Free festive fun comes to Hull city centre
Hull’s old town will come alive with Christmas cheer every weekend through December, with free entertainment for all the family.
Activities have been funded by Historic England, in partnership with … More
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Beverley Road lane closures removed
The lane closures on Beverley Road have now been removed as major regeneration works to Brunswick Arcade near completion.
The closures between Norfolk Street and Trafalgar Street were removed over … More
Pearson Park Community Garden blooms
Over on the east side of Pearson Park sits a blooming lovely piece of land that is bringing the community together.
Pearson Park Community Garden, based at East Lodge, just … More
A piece of Hull’s timekeeping history to rise and fall again after 100 years following major restoration
Hull’s Time Ball has reclaimed the city’s skyline, situated on top of The Guildhall’s clock tower, 196ft (60m) above ground level.
It is just one of a small number still … More
Celebrating the community dig at South Blockhouse
After a successful summer dig, which has revealed more of the remains of Hull’s South Blockhouse than at any point in the last 150 years, the project draws to an … More
Pearson Park restoration receives Hull Civic Society’s Good Mark award
The £3.8m restoration of Pearson Park has received further recognition with a Good Mark award from Hull Civic Society.
The project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The … More
New accessible symbols trial to make sure everyone can enjoy Hull’s Maritime Museum
Hull City Council wants people with special educational needs and disabilities to be able to enjoy your museums to the full.
That’s why the council-led Hull Maritime project has teamed … More
Further success for maritime training programme for young people
More than 80 per cent of participants who completed the latest ‘Maritime Futures’ training programme have gained employment within the maritime sector.
More than 80 per cent of participants who … More
Contractor appointed to build new energy efficient maritime visitor centre for Hull
The creation of a new carbon neutral visitor centre at North End Shipyard has moved a step closer with the appointment of a Hull based contractor, The Ashcourt Group.
Hull … More
Life at sea revealed as part of Oral History project
A group of Sea Cadets from Hull have captured the everyday experiences of life in the Merchant Navy.
The stories generated from this intergenerational oral history project will be shown … More
Hull’s maritime project awarded significant funding towards museum refurbishment
Hull City Council has been awarded £150,000 from The Wolfson Foundation to support the refurbishment of the city’s Maritime Museum as part of its recent £1.5m heritage grants round.
The … More
Hull Maritime to tender for Spurn Lightship’s new berth
Hull City Council has today published a decision record that will allow the council to open a tender process to construct a permanent wet dock for the Spurn Lightship.
To … More
Creating conversations and sharing maritime memories
A series of maritime themed reminiscent events are being launched at an Extra Care facility in Hull.
From June 2022, volunteers along with the Hull Maritime team are running events … More
Hull’s historic Arctic Corsair named Virtual Flagship of the Year 2022
The city’s sole survivor of Hull’s former distant-water, sidewinder fishing fleet, the Arctic Corsair, has been awarded Virtual Flagship status for 2022 by National Historic Ships UK.
Competition was strong … More
The historic Hull arcade getting a new lease of life
Brunswick Arcade, nestled on Beverley Road, is being revitalised thanks to a multi-million pound regeneration scheme.
Restoration work to the arcade, at 52a-54 Beverley Road, began earlier this year as … More
Beverley Road Townscape Heritage Scheme works ramp up
More historic buildings on Beverley Road will start to receive facelifts, as external and structural restoration works begin this month.
Four historic building projects will soon start on site following … More
Work set to start on new home for maritime collections
Work to transform Dock Office Chambers into a bespoke storage and conservation facility for Hull Maritime Museum’s reserve collection will start later this month.
The transformation, which will start on … More
Restoration work begins on Brunswick Arcade, Beverley Road
Major restoration work to the historic Brunswick Arcade on Beverley Road will begin next month.
Following a review of the building’s structure, Hull City Council has confirmed that redevelopment works … More
Time Ball reclaims its home on Hull’s skyline
Hull’s Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball will today reclaim its position on the city’s skyline as part of a £452,000 makeover.
Contractors Hobson & Porter will carefully lift the historic timepiece … More
Whitefriargate awarded £100,000 for cultural programme
Hull City Council has been awarded a £100,000 grant from Historic England as part of the Whitefriargate High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) to create and deliver community-led cultural activities … More
Search for company to move thousands of priceless maritime objects gets underway
The Hull Maritime project is looking for a specialist company to safely pack, transport, store and then return tens of thousands of fragile and significant maritime objects ahead of a … More
Experts appointed to dismantle skeletons at Hull Maritime Museum
Eight extremely fragile and unusual marine skeletons and specimens are to be removed from the Hull Maritime Museum, as part of a multi-million pound heritage-led regeneration scheme.
A decision record … More
Contractor appointed for Beverley Road Heritage works
A contractor has been appointed to undertake specialist works on the boundaries of sites as part of the Beverley Road Townscape Heritage Scheme.
Local firm PBS Construction will deliver restoration … More
£3.8m Pearson Park refurbishment celebrated on special anniversary
A celebration to mark the completion of the £3.8million restoration scheme of Pearson Park has taken place today.
On the 160-year anniversary of Zachariah Pearson gifting the land to the … More
Two of Hull’s historic ships set to receive major restoration
The search is underway for a shipyard company to repair and restore two of Hull’s historic ships.
Hull City Council has launched a procurement process to appoint a shipyard to … More
Pearson Park archway restoration almost complete
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 … More
First look as historic Pearson Park archway returns home
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 … More
‘Game-changer for Hull’ as £13.6m maritime grant is approved
A huge project to protect and promote Hull’s maritime history will become a reality after the approval of a £13.6m grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The Hull: Yorkshire’s … More
Hull’s famous National Picture Theatre to see stabilising work
Work to stabilise the 106-year-old National Picture Theatre will begin this month.
Hull contractors Hobson and Porter will arrive on site on Monday 16 March and spend around a month … More
Historic Pearson Park archway heads home
Work to bring home the historic Pearson Park archway begins next week.
The gateway was removed from the park last year as part of the £3.8m Pearson Park Restoration Project, … More
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