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Hello Readers,

Welcome to the April edition of HULLMAG we have another great feature packed magazine for you to enjoy.

Features, Articles and Topics include: A Feature on Cottingham, Alan Raw talks about Business and the Arts.

There is lots going on this month for you to take advantage of the lighter nights and hopefully warmer weather! There is the Hull Indian Mela and the largest Vintage & Retrro Fair in the region in the wonderful surrounds of Beverley Minster.

We have the derby match between FC and KR for sporting fans and at the end of the month the first ever Tour de Yorkshire comes to the region. If this is anything like the Tour de France it is one not to be missed. Read the article on page six to whet your appetite. We have a fantastic prize this month of a pair of tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield. Marion Owen brings another great travel feature, this month she looks at Canada.

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We also have Motivational Advice from Pam Featherstone, April Gardening Advice from Ian Ashbridge and a very interesting article about dealing with bowel complaintsentitled ‘Too Much Information’ by Debbie Pickering and much more.

Plus we have all our regulars like Fiona Dwyer, the Hull City Column, What’s On Guide, Crossword Puzzle - so please do enjoy the magazine. So until next month take care.

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Dealing with Fleas!

Each month, vet David Robinson from Kingston Vets will be giving advice about looking after your pets. In this month’s article he discusses fleas.

The most common way of diagnosing a flea infestation is by seeing the adult flea or flea dirt on your pet. If you are unsure, your vet will be able to help to make the diagnosis, as it is not always as easy as it sounds.

There are many products on the market, ranging from “spot-on” treatments to injections. All are designed to eliminate the life stages of a flea and stop its reproductive cycle. You are now able to actually tailor make your flea prevention programme for ease and convenience.

Fleas can cause infestation even in spotless homes or on the cleanest pets. Once fleas take hold they can quickly cause big problems, so keeping up-to-date with regular flea treatment is really important, particularly as the weather gets warmer and fleas breed more.

One notable important point is that cats are quite sensitive to insecticides such as permethrines so ensure that your cat has a product made especially for cats and if you have both dogs and cats in your home ensure that the cat doesn’t come into contact with your treated dog directly afterwards.

The thirsty adult flea will alight onto a dog or cat and have a blood meal, and within a matter of hours will start to produce up to 50 eggs a day. These eggs roll off your pet and settle into dark, cool places in your house. For every live flea you see, there are 200 eggs lurking somewhere in your house ready to hatch.

Fleas are not only unpleasant to live with, biting humans as well as our pets, but they can also carry serious diseases. Fortunately fleas cannot survive on human blood alone, preferring dogs or cats, where they can multiply, transfer tapeworms and blood borne diseases which cause anaemia and viruses. They can also cause severe skin allergies from sensitivity to their saliva.

Fleas will never be completely eradicated from our lives but we know how to control their numbers. With a little forethought, by treating the house and by using effective year round products to place on your pets, you will at least be ready to take on the growing numbers of fleas as temperatures pick up.

If you think you pet is carrying fleas act quickly. Not only do you need to treat your pet but also your home. Household sprays are available for this and it is also important to wash bedding regularly and vacuum floors and skirting boards.

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The Tour of Yorkshire would not have been on the bucket list of palmarès for the likes of Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish when they set out on their long and glorious journeys to cycling stardom.

Indeed, the likes of cycling giants Alebrto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali would probably have struggled to locate Yorkshire on a map of Great Britain prior to the 2014 Tour de France. Yet the overwhelming success of the 2014 Tour has opened hearts and minds to the existence of a true hotbed of cycling fanaticism in the North of England. The challenges facing the organisers of those truly epic two days in Yorkshire last year was how to create a lasting legacy and build upon their quite unexpected but deserved success.

Bradley Wiggins during Tour de France 2012 Stage 11

It would be easy to consign the 2014 Tour de France to a sepia-tinted image of a brief epoch but that is not the way of Gary Verity, orchestrator of the campaign to bring the Tour de France to his beloved county. His relationship with Christian Prudhomme was one of the most significant and intriguing backdrops to last year’s Tour. Director of the Tour de France at Amaury Sport Organization, Prudhomme is one of cycling’s movers and shakers. “After the grandest of Grand Départs of the Tour de France, we were keen to return to Yorkshire” may have been interpreted by some as a courteous adieu but it was much more than that; it was a statement of intent from a key figure in world cycling sport. His willingness to return to Yorkshire and, importantly, once again partner with Welcome to Yorkshire, represented more than just a pat on the back for a job well done. It is the keystone of a precious legacy for cycling sport in the region.

received in Yorkshire in July 2014 was simply spectacular and I am very much looking forward to returning there in May for the Tour de Yorkshire.”

This could be mistaken for Prudhomme’s marketing spiel, after all, he is a highly effective business practitioner but behind his words lies a genuine warmth for the county and its people. The irony is that it takes a Parisian to see such potential in a region so sadly overlooked by our southern brethren.

“With its stunning landscapes, iconic cities and tough climbs, Yorkshire offers all the ingredients needed for a great cycling race. The welcome we

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Of course, Prudhomme has an eye for the figures. He realizes that the crest of the wave on which UK cycling sport has grown, particularly since the 2012 Olympic and Tour de France triumphs of Wiggins, seems to have created a rich untapped market with more potential growth to come. JeanEtienne Amaury, Prudhomme’s ASO’s president, has even admitted that he has been astonished by the development of cycling sport in the UK.

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Tour de Yorkshire the potential gains that the cycling circus could bring to the region.

Sheffield provided one of the finishing points for last years’ Tour de France.

It is reliably estimated that the city benefitted from an inflow of £11m from the event with an expected £3.4m of future income expected to flow from their successful staging of the Day Two finish. These are bold and impressive figures, open to challenge perhaps, but anyone who lined the routes of the Yorkshire’s 2014 Tour de France will not be surprised to learn that spectator numbers were estimated at 2.5m. Do the mathematics and the income for the Yorkshire stages of an estimated £100m represents a realistic spend of £40 per head. With an overall cost of £27m – this represents a spectacular investment not a cost.

Cycling enthusiasts would be forgiven for thinking ‘So is this just about money and status’? Anyone who scaled Holme Moss at last year’s Tour de France can answer that question in the turn of a pedal. Few events could touch the emotional heights that 60,000 spectators witnessed that day.

Riding through Holmfirth in the company of my cycle buddies, I never expected to see a crowd of that nature. Turning the last corner before the climb up Holme Moss, I gazed at painted greetings decorating the sticky hot tarmac road. ‘City Road Club’ was one which caught the eye straight away and to my right, those hardy members had established a blue and yellow CTC corner. I would like to say that my progress was distracted there as ‘Superman’ Gary overtook me followed by ‘the model’ Carl, Ben, Cam and Nadine, with ‘Allez’ Ali still entertaining the spectators. However, unbeknown to me, the seat post on my new BMC cycle was slowing sliding back into the frame. Thanks to the young kid who said ‘Daddy, that man looks like a little monkey on a bike.’ If anything was going to motivate me to stop, kick my wheel, raise the seat post and press on, then his words did the trick. However, it was the reassuring words of ‘cool’ Cam ‘just stick to my wheel Ian, we’ll get there soon’ that truly inspired me to ride on despite my seat post still slipping down on every peddle stroke. Memories like that are priceless but more importantly we must now embrace the Tour of Yorkshire as one of the rare gift horses that have blessed God’s Own County.

There will be ladies race and sportive to whet the appetite before the main event takes place as follows:

We cannot escape the lamentable truth that Hull could not raise to the occasion and bid successfully for a stage of the 2015 Tour of Yorkshire but the business community in East Yorkshire should not despair. Stages will take place Bridlington, Flamborough and Scarborough on Day One with a second day of racing through Market Weighton, Walkington, North Newbald and Beverley before returning to last year’s totem, York Racecourse.

For those who are interested in the Tour of Yorkshire but not all out cycle enthusiasts it is difficult to gauge just how important a sporting event this is. Starting on 1st May in Bridlington and ending in Leeds on 3rd May, the race fits between the Tour de Romandie and the Tour de France. It offers an ideal warm up race for the Tour de France and has already attracted some of the world’s biggest teams with rumour that Bradley Wiggin’s own newly formed team taking part. We should make no mistake; this race is not a sideshow. It takes its place among the elite events of the cycling calendar with a three year commitment to extending the event throughout the county.

Stage 1 Friday May 1: Bridlington - Scarborough, 174 km From Bridlington, riders head along the Flamborough Head Heritage Coast into the North York Moors National Park, Dalby Forest and Pickering. The route continues to Whitby, before travelling south to Robin Hood’s Bay and onto the finish line at Scarborough.

Stage 2 Saturday May 2: Selby - York, 174 km Regarded as a sprinters’ stage we are taken from Selby towards Market Weighton, North Newbald and Beverley, Malton, and Stamford Bridge. The finish is set in York on the roads used earlier in the day for the women’s race.

Stage 3, Sunday May 3: Wakefield - Leeds, 167 km A golden opportunity to relive last year’s TDF when the route returns to Holmfirth. Starting in Wakefield, the race heads to Barnsley, Holmfirth, Cragg Vale, Haworth, and finishes in Roundhay Park, Leeds.

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Too Much Information!

By Debbie Pickering

I have recently discovered an Aloe Vera Gel drink. Yeah, no kidding! You can actually drink Aloe Vera! It is “a daily nutritional drink to maintain a healthy digestive system, balance the immune system and maintain healthy energy levels” and it tastes disgusting!

However…here’s where it gets interesting (and perhaps just a little too much information!): Back at the beginning of March 2011 I had to have a hysterectomy. Since then, so for 3.5 years, I have been unable to go to the loo properly. According to the NHS website: Constipation is a common condition that affects people of all ages. It can mean that you’re not passing stools regularly or you’re unable to completely empty your bowel. Constipation can also cause your stools to be hard and lumpy, as well as unusually large or small. The severity of constipation varies from person to person. Many people only experience constipation for a short time, but for others, constipation can be a long-term (chronic) condition that causes significant pain and discomfort and affects quality of life.

out of the fridge, first thing on a morning, just down it (like a shot) before my first coffee. I didn’t even consider that it may help with the loo issue… But it has!

At first, I not only went to the loo, it was easy and a substantial amount. I felt like the two year old who has ‘just gone potty’ for the first time. I wanted to lead everybody into the toilet to see what I’d done. I felt so proud! But better still, I’ve been everyday since. Too much information? I don’t care, I’m not bored yet!

I AM NOT A DOCTOR and I have no medical training but I know what works for me and has worked for others too. My friend has IBS (with continual indegestion and bloating - really really uncomfortable) and she is now in love with the gel drink too. It’s a completely natural product and doesn’t come with a volume of side-effects!

Trust me when I say I have the chronic variety and significant pain and discomfort have become part of my daily life! On the days that I could go, I referred to it as ‘sheep-dodding’ but most days I just couldn’t go – despite upping fruit and fibre in my diet etc.

If you want to try the drinking gel for yourself – you don’t have to admit to any toilet issues, (It’s an all round tonic that has 75 nutrients that our bodies can use). I would recommend a really good quality one. You can buy Aloe Vera Drinks all over but the percentage of Aloe Vera in the drink can vary enormously. It’s worth a try though don’t you think?

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Wellbeing and Society Over the last 50 years, we in Britain have become richer.

Despite this, evidence from population surveys – in which people were asked to rate their own happiness or mental wellbeing – shows that mental wellbeing has not improved.

This suggests that many of the things we often think will improve our mental wellbeing – such as more possessions, more money to spend or expensive holidays – on their own do not lead to a lasting improvement in the way we feel about ourselves and our lives.

The message is clear: it’s time to rethink wellbeing.

Wellbeing in your life Many factors influence our wellbeing. Evidence shows that the actions we take and the way we think have the biggest impact.

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5) Take notice – be more aware of the present moment, including your feelings and thoughts, your body and the world around you. Some people call this awareness “mindfulness”, and it can positively change the way you feel about life and how you approach challenges.

“The first thing you can do for your own wellbeing is become curious about it,” says Professor Stewart-Brown.

“Start to think about what you’ve done in the past to promote mental wellbeing, and whether it worked. Then think about new things that you can try.

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4) Give to others – even the smallest act can count, whether it’s a smile, a thank you or a kind word. Larger acts, such as volunteering at your local community centre, can improve your mental wellbeing and help you build new social networks.

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CALL FOR SCRIPTS Local scriptwriters have a great opportunity to showcase some of their work at one of the regions top festivals this summer.

The Cornucopia Festival held at Burton Constable Hall in September is planning to incorporate a weekend of theatre at this years event.

Courtyard Theatre has been created to lead this project and we are looking for scripts of between 1 and 10 minutes in length to be performed at the festival.

2015 is the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies and, as such, Cornucopia will be using the theme of light throughout the festival this year. In keeping with this, Courtyard Theatre is asking that you might like to consider using the theme of light, or lack of, in any way, shape or form for this years submissions - although this is optional and will not prevent other script ideas from being considered.

Script submissions are welcome from established writers and also from newcomers keen to have something performed for the very first time. Providing your script or idea is in keeping with the entertaining and celebratory ethos of the festival

we would love to hear from you. If you are not a writer, but have a great idea and would like to have a go, please feel free to submit your idea which, if selected, we can then help you develop into a script.

All scripts and ideas should be submitted in PDF format to courtyardtheatrehull@yahoo.co.uk . Please put your contact details in the email and indicate whether your play is suitable for family with children, mainstream or late night review. Successful scripts will be selected by panel after the submission window closes and will be performed script in hand by an ensemble of actors specifically brought together for the weekend of the festival.

We are also holding a competition for script submissions from under 18’s in two age categories: age 10-14 and age 15-18. We will choose two scripts from each category, work with you to develop the script and then work with young directors to have your play performed at the festival. Your play can be about anything (so long as it is feasible to stage at a festival) but don’t forget the theme of light when coming up with ideas. The deadline for submissions is Sunday 31 May 2015 and, again, submitted in PDF format to the email address above. Please indicate your age.

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Cottingham Feature Cottingham Springboard Live Music Festival Tenth Anniversary Festival Weekend Fri 22nd May - Sat 23rd May - Sun 24th May 2015 It’s been ten years since Springboard first began as a small alldayer in the Old Brewery room of the King William IV, and for the tenth anniversary we have Cottingham Civic Hall for the weekend in addition to our regular venues. As well as hosting two stages, The Civic Hall will also have a bar and a fayre featuring a range of stalls selling festival t-shirts, merchandise, records and CDs and other goodies.

Springboard has always created a fun and friendly festival atmosphere, as popular with families during the day as it is with the energetic music fans on an evening. Pub food/BBQs beer gardens and live music make for a great day out and the Springboard venues are child-friendly during the daytime.

Some great music promoters from across Hull and the East Riding are coming together to put together the festival line-ups and engineer the sound.

Jayney Wright (Off The Road Productions) at the Civic Hall; Lewis Mennell (Sounds Of The Estuary) and Ian Kennington (Acoustic Underground/Filey Folk Festival, and the founder of Springboard) at the King Billy; Frank Johnson (Solo’s Music Café) at the Blue Bell; Neil Kirton (Tuesday@Tap@St Johns) and Dave Tomlinson (Sailmakers Open Mic) at the Duke; Dave Elf (Africa Studios) at the Cross Keys; Darren Bunting (Music HQ) at the Hallgate Tavern; Rob Nicklas (Springboard Monthly) at the Railway, Ed Morris at C.C. Coffee, and Mark Martindale (Humberground@Raine Club) at Woksoever.

Among the 200+ acts playing the festival will be Freedom Festival headliners End Of Level Baddie. End Of Level Baddie have under their belt live performances for Radio 1 and Leeds-Reading Festival, Radio 1 and 1Xtra airplay, DJ warmup for Pete Tong, and have also headlined Beach Break, Kendall Calling and Galtres festivals.

Also appearing are Coaves, Velvet Dolls, festival favourites such as Streaming Lights, Sam Arkut, Jay Fraser, and Cottingham’s own Turn Up The Sun. At the time of writing this, bands are still being booked so please keep checking the website to discover more great names being added to the line-up. We look forward very much to welcoming you and hope you will enjoy celebrating with us ten years of a great live music festival in Cottingham!

Participating Venues: Cottingham Civic Hall, The King William IV, The Blue Bell, The Duke of Cumberland, The Cross Keys, The Hallgate Tavern, The Railway, C.C.Coffee. Woksoever.

Salon Celebrates First Year in Cottingham Maxine first came to Hull 29 years ago as a manager with ‘Andre Bernards’.

Hull was a huge move for Maxine but she made it her home and went on to have salons on Cottingham Road and in the University. She has just celebrated her first year of trading at 214 Hallgate, Cottingham and said ”it has been a roller coaster year but great fun”. Along with Hannah Jackson, Maxine has built up the salon.

They put their continued growth down to offering a professional service backed with quality products and regular training sessions to keep up to date with the latest techniques and styles. “My clients have become great friends over the years and the list is still growing.

I love to transform a persons looks and make them feel good about themselves”.

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Best Wishes of Cottingham Cards and Gifts 110 Kings Street, Cottingham, HU16 5QE Looking for a fascinator – we offer a bespoke service ◆ Bring your outtt and we will match colour, design and size to suit your individual needs ◆ Prices from as little as £8.00 ◆ Complete your outtt from our large range of both costume and silver jewellery ◆ Tiaras, diamante slides and clips for any occasion ◆ We have the largest selection of cards in Cottingham starting from 50p

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Cottingham & District Traders Association by David Kemp Using the word “Largest” is something Cottingham is very proud to use!! Not only does the village boost being the largest in the UK, but also in population as well.

We have nearly 20,000 people living here!

(Yes a village).

The village is served very well by other 150 retailers plus small to national businesses all working close within the village.

Within 30 minutes drive of Cottingham are over a further 500,000 people. The village has ample “FREE” parking. Over 170 buses per day serve the retail centre, from all around East Yorkshire. The train station is only 600m from the shops on the main Hull to Scarborough line.

Sitting on the outskirts of Hull and surrounded by the Yorkshire Wolds it make for a lovely place to live and come shopping in.

A shoppers delight with a beautiful array of boutique style shops, Café bars, Restaurants and some lovely public houses. All unique in style and what they have to offer. Turn around each corner and there is something new to excite your shopping experience. We also have a balanced offering of high street names.

Look a bit further and you will find the beautiful St Mary’s Church along with other churches set in historic architectural buildings. There are plenty of lovely gardens and parks to walk around.

Saturday July 4th we have the Annual Cottingham Day, which attracts over 25,000 people. A great day of fun and activities with street closures and many of the parks being used for supporting events. A must Family Day Out. Late September sees the main streets alive again with activity as the village holds it annual “Food & Drink Day” on a Sunday – Lots of local produce and beverages backed up an international offering to tempt you.

Even after the close this event rolls well into the evening with many themed nights in the restaurants and hostelries!!

We must not forget one the biggest attractions Cottingham puts on every year. Now over 30 years since its start the Cottingham Lights, goes from strength to strength. Acclaimed to be one of the best village street light attractions in the country. From the end of November to early January the central streets come alive with 10’s of thousands bulbs lighting up the night sky. New technology each year sees new and wonderful displays put up.

These are also run by various trader groups working totally free of charge to help promote the village and excite to youth of today!

There is more and more to Cottingham than a village between Hull and Beverley. Come spend some time with us and enjoy all we have to offer. You will not be disappointed!

The Cottingham & District Traders Association is a thriving group of retailers and businesses working hard to promote the village and what it has to offer.

We strive to help each other were ever we can. The aim is vey simple to promote the village whilst also improving the ambience and shoppers experience.

Gone are the days of old style boring meetings as we meet socially on a regular basis with them nights on improving business aspects (all welcome).

The village whilst big retains a local friendly feel and a very warm welcome.

Many generations of families can be traced back and still live within the community.

Many events are held in the centre and surrounding facilities like Cottingham Parks, The Lawns & King George Playing Fields.

Over 3,000 students for Hull University reside within Cottingham plus each summer we have over 1,500 junior students staying at The Lawns. These travel from all around the world to stay in Cottingham. This is very exciting times as they become part of the village community.

Every Thursday on The Market Green is held a weekly market offering a wide range of products and exciting products. Well worth a walk around.

In May we have the Cottingham Springboard Event in the local public houses and restaurants with this year the Civic Hall also being a big venue.

The weekend attracts 100’s of local bands and talent. Some new to the scene and others well know acts with headliners each night.

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Haltemprice Art Group Not long after World War 2 had finally come to an end and things were starting to settle into something resembling normality, a local artist decided to re-establish an art group which had started briefly in a more peaceful time. The group of mixed ability would meet in a school, have various artists and experts in to do demonstrations and share their skills. They would regularly appraise each others work and also invite knowledgeable visitors in to give constructive criticism. They would assemble articles to sketch and also have a wide variety of activities. In this respect very little has changed over the years.

The founder of this group was Frank Armstrong who was a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts and exhibited in the Royal Society of British Artists Summer Exhibition of 1947.

The exhibition, which has free admission, disabled access and a public car park outside, will include; framed and unframed pictures and, a selection of handmade cards produced by the members of the group. Most of the items will be available for purchase.

In addition to the main exhibition and following on from last year’s section entitled “Cottingham Life”, we hope to include, a display of unframed pictures entitled “Around the area.” These will be very reasonably priced and will cover: small businesses, local landmarks, and other local events and scenes.

Butcher finds 100 year old dictionary Frank Pullan Butchers have been serving Cottingham residents with top class meat products since first opening in 1895.

Today, they also offer new ideas for meat products and have a range of products, prepared on site, ready for your oven. No work, no fuss!

He published several books containing illustrations of Yorkshire landmarks and scenes. Among his other accomplishments he contributed to the publication “The Dalesman” in the 1960s.

Last year, under the new management team the shop underwent a total refit. During the work, which included all new equipment, refrigeration and hygiene facilities a small piece of history was uncovered in the form of a dictionary dating back to 1915.

Alas, Frank Armstrong is no longer with us but the art group is very much alive and kicking. In fact it is staging its 68th Annual Exhibition at Cottingham Civic Hall in April.

The team would very much like to return the dictionary to its rightful owners. Perhaps the inscription on the first page may be a clue! It reads:

The official opening will take place on the evening of Wednesday 22nd at 7.30pm. This year, Councillor Pat O’Neill will open the exhibition and trophies will be presented, following the earlier adjudication of Shirley Goodsell.

The exhibition will then be open to the public: Thursday 23rd 10.00am-5.00pm Friday 24th 10.00am-5.00pm Saturday 25th 10.00am-4.00pm.

Arthur E Longbone, Southwoods, Cottingham, E. Y. 17th July 1915”.

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The Creative & Cultural Column by Alan Raw

Business and the Arts What are the disadvantages of businesses getting involved in supporting the arts? One well-founded worry is that businesses will play it safe and only want to support non-controversial subject matter. After all, no business wants to be associated with frightening, disgusting or confusing their customers. Also, those deciding on where to put their sponsorship are not necessarily art experts. For these reasons, there is an expectation that they will play it safe, putting money into the classics, the middlebrow, the established and commercial. In a corporate arts world, would it all be Swan Lake and Van Gogh exhibitions?

Earlier this year, there was much debate over another aspect of business sponsorship of the arts. After a three-year legal battle, the Tate was obliged to release figures showing that over a 17-year period they had received £3.8 million

in donations from the oil company, BP. Some criticism dwelt on the protracted attempts to keep the financial details away from prying eyes but the issue for most was the way the Tate appeared to have sold itself to provide an air of respectability to a controversial company. This concern was underlined by the fact that the Tate had signed up to the 10:10 campaign, which promotes practical action to address climate change. It’s understandable that arts organisations and advocates would be concerned about this case. The last thing an arts organisation wants is the wrong kind of publicity, which is what you might get from the wrong kind of sponsorship.

Selling your soul for the business penny is not what most arts organisations set out do.

The Tate, however, had its defenders such as cultural sociologist and writer, Tiffany Jenkins, who said “I have no problem with oil companies, we need them.

I’m suspicious of this notion that the arts needs to be ethically funded. These are difficult times for the arts and they need the money.” More pragmatic arts advocates might agree with her. Or they might at least be tempted to set aside

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The Creative & Cultural Column some of their concerns because there are some serious advantages to taking the corporate penny over state and voluntary funding. There’s a lot less paperwork for a start. And there is the possibility that you are getting your support from a genuine and passionate lover of your artistic offer, rather than a faceless adjudicator waiting for you to convince them that you are good at completing funding applications .

And they are (probably) not influenced by the same government policy either.

A few years ago it seemed like no artistic endeavour would be considered without some sort of well-defined social purpose. These days it seems as if art funding has been stripped of its social benefit. Surely the social context of any art should be a result of the art itself and not some government white paper.

The case of the Tate perhaps provides a cautionary tale but there are many rather more encouraging stories to be told. For example, the National Portrait Gallery’s Photographic Portrait Prize has been sponsored by law firm, Taylor Wessing, since 2008. Closer to home, Claire Suggitt, Centre Manager of Princes Quay Shopping Centre, offers a positive perspective on her experience: “Princes Quay is the only shopping centre in Hull to have three units facilitating arts and culture. It’s played a huge role in attracting a regular, captive audience, which in turn has increased footfall into the centre. We have been able to reach an alternative audience and receive on-going coverage for the fantastic exhibitions and activities that take place within those units, a great return of investment for all retailers, as everyone benefits. Arts events at the Quay embrace partnerships with both the arts and cultural side of the centre and they certainly benefit from an overall joint approach.”

This positive partnership has opened the door to other businesses to engage with the curators. Resulting in further sponsored exhibitions being produced and one whole gallery in the Quay being sponsored long term by Hull paper Company G. F. Smith.

Garry Saunt, a painter who has exhibited in POP (Pride Of Place) Art Space Princes Quay, echoes Claire’s positivity: “Exposure of my art to everyday people through commerce, has been a very positive experience. Since I engaged with businesses in Princes Quay, I feel as if I’m at the forefront of getting art back into the community through the free market. An altogether different test to when I have put art into other galleries, where the test was just to convince the curator. The public feedback broadens art out for me and improves access to art for people who wouldn’t normally come across it.”

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Possibly the most unusual example of arts sponsorship is the story of how the CIA secretly promoted American Abstract Expressionist painting by using it as a propaganda weapon in the Cold War against the Soviet Union. It’s not that they particularly appreciated the work of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning. In fact, the majority of Americans in the 50s and 60s disliked modern art.

President Truman famously said of it: “If that’s art, then I’m a Hottentot.” The CIA used it to highlight the more rigid conformity imposed on Soviet artists and as way of demonstrating the intellectual freedom and cultural power of the USA. This episode reminds us that sponsorship isn’t the same thing as philanthropy. A Sponsor will, of course, have their own motives, their own values and their own agenda. So motives, values and agendas on either side of a proposed sponsorship should always be as open and transparent as possible. Then arts organisations and business sponsors will be better placed to decide whether a partnership is likely to be productive and in the best case scenario, truly symbiotic.

On the whole it is proving very positive in Hull. So Artists, Businesses, over to you...

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Dave Spikey – Punch Lines Hull City Hall

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Time Troopers: Ping Pong Pirates Ferens Art Gallery

Time Troopers: Ping Pong Pirates Maritime Museum

Killer Queen – Hull New Theatre

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Sound of Music – Hull New Theatre

Cinebabies at Cineworld Kingswood Parent and baby cinema screenings have been launched at Cineworld in Kingswood.

The cinema is encouraging mums and dads and their children to come to the Cinebabies sessions on Tuesday mornings at 10am.

The cinema will store your pushchair, provide nappy changing facilities, dim the lights and turn the sound down low.

John Jackson, Operations Manager said: “We want to help parents who struggle with babysitters and childcare costs to visit the cinema.

“The aim is for the parents to come along and enjoy the new releases in surroundings their babies won’t feel intimidated in.”

Cineworld is the only cinema in Hull to hold these baby and parent friendly screenings.

14th Lunchtime programme – David Neave History Centre 18th University Music Society – Holy Trinity Church 22nd 65th Hull & E.Y. Literary Lunch Willerby Manor 24th

Trinity Open Market, Trinity Square, Hull

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Indian Mela 2015 (Indian Fair ) Hull & East Riding Hindu Cultural Association is a charity registered voluntary community organisation, which was formed in December 1993. The association has contributed greatly to raise awareness of Indian traditions and promote cultural diversity in Hull and East Riding region through participation in small or large-scale local events

The Indian Mela The word “Mela” means ‘to meet’ in Sanskrit, the ancient language of India. At the Mela there is traditionally a gathering of people celebrating together.

This year the the second Indian Mela is going to take place on Saturday 25th April 2015 at the prestigious Hull City Hall. This event starts at 10am and ends at 6pm.

We hope to attract over three thousand visitors to enjoy our event by visiting about 60 variety stalls and photo exhibition.

We hope to be able to bring together a diverse gathering of people to enjoy delicious Indian snacks, music, dance performances on stage, drama, workshop sessions of – dance, sari tying, turban tying, henna painting, beauty treatments, Yoga, creative arts and crafts stalls, food stalls, traditional clothes/ dresses and jewellery. There will be activities and games for children and people of all age groups. All these will make our Mela extra special.

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Hull Trinity Hostel is Hull’s first backpacker’s hostel!

We provide affordable accommodation, a welcoming atmosphere and a great platform for travellers visiting Hull to meet like minded people. In the short time we have been open guests have arrived from all over the world! Including Argentina, USA and China to name but a few!

With memory foam mattresses as standard, lockers and the ever important free WIFI we feel HTH offers some of the best facilities a hostel can provide.

The rooms themselves are individually decorated with themes relating to Hull including sport, science, arts, music and history. For example, the walls of the ‘Sport Room’ are adorned with Hull City, FC and KR memorabilia; making HTH a truly unique place to stay. In addition we have a large common room for all guests to relax, watch TV, play games and generally socialise with other travellers during their time with us.

We actively encourage guests to explore Hull and our town centre location is perfect for guests to discover the heart of our great city; with the museums quarter, many restaurants, bars and pubs just minutes walk from the front door. The historic pubs along the Ale Trail in the Old Town are proving to be very popular!!

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Canada in a Nutshell..

If anyone asks about my favourite places in the world Canada always pops up, Western Canada is probably the only place I would consider living. The country has everything to offer for example: vibrant cities, scenery, adventure, sport and wildlife. Beautiful summers and cold winters for fabulous skiing opportunities More and more travellers are enjoying bite sized escapes, city breaks to New York and Boston are always popular, as an alternative Eastern Canada’s Toronto or Montreal is no greater in distance and there are plenty of flight options for a long weekend break. Both located on rivers summer is a great time to visit to enjoy their outdoor parks and programme of events and festivals on offer.

Toronto has many cultural attractions to offer along with great shopping and you can also take in one of the natural wonders of the world “Niagara Falls”.

Montreal is interesting, this French Canadian city is home of pilgrims of Notre Dam, I recommend a visit to the Montreal Story. A visit to the Olympic park is also excellent to see how they have utilised these facilities to include both sport and leisure. Most citizens are French speaking so a phrase book might be handy!

Do you enjoy rail travel? If so this is a great little itinerary allowing you to experience changing scenery from Vancouver on the west coast, through the awesome Rockies continuing across the great plains on a journey finishing in Toronto. The journey includes 4 nights sleeping on your train.

For this tour I would recommend tagging on a few days before if your time permits to enjoy my favourite city in the world Vancouver. Don’t miss historical Gas Town see the statue of Gassy Jack’ who hailed from our home city, Hull.

Stanley Park is one of my favourite spots great for cycling, bikes can be hired very easily. For an easy overview of the city take a trolley tour but just be warned don’t get off in Stanley Park as you may not get back on! I am full of many tips to help you get the most out of your holiday when you make your booking.

You will need to add a night in Toronto before flying home but I would recommend at least two. Ideally you should allow a minimum of 9 nights 10 days to includes your overnight flight home for this rail holiday. As for the maximum time, in my eyes there is no maximum, I have enjoyed so many visits to this country.

The Calgary Stampede which takes place every July is an event I can guarantee will have your adrenalin flowing and at times sitting on the edge of your seat. This ideally requires 3 nights and would very easily add into an itinerary or make a short break on its own. Known as the greatest show on earth, I agree whole heartedly. Grab your Stetson join the cowboys, and enjoy the atmosphere!

We tailor make most of our itineraries to this part of the world and many choose to include Alaska. We have clients take organised tours, we book many Titan as they include a home pick up and ensure you are travelling in a group.

Independent travel is very easy in Canada and often set tours do not offer you exactly what you a wishing to experience.

We look forward to organising your adventure, do remember Marion Owen Travel for all your travel arrangements, give my team a call.

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How to not give up

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas A. Edison Most of us go through times in our life when we feel like giving up on something and it seems like no matter how hard you try, you can’t find an alternative. This article will give you some tips on how to strengthen yourself in order to find the right answer to your challenges and how to rebound from your mistakes.

As any successful person will admit, failure does happen -but we learn from it. We get two important and valuable lessons.

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What is the reason that we fail and how can we make amends?

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Lack of Persistence is one of the most common reasons for failure.

More people fail because they simply give up. They quit too soon. It’s nothing to do with lack knowledge or talent, just lack of persistence. Always keep in mind that you need to persist in what needs doing and resist what ought not to be done. And whilst persistence is important, remember that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity according to Albert Einstein. Look at your previous efforts and decide what needs to change. Keep making adjustments and checking your progress. Keep a clear perspective. Don’t think of every unsuccessful attempt as a failure. Few people succeed at everything the first time. Most people achieve their goals only through continuous effort. Do your best to understand what happened and the reason that it did not work out for you. Wise people learn from their mistakes - it is only a failure if you do not get the learning from it. It is also important to maintain your patience and perseverance as you may be in for a long haul to achieve your goals.

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Local VCS organisations benefit from public health grant.

Local community and voluntary organisations across Hull are to benefit from grant funding via Hull’s Health and wellbeing Board for initiatives that help reduce social isolation and improve mental wellbeing for residents.

This comes after the Board agreed to make £500,000 available for voluntary and community groups to bid for in September last year. Local organisations have since bid for the funding and this week the Health and Wellbeing Board agreed the 20 organisations that have been successful in their applications.

Chair of the Health and WellBeing Board, Councillor Colin Inglis said: “Mental health and wellbeing is an important part of overall health and wellbeing, and is vital to our residents having healthier, longer and happy lives.

“We want to ensure social isolation and mental wellbeing is addressed at a community level, and therefore awarding grants to VCS groups was agreed to be a good way to do this.”

Julia Weldon, Director of Public Health said: “Projects that have been awarded funding will impact on areas of life satisfaction such as optimism, self esteem, feeling in control, having a purpose in life, and a sense of belonging and support. “The work taking place by VCS groups across the city will promote independence, prevent or delay the deterioration of wellbeing resulting from ageing, illness or disability and delay the need for more costly and intensive services.”

Projects that are to benefit from the one off grant funding are Pickering and Newington Development Association, St John’s Church and Community Centre, Longhill link-up Trust, St Hilda’s Church, Environmental and Management Solutions, North Hull Partnership, Bransholme Buddies, Bransholme Methodist Church, Sutton Leisure and Sports, Autism Plus Ltd, Mencap Advocacy Service, DISC, Relate Hull and East Yorkshire, Hull and East Riding Institute for the Blind, Butterflies Memory Loss Support Group, Freedom Road Creative Arts, TimeBank Hull and East Riding, Hull Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Service, Hull Resettlement Project and Age UK.

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April Gardening

Beware of late frosts and keep vulnerable plants and new shoots protected at night if frost is forecast. Don’t be tempted to put out tender bedding until much later on in the month, and even then be prepared to cover it if necessary.

Deadhead daffodils and narcissi; give them a liquid feed or a sprinkling of bonemeal and then let them die down. Don’t cut off the leaves as they are necessary to replenish the bulb for next year. Keep deadheading spring bedding to keep it looking neat, and to encourage new flowers.

Mulch away while you can still see what you are doing and before the herbaceous growth really takes off. Use your own garden compost or leaf mould, well rotted manure, the contents of out-of-date grow bags or ready-made soil conditioner.

Now the soil is warming up and things are starting to grow, add general purpose fertiliser before covering with mulch especially in borders, the fruit and vegetable patch and containers. If you have already mulched, draw it back (if possible), tease the soil a little, add fertiliser and replace the mulch.

Carry on removing moss and weeds from paths, terraces and drives.

Make new beds and borders - mark the shape with sand trickled from a bottle, remove the top layer of growing vegetation and dig the ground over, incorporating as much organic matter as possible. If you are making a bed in the lawn, remove the turf – if you dig it in the buried grass will regrow.

box and again keep them well watered in dry spells. A good soak once a week is better than superficial watering on a regular basis.

Feed woody plants with general purpose fertiliser - this applies to roses, trees, climbers, hedges and shrubs.

Feed acid loving plants such as camellias and rhododendrons with ericaceous feed if you are on neutral or alkaline soil. A dose of sequestered iron also helps prevent the leaves turning yellow. (Tip - mulch regularly with fresh or composted pine needles. This can acidify the ground slightly.)

Finish pruning your roses and start spraying them with fungicide to ward against black spot and mildew. Repeat every fortnight until the autumn.

Remember that if an infection sets in, all the stricken leaves must be burnt - do not leave them on the compost heap as this will become the perfect incubation site.

Prune hydrangeas - do not remove stems with a bud at the top, but snip off old stems bearing deadheads to just above the topmost healthy bud and remove weak shoots altogether from the base. With established plants, remove some of the older shoots right down to the base - this will keep the plant compact. The latter also applies to forsythia (prune once it has finished flowering by cutting back flowered shoots down to a new shoot further down all the new growth this season will flower next year) and to flowering currants (Ribes).

Clean and repair your garden tools, book the lawn mower in for a service and check garden furniture for any rot. When it is warm enough, treat sheds, fences and trellis with wood preservative; brushes and rollers are fine for most things, however a sprayer is well worth buying for tricky projects such as woven panels!

Now is the time to wage war on slugs and snails. They love tulips and delicacies such as the delicious young shoots of delphiniums and the like, so use petfriendly slug pellets, and drench the ground around hostas with liquid slug killer to exterminate slugs below the surface.

Keep an eye out for snails and pick them off - what you do with them is up to you. Birds are your friends here - flat stones artfully located are useful accessories for birds to practise their snail catching techniques.

Plant and move evergreen shrubs, conifers and trees and remember to water them well until firmly rooted in. Plant evergreen hedges such as laurel, yew and

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Typical City! We had great opportunity to accumulate points during March but frittered away the opportunities.

We let an appalling Sunderland team snatch a draw when we should have been coasting, played for a nil-nil at Stoke and lost 1-0 then wasted two guilt edged opportunities in 0-0 draw at bottom Club Leicester. We could have been 4-5 points better off and a possible survival target of 36 points much more closer. Now we need at least a couple of wins but from whom? There is only Swansea away and Burnley at home where the bookies would give us a chance. Don’t even talk about Burnley though. They have been a bogey side for several years and few will forget the relegation decider of 2010 when Kevin Kilbane gave us a first minute lead before losing 4-1.

We are of course talking about Hull City however. We have played well against the big clubs away from home so maybe we will take the points from Arsenal and Liverpool. We had the opportunities to defeat both sides in the draws earlier in the season. We’ll have to do it the hard way and it could be deja vu in the final fixture against Manchester United. Wait to see our fate as the scores come in from elsewhere.

Can’t imagine Man Utd playing their reserve team his season either.

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We’d like to think that there would still have been a six point cushion from the relegation positions but Burnley’s victory over Manchester City has increased the anxiety with the gap down to three points plus goal difference. The thing which is so damn irritating is that this in on paper our strongest ever squad. There is no comparison with the 2010 team which sometimes had Richard Garcia as centre-forward!. Losing Jelavic till May is still a massive blow however.

We will have to hope that N’Doye and Hernandez will click. This side was capable of a mid-table position but they have thrown away 15 points through letting leads slip in the latter stages of matches. Throw in the stupid errors as well such as the goal-kick straight to the Southampton player or the Elmo/McGregor back pass fiasco at West Brom and they have caused these problem for themselves.

Naivety, panic, lack of concentration or defending leads too early in matches has brought a tense end of the season when they should have been booking their vacations instead.

Like the Ghost of Springtime past Mr Allam makes his appearance on the scene. We hoped everything would be kept quiet till the summer but the FA have announced the outcome of the name change decision appeal. On a technicality the Club should not have been turned down in their name change appeal. Someone was speaking out of turn to fans prior to the decision being made last April but the 30 page document also states how there is no real business case for a name change and fans weren’t consulted etc. The club will re-apply though they feel they will be considered again without actually resubmitting the name change application. It goes on and on and on..

As if this wasn’t sufficient controversy for one week the SMC have also been heavily criticised for plans to kick community sports clubs out of the Airco Arena. All City fans would like them to

So just when need a united front to gain points against the big boys the club is facing hostility from fans, the local community and council once again.

The ongoing saga regards the KC Stadium has resurfaced as the club/SMC subsidises the stadium and Airco Arena activities and despite the offer to sell it back for £1 you can’t see the council wishing to subsidise the Stadium, Airco Arena and Hull FC! This like the name change will run and run but if we do not pick up some points over the next month it may become irrelevant. There will be no need for name change for global branding and they wont want to buy or expand the stadium!

As a fan of nearly 40 years I just want them to stay up. I don’t miss the ‘good old days’ of Macclesfield Town or Carlisle etc. Problem is there is so much controversy around you forget that this is actually the clubs Golden Age!

Words by Woody Mellor

Oh dear Its Squeaky Bum time!!

Back in the summer it was evident that Hull City had a worrying fixture list during the last two months of the season and they needed to have 35-40 points by April to help avoid the same fate as Norwich City last season. Unfortunately they only have 28 points and the remaining fixtures include several teams fighting for the Champions league!!

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Squeaky Bum time!!

reach the Level 2 Academy status and be in a position to compete against clubs of Championship standards rather than the likes of Grimsby.

However the plans to install an astroturf pitch in the arena and give long established trampoline and netball clubs one months notice is yet another PR disaster. Surely they must had known this was the only real option after being rejected last year so some plans and consultation could have taken place before now.

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FIONA’S FOOD FOR THOUGHT

By Fiona Dwyer, broadcast journalist, PR & media consultant, slave to 2 children and a husband.

TOUR DE YORKSHIRE It’s expected to become one of the highlights of the cycling calendar – and it’s coming up at the beginning of May! Yes, this year sees the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire and it’s sure to be a spectacle not to be missed! And while the Tour de France didn’t quite make it to East Yorkshire, this one most definitely will.

While it starts in Bridlington on May first, the second stage will see the cyclists making their way through Market Weighton and North Newbald before heading to Beverley. It’s also going to be broadcast live on television throughout Europe. This will undoubtedly be a huge boost for East Yorkshire’s economy. Looking at the figures from Le Tour last year, it generated £128 million for the economy as a whole, and £102 million of that came in Yorkshire. It’s going to be great - and I can’t wait to see it!

And don’t forget to check out letour.yorkshire.com to get the full details of the route!

AVERAGE SPEED LIMITS

What is it about people driving through average speed limits? When I hit such a limit along the motorway I always make sure I stay within the average speed, which is more often than not 50mph on my travels across the M62. So why is it that I get lorries on my bumper which then move out to overtake so they can go faster? And other cars just career past with no thought to the limit at all? Some of them seem to think it’s OK to slow down just when they are approaching the cameras, but that’s because they obviously don’t understand the word “average!” The cameras are calculating your average speed over a fixed distance. So those people should either buy a dictionary and/or remember their maths classes from school.

DON’T PUT YOUR JUMPERS AWAY JUST YET!

“Ne’er cast a clout ‘til May be out.” It’s an old saying but it still holds true. As soon as we see some sun it’s easy to feel that spring is finally here and warmer weather is upon us. But then the next day it starts to rain again or the clouds come over and the wind picks up! So make sure you don’t get caught out and keep your jumpers handy. It’s an old saying for a reason!

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