Sadly Hull wasn’t successful in the bid to be shortlisted as a UNESCO Creative City of Music, but nice to see the Council doubling down and resubmitting in 2027. Mark Page knows his stuff “After just missing out on this round, Hull City Council said it is even more determined to become a UNESCO Creative City of Music, with plans to strengthen its bid for 2027. Following feedback from the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO, the city will drive the delivery of its recently published five-year Music Plan and prepare to resubmit a bid for 2027. Hull’s Music Plan is embedded in the city’s recently approved Cultural & Heritage Strategy and puts music front and centre of driving the city’s reputation as one of the world’s most progressive cities in community-led culture. The ambition is to make Hull a global leader and a forward-thinking place to make and experience quality music. Cllr Rob Pritchard, portfolio holder for culture and leisure, said: “We are disappointed to just miss out this time, but encouraged by the incredibly positive feedback about our city. We’re working closely with UK UNESCO and we are even more determined to submit an even stronger bid for 2027. “Second-time bids to UNESCO can be more successful, so we’ll be working very hard, taking on all the responses, to ensure our next bid is something that will blow the board away. “We’ve reconnected with national and international partners and taken Hull’s cultural sector to Westminster and we’ve been named as one of the coolest places to live by The Sunday Times. “We’re on the up and not to have been shortlisted this time won’t knock us down. Hull has an amazing, proud and strong music sector – as a council, we’ll do everything we can to support everyone involved. I’m determined to make Hull a UNESCO Creative City of Music and won’t stop until we are.” Mark Page, Sesh Events Director, said: “Hull is already a music city. We produce some of the greatest talent in the country and events like Humber Street Sesh show how much it is valued by residents and visitors. I have every faith that the next bid to UNESCO will be a success and will strengthen the international partners we started to develop through this process and put us on the map where we deserve to be.”
"Humber street sesh"?......last time i went it was just a piss up for chavs.....plenty of "women" pissing like hosses in doorways though....so not all bad
If you're into that sort of thing you should try ladies day at beverley races. I heard when there's a queue for the ladies loo the sinks in the gents are the next best thing.
Not my experience tbh (when did you last go?) Mind you maybe I wasn’t paying attention…last time I went the taxi driver that took me home had to help me carry Askew into his house on the way!
Changed a lot since then! Probably still free then? Personally I think it’s been better since you have to pay.
It's like anything though isn't it. There obviously will be some drunks and chavs there, inevitably, but many more people are there just having a good time and contributing to a vibrant and welcoming event. It's like saying football matches are full of coked up knobheads who just want to goad the opposition fans.
Tbf it was not entirely alcohol related (though access to a free bar after City didn’t help). My glass back went, while in the mosh pit.
