Category: Heritage

Viola trawler calendar collection on display at Holmpton bunker

by editor6th June 20216th June 2021

Two trawlers built more than a hundred years apart are among the ships featured in an exhibition of maritime paintings which has opened at an ex-Cold War bunker in Holderness.

Heritage

Charity awarded £50,000 to support ships’ restoration

by editor25th May 202125th May 2021

Hull Maritime Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting the Hull Maritime project, has been awarded £50,000 to contribute to the conservation of two of Hull’s historic ships.

Heritage

Hull Maritime Museum says a temporary farewell to its maritime collection

by editor14th May 202114th May 2021

The enormous task of moving the whole of the Hull Maritime Museum’s collection from the Grade II listed building has got underway.

Spray the Whale at Burton Constable

by editor11th May 202111th May 2021

Last year, Burton Constable Hall & Grounds were one of the first heritage sites in the region to reopen their facilities, recognising that the wide open spaces could be of great benefit to the local community.

Maritime outreach activities for people with dementia

by editor10th May 202110th May 2021

Local people who have dementia and their families are to be offered a new maritime themed activity pack.

Hull museums announce plans for reopening

by editor8th May 2021

Three of Hull’s most-treasured museums and galleries plan to reopen on Monday 17 May, subject to government guidance.

Starring role for Hull’s independent businesses as the Hideout Hotel wins Channel 4’s “Four in a Bed” challenge

by editor3rd April 20213rd April 2021

Management of Hull’s first boutique hotel are flying the flag for the city’s independents after emerging as the surprise package to win a TV hospitality […]

Heritage

Cinema poised for repairs 80 years after bomb dropped

by editor15th March 202115th March 2021

On the evening of 18th March 2021 it will be the 80th years since cinema goers had an amazing escape at the National Picture Theatre […]

Writer commissioned as part of Queen’s Gardens refurbishment project

by editor27th February 202127th February 2021

A writer has been commissioned to produce work that will displayed as part of the Queens Gardens refurbishment. Author and artist Joanna Walsh has been […]