(15-07-2011 23:36 )SwedishHouseMafia Wrote: [ -> ]*realises I don't have a clue about Hull...*
allow me!
FACT 01
It was recently named the most enterprising location in Yorkshire and the Humber and came second nationally in the prestigious Enterprising Britain Awards 2009.
FACT 02
In the past five years £1.5 billion has been committed for new public sector development in Hull, completely renewing its public infrastructure including schools, health centres and housing.
FACT 03
John Godber, founder of Hull Truck Theatre, is the third most performed playwright in the UK after Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. Among his classic hits are Bouncers, Up n’ Under and of course, Teechers!
FACT 04
Poet Philip Larkin was Librarian at Hull University for many years. This year, Hull will commemorate his life and work with a Larkin Trail of 25 specially commissioned artworks across the city.
FACT 05
There’s enough wire in the suspension cables of the Humber Bridge to go round the globe.
FACT 06
Hull is home to the UK’s most commercially successful Millennium project – The Deep. This attraction has welcomed a huge number of visitors since opening and continues to offer innovating exhibits to attract people.
FACT 07
Hull was centre-stage at the start of the English Civil War when the forces of Parliament and the army of King Charles I fought over control of the town. The siege of Hull was the start of armed conflict throughout the country.
FACT 08
Hull’s annual eight day fair in October is more than 700 years old and is the largest travelling fair in Europe.
FACT 09
William Wilberforce, the pioneering campaigner against slavery, was MP for Hull. His birthplace, Wilberforce House, is now a museum.
FACT 10
The Freedom festival launched in 2008 to mark the anniversary of the abolition of slavery, attracts almost 50,000 people to the city with an unique mix of music, culture and art