Category: Heritage

Hull History Centre hosting free exhibition that will reveal Hull’s past

by editor11 August 202211 August 2022

Hull History Centre is opening its first in-house exhibition for two and a half years.

Artist supports Viola trawler campaign with exhibition at Burton Constable Hall

by editor2 August 20222 August 2022

An art exhibition featuring the ships from Hull which sailed in the Falklands War Task Force is raising awareness and funds to help bring home the world’s oldest remaining steam trawler from its current resting place in the South Atlantic.

Heritage

Tales of Hull’s past to feature in new waterfront audio tour

by editor31 May 202231 May 2022

A brand-new history tour telling stories dating back thousands of years has been installed on the banks of the Humber Estuary.

Going Dutch – could ‘Three in a Boat’ sail to victory?

by editor22 April 202222 April 2022

Hull’s maritime living statues have been shortlisted to compete in an international competition.

Success for maritime training programme for young people

by editor5 April 20225 April 2022

A course aimed to give young people the qualifications they need to enter a career in the seafaring industry has achieved a 75 per cent success rate to date.

Heritage

Tributes paid to son of Viola skipper who “saw so much” in his 104 years

by editor4 April 20224 April 2022

The son of a former skipper of the Viola trawler who missed out on his own nautical career after being sent by an orphanage to work on a farm has died at his home in Hull at the age of 104.

Hull Truck Theatre to be honoured in 50th year with a Blue Plaque

by editor22 February 202222 February 2022

Thursday 10 March 2022 celebrates 50 years since the first performance by Hull Truck Theatre. The Company was founded in 1971 by Mike Bradwell, when he and a group of fellow actors moved into 71 Coltman Street, Hull, to improvise and rehearse a new form of theatre that put real people and real stories centre stage.