BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend is set to be one of the musical highlights of Hull UK City of Culture 2017 when it comes to Burton Constable in East Yorkshire on 27 and 28 May.
DJ Nick Grimshaw made the announcement that it would be coming to the area on this morning’s Radio 1 Breakfast Show.
Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy has visited Hull as it is announced that the Humber region has received £27.9m of Local Growth Funding as the Growth Deals 3 are announced by government.
Humber Growth Deal 3, follows on from two previous Growth Deals, to help create jobs, support businesses and encourage growth.
Be energised, get out and about and be part of the excitement of Hull’s year as UK City of Culture.
That’s the message to people across the city following the success of this year’s opening event, which saw more than 342,000 attend Sean McAllister’s Made in Hull and the installation of Blade by artist Nayan Kulkarni in Queen Victoria Square.
As the competition to find the UK City of Culture for 2021 was announced at Hull’s Ferens Art Gallery today, Hull City Council urged other local authorities to consider bidding.
The launch of the 2021 competition comes in the same month that Hull kicked off its year as the second UK City of Culture and the city has already seen huge benefits from bidding and hosting the national celebration.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Get ready for the city’s year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture, get active and treat yourself to Hull Culture & Leisure’s amazing gym, swim and fitness memberships at knock down prices, at just £20 for 17 weeks.
The membership packages are especially created to mark the start of 2017!
Hull City Council (HCC) has successfully secured £1.25m to help people who have a range of disabilities to live more independently.
The council successfully bid for part the Department of Health’s £25m fund for Housing and Technology for People with Learning Disabilities. The money will be used to adapt existing homes and kit out those currently empty ready for a new occupant.
A lifelike audiovisual installation of a mighty Bowhead whale, highlighting Hull’s whaling heritage at the Maritime Museum will start next month as part of the 2017 UK City of Culture Made in Hull programme.
Music students from the University of Hull have teamed up with students at Hull School of Art and Design, working with the Maritime Museum to bring the installation to life, offering an insight into the Greenland Right Whale, the species that was the focus of the Hull’s whaling industry.
From today, Wednesday 21 December, free Wi-Fi will be available at the Marina and Princes Dock Street, ahead of City of Culture’s opening event, ‘In with a Bang’.
Local company Connexin were appointed earlier in the year to deliver free open air Wi-Fi across the city centre, including Jameson Street, King Edward Street, Queen Victoria Square, Whitefriargate, parts of the Old Town, Queens Gardens and Paragon Interchange, with a view to extending coverage even further across the city during 2017.
The Hull Music Service has been chosen as one of only three massed ensembles to perform at the Music for Youth Proms in November 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall.
This prestigious event on 15 November 2017 is a great opportunity to perform the piece ‘Tell the World,’ and showcase the city’s many talented young musicians during the city’s year as the UK City of Cultu
Portfolio Holders at Hull City Council have said a Government decision to allow Councils to raise tax by three per cent in 2017 and 2018 is inherently unfair.
Cllr Hale, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Finance, and Cllr Lunn, Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Adult Social Care, have said that, while additional funding is desperately needed for adult social care
Dog owners have been reminded of the importance of microchipping their pets after an owner was fined £550.
Dog owners are required by law to ensure their pets are microchipped and that the contact and address details registered to the chip are correct.
Hull City Council has secured £3.5m of European Regional Development Funding for the River Hull plus scheme.
The project is part of a wider £37million Environment Agency investment in the city to repair flood defences along the river in the city, protecting over 60,000 properties, and helping to secure the long-term future of the Arctic Corsair.
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