Greatfield 60 – a celebration of 60 years of the East Hull estate – is launching this month with a photography exhibition at a ‘pop-up’ art gallery.
The project is part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017’s artistic programme and is being funded through the Hull 2017 Creative Communities Programme, which is being delivered in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund.
Brand new walking netball sessions are to launch in Driffield later this month with the aim of helping ladies who may be worried about their fitness levels or mobility issues discover the sport for the first time or re-discover their love of the game.
The sport was introduced to the East Riding in 2015, by the council’s Sport, Play & Arts Service with the support of England Netball, and has gone from strength to strength ever since with weekly sessions now taking place in Beverley, Haltemprice, Withernsea and Goole.
Humber NHS Foundation Trust is welcoming this high profile focus being given to mental health services following Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech to the Charity Commission, where she described mental health as “dangerously disregarded” and as secondary to physical health.
In her speech Mrs May spoke of the need to place less emphasis on patients visiting their GP or attending A&E services.
After a successful first year, Hull-based creative communications agency, Pace, has expanded its team with five new appointments across its client services and digital teams.
The agency was set up in 2015 by ex-KCOM Director, Anita Pace, after she spotted an opportunity in the area for a true creative communications agency. Pace champions a mix of strategy, design, PR and digital expertise across earned, owned and paid media to provide clients with a more creative approach to their communications challenges.
Happy Birthday’ post could put lives at risk say Humberside Police who have issued a statement warning Facebook users not to fall for a prank that gets them to call a number.
They say they have received a call from a member of the public who fell for the scam and are now concerned it could put someone’s life at risk.
Would you rush into a burning building to save a stranger? Would you willingly lay down your life for your battalion on the battlefield or jump into a river to save someone from drowning?
Hopefully you’ll never have to find out. But now you can unleash your inner hero, in a brand new exciting, but grueling obstacle course race coming to North Yorkshire in 2017!
Later this month, Bridlington Spa will play host to a two-day workshop for dance professionals, the first of five taking place across Yorkshire before the end of March.
This is the third annual series of Dance Transports, a training programme organised by Yorkshire Dance, the dance development agency for the region.
Eight out of 10 of the middle aged either weigh too much, drink too much or don’t exercise enough, as new analysis from Public Health England (PHE) shows modern life taking its toll on health.
PHE’s One You campaign is reaching out to the 83% of 40 to 60 year olds (87% of men and 79% of women) who are either overweight or obese, exceed the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) alcohol guidelines or are physically inactive, to provide free support and tools to help them live more healthily in 2017 and beyond.
In a major commission for Hull UK City of Culture 2017, the artist Nayan Kulkarni is transforming the historic heart of the city with Blade, a monumental artwork that changes the way people see and experience Queen Victoria Square.
Nayan Kulkarni, a multimedia artist known for his work with light, has taken a 75 metre long Rotor blade that would normally be at the top of a wind turbine, to create the artwork, a spectacular interruption into the newly renovated public space.
The Green Party in Yorkshire and the Humber have come out against contentious NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) contracts for 2017-19 that will see over £1 billion of Government cuts from Health & Social Care Services by 2020/21.
These contracts will deliver huge cuts and changes to NHS and social care services – but both the public and frontline NHS staff are in the dark about where these cuts and changes will fall, such is the secrecy of the 2017-19 STP operational plans.
A programme of exhibition and events hosted by Hull’s well known museums and Ferens Art Gallery has been launched to compliment the first season of the UK City of Culture 2017.
With talks by famous historians, national experts, writers and broadcasters Hull’s museums and art gallery will bring a wealth of expert knowledge to the city.
Parents and carers in Hull have until Monday 16 January 2017 to apply for a full-time primary school place for their child starting school in September 2017.
Anyone with a child born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 can apply online, our preferred way, for up to three schools via the council’s website www.hullcc.gov.uk or via the paper application form.
Hull’s civic and cultural leaders have welcomed a rise in day visits to the city, following the release of national figures from VisitBritain.
Hull has also been named as the number one place to visit during 2017, along with the World Athletics Championships, New Hadrian’s Cavalry exhibition and ICC Champions Trophy.
Banish those January blues by signing up for a beautiful trek through Yorkshire’s finest countryside for charity this summer.
Registration for the British Red Cross’ annual Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge event is now open.
Headlands School has launched its very own window on the world of work, thanks to a grant from the Bridlington Renaissance Partnership, which secured funds from the national Coastal Communities Team initiative.
Students can use new touch-screen technology in the school to find out more about career pathways, local opportunities for employment and training and how local employers are looking to bolster their workforce for the future.
Gavin McDonnell can create British boxing history when he takes on Rey Vargas for the vacant WBC World Super-Bantamweight title at the Hull Ice Arena on February 25, live on Sky Sports.
Victory for McDonnell in his first World title fight would see him join twin brother and WBA Bantamweight champion Jamie as World champions – making them the first British twins to achieve such a remarkable feat.
There are still a few tickets remaining for the ultimate feel-good start to 2017 – Manchester Camerata make a welcome return to Bridlington Spa.
Enjoy a glittering waltz around Vienna with dancers from East Riding Youth Dance County Company on Sunday 8 January, 2017, at 2pm, as the first concert in the ‘Classically Yours’ series.
From Hull’s first Charter in 1299 – the city’s birth certificate – to the magnificent Charter of Queen Mary.
These important documents show how the people of Hull were granted privileges, rights and responsibilities, providing the bedrock upon which local citizens live today.