Off Topic Hull City Centre Public Realm Strategy

The plan was for the C4DI site to be a river themed attraction/centre, but funding couldn't be found. On the subject of HoH, almost every day it seems that a new business announces it's moving in and long may it continue, just to piss off the HDM comment tosspots!

 

But can you buy a coffee in the morning there yet?

 

Probably.

 

Newcastle
Update on the place went for a night Saturday , shopping was decent for wife wholoved that they still had two department stores, and a big M&S. The market hall is huge and decent but again had empty units same as rest of centre . Some good shops and overall better than Hull for shopping but if the dept stores go it won’t be.
Stopped in Hotel next to the river and walked into a linked dance bar at 7pm and it was mad at that time! Great selection of bars and restaurants but there’s some walking to do if you want quality places. Hulls a lot more focused and compact for a night out . Newcastle has a massive easy access catchment with the Metro etc. If I had to move for work I would go there if I could , like the river , coast , architecture , people but s few degrees cooler. They’ve got an awful lot of old merchant type buildings stood idle which doesn’t help - but the money pumped in along the river is enormous - wish we had

 

I have a daughter at Newcastle uni. Totally agree. Was impressed.

 

Never been. Always looks good on Vera though.

 

I've been to Newcastle loads of times,City Centre was Nice and always busy...I haven't been since Covid started though so might've dropped a bit?

 

I remember the Byker Wall being a big thing back in the '70's. Has it survived the test of time?

 

What's this part like now?

 

To be honest it wasn’t as busy as Leeds is on a Saturday but it’s more spread out I think .

 

Sunday 'closed (public) road/s' motor race /car rallying thing

https://www.bdmc.org.uk/east-riding-stages

 

Hull Daily Fails link - appols...

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/wha...kCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

 

The rise and fall of Trinity Quays high-rise in Hull - and why taxpayers have been left with a £200,000 bill
The plan envisaged Hull's tallest building
Angus Young

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Original ambitious plans for the Trinity Quays high rise show a glass building towering over Hull's Old Town in this artist's impression. The plans were later revise for a round tower as seen below(Image: Hull Live)
It would have been Hull's tallest building, a 20-storey luxury hotel and apartment complex that would have soared over the Old Town.

But despite huge excitement when the plans for Trinity Quays were unveiled in 2013 - and public cash pledged in support - not a single foundation was ever built.

And now it has emerged nearly £200,000 worth of taxpayers' money awarded to the city centre development has been written off.

The Trinity Quays scheme was earmarked for a vacant site in High Street in Hull's Old Town and included plans for a 20-storey building including 178 apartments, a 141-bed four-star hotel and a conference centre.

After several changes to the design, plans for what would have been the tallest building in the city centre were approved by Hull City Council in 2013.

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An artist's impression of the Trinity Quays scheme(Image: Hull Live)
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In the same year a £500,00 loan to developers Trinity Quays LLP was approved by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), a public-private sector body set up in 2012 to oversee thespending of strategic regeneration funding from the government.

The approval process involved a due diligence checks on the company's financial background by accountants Baker Tilly.

The loan was signed off by the city council, which acted as the accountable body for the LEP.

 

Yes they are open for breakfast .
Do some nice breakfast sandwiches also

 

Was in HoH yesterday for the first time and really enjoyed it. Nice atmosphere, plenty of people in there and the food was good too.

 

The Awakening dates, locations and parking- everything you need to know about light installation heading to Hull
The installation celebrates the city's heritage and folklore

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Dan Acher's Borealis, a mesmerising installation bringing the experience of the Northern Lights to Hull (Image: Freedom Festival)
This week, Hull welcomes the mesmerising installation known as 'The Awakening' - a series of fascinating light and sound installations spread across the city centre and Old Town.

Opening to the public on Friday night, The Awakening is set to inject some excitement into these dreary March nights by taking the people of Hull on a voyage of discovery.

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Produced by Freedom Festival and Hull City Council, with support from Welcome Back funding, the Arts Council, and the Global Streets network, The Awakening features 16 installations that celebrate the movement from Winter to Spring, Hull's maritime identity, heritage, folklore and mythology, as well as our relationship with the environment.

Below, we've compiled a comprehensive list of everything you need to know about the installation, including when it is on, how much it costs, and the best places to park.

What is it?
The Awakening is a citywide exhibition showcasing 16 different light and sound installations around the city of Hull.

Described as a “magical and entertaining” new event, The Awakening celebrates the shift from Winter to Spring and the move from the pandemic into more normal times.

Ferens Arts Gallery will remain open into the evening enabling visitors to look around the galleries and exhibits; the windows of Whitefriargate will be lit up by projections of artefacts from Hull’s Maritime Museum and Zebedee’s Yard will host a dynamic, interactive, multi-sensory, music-making installation, Halo.

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Heinrich and Palmer's Ship of the Gods (Image: Freedom Festival)
In the city centre, you will be able to join Deblozay (“chaos” in Haitian Creole) to be taken on a journey to an unknown destination in the heart of the night alongside Hull’s Freedom Chorus, and meet Totems, giant silhouettes sneaking without a noise through the street until they come to life and begin to dance.

Throughout the Old Town you will meet NYX writing Joanna Walsh’s Maritime Riddles in light emitting powder on the ground or Projector Bikes, two mobile electric tricycles ridden by two DJ projectionists.

Moving on to High Street, Museum Gardens hosts Ship of the Gods and the area’s staithes will be home to footage screening from the Yorkshire Film Archives accompanied by The Broken Orchestra curated soundscapes from local musicians, including Low Hummer, Wai Wan, Katie Spencer and The Broken Orchestra.

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Illumaphonium's Halo installation (Image: Freedom Festival)
When is it on?
The Awakening will be available to visit for two days only: Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19.

The installations will only be open to the public between the hours of 6pm and 10pm on both days.

Where is it?
The Awakening is in Hull, spread across different sites in the city centre and Old Town.

There will be installations in Queens Gardens and Queen Victoria Square, as well as on Princes Dock Street, Whitefriargate, and High Street.

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Fire in the Park, from Out There Arts, will appear in Queens Gardens (Image: Freedom Festival)
How much does it cost?
All installations in The Awakening are absolutely free.

Where can I park?
The multi-storey car park at Princes Quay offers fantastic access for all of the installations in The Awakening. Albion Street car park is open until 11pm daily. Accessible spaces are marked and the car park is free to use after 6pm.

Blue badge parking bays are located on South Church Side, Market Place, Hull, HU1 1RR. Blue badge parking is also available at Lowgate car park, Princes Quay, and along Guildhall Road.

 

Are P&O North Sea Ferries in trouble?

 

I hope not, it's bad enough that they have dropped the Hull to Zeebrugge route.