Adult maths and numeracy skills boost for Hull 28th November 2022 Adults across Hull who want to improve their numeracy skills can sign up for free courses and activities thanks to a £1.5m investment. It’s aimed at boosting opportunities for more people to progress and secure well paid jobs. People who improve their numeracy skills are more likely to be in employment, have higher wages, and […] Read more Business Education and Learning News Regeneration Councillor Drake-DavisEducationHCALHull CollegeHull Culture and LeisureHull Training and Adult EducationHumber Learning ConsortiumLearning and skillsRegenerationTrainingUK Shared Prosperity Fund
Newly restored Invacar on display to mark Disability History Month 23rd November 2022 A newly conserved Invacar has gone on display at Hull’s Streetlife Museum to celebrate UK Disability History Month. The car will be displayed alongside a film from the East Midlands Film Archive from the 1970s, featuring people explaining how phasing out the Invacar would affect them. It is also accompanied by a personal story of […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Arts and cultureArts Council EnglandCouncillor Rob PritchardDisability History MonthHCALHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsMuseums QuarterStreetlife Museum
Apply to become an Artist in Residence at the Ferens Art Gallery 22nd November 2022 The Ferens Art Gallery is putting a call out for an artist in residence to work at the Gallery from February to May next year. Artists are invited to apply by sending in a recent CV, a covering letter outlining their suitability for the role and images or video links of their artwork. This can […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News Arts and cultureCouncillor Alison CollinsonFerens Art GalleryHCALHull Culture and Leisure
Free festive fun to spread Christmas cheer at Hull’s Museums Quarter 21st November 2022 Hull Museums are inviting visitors to enjoy a traditional Victorian Christmas in the Museums Quarter on Saturday 26 November, 10.00am-4.00pm. The free Magic of Christmas event, run in partnership with HullBID (Business Improvement District), and Whitefriargate High Street Heritage Action Zone, will be packed full of activities and performances for the whole family to enjoy. […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on ChristmasHCALHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsHullBIDMuseums QuarterStreetlife Museum
Hull Museums secures £3.3m investment for heritage and culture across the Humber region 4th November 2022 Hull Museums is delighted to announce a major £3.3m investment from Arts Council England (ACE) through its National Portfolio Programme to support and expand the work of the Humber Museums Partnership. The funding will enable the three museum services of Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire to continue working together to bring outstanding […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News Arts and cultureArts Council EnglandCouncillor Rob PritchardFerens Art GalleryHCALHeritageHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsHumber Museums PartnershipNational Portfolio Programme
Hull Museums event will shine a light on women’s safety 25th October 2022 Hull Museums and local community producers ARCADE are hosting Don’t Wait Up, an evening full of live entertainment, participation and protest. It takes place on Friday 18 November, 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Inspired by the carriages in the Streetlife Museum collection, and reflecting on restricted journeys taken by women in days gone by, audiences are invited […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on HCALHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsMuseums QuarterStreetlife Museum
Queen Victoria and her relationship with Hull showcased at new exhibition 6th October 2022 Queen Victoria’s own Jewel-Cabinet will visit the city as part of a new exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery. The exhibition is part of an ongoing partnership with Royal Collection Trust, which was generously lent by the late her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Previously commissioned for 2020 before the pandemic, this revived exhibition will take […] Read more Education and Learning Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on Councillor Alison CollinsonFerens Art GalleryHCALHull Culture and LeisureQueen VictoriaRoyal Collection Trust
Up-and-coming Hull hockey player awarded annual leisure membership 7th September 2022 Local Hull lad 16-year-old Ethan Daintith awarded an annual membership to Hull’s leisure facilities with Hull Culture and Leisure Ltd, as part of a scheme to support the city’s future sporting stars reach world-class podiums. The Talented Athlete Scheme from Hull Culture and Leisure is designed to help gifted sports people who are gaining recognition […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Sport Councillor Alison CollinsonHCALHull Culture and Leisureleisureleisure centressportTalented Athlete Scheme
Hull History Centre hosting free exhibition that will reveal Hull’s past 10th August 2022 Hull History Centre is opening its first in-house exhibition for two and a half years. The centre has catalogued acquisitions made over 100 years and has uncovered a wealth of local history resources. The “Unlocking the Treasures, Revealing the Past” exhibition is the culmination of a 2.5-year project funded by the James Reckitt Library Trust […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News What's on Councillor Alison CollinsonHCALHull Culture and LeisureHull History Centre
Local artist Erin Ledsom begins first ever residency at the Ferens Art Gallery 3rd August 2022 A rising local artist has begun her residency at the Ferens Art Gallery as part of a commission by Hull City Council. Erin Ledsom is an embroidery artist from Hull and a recent graduate of the prestigious Royal College of Needlework. Her colourful and textured work often draws inspiration from her hometown. She was Future […] Read more Education and Learning Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on ArtArts and cultureArts Council EnglandCouncillor Alison CollinsonFerens Art GalleryHCALHull Culture and Leisure
Fantastic FREE summer holiday activities now available to book 22nd July 2022 A huge range of free children’s activities are now available to book over the summer holidays. Funded by the Department for Education and Hull City Council, the School’s Out For Summer Activity Programme is back with a bang for six weeks, with some activities starting as soon as Monday 25 July. Free bookable holiday camps […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Children and familiesHull Culture and Leisuresummer
Hull’s Museum Quarter Transformed for Festival of Archaeology 8th July 2022 Hull’s museum quarter will be transformed into a medieval encampment for the city-wide Festival of Archaeology. On Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July, 11am – 3.00 pm, visitors can come face-to-face with knights in armour, a unit of archers, medieval residents of the street, craftspeople and musicians. There will also be the chance to participate […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Children and familiesCouncillor Alison Collinsonfamily activitiesfamily funFestival of ArchaeologyHCALHull Culture and Leisure
