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Subject: Hull - City of Culture From: Kampervan Date: 20 Nov 13 - 02:45 AM Surprise result? K/van |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Joe Offer Date: 20 Nov 13 - 03:15 AM Kampervan, don't you have a link or something to enlighten us? Maybe this one will suffice. Whatever the case, I have to say that I, a Californian, thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Hull. Les from Hull gave us a wonderful tour along the path marked by brass fish on the sidewalk, and I saw a lightship in the -Joe- |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Kampervan Date: 20 Nov 13 - 03:45 AM Joe The announcement had only been made about 3 minutes before I posted and so I didn't have a link, but yes, yours is a good start. I'm sure there will lots of other sites soon. I think that most people didn't think that Hull stood much of a chance because it gets a lot of criticism (much of it unfounded). One organisation even said that Hull should be closed! But it's got a great musical tradition to go with its fishing industry and this announcement could help it tremendously. Other than that, having been brought up in Grimsby, traditional rivalries prevent me from saying anything too complimentary, but I did visit Hull quite often and it does have some good things going for it. Cheers K/van |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Musket curious Date: 20 Nov 13 - 04:00 AM I spend a lot of time in Hull. I see all sides of the place and reckon it needs a break. Glasgow was a city of culture with its less celebrated areas and so should Hull. Philip Larkin. William Wilberforce. .... Most days I cross the Humber Bridge and still look forward to the views as you start to cross. Yeah. Good for them. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Keith A of Hertford Date: 20 Nov 13 - 04:17 AM It is not permitted for a city to be nominated twice. That means that every city will get a turn however much of a shit-hole it may be. (Not saying that Hull is, just....) |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST Date: 20 Nov 13 - 04:27 AM After all every city has some culture hidden - somewhere... |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Acorn4 Date: 20 Nov 13 - 04:50 AM Congratulations to Hull. Well done on the bid. We missed out in Leicester - couldn't compete on the shanty front I suppose!!! |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Joe Offer Date: 20 Nov 13 - 05:11 AM Now, did anybody mention the award-winning loo that they had in Hull, or don't they have that loo any more? I Googled for pictures of that picturesque loo with its hanging plants and all, and didn't find it. Could it be that the loo has been removed? I come from Racine, Wisconsin, another city with a serious inferiority complex, so I immediately took a liking to Hull. -Joe- |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: banjoman Date: 20 Nov 13 - 05:39 AM Only ever visited Hull once and found it a very fine city with much to commend it. Well done - thoroughly deserved |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Michael Date: 20 Nov 13 - 05:57 AM "Hull has its own sudden elegancies. People are slow to leave it, quick to return. And there are others who come, as they think, for a year or two, and stay a lifetime, sensing that they have found a city that is in the world yet sufficiently on the edge of it to have a different resonance." That quote from Philip Larkin, read by Tom Courtenay in the City of Culture bid video, rings true for Mary and me; we came for three years in 1974 and are still here.And very happy with the city and it's culture. Well done to all involved. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Rob Naylor Date: 20 Nov 13 - 06:09 AM Where is this "Hull" of which you speak? The name of the city is Kingston, Kingston upon Hull! The river's called "Hull", the city ain't :-) |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: selby Date: 20 Nov 13 - 06:51 AM Well done 'ull richly deserved Keith |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST Date: 20 Nov 13 - 06:54 AM Yes, yes, yes, the full official name is as you say :-) However the name is good enough for the city council - see Hull C C website, for the University of Hull, for Hull F.C. and for most of the residents. So it's good enough for me. Have a great day Hull. It's a good excuse for a drink and a song. k/van |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Musket Date: 20 Nov 13 - 07:07 AM Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Hull Clinical Commissioning Group. Who is this Rob Naylor? Surely its Robert? |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Rob Naylor Date: 20 Nov 13 - 07:14 AM The "ert" was Robbed. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Rob Naylor Date: 20 Nov 13 - 07:24 AM Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Hull Clinical Commissioning Group Named after the river rather than the City? :-) |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: cooperman Date: 20 Nov 13 - 08:06 AM It's 'ull but anyone dropping the h will now have to face the culture police! |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Musket Date: 20 Nov 13 - 08:08 AM No. Named after the city. The NHS has a habit of agonising over titles, not that you'd notice... Say "Kingston" in Hull and people will say yes, I pay my phone bill to them. (Interestingly, Hull is the legal name of the former. NHS trusts are (I'm being boring now) in law statutory instruments under The NHS Act 1977. So the official title is "The Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Act 1998". So the law and indeed Parliament recognise Hull as a geographical entity....) Now go and find your missing "ert." Missing things in Hull usually end up on The Bransholme estate, so unless you want to bid for it on eBay next week, I suggest you pop over now get looking! ;-> |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Michael Date: 20 Nov 13 - 08:26 AM It's not missing it's just gone ert on rerd. Mike |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,OldNicKilby Date: 20 Nov 13 - 08:55 AM Well I suppose it was inevitable as Yorkshire seems to want everything. They have pinched this from Leicester and they want to purloin Richard as well. Keep your thieving Tykish hands off, Dave (aka Acorn 4) may be quite sanguine about it as a non Wooley Back, but I aint M'Ducks |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Sir Roger de Beverley Date: 20 Nov 13 - 09:08 AM At school in the 50s we Hullensians were always told that Hull was the third largest port in the country after London and Liverpool. Times have changed but any city that can boast both the Watersons and The Housemartins can't be all bad culturally. Not to mention Mick Ronson and most of the Spiders from Mars as well as Tom Courtenay singing the original version of Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter. R |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Big Al Whittle Date: 20 Nov 13 - 09:26 AM sir jOhn's efforts recognised at last. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Les from Hull Date: 20 Nov 13 - 09:46 AM I allus teld you I were cultured! |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: MikeL2 Date: 20 Nov 13 - 10:41 AM hi Well done (Kingston-upon)Hull. Many fond memories spent there in my RAF days. Great place for entertainment of all kinds. And lots of lovely villages close by....at least there were circa 1960 !!!! The spotlight will be on now and I expect that the City will be "tarted up" ready for the future sightseers. Didn't do Liverpool any harm. Cheers MikeL2 |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: greg stephens Date: 20 Nov 13 - 12:12 PM Congratulations to Hull indeed. And particularly to Sir JOhn, who I hope may condescend to visit us again. Mudcat was a funnier place when he was in residence. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Joe G Date: 20 Nov 13 - 12:40 PM Excellent news - I really like Hull - great museums, great pubs, fantastic buildings (especially if you look above the shop fronts), nice people and a wealth of musical heritage continuing through to today! Well done Hull! |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Michael Date: 20 Nov 13 - 01:09 PM Note for Joe offer: the loo you refer to would be the one on the pier, near the Minerva pub, it's still there and open and still decorated with plants.I couldn't find a photo either. Mike |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Linda Kelly Date: 20 Nov 13 - 01:53 PM Chuffed to bits! |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Banjo-Flower Date: 20 Nov 13 - 02:06 PM Just seen Mudcatter Ossenflags singing lustily in the background on "Look North" (a Uk regional tv Programme) |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Banjo-Flower Date: 20 Nov 13 - 02:19 PM Or Ossonflags even Gerry |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Guest Date: 20 Nov 13 - 03:07 PM Pleased would be too inadequate a description of how I feel about the award. However, I do have reservations and hope that the city makes a better job of running this celebration. It certainly bombed with its 700th charter anniversary in 1999 when the person chosen to organise that event left before the event happened under something of a cloud. In the end very little happened for the relatively large amount of money thrown at it and most people in Hull would have difficulty in even knowing that such an event did occur. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,old git Date: 20 Nov 13 - 03:08 PM so...is the Sea Fever festival coming back?? |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Steve Gardham Date: 20 Nov 13 - 05:03 PM Good question OG! I note several councillors were bleating about Hull's maritime culture on the box. They can speak the speak but...... The short answer is, we haven't given up yet despite Terry bleeding Geraghty and his team. Of course we deserve it. Some bloody marvellous stuff at some of the Freedom Festivals, The Clipper Race start, The Deep, KC stadium. And Rob, we haven't been a King's town since we told one of them to piss off during the Civil War. Ull is Ull and ever will be. Joe, if you ever decide to come back to Ull let us know and we'll have a jar. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Ebor_Fiddler (Well-known pedant) Date: 20 Nov 13 - 05:45 PM Do NOT mention the word "bombed" in KoH Guest Guest. Tact, man! |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Steve Gardham Date: 20 Nov 13 - 06:26 PM Ah, yes, the bombs! Me mam was at the pictures during the Blitz period when she had a funny premonition in the middle of the film. She convinced her mates to leave with her and a few minutes later the whole place was flattened. A few years later as a toddler I was larkin around on the bombed buildings at the end of our street when somebody threw a half brick and split me head open. Well, that's my excuse! It's okay to mention the bombs now. In fact there's a marvellous exhibition of the whole show down Whitefriargate. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Bluegrassman Date: 20 Nov 13 - 09:21 PM Loved Hull, lived there for a few years in the sixties when I was working on Humberside on various oil plants. I had a look around the old place a few years back and was very impressed with the changes. The marina area is fantastic, changed a lot since I used to go to work every day on the Wingfield Castle and a few other paddle steamers. Some good old pubs around the docks, marvellous....Good look with the City of Culture venture.... |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Dave the Gnome Date: 21 Nov 13 - 04:47 AM What became of sir jOhn? DtG |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 21 Nov 13 - 06:11 AM Joe you will find a photo of your loo here: www.geograph.org.uk/photo/92690 Another interesting Hull loo is. beneath the large statue of King William: www.urinal.net/king_william/ Sincerely, Gargoyle I have photographed urinals across the globe. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Jim McLean Date: 21 Nov 13 - 06:30 AM Yes, congratulations, well done. Interestingly, the Scottish press are reporting claims by the opponents of an Independent Scotland that Dundee failed in its bid because the judges feared Scotland might leave the Union! |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Sir Roger de Beverley Date: 21 Nov 13 - 09:38 AM Talking of bombs: My Dad and grandparents lived down Mulgrave street in the witham area of the city. It was bombed in the great raid of 1941 killing my grandad and there is still a gap in the houses where their's used to be. R |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Jack Blandiver Date: 21 Nov 13 - 03:36 PM Jim Eldon's from Hull. He's my favourite folkie ever bar none. Listening to him is an unalloyed joy and his song & ballad repertoire reflects a lifelong passion that nudges him (easily) into the National Treasure bracket. Check this variation of The Wife of Ushers Well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFsakSeVZV4 |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Jim McLean Date: 22 Nov 13 - 11:31 AM I' m afraid that dreadful off tune fiddle playing put me off, Jack. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: fat B****rd Date: 22 Nov 13 - 02:14 PM Well done, 'ull, Could somebody mention Alan Plater and The Watersons, please. Charlie (from Cleethorpes) |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: selby Date: 22 Nov 13 - 06:16 PM There has been lots of lists in the media about Hull and its past, the one they have not got is, 100 years ago my Paternal Granny was working in the Minerva as a barmaid Not many people know that :-)))) Keith |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Guest Date: 23 Nov 13 - 12:06 PM Can't remember what I wished to say but it must have offended someone! Touchy souls. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Guest Date: 24 Nov 13 - 04:48 AM John Alderton (Please Sir) is from Hull. He was at Kingston High School at the same time as Tom Courteney although in a lower form. More relevent to this platform, Malcolm Storey (Whitby Folk Week) is also a Hull man. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Guest Date: 25 Nov 13 - 04:33 AM Just for the record. John Prescott is NOT from Hull even though he was a long standing MP in a VERY safe seat. |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: GUEST,Musket Date: 25 Nov 13 - 06:04 AM You don't have to come from Hull to be the mouth of the Humber....... |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: KEVINOAF Date: 25 Nov 13 - 08:09 AM from Hull and Hell and Halifax good God deliver me! |
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Subject: RE: Hull - City of Culture From: Steve Gardham Date: 25 Nov 13 - 08:42 AM So according to that one, Hell is to get the next City of Culture award? |
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