor Rosemary PantelakisHull City HallHumber Street SeshO'ReilysThe Bonus ArenaWarehouse ProjectWelly Club
Hull to welcome Afghan families 29th June 2021 Hull City Council has published a Decision Record using delegated powers authorised by its cabinet, to receive two to five Afghan families. The request came from the Home Office as a result of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the impact it may have on staff, and their immediate families, who were engaged locally […] Read more Council Government and Democracy News City of SanctuaryCouncillor Rosemary PantelakisDecision Record
