A Hull 2017 Business Club member is celebrating its part in the creation of a unique exhibition installed in the city centre.
In collaboration with various partner organisations including London-based Silo Studio, Humber Galvanizing provided its hot-dip molten zinc treatment to 16 artistic pineapples, 15 of which have been installed on the façade of the Humber Street Gallery.
New weekly sessions have got under way at Sewerby Hall and Gardens on Monday mornings – under fives and their families are the audience for the new sessions, usually to be held in the Orangery from 10am -11.30am, during East Riding school term times.
The new ‘Sewerby Squirrels’ sessions feature activities based on seasonal events, Edwardian life, and exhibits on display at the venue.
Newland Avenue will reopen temporarily on Monday 2 October for two weeks to allow full access to Hull Fair for public transport, emergency services, and motorists.
Phase one has been completed ahead of schedule, allowing the road to be reopened. This will give unrestricted access to businesses along Newland Avenue, and allow the scheduled bus services to travel along the street during this period.
A Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter, award-winning hip-hop theatre, and a feast of beastly films, as well as a secret gig, complete Hull UK City of Culture 2017’s Back To Ours line-up.
Badly Drawn Boy, Skin and Picture House join Black Grape, Bedtime Stories, Once Upon a Pillow Fight and Drip during the autumn half term holidays for the family festival which takes world class arts and culture to people’s doorsteps across the city. Plus, a critically acclaimed character will be making a special guest appearance at the William Gemmell Social Club.
A private hire firm in Bridlington has ceased trading with immediate effect after an appeal by the operator against the revocation of his licence was withdrawn.
Ian Sharp, of South Dene Hotel in Bridlington and the operator of Q Cars, had his licence revoked in February by East Riding of Yorkshire Council following concerns around issues including safeguarding and public protection; record keeping, his conduct and breaches of his operators’ licence.
Parents, grandparents and carers are being offered a number of free short courses to enable them to help their child with school work.
Starting this week, Hull Culture and Leisure’s Libraries team will deliver the five-week courses in Incredible ICT and Fun with Phonics.
The Ferens Art Gallery is calling for submissions from professional and amateur artists for the 2018 Open Exhibition.
Whether you are a seasoned exhibitor or entering for the very first time, if you’d like your work to be seen by thousands of people, or to sell, then the Ferens Open is the platform for you.
Sir Edward Lister, Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has visited Hull to mark the launch of a £120 million regeneration scheme in North Hull.
On-site work has commenced at Wawne View, a residential development that will be delivered by Keepmoat Homes, Keepmoat Regeneration, Home Group (under its new sales brand, Persona), Strata and Priority Space, in partnership with Hull City Council.
Former football manager Sam Allardyce, BBC antiques expert Jonty Hearnden and soprano singer Anna Devin are among the subjects of a photography exhibition celebrating dyslexia, launching in Hull next month.
The Dyslexia Portrait by Hull photographic artist Miranda Harr will open at Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull, on 2 October to coincide with Dyslexia Awareness Week (2 – 8 October).
Saturday, 16 September sees the return of the Worldwide Spin in Public Day at Sewerby Hall and Gardens where, between 11am and 3pm.
Visitors will be able to learn about the fascinating craft of weaving, spinning and dyeing.
A powerful and emotive street performance drawing links between the slave trade and the repression of those living with a disability is taking place in Hull this Friday.
Slave to the Senses is a factual, contemporary and theatrical production performed by adults with learning difficulties.
Hull Libraries is inviting Hull’s youngest writers to show off their talent in a new competition, sponsored by the J Venn Foundation.
The Venn Young Writers’ Competition is open to children aged seven-14 and gives young people the opportunity to see their work in print.
Funnier than the black death! Spamalot is back in a brand-new production from Selladoor Productions and Mercury Theatre Colchester.
Spamalot transfers from its critically acclaimed run in Colchester embarking on a UK tour, including Bridlington Spa Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 September.
Help is on the way for tradespeople around the country with the launch of innovative tech trades services company, Trade Chimp. The emergence of Hull-based Trade Chimp www.tradechimp.co.uk will bring much needed operational and administrative support to trades people and small trades businesses with up to 10 staff, including electricians, plumbers, and painters and decorators. Simple to use, the Trade Chimp user-friendly job management software package can be downloaded as…
The collapse of the Wakefield City Academies Trust which has left Goole High School in turmoil has led to campaigners calling for the return of failed schools to local authority control.
When Goole High School became an Academy in 2011 it was rated as Excellent. After 6 years under the control of the Academy Trust it’s now mired in failure.
East Riding Libraries have teamed up with the national Sporting Memories Foundation to offer a new kind of reminiscence group aimed at older people who may feel lonely and people living with dementia.
Reminiscence sessions, which are endorsed by the Alzheimer’s Society, have become an established part of the work that is being done at libraries across the East Riding with the aim of helping those with dementia and their carers meet others in a similar situation and share memories together.
Two employees at The Insurance Partnership Financial Services Ltd (TIPFS) have obtained Fellowship of The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).
Karen Spark and James Blake have both received FCII status from one of the main awarding bodies in the financial services industry.
The ninth Heads Up Festival takes place in Hull from October 12-21, 2017. The revolutionary festival, produced by E52 in partnership with Battersea Arts Centre, is a heady mix of the most exciting, challenging theatre and performance.
A host of shows head to Hull twice a year as part of BAC’s Collaborative Touring Network, with the programme also including the very best in homegrown talent.