On the right path

A scheme in East Park which provides specially-adapted cycles for children and young people with disabilities has won an award from the BBC.
The scheme was developed after consultation with pupils from Frederick Holmes Special School, with input from the Hull Parents Forum.
"It's very important to disabled young people that we give them the opportunity to experience cycling, and many of them have never been on a bike before," said Simon Berry, of the charity KIDS, which runs the scheme on behalf of Hull City Council.
Plans are now afoot to expand the scheme, launched last September, which won the first BBC Power of Sport award in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

Best foot forward

Thousands of Hull people are taking part in the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile to raise money for good causes and improve their fitness.
Participants can complete routes of one, three or six miles through the city.
The event takes place on 21 March with races commencing in Queen Victoria Square at 11am and 11.45am.
For more details and to enter visit www.sportrelief.com Meanwhile, entries are now being taken for the Jane Tomlinson Hull 10K which takes place at 9am on 23 May, starting and finishing in Queen's Gardens.
The event is held in memory of the late Jane Tomlinson CBE who raised £1.85m by completing gruelling distance runs and bike rides while suffering the advanced stages of terminal cancer.
For more details and to enter visit www.runforall.com and www.janesappeal.com

Please attend!

Orchard Park residents are being urged to attend drop-in events to learn more about plans to transform the area.
The plans include new homes, roads and green spaces - but it's up to residents to give their views to help develop the proposals.
The drop-in events take place at The Orchard Centre, Orchard Park Road, on 3, 10 and 17 March, between 10am and 8pm; and on 6, 13 and 20 March between 9am and 12.30pm.
There's also an event at the Hull Training campus, on Dane Park Road, on 10 March between 10am and 8pm.
"There will be people on hand to explain things in more detail and a chance for residents to put their views in writing," says Pauline Davis, Hull City Council's Strategic Director for Housing Investment and Renewal.
For more information contact 616 238 or email orchardparkpfi@hullcc.gov.uk

Connexions Direct

Young people in Hull can now receive advice about housing, education, relationships, health and employment 24 hours a day, seven days a week – thanks to Connexions Direct.
The 'remote' advice service is available by phone, email, text message, webcam, internet message board and chat room, so they can access it wherever they are in Hull or even the world.
Connexions Direct is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and is a service for young people aged 13-19 and people up to the age of 25 who have a learning difficulty and / or disability.
It provides support, information and guidance to complement the Connexions services provided by Hull City Council and other authorities throughout the UK.
For more information visit www.connexions-direct.com

Easter leisure activities

A range of sport and leisure activities will be available at Isaac Newton Sports Centre during the Easter holidays.
Cheerleading, football, fitness training, and street dance are among the sports on offer to help children and young people (aged 6 - 15) make the most of their free time.
The centre has a gym, a sports hall, an internet café, and a meeting room.
During term time it is used by teachers and pupils from Archbishop Sentamu Academy as a venue for classes, and in the evenings it can be hired for community use.
Based in Hemswell Avenue in Greatfield, the centre is managed by Hull City Council and funded by the government's Building Schools for the Future programme.
For more information on Easter activities phone 715 550.

Life is for Learning

Are you retired from work and keen to learn something new? The University of the Third Age (U3A) is holding an open meeting at The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, on 9 March to attract more members.
Individuals joining U3A form groups to study subjects they find interesting.
There are no exams and a national resource centre can help groups with no expert.
Subjects chosen don't have to be academic; groups enjoy games and physical activities.
"There's the first age of academic learning, then the skills learned at work and this is third stage learning, where people learn whatever they want," says U3A secretary, Stuart Richardson.
The meeting starts at 2pm in Conference Room 2.
For more details contact Stuart on 374 179 or visit www.u3asites.org.uk/hull

Boost for business

If you run a small to medium-sized business in Hull you could be entitled to free advice on cutting costs.
The advice, from the Hull Enterprise Partnership (HEP), includes information on subjects from cutting utility bills to tips on recycling and running vehicles more cheaply.
"After an informal site visit we discuss where we can make changes," says Jude Steele, of the Goodwin Trust, which delivers the advice on behalf of the HEP.
"Often it can be as simple as making staff aware of switching off equipment, reporting faults, or recycling waste."
Businesses can also gain advice on meeting legislation and drafting an environmental policy.
For more information call 497 800 or visit www.enterprisinghull.org.uk
The HEP is a partnership between The Goodwin Trust, Probe (HULL) Ltd, Latitude and Community Church Hull.
It is funded by Yorkshire Forward and One Hull.

Free legal advice

Law students at the University of Hull are offering free legal advice to members of the community.
The move follows a partnership by Hull City Council and the university to extend the city's Community Legal Advice Centre (CLAC) by enabling it to offer a service from the university campus.
Debts, benefits, housing, employment and community care are among the areas in which advice is available.
"Graduates of the future will not only leave university with legal qualifications but also with the skills to deliver community advice to the citizens who need it," says Eddie Coates Madden, Hull City Council's customer insight and strategy manager.
For more information on CLAC call 317 420.