Hull Culture and Leisure

View article Launch of Hull’s family summer activity plan

Launch of Hull’s family summer activity plan

20th July 2020

Hull Culture and Leisure Ltd has today revealed its summer activity programmes. The plans will begin today and be available until Friday 4 September for families to enjoy. With events limited due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, 2020’s programme includes a range of activities that can be done in at leisure and are accessible via […]

View article HCAL working with partners to safely manage East Park

HCAL working with partners to safely manage East Park

16th July 2020

Hull Culture and Leisure (HCAL) is working with partners to safely manage East Park. The park’s main gates remain closed for the safety of users and cyclists, with access to East Park car park now being through Woodford car park. An overflow car park is also in use. The closure of the main gates and […]

View article Hull Libraries are reopening: Here’s all you need to know

Hull Libraries are reopening: Here’s all you need to know

8th July 2020

Hull’s libraries are reopening this week. Access to services will be limited as a result of the necessary changes and measures that will introduced as a result of coronavirus. Initially, the following libraries will reopen for appointment-based services only, including a Select and Collect service: Hull Central Library in Albion Street from 9.30am on Thursday […]

View article Pride in Hull to be celebrated with online exhibition – and you can get involved

Pride in Hull to be celebrated with online exhibition – and you can get involved

25th June 2020

Pride in Hull will be celebrated this year through a new online exhibition – and organisers want you to be part of it. The exhibition will be hosted by Hull Museums,working with both Pride in Hull and Yorkshire MESMAC. Pride in Our City will feature people’s pictures, stories, videos, and memories of the annual event […]

View article Exciting future of Hull’s libraries mapped out in 10-year plan

Exciting future of Hull’s libraries mapped out in 10-year plan

21st May 2020

Hull City Council has agreed a 10-year strategy for the city’s libraries. The strategy, which tells how technology will play an important role in libraries of the future, was agreed at a Cabinet meeting earlier this week following consultation with residents and library staff. The vision for Hull’s libraries in 2030 illustrates the central role […]

View article Hull History Centre to archive memories from families in self-isolation

Hull History Centre to archive memories from families in self-isolation

15th May 2020

Residents are being asked to submit their memories and pictures of time spent in self-isolation for an archive being created by Hull History Centre. The initiative, in partnership with Heritage Learning, has been inspired by a Second World War project that recorded Hull children’s experiences of the Blitz. In 1941, Hull school children aged 10 […]

View article How Hull residents can access a world of literature online

How Hull residents can access a world of literature online

17th April 2020

Libraries in Hull have had to adapt in the face of coronavirus. People are currently unable to visit their local library – but that doesn’t mean they can’t browse and borrow books. Hull Libraries service has seen a significant rise in people loaning e-books and audiobooks online. In March, the amount of people accessing the […]

View article Pictures: New-look Ennerdale Leisure Centre reopens to public

Pictures: New-look Ennerdale Leisure Centre reopens to public

27th January 2020

Ennerdale Leisure Centre is ready to reopen to the public after a £2m makeover. The facility will reopen next week after closing last summer for a major refurbishment. Doors will open at 9am Tuesday 28 January when visitors will be greeted with a new modern reception and cafe entrance, updated changing facilities and new disabled […]

View article What leisure facilities would you like to see in Hull city centre?

What leisure facilities would you like to see in Hull city centre?

25th November 2019

People in Hull are being asked what leisure facilities they would like to see in the new £120m Albion Square development. Whether it be crazy golf, yoga, rock climbing or something completely different, Hull Culture and Leisure wants to hear the views of residents. The mixed-use development will include housing, office space, retail space and […]

View article Library of contemporary and classic plays to tour Hull

Library of contemporary and classic plays to tour Hull

1st October 2019

Award-winning theatre company Middle Child are teaming up with Hull Libraries to bring a pop-up version of their script library to residents across Hull this autumn. The Plays Aloud, which is funded by the James Reckitt Library Trust, will also promote Hull Libraries’s extensive collection of play scripts The tour will feature a collection of […]

View article Women in fishing industry highlighted in new exhibition

Women in fishing industry highlighted in new exhibition

21st August 2019

A new exhibition exploring the heritage of women in the fishing community opens in Hull at the weekend. Fisherwomen, by award-winning photographer Craig Easton, opens at the Hull Maritime Museum on Saturday 24 August Easton’s work will bring together three strands of the fisherwomen’s story: their heritage, their journey and contemporary portraits, including new commissions […]

View article Stunning Ferens exhibition takes shape

Stunning Ferens exhibition takes shape

13th August 2019

A new exhibition featuring more than 120 artworks opens at Ferens Art Gallery this weekend Reflection: British Art in an Age of Change presents a dynamic and diverse vision of Britain and British art, which asks questions about identity and belonging. Artists in the exhibition include Graham Dean, Elisabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth, David Hockney, Henry […]