There Is Still Time To Take Part In This Year’s Hull fREADom Quest

There Is Still Time To Take Part In This Year’s Hull fREADom Quest
August 22, 2019

With more than 900 children from across the city already signed up and taking part in this year’s Hull fREADom Quest – Hull Libraries’ very own summer reading challenge – the Libraries team wants to welcome even more children to sign up and take part!

The closing date for this year’s challenge is 21 September 2019, giving readers another four weeks to read their six books to complete the quest.

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BBC Contains Strong Language Is Back

BBC Contains Strong Language Is Back
August 22, 2019

Tickets for BBC Contains Strong Language, which takes place in Hull September 27th-29th, 2019, are available to book via Hull Truck’s website from Friday 23rd August at 10am.

The three-day festival of national poetry and spoken word returns to Hull following two successful years in the city. Contains Strong Language is produced by the BBC in partnership with Wrecking Ball Press, the British Council, Arts Council England, the Makassar International Writers Festival and others.

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Free Family Fun Event Will Celebrate Bridlington’s Seaside Heritage

Free Family Fun Event Will Celebrate Bridlington's Seaside Heritage
August 20, 2019

A free fun event is taking place in Bridlington on 29 and 30 August, to explore the town’s seaside heritage

The event will be held in Garrison Square, where entertainment will include traditional Punch and Judy shows throughout both days.  There will also be short walking tours taking place around Bridlington Quay, starting at 10:30am and finishing at 3:00pm.

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Humber Street Sesh Turns East Yorkshire Buses Into Art

Humber Street Sesh Turns East Yorkshire Buses Into Art
August 9, 2019

Humber Street Sesh’s graffiti scene was boosted by local bus company East Yorkshire providing two single deck buses to be painted by world-class artists.

Two decommissioned buses were loaned to the festival, which took place on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 August, with graffiti artists being given free rein to create something spectacular.

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Pickering Road Community Orchard Gets Support Of MP Emma Hardy

Pickering Road Community Orchard Gets Support Of MP Emma Hardy
August 1, 2019

Pickering Road Community Orchard has been nominated for the UK’s Best Park 2019 and local MP Emma Hardy is encouraging constituents to support the park in a UK-wide vote organised by green space charity, Fields in Trust.

A total of 364 public nominations for parks and green spaces across the UK have been made – and 30 of these are in the Yorkshire and the Humber region – each one a much-loved part of its local community. Now it is time to choose the winners via an online public vote at www.fieldsintrust.org/best-park/yorkshire until noon on Monday 19th August.

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Arctic Corsair Set To Move Ahead Of Restoration Project

Arctic Corsair Set To Move Ahead Of Restoration Project
July 31, 2019

Hull’s Arctic Corsair and the country’s last distant water side-winder trawler is set to move from its current berth for the first time in 20 years on Sunday 4 August.

From 7am, LGSA Marine and Dean’s Tugs will undertake the complex operation to move the 693-tonne trawler down the River Hull.

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National Playday Returns To Hull City Centre

National Playday Returns To Hull City Centre
July 30, 2019

Hull’s popular Playday Festival returns to Queens Gardens on Wednesday 7 August.

The 16th festival in Hull gets underway from 11am until 3pm and Queens Gardens will become a huge outdoor playground where children, young people and families can have a fun-filled day, taking part in the annual celebration of the importance of play.

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Get On Your Bike At Hull’s Trinity Market This Summer

Get On Your Bike At Hull's Trinity Market This Summer
July 24, 2019

A bike charity that aims to make cycling more affordable will be in Trinity Market this summer to support and promote cycling in the city.

R-evolution is a local charity committed to encouraging more people to cycle. The charity also trains people in bike repair, with the aim of helping them gain employment.

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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed In Bridlington!

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed In Bridlington!
July 24, 2019

Selladoor Family and Beano Studios are delighted to announce that their all-new musical stage production Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! will be heading to Bridlington Spa for a week-long run from Tuesday 28 January 2020, as part of a year-long UK tour throughout 2020.

This new family-friendly show is based on the hit TV show Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! and is being developed by Selladoor – the company behind hits including Madagascar the Musical and Little Shop of Horrors.

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