Prizes awarded to the winners of Neurodiversity Celebration Week competition 8th April 2022 The winners of Hull City Council’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week competition have been selected. There were five entries that were chosen as the winners by the panel, with each winning £75 from the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank. The competition invited young people aged 25 and under in Hull to produce an image to illustrate at […] Read more Business News Regeneration Councillor Aneesa AkbarCouncillor John FarehamFerens Art GalleryHull Culture and LeisureLord MayorLord Mayor Councillor Lynn Petrinineurodiversityschools
East Park and Pearson Park celebrate Green Flag Award 14th October 2021 Hull City Council is celebrating Green Flag Awards for Pearson Park, which has been successful in attaining the award for the first time, and for East Park, which has retained the award for a further year. The Green Flag Award recognises the international quality mark for parks and green spaces. The scheme, managed by environmental […] Read more Environment Leisure & Culture News Councillor John FarehamCouncillor Rosie NicolaEast ParkGreen FlagPearson Park
Celebrated Hull historian and photographer Dr Alec Gill MBE gifts his life’s work to city 20th September 2021 Hull historian, author and photographer Dr Alec Gill MBE has gifted his extensive research – representing 50-years of documenting the city’s Hessle Road Fishing culture – to Hull History Centre. Almost one hundred large box files, containing tens of thousands of pages, have been deposited at the archive in Hull. The collection of work includes […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Councillor John FarehamCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonDr Alec GillHull History Centre
Hull History Centre archives reopen this week 3rd August 2020 Hull History Centre’s archives will reopen on Wednesday 5 August. The History Centre, which houses city and University of Hull archives, as well as the local studies library, has been open for a select and collect library book service since Wednesday 28 July. The History Centre is operating in accordance with Public Health England guidance. […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Councillor John FarehamCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonHull History Centre
Pearson Park targeted by thieves and vandals 4th June 2020 The refurbishment of Pearson Park is being compromised by thieves and vandals. Contractors on site are reporting the repetitive theft of new planting and damage to recently planted sapling trees. Hull City Council is ensuring that each act is reported to Humberside Police and CCTV is operating in the park. Additional security measures are also […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Councillor John FarehamHumberside PoliceParksPearson ParkPearson Park Restoration Project
£3.8m Pearson Park restoration to restart as workers follow social distancing 29th April 2020 Pearson Park’s National Lottery Heritage Fund restoration project is to restart. The £3.8million scheme is nearing completion and has seen some of the park’s stunning Victorian features and significant assets brought back to life. Following Government guidelines for construction sites, contractors are practising safe social distancing. They have reduced the number of staff working on […] Read more News Councillor John FarehamParksPearson Park
Pearson Park drinking fountain to have lost detail reinstated 17th April 2020 Pearson Park’s drinking fountain is set to receive a full restoration as part of the continuing National Lottery Heritage Fund project. It follows the refurbishment of the Grade II-listed drinking bowl in 2016. The original project had also allowed the restoration of the matching bowl on St Helena where Buonaparte was exiled. The entire Grade […] Read more News Councillor John FarehamParksPearson ParkPearson Park Restoration Project
Huge Pearson Park restoration to be celebrated in summer 11th February 2020 A celebration of the Pearson Park’s huge restoration project is being planned for the summer. The £3.8m project, completed alongside with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is moving forward at a rapid rate. It follows the successful reinstallation of the historic entrance gateway to Pearson Park. Work to restore the park’s bowling pavilion has now […] Read more News Councillor John FarehamNational Lottery Heritage FundParksPearson Park
Pearson Park archway to be reopened this week 17th December 2019 The 150-year-old Pearson Park archway will be officially reopened this week. The gateway to the park will be reopened by the Lord Mayor of Hull on Thursday after a year-long project to renovate the historic structure. Councillor Steve Wilson will be joined by teams from the Pearson Park Trust, Hull City Council’s Pearson Park project […] Read more Civic Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Councillor John FarehamNational Lottery Heritage FundPearson ParkPearson Park archwayPearson Park Restoration Project
Pearson Park archway restoration almost complete 29th October 2019 The restored gateway to Hull’s Pearson Park is beginning to take shape as part of a £3.8m restoration project. Contractors have been at the park this week to carefully lift large pieces of the archway into position. The side pillars and central archway are now installed, meaning only the decorative top of the archway is […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Councillor John FarehamNational Lottery Heritage FundPearson ParkPearson Park archwayPearson Park Restoration Project
First look as historic Pearson Park archway returns home 9th October 2019 The first pieces of an historic archway, which has welcomed visitors to Pearson Park for more than a century, have returned to Hull following refurbishment as part of a £3.8m restoration project. The pillars were returned to the park yesterday and reveal the new colour scheme of the refurbished gateway. The rich cream colour with […] Read more News Regeneration Councillor John FarehamNational Lottery Heritage FundPearson ParkPearson Park Restoration Project