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View article Warm Spaces funding boost for community groups from Hull City Council

Warm Spaces funding boost for community groups from Hull City Council

40 voluntary and community social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across Hull have received funding to provide Warm Spaces and other initiatives during the colder months. The Cost of Living Community Grants from Hull City Council allow groups to offer advice services to residents alongside Warm Spaces. These community groups may also offer guidance on how to […]

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View article Hull community centre adds Warm Space to expanding provision

Hull community centre adds Warm Space to expanding provision

Impressive new signage has been installed at a popular Hull community centre, which has plans to further expand the activities it offers to local people – including providing a Warm Space. The Maurice Rawling Community Centre has grown what it can offer in the past 12 months, including new groups using the venue. Cheerleading and […]

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View article Life-saving equipment installed at Priory Woods Cemetery

Life-saving equipment installed at Priory Woods Cemetery

Priory Woods Cemetery has become the latest Hull City Council site to have a life-saving defibrillator installed. The heart-starting device adds to the one already available at Chanterlands Crematorium, as well as those at other council locations. This particular installation has been made possible by Hull Action for Neighbourhood Defibrillators (HANDS), a partnership where Hull […]

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View article Crematorium gets ‘Letters to Heaven’ post box

Crematorium gets ‘Letters to Heaven’ post box

A post box allowing bereaved families and friends to leave letters to their late loved ones is now available at Hull’s Chanterlands Crematorium. The white letter box, below, has been kindly donated by a local community group, which wanted those dealing with grief to have the chance to write to their dearly departed. ‘Creative Hands […]

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View article Young people promote Anti-Bullying Week message through music

Young people promote Anti-Bullying Week message through music

Young Voices Influencing Care (YVIC) have been hard at work ahead of Anti-Bullying Week, devising and creating resources, including a song called ‘Shine Bright’ which highlights individuality and uniqueness. With support from the council’s music service, Shine Bright was written and performed by the young people to encourage everyone to respect each other’s differences and […]

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View article Extra help for pensioners affected by Winter Fuel Payment cut

Extra help for pensioners affected by Winter Fuel Payment cut

Pensioners in Hull who have been affected by the Government’s cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment may be in line for extra help from the City Council. Senior councillors have endorsed proposals to allocate £307,000 to support those pensioners with the most limited incomes who will no longer receive the winter fuel allowance. Those that […]

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View article Council Leader calls for urgent clarity over Household Support Fund’s future

Council Leader calls for urgent clarity over Household Support Fund’s future

Cllr Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council, has welcomed the government’s decision to extend the Household Support Fund, but sought clarification over long-term support for those most vulnerable. Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, announced that £421 million will be distributed to local authorities in England to help people most in need with the […]

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View article Energy efficiency works for public buildings following successful funding application

Energy efficiency works for public buildings following successful funding application

Hull City Council is set to reaffirm its commitment to becoming carbon neutral as it prepares to launch a £2.5m energy efficiency scheme thanks to a successful funding bid. Funding of more than £1.5m from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme will support the project which will see three public sector buildings undergo energy efficiency and […]

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View article Low-cost funerals available from Council’s Bereavement Services

Low-cost funerals available from Council’s Bereavement Services

Hull City Council’s Bereavement Services is helping families at a difficult time by offering funeral services from as little as £800. The starting cost of an unattended cremation service at the Chanterlands Crematorium is almost half the average price for a direct cremation (according to the Sunlife Cost of Dying Report 2024). Chanterlands Crematorium is […]

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