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Hull, England
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Iām very excited to share that on 20th June Iāll have a new book out!
Itās a literary memoir, published by Bloomsbury, and Iām having a launch at Wrecking Ball Music and Books on Saturday 29th June!
Event details below - be lovely to see you there š
wreckingballstore.co.uk/evenā¦
I am loving this change in the weather. I feel like I can breathe again. The light is changing and something in the air is shifting. Autumnās peeping its head round the corner and the countryside and coast I love feels more beautiful to me than it has all summer.
Miraculously managed to get up at 5am and Iām so glad I did. The beautiful Arctic Corsair making her last voyage out of Albert Dock, along the Humber & down the River Hull, away to North End Shipyard. Canāt wait to see her & get aboard. A beautiful morning in the maritime city š
Went to sit in a field last night to watch the eclipse, and as we were watching, this happened. He ran right across the field towards us, stopped about six feet away from where I was sitting, had a look at us and ran off again. Absolute magic š
It was an absolute pleasure to get a preview of @HullMaritime Maritime Museum yesterday before it reopens to the public tomorrow. Itās absolutely brilliant. I wrote about it in full for @StoryHull but hereās some more little snippets š
Was so excited to get a preview of the Maritime Museum yesterday before it reopens on Saturday. Itās absolutely brilliant. I wrote about it for @StoryHull š
CULTURE: The Maritime Museum reopens tomorrow after a six-year closure for a Ā£20.4m transformation as part of the @HullMaritime project. @vickyfoster_ takes a look around. @Hullccnews @HeritageFundUK #Hull #museums
thehullstory.com/allarticlesā¦
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How does this Reform councillor represent a ward in Hull while working in London? š¤ (Via @hopenothate)
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/07/0ā¦
Brilliant stuff from @angus_young61 on the use of Royal Station Hotel to house asylum seekers.
Heās right about the hugely negative economic and cultural impact on Hull city centre resulting from decisions taken 7-8 years ago without any local consultation.
More here:
aqyoung61.substack.com/p/froā¦
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Only good thing about weather this warm is at least the washing dries quick.
Other than that? Absolute bollocks. 0/10.
Got some cool air and rain on the river this morning before it burns up again this afternoon. Now to batten down the hatches until this hot madness is over.
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Who doesn't care about local waterways, water supply and rising bills? Every single one of Hull's new Reform councillors! Last week Hull's Labour & Lib Dem councillors voted to put pressure on the govt to clean up our water. Every Reform councillor chose not to support the motion
ALT Image shows male hands drawing water from a tap into a drinking glass. Accompanying headline reads: Hull City Council calls on Government to renationalise Yorkshire Water. Council leader Mike Ross is set to write to the Secretary of State for Environment demanding action on rising bills and sewage discharges.
Iām so looking forward to this on Saturday. Thereāll be birdsong, mindfulness, conversations about form, language, imagery, voice and identity. Plus some of my favourite bird poems & a bonus song about a pigeon. 4 hours together, so we can really get some work done. Price = FREE.
Been A LOT of talk about tactical voting in these local elections. I ā¤ļø a good spreadsheet so Iāve made this - tactical voting advice vs results. Rows in green are where the tactical voting advice was rightā¦
Weāve got to do it all again next year, so think on.
I couldnāt be at Jackoās funeral today, but when I heard people had lined Newland Ave this afternoon as his cortĆØge passed by, it made me want to write a poemā¦
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Weekend long read is out on the countdown to polling day in Hull.
New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
aqyoung61.substack.com/p/wheā¦
Join Julieās book club, starting this month with this gorgeous book ā¤ļø
Leonard And Hungry Paul is my January Book Of The Month. If you order this from me in 2026, I will sell you this excellent book and knock off 10% too. To order, just DM here or email me at [email protected] ā¤ļø
Reasons why I love where I live, number 1:
This wonky-headed lamppost on the pier, and the pretty pool of light it still casts.
I am very excited to tell you that you can now sign up for a FREE 9-week creative writing course with me, @ToriaGarbutt & Chrissie Lewis at @ERLibraries Cottingham and Bridlington branches!!
Contact libraries to sign up. We look forward to seeing you there āļøš
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Hull's River Bridges: Great to link up with The Broken Orchestra known for their river inspired ambient soundscapes, soundtracks, audio walking tours, sci-fi dramas, and live performances. Explore more: openbridgeshull.com/2025/10/ā¦
#Hull #Bridges #HODS #OpenBridges @hull_libraries
