Hull in print : Briefs

BRIEFS

Mole trader: Marty the Mole, the Inddor Market's new mascot, greets customers on his first day at work. Marty has been hired to boost the market's image as a high quality and friendly place to shop.

Looking Back

Life in Hull between the 1890s and 1930s is brought to life in a new book, Forgotten Hull 2, by Graham Wilkinson. It is available priced Ł12.75 from the City Information Service, Tourist Information Centre and bookshops.

Disability Cash

A Ł247,000 scheme to improve safety for pedestrians with disabilities has been announced by the City Council. The money will be spent on upgrading crossing facilities, including the installation of dropped kerbs.

CCTV goes mobile

A mobile CCTV unit aimed at targeting burglary hotspots in the Wincolmlee area of Hull is being installed. The unit is being funded through a Ł5,000 award from Business Crime Check to the Safer Heartlands Project.

Bridge building: Joanne Matchett returns to Hull following a three-month expedition to Brunei. Joanne took part in the Inchcape Project, carrying out a range of environmental and community projects, including building a suspension bridge across the Temburong river. The expedition was arranged as part of the City Council's Activ8 scheme, which aims to expand the horizons of local young people.

Beat the bullies

Young people across the city are invited to Bullying - What's Getting Sorted? at the Guildhall on February 20. The event is a follow-up to the highly successful anti-bullying day held last October. Call 585297 for further details.

Art Specs

Visually impaired visitors to the Ferens Art Gallery can benefit from a pioneering piece of equipment called the Jordy. The lightweight device, named after a partially sighted Star Trek character, is worn on the head like a pair of virtual reality glasses and gives the wearer a video screen view of whatever they are looking at.


Issue : February/March 2001