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Marathon Challenge To Create A Sensory Room For Children At Hull Eye Hospital

Marathon Challenge To Create A Sensory Room For Children At Hull Eye Hospital
October 24, 2019
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Hospital executive, Lee Bond, is about to embark on the challenge of a lifetime as he bids to run the London marathon and raise £10,000 for the WISHH.

The charity raises money for Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Funds raised will enable the opening of a sensory room for children with additional needs including Autism, ADHD, ADD, or for children experiencing anxiety or trauma attending the Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital.

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Hull And East Riding Health Expo Returns For 2019

Hull And East Riding Health Expo Returns For 2019
October 9, 2019
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Local NHS organisations are once again working together to showcase some of the innovations and amazing healthcare teams there are across the region, as the Hull and East Riding Health Expo returns to the DoubleTree by Hilton, Hull on Thursday 10 October, from 10am until 3:30pm.

Now in its fourth year, the Hull and East Riding Health Expo is an annual exhibition and celebration organised by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Hull CCG, City Health Care Partnership CIC and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.

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Winning Technology Designed To Assist Dementia Suffers

Winning Technology Designed To Assist Dementia Suffers
October 4, 2019
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A Hull team has been crowned as the winner of the Humber Care Tech Challenge 2019 with their design on how to support people living with dementia.

Team Ull-Tra Fast designed a technological concept on how to ease the symptoms of dementia suffers who experience sundown syndrome. The term refers to an end-of-day confusion and restlessness that manifests at a certain time of day. 

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High Sheriff Of East Yorkshire To Officially Unveil New Look Children’s Ward

High Sheriff Of East Yorkshire To Officially Unveil New Look Children's Ward
September 22, 2019
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Sue Stephenson, The High Sheriff of East Riding of Yorkshire and WISHH Charity Chairman, will officially unveil the new look Coral Ward 130 in the Hull Royal Infirmary’s tower block.

The sickest children in the area are provided with care on this ward and following a wall sticker appeal through the WISHH charity a sum of £6,500 was raised to enhance the ward environment.

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Freshers’ Week – How To Get The Most Out Your Freshers’ Week

Freshers’ Week - How To Get The Most Out Your Freshers' Week
September 16, 2019
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The Alcohol and Drug Service sees spikes throughout the year with incidents of young people needing hospital help due to drugs and alcohol – Freshers’ Week, 15-22 September is one of these.

It is hoped to be an exciting time for students entering the next stage of life, away from the watchful eye of parents, independent for the first time and a plethora of new experiences and opportunities. The charity wants to highlight a topic that isn’t talked about widely enough, with the aim of ensuring students get the most out of and enjoy their experience.

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Institute of Directors Support WISHH Charity Fundraising

Institute of Directors Support WISHH Charity Fundraising
July 22, 2019
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Following the successful Humber Biz week last month, featuring the Institute of Director’s (IoD) Humber Luncheon with former England footballer and manager and best-selling author, Kevin Keegan as guest speaker, the WISHH Charity which raises funds to support both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital was one of three charities drawn to receive a cheque for £845.00.

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GALLERY : Let’s Dance 2018 @ Middleton Hall

GALLERY : Let's Dance 2018 @ Middleton Hall
June 11, 2018
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Photos from the Sunday afternoon performance of Let’s Dance 2018 that was held at Hull University’s Middleton Hall.

The bi annual event organised by Miss Racheal’s School of Dance gives dancers from her school of all ages an opportunity to perform and show case their skills they have acquired through attending lessons.

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Beverley Town Leave It Late To Make It Back To Back Wins

Beverley Town Leave It Late To Make It Back To Back Wins
October 23, 2017
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A late Jake Cattermole goal gave Beverley Town Football Club their second consecutive win after they claimed all three points with 1-0  win against North Ferriby Athletic.

Rich Jagger says he was happy with the result as Town worked hard to secure their first win the in Humber Premier League since mid September.

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Britain’s Most Distinguished Art Critic To Visit Ferens Art Gallery

Britain’s Most Distinguished Art Critic To Visit Ferens Art Gallery
June 16, 2017
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Thanks to a donation from the Sunday Times art critic through the Friends of the Ferens adopt a painting scheme, the painting of ‘Portrait of a Unknown Musician’ (c.1644) by William Dobson will now go on display.

For a while it was thought that this painting might represent Henry Lawes, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal and a composer in the court of Charles I. But comparison with a painting of Henry, possibly by the artist Lely, has placed this identification in doubt.

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Scale Lane Bridge To Be Transformed Into Giant Musical Instrument

Scale Lane Bridge To Be Transformed Into Giant Musical Instrument
February 24, 2017
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The people of Hull are being invited to become sound explorers as part of a project that will see Scale Lane Bridge transformed into a giant musical instrument for Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

Funded by Hull 2017’s Creative Communities Programme, delivered in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund, Playing the Bridge is series of workshops, performances and installations that draws on the Indonesian gamelan tradition that creates music by striking tuned metalwork.

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