Residents and visitors to Bridlington’s harbour side have been left baffled after the mysterious appearance of colourful knitted seaside shapes, behind the kiosks on Garrison Square and the railings at Crane Wharf.
The ‘yarn bombing’ is all part of the Bridlington Quay Townscape Heritage project, which aims to get more people interested in the history and heritage of Bridlington town centre seafront.
Following their spectacular 50 Queers for 50 Years piece in the Pride in Hull parade this weekend, leading arts and performance company Duckie will return to Hull this Saturday (29 July) to present A Duckie Summer Tea Party.
Duckie helped kick off Hull UK City of Culture’s LGBT 50 celebrations in style this weekend at the first ever UK Pride. After taking up residency in Hull, Duckie spent the last couple of months working with members of the LGBT community to create 50 handmade LGBT+ icons.
‘Active Coast’ is a full programme of events and activities throughout the school holidays to celebrate sport and culture and allow people to explore, join in, and enjoy the East Riding’s stunning coastline.
The programme is designed for residents and visitors to get active, be healthy and enjoy life in the area, with events at Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea.
A day of entertainment and music brought an East Yorkshire village’s community spirit to life as live acts took to the festival stage right through into the night.
Over 1,300 people from the village and neighbouring areas flocked to Shiptonthorpe playing fields for Fete in the Field and for the evening music festival, Folk in the Field recently.
The population of the city is estimated to be at its highest since 1997.
The Office of National Statistics mid-2016 estimates show Hull’s population to have increased by 1,245 people compared to the mid-2015 estimate, meaning the population of the city stands at 260,240.
Colleagues at Hull Trains, Britain’s Rail Operator of the Year, have raised ALMOST £1500 in support of their charity of choice, Hull Children’s University.
The company hosted a race night at the Haworth Arms, Beverley Road, which was attended by colleagues and their friends and family.
NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is one of only 21 CCGs in the country to be rated as an ‘outstanding’ for leadership and financial performance under NHS England’s annual assessment scores published.
The ‘outstanding’ overall rating relates to performance in 2016-17, and is recognition of the CCG’s dedication to improving health care for the people of Hull despite a challenging year.
East Riding Council’s Sport, Play and Arts service will be holding its annual Beach Sports Festival on Sunday 23 July, at Bridlington South Cliff beach (near the Park and Ride) from 11am until 3 pm.
The free festival is in its ninth year, and is part of the council’s Active Coast programme, which aims to enable residents and visitors to Get Active, Be Healthy and Enjoy Life on the stunning East Yorkshire coast.
The outstanding curator, art historian and Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Dr Nicholas Cullinan, will be in conversation with Hull UK City of Culture 2017 Chair Rosie Millard, discussing the journey from inspiration to creativity on Wednesday 19 July.
Born in Connecticut, U.S. in 1977, Nicholas Cullinan grew up in Yorkshire before studying History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, where he was awarded First Class Honours for his B.A., distinction for his M.A. and where he also gained his PhD.
A newly formed coalition of organisations working to improve the lives of young people and their families in Bridlington is launching an exciting programme of activities throughout the summer holidays.
Activities ranging from beach sports to music workshops and youth clubs are being organised by the newly formed Bridlington Youth Coalition.
Pride in Hull has teamed up with local artists Chris Kidd and Mikey Mathieson of Embryonic Art to produce a unique image of some of Hull’s most recognisable architecture.
The bold print, which adds a splash of rainbow to the skyline, is a limited edition, signed and numbered run of 500 priced at £25 each.
Sweeney Entertainments brings The Take That Experience to audiences across the UK with their incredible stage show Relight The Fire, recreating the latest Take That favourites as well as all the classic songs from the past.
Five wonderfully talented guys with a remarkable on-stage chemistry perform in full replica costumes for a concert that literally gives you The Take That Experience!
Prominent figures from the music industry are coming from all over the UK to take part in Hull’s first ever music industry conference.
The two-day event on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 August will see professionals including artists, technicians and producers discussing what it means to be part of the music industry in 2017.
A spectacular day of singing workshops and group performances is set to raise the roof at Hull City Hall on Saturday 15 July.
The Bigger Sing, part of the Hull UK City of Culture celebrations, will get underway from 9am, offering something for everyone from experienced singers to complete novices.
Award-winning LGBT literary salon Polari returns to Hull later this month as part of Hull UK City of Culture’s LGBT 50 celebrations, and writers from the city are being invited to take part.
Following a hugely popular event in November 2016, Polari host and curator, critically-acclaimed Paul Burston brings his celebration of emerging and established LGBT writers back to Kardomah94 on Thursday 27 July at the invitation of Pride in Hull.
As part of the council’s programme of highway maintenance works, essential carriageway improvement works along the C8 road between North Cave and Market Weighton will begin on Monday, 17 July, 2017, and will take approximately 20 weeks to complete.
The road will be closed 24 hours a day for the full duration of the scheme, because of the nature of the work involved, and to allow a safe working environment for the workforce. The works will be carried out by C R Reynolds Ltd. on behalf of the council.