East Meets West

The Youth Voluntary Club, Hull Kung Fu met the Shaolin Warriors for the first time on Saturday 25th April. The instructors (Mike Mitchell, Odette Mitchell and Laurence Newton) have trained in Beijing, China for many years in order to bring back the traditional Art of Kung Fu and Tai Chi to young students in the Hull and East Riding area. The Shaolin Warriors, who put on a show at the Hull City Hall made it a memorable evening when they accepted an invitation to be photographed with members of the Hull Kung Fu club.

Hull Kung Fu is a voluntary group that helps young people change their lives, including the disadvantaged, disabled and young with learning disabilities. They help build confidence, reduce social exclusion and aid in reducing bullying. The club raises thousands for children's charities each year. For more information on the club please visit www.hullkungfu.co.uk or call 0781 6458977.

News - Here's (Humber) MUD in Your Eye For Creative Businesses By Julian Woodford
	Sarah Humphreys, of Hull School of Art and Design, Mal Williamson, HumberMUD founder, and chief executive of Engage Now, with HumberMUD member Lucy Bateman. An educational partnership is proving there's much more to Humber mud than you would imagine. Yorkshire & Humber East Lifelong Learning Network (YHELLN) is putting its weight Read more...

News, Community - St Stephen's to Celebrate Primary School Enterprise Initiative
	Reel Cinema and St Stephen's Shopping Centre will be hosting a special event on Thursday 30th April to celebrate the first success stories of the award winning Make £5 Blossom scheme. St Stephen's has been working in partnership with Kingston-upon-Hull City Council sponsoring the revolutionary Make £5 Blossom scheme Read more...

News - Get Fit and Lose Weight Army Style
	British Military Fitness Classes in East Park, Hull. Get fit outside - feel good inside A new way of getting fit is about to start in East Park, Hull. British Military Fitness (BMF) classes commence at 7pm on Monday 27th April with classes continuing on Wednesday at 7pm and Saturday at 10am. Read more...

News - Hull and East Riding Green Party Statement on G20 Police Violence
	The Green Party of Hull and East Riding abhors the unnecessarily aggressive police tactics used to marshall the legitimate G20 demonstrations on 1st April in London. The Green Party upholds the right to peaceful demonstration. In this case people had gathered to show their distress at the consequences of irresponsible banking practices. Read more...

News, Charity - Great North Run: 15 Guaranteed Places
	Calling all runners and aspiring runners, HERIB, your local charity for blind and partially sighted people, have 15 GUARANTEED PLACES for the GREAT NORTH RUN and are looking for volunteers to undertake this inspiring challenge! The Great North Run is the most popular half marathon in the world, and one of the most exciting events in the sporting Read more...

News, Arts Studentfest 08 Winners Films at This Years Leeds, Reading, Latitude and Hull Short Film Festivals
	Winners of Studentfest 08 will have their work shown at three of the year's big festivals. The winning films by Daniel Boyle, Andrea Malaskova, Loran Dunn, Zahid Chohan, will also be shown at the Hull International Short Film Festival on Tuesday 21st April 1pm-2.30pm at the Reel Cinema, Hull, (subject to approval from the festivals). This year's line up includes: Read more...

News, Arts Local Heroes Film and Photographic Exhibition: The Courtroom - Hull Maritime Museum
	Open to the public: Saturday 28th March until Monday 22nd June 2009 Pupils from Maybury Primary School present Local Heroes, a photographic and film exhibition part of the award winning Campaign! Make an Impact project. Campaign! Make an Impact is a British Library led project developed in partnership with Hull Museum Education. The project provides young people with the opportunity to explore historic campaigns, Read more...

News, Politics - Jobs Plan Can Help Defeat Extremist Danger In Our Region
	Shan Oakes, Green Party European election candidate claimed today that a new economic direction can help prevent extremists from bringing race hatred and public disorder to the region. Shan Oakes said, 'Some politicians intend to undermine the European Parliament elections in June by using them to spread race hatred. Across Europe, Read more...

News - Clearsilver Designs Logo for Charity
	Clearsilver gave its time and resources to design a logo for the St Stephen's for Teens charity partnership, which unites St Stephen's Shopping Centre and Queen's Centre for Oncology and Haematology Unit at Castle Hill Hospital, in their fundraising efforts. Clearsilver MD Louise Leach said, 'I am delighted that we are able to donate our expertise and experience to make a substantial contribution to such a worthy cause. Read more...

News, Politics - The Green New Deal: How not to do it
	Today's government announcement of 400,000 'green jobs' misses the point of the Green New Deal, the Green Party said today. On hearing the plans, Martin Hemingway, lead candidate for Yorkshire and the Humber for the European Elections, said 'Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas co-authored the Green New Deal proposals launched in July 2008. It has taken Gordon Brown nearly 8 months Read more...

News - BBC and Gaza Protest - Saturday 7th February, 1pm
	In light of the continued refusal by BBC hierarchy to air the Gaza Appeal, Hull PSC has decided to hold a protest there this Saturday. This will be at 1pm at the BBC Queens Gardens entrance and will replace the advertised boycott on Whitefriargate. Tony Benn: 'To deny the help that the aid agencies and the UN need at this moment in time is incomprehensible and it follows the bias in BBC reporting of this crisis, which has been widely criticized.' Read more...

News, Community - Helping Hull Children to Blossom
	St Stephen's Shopping Centre is working in partnership with Kingston-upon-Hull City Council on a revolutionary scheme to help primary school children develop enterprise skills for the future. Make£5 Blossom was launched at 9.30am on Monday 2nd February 2009 at a ceremony at the Guildhall. Lord Mayor of Kingston-Upon-Hull city council Cllr Elaine Garland opened the ceremony. Read more...

News - Bouncers Move In To Control Audience As Sewell Convention Takes To The Stage
	The Sewell Convention took on a dramatic twist this year at Hull Truck Theatre. The two-day event recognises Sewell Group staff's hard work and achievements and brings together teams of employees from across the entire group of companies. On day one of the convention, Sewell Retail staff enjoyed a customer care masterclass with leading international speaker Nicky Paterson, Read more...

News - BBC Seeks ex-Woolworths Employees
	We are currently making a programme following the lives of people who have recently lost their jobs at Woolworths. Our aim is to film with a broad range of people from various levels within the high street icon that was Woolies and follow their current search for new employment. I'm also keen to hear from you if: ... you are a parent to very young children or expecting a new baby. Read more...

News, Arts - thisisUll.com To Receive Fringe Report 'Best Publication' Award
	The Fringe Report Awards 2009 were announced on Friday 23rd January and we're thrilled and delighted to let you know that one of the Awards is thisisUll.com - Best Publication! For a full list of Award Winners see www.fringereport.com/09awards.php Mo, Cilla and Michelle Dee will be attending the awards ceremony at Leicester Square Theatre, London in February for the presentation. Read more...

News - CBeebies Sid and X Factor's Hope Launch New Play Centre
	A fun day was had by all on Friday 9th January as CBeebies presenter Sid and X Factor's Hope launched the new Monkey Bizness family entertainment centre at St Stephen's in Hull. The CBeebies favourite was there to greet guests as they arrived and the crowd were treated to a live performance from girl-band Hope. However it wasn't just the kids who Read more...

News, Arts - Hull Poetry Duo Hitting The Big Time
	It has been announced that Hull based spoken word performers Joe Hakim and Mike Watts have been commissioned by the Battersea Arts Centre (BAC), the award-winning theatre venue in London, renowned for its innovative, accessible and high quality arts activities www.bac.org.uk. Joe and Mike will be travelling down to London to write, perform Read more...

News, - Hundreds Protest for Gaza
	Up to 300 people supported the January 3rd demonstration from all over Hull and from across its nationalities. 'The demonstration was excellent,' said spokesman Guy Cheverton of Hull Palestine Solidarity. 'We were delighted with the turnout on Saturday. I was particularly impressed by the number of young people and families on the march.' Read more...

News, - Hull calls for Ceasefire Now! Demonstration Saturday 3rd January at Queen Victoria Square Letter from Martin J Deane
	The horrendous attacks on men, women and children in Gaza demand a response from us all. Please join us for an hour this Saturday for a demonstration against the Israeli attacks on Gaza and to call for an immediate ceasefire now, as are hundreds of cities around the world. It's this Saturday 3rd January and we gather for 11am in Queen Victoria Square, central Hull. Read more...

News, - Leading Law Firm Makes Further International Move By Catherine Ackroyd
	Law firm Andrew Jackson has become an official partner to World Trade Centre Hull & Humber. The Hull-based practice, with a strong international client base, has taken space at the centre's waterfront home, Humber Quays, in order to provide a service to local and international customers. Well known for its strengths in shipping transport Read more...

News, - St Stephen's Scoops Top Award
	The award will be presented to store manager David Laycock by Mike Killoran, manager of Princes Quay Shopping Centre and president of Hull Civic Society. The presentation will take place on Thursday 18th December at 11.30 am in St Stephen's Shopping Centre management suite. St Stephen's manager, David Laycock said, We are absolutely thrilled to be receiving this award. Read more...

News, - Suspected BNP Thugs Attack At Love Music Hate Racism Event By Michelle Dee
	The live music event, organised by the The Warren Young Peoples Project and Hull Youth Council saw a diverse group of people of different age groups and ethnic backgrounds joining together at the City Hall in Hull. They enjoyed the live music on offer in an atmosphere of peace and unity whilst highlighting the ongoing issue of racism in the city. Read more...

News, Arts - LATITUDE Exhibition Public Art Survey Ballot
	As part of the current Latiutude Exhibition in Hull city centre, Stephen Sharp and Anna Francis have placed ballot boxes around Hull and invited members of the public to vote on a question about public art. The ballot boxes will be collected on Friday 5th December, when the ballot papers collated; so in the meantime, get yourself over to ARC, or Hull School of Art and Design to cast your vote. Read more...

News, Arts - Spoken Word at New Hull Truck
	Thisisull.com is proud to announce that Hull based spoken word performers Joe Hakim and Mike Watts have signed a contract with Hull Truck theatre to organise and host Yorkshire's first regular theatre-based spoken word/poetry event. Beginning on 27th May, Write to Speak will debut at Hull Truck's new premises on Ferensway. Read more...

News, - Share Your Hull Experiences for Print and the Stage
	Local playwright and author Dave Windass is gathering stories for inclusion in several pieces of work that aim to tell the story of Hull through the eyes of people who live in the City. Members of the public have three opportunities to share their stories with the writer this week, at a series of informal sessions at the following venues: Read more...

News, Charity - From Hull City to Wembley - St Stephen's and Friends Cycle for Children in Need
	It's only 210 miles from Hull City to Wembley - and then there's back again! St Stephen's is challenging all visitors this week to rack up as many miles as possible, in return for a small donation or sponsorship, in our Cannon Health Club 'bikeathon' to raise money for Children in Need on Thursday 13th, Friday 14th and Saturday 15th November between 11am and 3pm. Read more...