Did you know Hull Culture, and Leisure (HCAL) offer free Healthy Holidays Hull sessions throughout libraries, museums and leisure centres including free swims during the Half Term holidays. Check out healthyholidayshull.org/hcal for more information and to try something new! #HAF2025

Next Thursday is our FREE family craft event! Come and meet us as the fabulous Stepney Station for creativity, refreshments and excellent community spirit! No need to book, just pop down between 10.30am-2.30pm 😃

⚓ Hull Maritime Guided Walks⚓ The popular FREE, Maritime Guided Walks are back! Led by a group of dedicated volunteers who are accredited White Badge tours guides, they are the perfect way to explore Hull's maritime past. Book here 👉 loom.ly/1xRQWGk #MustBeHull

Well done to our colleagues Beverley Road Townscape Heritage Scheme 👏 What brilliant restoration works just opposite our site! The National Lottery Heritage Fund Hull City Council

1/2 On this day in 1941, the National Picture Theatre was partly destroyed by a bomb during one of Hull's worst aid raids of WW2. Luckily, none of the 150 people inside were killed or seriously injured, but in the nearby streets, many lives were lost, even inside the shelters.

2/2 Mr Edward Crummay was the NPT Foreman. After everyone else was moved to safety at the front of the building, he returned to stoke up the boiler at the rear, just at the moment the bomb hit, & was blown right through the auditorium! Luckily, he wasn't seriously hurt!

Join us on Thursday 3rd April as we support the National Civilian WW2 Memorial Trust at Hull History Centre for a FREE film show and artefacts display on Hull in WW2. No booking necessary, just pop in and join in! Hull History Centre Hull City Council

This week we held a Cinema Doodle Workshop with artist Charlotte Eldred. Our lovely volunteers practised styles of the National Picture Theatre era, including cinema décor & period fashion. We loved giving back to volunteers who help make our project happen ☺️ HEY! Volunteering

Join us on Thursday for two FREE films of how Hull was impacted by the Blitz & view fascinating artefacts courtesy of Hull History Centre! And can find out the latest site progress as we restore the National Picture Theatre, thanks to funding from Hull City Council & The National Lottery Heritage Fund

❤️ We are turning city centre buildings red this week to commemorate VE Day. The buildings will be illuminated on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night.

The city has been marking 80 years since VE Day 1945.

Today, on the 8 May 2025, we mark the 80th anniversary since the end of Word War II in Europe. We remember and honour those who fought, and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

A glimpse into the interior of the National Picture Theatre revealed during excavation works! Highly decorative tiles, gas lamp wall brackets and local dairy milk bottles build a picture of life during the period. More can be discovered once restoration works are complete!