My Town – My World

The Awakening

05/09/2022 tenfoot My Town

Every so often Hull puts on an open air freebie for it’s people (and visitors) to enjoy. Following the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2021, ‘The Awakening’ was an offering to celebrate the coming of spring and the ’emergence from the pandemic’. There were various events around the area from Queen Victoria Square to the Old Town’s High Street, with sound and …

The Knife Angel

01/03/2019 tenfoot My Town

The Knife Angel was created by sculptor Alfie Bradley at the British Ironworks Centre in Oswestry. The work is a memorial to those whose lives have been affected by knife crime and violence on the streets of Britain. The angel is 27ft high, and has been designed and created by Alfie using over 100,000 knives which have been surrendered and …

Urban Legends: Northern Lights

30/11/2018 tenfoot My Town

Our year as City of Culture may have ended, but Hull is still seeing some great events which are attracting thousands of people out onto the streets. Absolutely Cultured, the creative company behind much of Hull’s happenings throughout 2017, brought us an event featuring sounds and images projected onto the city’s architecture. Queen’s gardens featured a tepee with animated stories …