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
Independent arts venue on Whitefriargate receives £100,000 grant 12th March 2021 An independent arts venue, café and book and music store on Whitefriargate has received a £100,000 grant from the Humber LEP’s Humber High Street Challenge Fund. Wrecking Ball Press, which moved from Princes Quay to Whitefriargate last year, is the latest business to receive funding as part of Hull City Council’s Whitefriargate regeneration project. Wrecking […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Cllr Daren HaleHumber High Street Challenge FundHumber LEPWrecking Ball Press
BBC Contains Strong Language in Hull: 10 performances not to miss 24th September 2019 Contains Strong Language, the BBC’s national poetry and spoken-word festival, is back in Hull this weekend. The prestigious three-day celebration of the spoken word thrusts in the spotlight with coverage on radio and television both nationally and locally. A partnership between the BBC, Wrecking Ball Press, Arts Council England, the British Council and the Makassar […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Theatre What's on Arts Council EnglandBBCBritish CouncilCamille O'SullivanChiedu OrakaContains Strong LanguageDean WilsonHull CollegeHull Truck TheatreRiver HullSimon ArmitageUniversity of HullWrecking Ball Press
