Art Project Looking For Contributors - On Saturday Morning In Hull

Artist Tracey Scott is making a piece of artwork which is to be shown on the Big Screen in the summer, incorporating video footage of Hull and the words, through text and email, of Hull People. Tracey is looking for contributions from people of all ages and backgrounds, describing their Saturday morning in Hull.

Participants should be aware that any selected material may be edited before being incorporated into the artwork. Please remember to send your name along with your quote. Send On Saturday morning in Hull texts to: 07969 968979 Send On Saturday morning in Hull emails to: Wildfairy4@hotmail.com.

Art - Kingswood High School Hosts an Art Exhibition Primary Colours for Fair Trade from school children in Hull by Mo.
	Last Thursday saw the launch of a 10 day exhibition called Primary Colours at Kingswood High School, Bransholme. Featured was artwork from a number of local primary schools - The Dales and Coleford - both under threat of closure - and Cleeve, Bude and other primary schools Read more...

Art - The History of LSD Blotter Art Compiled by Rich Mills
	Blotter Art is a term that refers to the artwork that liquid LSD is dropped onto. The artwork is printed onto blotter paper and then perforated into tiny squares or hits, which can be torn apart into easy to manage quantities. In 1938 LSD-25 (or diethylamide Read more...

Art Gallery - By Local Artist Patrick Henry
	I became a self-taught painter at the age of 36 when living in a mediaeval village in the French Dordogne. Post-Impressionism had been my favourite kind of art for long before that. I think it has a basic relevance that will never be exhausted. Renaissance paintings are also very Read more...

Art Gallery - By Hull Artist Darren Rogers.
	This is a series of photographs we'd like to present by Darren Rogers, an artist from Hull, East Yorkshire, England. Darren has not only proven himself to be an incredible photographer - providing the most brilliant galleries of live band performances Read more...

Music News - Monday 27th March 06 - Bestfrontseat.com and Raw-UK - One small step in a Welly, one giant leap... 'Give It Some Welly' By Isabelle Tracy
	Putting aside tribal and territorial differences, most of the local promoters, musicians and media people in Hull came to The Welly to support this event - or just to have a nosey - or maybe even to see if it was going to fall on its arse. Well, it didn't. After 3 songs from the first band to test the signals, there was a delay of 10 minutes to the gig going live over the internet - due to one of Read more...

Single Reviews - Engerica - The Smell (Sanctuary) Reviewed By Steve Rudd
	This madcap trio has to be witnessed, whether via record or in a live situation. Truth is, they are awesome, if a tad eccentric and zany in their frantic rock 'n' roll ways. Fronted by David Gardner, these three guys were going great guns a couple of years ago, but then they seemed to disappear without a trace for a while before re-launching themselves back into the Read more...

Album Reviews - The Bonnitts - Soldier (Demo) By Joe Hakim Photos by Darren Rogers - The Bonnitts at The Sesh 13th December 2005
	Well, thank fuck for The Bonnitts. Just when I was starting to think that the Hull music scene was in danger of disappearing up its own arse, along comes this blinder of an EP to totally change my mind. I'm going to rattle on about Soldier for a while, because it is, quite simply, the best thing I've heard in a long time. It kicks off with a sublime guitar-line, coupled with singer Mike Wright Read more...

News - Thursday 30th March 06 - Hull Soundwalks Launch Event By Michelle Dee.
	On Thursday morning representatives from various community groups in Hull gathered at Arc, (Humber Centre for Excellence in the Built Environment) on Blanket Row. If you are not aware of this new construction, have a look across the main road almost opposite the King Billy statue in the old town. There you will see a wedge shaped building Read more...

News - Friday 31st March - Hull CVS Celebrates
	On Friday 31 March, Hull Community and Voluntary Services (CVS) are celebrating as the West Hull MP the Right Hon Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, presents Volunteer Centre Hull with their Quality Standards Accreditation Award. Awarded by the national volunteering organisation Volunteering England, the award focuses on Read more...

News - 28th March 2006 - Local Public Sector Workers Come Out On Strike Over Pensions Row.
	Crowds of public sector workers demonstrated today outside key workplaces in Hull to protest against Government changes to their local government pension scheme (LGPS). Cars passing the Guildhall honked their horns in response to the Unison placards SOUND YOUR HORN IF YOU SUPPORT US. The proposed changes would affect these public sector workers Read more...

News - Friday 2nd December 05 - Oxfam Lion Makes a Big Noise for Trade Justice
	On Friday 2nd December, Hull campaigners will present Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, with an Oxfam petition signed by over 700,000 people calling for trade justice at the forthcoming World Trade Organisation ministerial summit. The UK section of Oxfam's Big Noise to Make Trade Fair petition will be handed over at Hull Guildhall, Read more...

Sports, Rally - Robin Hood Forest Stages Rally - Sunday 5th March 2006 By Matt Rudd

	As usual the Robin Hood Rally was split into 2 main categories; the Robin Hood Historic Forest Stages and the Robin Hood Forest Stages Rally. As well as having many stages on the Sunday, the Historic event also had 3 night stages on the Saturday. The Historic event was the opening round for this year's British Historic Rally Championship and therefore did Read more...

Sports, Rally - The Riponian Stages Rally 2006 - Sunday 5th February 06 By Matt Rudd

	My first gravel event of the year, like last year, was on the Riponian Stages Rally which this year took place on Sunday 5th of February. The event had a total of 14 stages with a mixture of gravel and tarmac on the stages. Like last year I was once again on the 2 Riccal Dale stages throughout the event. The rally did have a good entry - maybe not in terms of numbers, Read more...

Sports, Rally - The Jack Frost Rally 2006 - 15th January 06 By Matt Rudd

	The rallying year for me started even earlier in 2006 with my first event of the year on 15th January. The Jack Frost Rally was held at the Croft race circuit were we had been roughly three weeks earlier for the Christmas Stages. The rally attracted lots of big names including, Christmas Stages winner Tony Bardy in his Nissan Sunny GTiR. Other names included Read more...

Poetry - The Voyage By Andy Grant

	I'm leaving now across the sea who knows to where, Maybe to an island or distant coastline, Never touched by man before, there to be explored, Leaving behind a life so tired with faces missed, Not knowing if they will be here when I return. Out of the bay where friends grew up strong, Passing barges laden with Read more...

Poetry - Stop Me And Buy One By Lee Cassanell

	His gigantic cone Caught the light of my eyes I was five nearly six When he parked up outside And I knew from that day That it's not a bad life When the sun's on your face    Read more...

Poetry - A Small Price To Pay By Katherine Horrex
	My friend said I'm naïve Because I found it hard To believe when she said that she'd Give Gary a blowjob In exchange for 10 grand. Apparently, if he Read more...

Poetry - Geriatric Blues By Maurice Fairfield
	Now all my fellow oldies I hope you're feeling well Listen what I'm sayin' cause I got a tale to tell I got the blues, I got the blues. I got the geriatric blues Joints are creakin' bladder's leakin' teeth are missin' Havin' trouble pissin,' got the blues, the geriatric blues. Go spread the news about the blues, Read more...

Poetry - Response To Those Who Doubt (You know who you are) By Joe Hakim

Dead from the neck up motherfuckers, taking me to task for the thing they lack: a passion that burns and erupts    Read more...