The Hull Hub Issue 22

Kids
Our local young people making a difference.
Primary pupil designs
Hull City Council Christmas card
Achieving
If you can dream it, you can do it - Walt Disney
Young People in Hull have selected the city’s
fourth Young Mayor.
Amaya Newman from Ron Dearing UTC was appointed
following a selection day attended by 16
young people. The young people were set a team
challenge and planned and made a speech in their
bid to be the next Young Mayor for Hull.
For the first time a Deputy Young Mayor has also
been appointed; Germaine Omar from Kelvin
Hall will take up this role for the year ahead.
All the young people who attended will be invited
to join Amaya and Germaine as they work with
Hull Young People’s Parliament to reach more
young people in the community.
Councillor Linda Tock, Portfolio Holder for children’s
services said: ‘Each young person’s speech
was full of hope and insight for young people’s futures
in Hull. I have been inspired by the ability of
our young people to communicate and articulate
Hull’s new Young Mayor is selected
their passions. Once again, it’s good to see young
people involved in politics and helping to make
the city a better place for all young people.
“Congratulations to Amanya, and to Germaine as
our first Deputy Young Mayor!”
Ron Dearing UTC Principal Sarah Pashley said:
“We’re incredibly proud of Amaya for being appointed
to this role. It’s a wonderful opportunity
and will hopefully help to inspire other young
people.
“We actively encourage our students to embrace
opportunities and experiences alongside their
studies to broaden their horizons and this is a
perfect example of that.
“This role will undoubtedly support Amaya to further
develop her confidence, leadership and communication
skills which are all invaluable life and
employability skills. It will also enable her to give
back to the local community - something she is
passionate about.
“We wish Amaya every success and know she will
do a fantastic job.”
Amaya and Germaine will be in post for the next
12 months working with the council’s Voice and
Influence team, other young people and decision-makers
to promote the interests of young
people in the city.
Hull City Council Leader,
Councillor Mike Ross and
Chief Executive, Matt Jukes,
have picked the winning design
for the Council’s e-Christmas
card, following judging 147
entries from primary school
pupils across the city.
Sheneli Matiwala Kumbura
Mudunkoth Gedara, age 11,
from Estcourt Primary Academy
submitted the winning
design. Her design will be sent
to hundreds of people and
businesses, giving Christmas
wishes.
Jacqueline Hammond, age 11,
from Estcourt Primary Academy
was the runner-up, and Isabella
Stark, age 10, from Sutton
Park came in third place.
All three pupils will receive gift
vouchers.
Councillor Mike Ross, Leader
of Hull City Council said:
““Firstly, a big thank you to all
those who entered the competition.
I’m delighted we had
so many fantastic designs and
hope the children had lots of
fun doing them.
“We decided this year’s theme
should be ‘Together at Christmas’
and for pupils to show
what Christmas means to
them. We felt Sheneli’s design
stood out with a brilliant image
of Hull City Hall, a landmark
building in the city. I am sure
those who get the e-card this
year will appreciate Sheneli’s
efforts as much as we did.”
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Primary pupils share their ideas for the future of Hull
Year six pupils at Wheeler Primary School have become
the first in the city to be visited by the project
team behind Lagoon Hull, with the aim of inspiring
the next generation who could be living and working
in the city when it is built.
Paul Hatley, project director, led an hour-long
workshop with 60 children at the west Hull school,
giving them the opportunity to learn more about
the scheme’s tidal flood alleviation benefits as part
of their recent topic work on flooding – while also
letting them share their amazing ideas for the city’s
future.
They also learned about the wide-ranging other
benefits of the transformational project including
how it will unlock waterside land for business development,
provide 19,000 new jobs to boost the regional
economy and alleviate traffic congestion on
the A63 and throughout the city centre.
Commenting, Paul Hatley said: “Hull’s young people
are important stakeholders in Lagoon Hull because
they are the ones who will help to shape it,
build it, live around it, commute along it and share
in its economic benefits.
“The children at Wheeler Primary School were incredibly
engaged in listening to our ideas for how
their city will look in the years to come and it was
great to listen to their thoughts on what they would
like to see integrated into the final design.
“As we have always said, we want the people of Hull
to have a say in the shape the project takes. Lagoon
Hull must work for everyone and deliver a futureproof
city where people love to live and can’t wait
to visit.”
Joseph Kemp, year six teacher at Wheeler Primary
School, said: “We put a great emphasis in our geography
curriculum into the study of the local area
and also the socioeconomic impacts that geographical
change can have. Our children are taught to be
curious, analytical thinkers who are well-prepared
for our ever-changing world.
“In year six, our current study focus has been on
the impact of natural disasters across the world and
in our locality. We have studied historical flooding
events, including pluvial and fluvial flooding, and
their impacts on society. As part of their studies, the
children developed their fieldwork skills by visiting
various defences in Hull and the East Riding: the
tidal surge barrier, the flood wall along the Humber
and Tranby lagoon.
“We also wanted to allow the children to investigate
the future of Hull’s flood defences, which is why we
reached out to the team at Lagoon Hull to provide
our children with an insight into future developments.”
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