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The Dyslexia Portrait – Photography Exhibition Celebrates Dyslexia

The Dyslexia Portrait - Photography Exhibition Celebrates Dyslexia
September 14, 2017
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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).

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Kevin O’Hare – From Dancer To Director Of The Royal Ballet

Kevin O’Hare - From Dancer To Director Of The Royal Ballet
August 10, 2017
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Kevin O’Hare is coming to Hull on Wednesday 16 August to share his incredible 40-year journey from dancer to Director of the Royal Ballet as the Company prepares to take to the stage at the soon-to-reopen Hull New Theatre.

Five years into his all-consuming role as director, responsible for driving the artistic direction of the Company, Kevin is pushing the Company forward while keeping ballet, as an art form, alive in the 21st century. In conversation with journalist Sarah Crompton, Kevin will explore the process from inspiration to outstanding creativity and artistic excellence, developing talent and his vision for widening the Company’s performing platform.

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Graduate Gets Great Promotion To Further Career

Graduate Gets Great Promotion To Further Career
August 4, 2017
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A graduate of the University of Hull, Natasha Kirk has been promoted from administrator to adviser following her recent qualification in Mortgage and Protection at The Insurance Partnership Financial Services Ltd (TIPFS).

This qualification is the first in a number of stages to progress on to the full Diploma in Financial Services enabling Natasha to advise clients on all aspects of their finances.

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HULL 2017 : Nicholas Cullinan Returns To Yorkshire

HULL 2017 : Nicholas Cullinan Returns To Yorkshire
July 14, 2017
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The outstanding curator, art historian and Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Dr Nicholas Cullinan, will be in conversation with Hull UK City of Culture 2017 Chair Rosie Millard, discussing the journey from inspiration to creativity on Wednesday 19 July.

Born in Connecticut, U.S. in 1977, Nicholas Cullinan grew up in Yorkshire before studying History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, where he was awarded First Class Honours for his B.A., distinction for his M.A. and where he also gained his PhD.

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Author Val Wood Receives University’s ‘Doctor’ Accolade

Author Val Wood Receives University’s 'Doctor' Accolade
July 14, 2017
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The University of Hull presented award-winning author, Valerie Wood with an honorary Degree of Doctor of the University, in recognition of her exceptional service and devotion to literature at a ceremony held at Hull City Hall.

Valerie, also known as Val, received the honour to celebrate her writing career which focusses on fictional characters living in and around the city of Hull during the Nineteenth Century.

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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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East Yorkshire Online Marketing Agency Handpicked For Google Elevator Success

East Yorkshire Online Marketing Agency Handpicked For Google Elevator Success
June 12, 2017
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A Little Weighton based web marketing specialist is one of a handful of national agencies to be selected by internet giant Google to take part in its exclusive Elevator programme.

Getextra, the agency founded by chartered marketer Paul Smith, is the only Google Partner business in Yorkshire that has been invited by the technology behemoth to participate in its training scheme.

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Gordon Sewell Joins Williamsons Developing Maritime Sector

Gordon Sewell Joins Williamsons Developing Maritime Sector
June 8, 2017
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Expert shipping lawyer Gordon Sewell has taken his career a step further by joining Hull firm Williamsons Solicitors’ civil litigation department.

He will provide maritime law expertise along with civil litigation and defence advocacy after working for two other firms over the past 12 years. He is also targeting more commercial business.

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A Replica Of Noah’s Ark Will Be Built In Trinity Square As Part Of Summer Festival

A Replica Of Noah’s Ark Will Be Built In Trinity Square As Part Of Summer Festival
June 5, 2017
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A 24-foot ark is set to be built in Trinity Square as part of a fantastic festival in Hull. Noah, as well as other tales, will be recreated at a family festival at Hull Minister on Saturday June 24.

The festival – part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017’s Creative Communities Programme -will feature a 400-year-old medieval version of Noah directed by Philip Crispin, expert in Medieval Theatre at the University of Hull,

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Sewerby Hall And Gardens Accredited As Learning Destination

Sewerby Hall And Gardens Accredited As Learning Destination
April 25, 2017
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Staff at Sewerby Hall and Gardens are celebrating the fact that the venue has been validated as a Learning Destination by Scarborough Children’s University, supported by the University of Hull.

The accreditation means that Children’s University passport holders who visit Sewerby Hall and Gardens outside school hours can be awarded an hour for visiting the house itself; an hour for completing one of the trails; an hour if they take part in a drop –in activity; and an hour for visiting the zoo.

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Hull 2017 Memories Captured For Future Generations

Hull 2017 Memories Captured For Future Generations
April 13, 2017
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The bike that delivered the Hull UK City of Culture 2017 bid, the storyboard of Made in Hull and feathers from Place des Anges.

These are just some of the items that will be placed in the Hull 2017 archives at Hull History Centre, which was recently awarded Archive Service Accreditation by The National Archives. This will sit alongside digital content, which will be stored in the University of Hull’s secure digital archive.

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Girls Football To Spring Up Across The East Riding This Month

Girls Football To Spring Up Across The East Riding This Month
April 6, 2017
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Girls across the East Riding will be provided with increased opportunities to play football after a new nationwide participation programme was announced.

The programme will see 200 SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Clubs opening throughout England this spring, each run in conjunction with the local County FA and their key partners.

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Sir Gary Verity Joins The Business Day Line Up

Sir Gary Verity Joins The Business Day Line Up
March 23, 2017
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Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire joins the impressive line up of speakers at The Business Day, a new Business Event at Bridlington Spa on Friday 9th June at the end of Biz Week for this intended annual celebration of business in the region.

The Business Day will place business networking at the heart of a day of discovery and insight. Speakers already announced include Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge CBE and John Simpson CBE. The Business Day will be hosted by Alexander Armstrong.

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