Had a few hours in Hull on Saturday morning. Did the medieval street scene thing on Street Lane, Ferens and some fancy teas in Liquid Jade.
So they got a license for the first one, then forgot to apply for the future ones even though they announced the dates months in advance? Not really a dig at the council CoC organiser's as there are so many things going on each with it's own myriad of rules and regulations.
They didn't forget to do anything. They held the event last month, hoped that 3,000 might turn up, but 10,000 turned up and they couldn't cope. They already have a license to stage the event again, but if they do, it will simply have the same problems and it would probably kill it completely. They need a new license for more stalls, using more space and that's what they've applied for in June.
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I know the city has Humber Street Sesh festival for local bands, but Trinity Festival should look to expand to more venues with different stage within the centre - Hull (now) Minster being one extra venue, to sample the best new acts in the country - see them before they make it, type thing. Live At Leeds does this brilliantly, year on year, as does The Great Escape in Brighton. Trinity Festival is at the end of festival season so doesn't have much to compete with - they had Clean Cut Kid last year, which is a good start.
Crowds flock to Hull’s Old Town to celebrate International Hanse Day - 16/05/17 The International Hanse Day event attracted over 21,000 people in just six hours on Saturday 13 May. The event, that attracted 12,000 in its first year in 2016, has seen an increase of 75 per cent increase in visitors to High St and Museum Gardens, who enjoyed a whole host of activities and entertainment, including the new addition of a mini farm. In addition, 355 gingerbread people were decorated in traditional European costume, 156 wooden spoons were decorated in traditional Russian style, 310 Russian & Polish headdresses were created and 1,000 doodle flags given out throughout the day. Jon Pywell, Culture and Place Manager, said: “I’m delighted with this year’s visitor numbers to International Hanse Day. The event has really captured the city’s attention and highlights our important role in the Hanseatic League. “The story of the year continues to be how visitor numbers are exceeding all expectations during our year as UK City of Culture and it is events like this that continue provide great entertainment to those families venturing into Hull. “We want to thank the people of Hull and visitors for fully embracing everything their city has to offer this year and look forward to seeing the trend continue into the summer.” Plans are already underway for 2018’s event which will take place Saturday 12 May.
It's now 5 months into this C.O.C. thing and I have to say that the amount of interest in all things is astounding, whether it is arts, or just some street performance it is unparalleled in my lifetime. The local, and national, interest in the area in general is amazing, from art I never thought I would be interesting (think Van Gough and Rembrandt) to street performances of incredible precision. Who would have thought back in the days of Boothferry Park that 3,000 people turning up in the centre of Hull to strip naked and paint themselves blue to just lay down on the pavements or whatever, would happen? Come on, a transformation has occurred here, Liverpool had the Beatles and others, as well as Manchester, think Oasis, but Hull? Piss off. But things have happened and I still think that, for whatever reason, removing the Blade was a big mistake, it should have stayed, no one else had such an iconic item. But, again, I applaud those who have put forward all that has happened, hell guys I went to Hull Truck, have you? It's just a shame that it all finishes in 2018, for Hull it should go on forever, please.
You did indeed, but you seem to be privy to information not available to us mortals, but credit you to OLM you espoused the benefits of this year for quite a while and I congratulate you on your observation. I am now enjoying a period of relative praise for a city that has endured **** for many a year, simply because we are in geographical disadvantaged disadvantage. That won't change, obviously, but I enjoy the accolades now pouring on this once derided area of the UK, it won't last as I am a realist, but I will enjoy it as long as it lasts.
I'm optimistic that there'll be a legacy from this year, not just with things like the Double Tree Hotel and the new Venue opening, but that with people having seen how many people can be attracted to events, people will now continue to stage those events long after CoC2017 has finished. Fingers crossed.
Ye which is why I was saying it should be every Friday night throughout summer. Then continue next year, get people in the habit. They've wanted to get people into the town on a night for years wth no idea how. This is it.
Me too Even before 2017 we've had a great record with events such as Sesh and Freedom Festival It just went under the radar outside Hull, and inside Hull some people took it for granted maybe We like a good day/night out so hopefully although things will slow there'll be economic sense in people bringing events/shows etc here ...although there is a lot of plastics around !
"kin tell me about it, hull truck selling out, royal phil selling out, opera north selling out, even the hull phil sold out,... i mean where were you when we were ****,.... (30 years ago cough cough) !!!!!
Never had trouble in the past getting panto tickets, I hope it's the same this year. It is harder to get teenagers to go though. They say I embarrass them.
Yet that bellend on talk sport said it would be a miserable failure - or words to that effect. The fat ugly **** him.
