The Hull Hub Issue 22

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Hello everyone, hope you are all well. I’ve been rather busy since I wrote my last column. First of
all, I performed in a production of Annie at State of the Arts. I had multiple roles to play, Bundles,
Drake, President Roosevelt and a man. I thoroughly enjoyed taking part in this even though it was
tiring performing on Friday, Saturday and then two shows on the Sunday. The next show I will be
appearing in is ‘The Addams Family’ as the character Mal. I took my Grade 3 LAMDA acting exam
and got a distinction! I performed two monologues - Diggory Kirk from ‘The Magician’s nephew’
and a really funny piece called ‘Shrimp fried rice’. I loved performing both of these pieces but the
latter was just so funny because it is about a man who gets the wrong end of the stick when his
fiancée orders a dish from the menu.
As you know I’m a member of the UK Youth Parliament
and in June I was invited to a regional residential
in Dearne Valley for the weekend. I have never
been on a residential before and was quite anxious
about it all. I had to catch two trains to get there but
felt more relaxed when I met up with a few other
members at the train station. When we arrived, I
was shown to my room where I discovered that I
was to sleep in a room on my own. It made me feel
quite lonely to start with and was a bit scary! The
first night I rang my parents a lot but by the second
night I was so exhausted that I just fell straight
to sleep!! I took part in lots of workshops across the
weekend which I absolutely loved. There was a democracy
workshop, voting workshops where we got
shown the government’s budget and how we could
save money. We played games and there was a disco.
It was all really good fun and most importantly I
made some new friends.
I was also invited to a Scrutiny meeting at the Council
Chambers at the Guildhall to scrutinise a report.
It was so interesting because I got to see the
plans relating to children and families. Something
else exciting was when I was asked to go on Radio
Humberside to discuss the Youth Parliament and
the forthcoming Annual Conference. I love a good
discussion and as politics is something close to my
heart. I knew I’d have enough to talk about on the 3
shows I was asked to be part of. I did not feel nervous
at all and could have stayed there all day! The
Annual Conference took part at Hull University the
same weekend as the Radio Humberside interviews.
I was so looking forward to the weekend as I’d got a
taste of what a residential was like in June and kind
of knew what to expect. The Annual conference is
a national event so there’d be a lot more people to
meet this time around. We looked at Policy Motions
and debated them. I met other MYPs from across the
UK and caught up with the people I’d met at the previous
residential. There was a quiz and disco which I
really enjoyed too. I am so proud of myself for being
able to participate in these residentials, something I
thought I would never do or want to do for that matter.
Something really exciting happened in October
where I was invited to perform in the 11th Anniversary
of Autism’s Got Talent at the Mermaid theatre
in London. It was absolutely brilliant even though
I was feeling under the weather. I got to stay in a
lovely hotel for a couple of nights, walk on the red
carpet and perform in front of a big audience. I was
able to meet lots of new people too which I loved doing.
It was a great honour to be invited to perform at
this event and it made me feel very proud.
On November 4th I attended the Annual Sitting at
the House of Commons. This was something else I
was so very excited to attend. I cannot begin to tell
you how many times I watched videos, news clips of
this place and it seemed so surreal to be sat there
where lots of MPs I’ve seen on the TV have sat. I had
prepared some notes just in case I was lucky enough
to be chosen to speak but seeing as there were lots
of other members of the UK Youth Parliament in attendance,
I wasn’t quite so sure I’d be chosen but
I was! When Mr Speaker chose me, I was so nervous
but knew it was the opportunity of a lifetime so
grabbed it with both hands and read out my speech.
What a privilege!
I cannot believe how busy I’ve been, but I’ve still
had time to enter into the Hull and District Chess
association for a knockout competition. So far, I
have won round 1 and will have hopefully completed
round 2 by the end of January. I will definitely keep
you updated on how it all goes.
Bye for now!
Improvement works begin at Queens Gardens
Work has begun on improving
the boundary walls of Hull’s
Queens Gardens.
The walls along the northern
and southern edges of the gardens,
Dock Street and Guildhall
Road respectively, have deteriorated
and immediate precautionary
works are now underway.
Hull City Council’s Streetscene
team will remove several
concrete lighting columns
on Guildhall Road, extend the
safety fencing boundary and install
some fencing on the lower
footpath, as well as some signage
as part of the work.
Concrete blocks may also need
to be installed on the northern
side to support the wall structure.
Cllr Paul Drake-Davis, portfolio
holder for regeneration, said:
“These precautionary works
are essential to ensure that the
Queens Gardens project can be
completed.
“The works are imperative to
ensure both the safety of the
public and the safety and sustainability
of the project.”
Hull’s transformative Queens
Gardens refurbishment includes
the improvement of accessibility
and visitor flows to
the gardens, as well as the introduction
of bespoke pieces of
public art, improvement of biodiversity
and the regeneration
of a much-loved open space.
The project will make the gardens
fit for purpose, futureproofing
the space and its ability
to host large-scale events.
The history of the gardens is
being incorporated in its design,
reconnecting it with the
origins of the space as a former
dock.
Ultralets collects keys to new office as
Flemingate community continues to grow
Leading East Yorkshire letting agency Ultralets
has opened a new office at Beverley’s
flourishing Flemingate centre after an impressive
period of growth.
Ultralets specialises in property management
and maintenance and has operated
across Hull and East Yorkshire since 2009.
Today, Ultralets manages over 880 properties
and has its own in-house maintenance
team which services its portfolio.
UItralets has doubled the size of its team over
the past 12 months and now employs 25 people.
To accommodate its growth, and to ensure
it can provide the best service to landlords
and tenants across East Yorkshire, Ultralets
has expanded into a 5,000 sq ft office space
at Flemingate. The first floor office has a
branded ground floor entrance from the
centre’s main thoroughfare.
It means another unit at Flemingate is now
occupied as the centre, which is owned and
operated by Hull-based commercial developer
Wykeland Group, continues to evolve as
a thriving, mixed-use development.
The arrival of Ultralets adds to the growing
number of successful office-based businesses
in and around the Flemingate centre.
Other businesses that have made Flemingate
their home include transport consultants
Local Transport Projects and pet food industry
supplier BHJ.
David Donkin, Wykeland Property Director,
said: “We’re delighted to have secured another
quality tenant at Flemingate and we’re
equally pleased to see a local business expanding
and choosing the centre as its new
home.
“Ultralets is an established and respected
name in the region’s property sector and has
grown significantly in recent years.
“Their decision to expand to Flemingate
shows how attractive an opportunity the
centre is for businesses looking for new office
space. With a range of cafes, restaurants
and shops for staff to enjoy, Flemingate is
also just a short stroll from the centre of Beverley
and close to the train station for those
commuting.
“We couldn’t be more pleased to welcome
Ultralets to Flemingate, in what is an exciting
new chapter for their business.”
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