Lunchtime talk: 'Remembering Humberside'
Dr Emily Robinson
14 April, 12.30-1.30pm
Free, all welcome
30 years after the abolition of Humberside County Council, this event will think about its presence in public memory. Love it or hate it: what does Humberside mean to you?
History Centre Behind the Scenes Tours: May
2 May, 11am-12pm
16 May, 11am-12pm
Free, booking required
Join us for a fascinating journey through the strongrooms and conservation areas of the History Centre, with a chance to look at some exciting historic documents along the way…
The tour will take 1 hour.
Places are limited so please book in advance. To book your place you can email us, call us on 01482 317500, or speak to a member of staff at the enquiry desk during our opening hours.
Family Lego Club
2 May, 10am-12pm
Free, all welcome. Children must be accompanied by an appropriate adult.
Come and build with Lego blocks. All materials provided. What will you build... perhaps your favourite castle, or maybe your favourite old building in Hull?
Lunchtime talk: "Hull and the General Strike - 100 Years Ago This Week"
Professor Tony Collins
12 May, 12.30-1.30
Free, all welcome
One hundred years ago this week, men and women across Hull walked out of work and joined the nationwide General Strike called by the TUC in support of Britain’s miners. It wasn’t the first time that local workers had taken a stand - in 1911 a government advisor reported that strikes in the city threatened a "revolution" - and local docks, railways and factories quickly fell silent. As days passed, the General Strike increased its support, and the day after the TUC called it off, more Hull workers were on strike than ever before.
To mark the centenary of the General Strike, Professor Tony Collins investigates the role that Hull’s men and women played in the dispute, explores why it was so popular, and examines the impact that it had on the subsequent history of Hull.