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Hull City Of Culture 2017

MY CITY OF CULTURE – MY HULL – WEEK 38

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SURPRISE SURPRISE I HAVE LEFT HULL FOR A BIT. SO I CULTURED MYSELF WITH WHAT WAS AVAILABLE DURING THE WEEK.
Gutted that I’m not in Hull this weekend, there was so many wonderful things happening,  so I hope you all enjoyed it.

First stop this week was the ARCO HARD HAT CHALLENGE DISPLAY in St. Stephens. Walked past it last week without camera on me and instead celebrated the masterpieces this week.

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One thing is for sure – each hard hat is as precious as people in Hull are, also most of them are really well represented as signatures of Hull. Great work!

Other thing I visited was the INSIGHT – A COLLECTION OF WORK BY GEOFF HEWITT, ANGELA BELL & HEATHER BURTON.

The paintings are displayed in House of Fraser – home for the top brand fashion, home ect.

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In the background Hull17 shop was stealing the attention as I really like all the merchandise. Colours, shapes and content for most of the stationary, gifts, T shirts and other bits are pretty cool. I am refusing to get something just yet, as I want to wait until the year finishes and choose my favourite after.

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Anyway… I had one of the best Hull17 converastions with a man who I claim to be the face of Freedom Festival and arm of UK City Of Culture 2017. He is wise, he is keen and the best conversations around culture are with people like him.

And off course I took photograph of him. Because how I can I not? Each or most of the photographs are memories of this amazing year, so I don’t want to forget that day, the reason for being there and that minute when we shared culture.

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The last season of the year is fast approaching. TELL THE WORLD is expected to be spectacular and I am excited. Too excited and worried that there isn’t enough time on my hands to fully experience the goodness…we’ll see.

See you soon, people.

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Libby’s Hair [shave off] Day for Little Princess Trust

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Libby’s Hair [shave off] Day for Little Princess Trust

On Saturday it was my honour to be part of something truly incredible.
First of all, the Libby’s actions prove that the young generation is giving the bright perspective for the future to the old potatoes like us.

On the MyDonate profile  Libby introduces herself and she is just a normal teen and this is the great thing about Libby shaving her hair off.

According to her parents,the idea of donating her hair for Little Princess Trust, has come from Libby and there was no parent influences.

She inspired a lot of people, making a decision that will make a huge difference to the kids who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment. She did not think about herself, she thought about others and that is very heart warming.

The event happened at St. Stephens Kids Take Over event, where other kids showed their talents.

Libby’s family came to support her and had the little pink buckets ready to be filled with money that will also go towards the Little Princess Trust.

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Libby was incredibly calm and excited during the time she had to wait for the big moment.

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She also had her friends with her to support and they bought her a present – a hat. The weather is turning cold so a hat is essential.

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We were all excited for her to get on the stage and when she finally did, she got the cheers and applause she deserved.

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On stage she was joined by her friends and Miss GB Hull 2016/2017 Saffron Heart who was co-hosting the Hair Shave and also doing the actual cutting, as she happens to own her hair salon (!).

And there she was – still excited, smiling and brave…

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When the Miss GB Hull 2016/2017 Saffron Heart finished the first stage, Greasy Fingers Rock’n’Roll Barbershop was there to finish the job. Let me just note, that the Greasy Fingers Rock’n’Roll Barbershop  is the only barber shop has this fantastic characteristics. It would be the only place where I would consider to have my hair done as Elvis Presley.

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Whilst Greasy Fingers Rock’n’Roll Barbershop did the shaving, Libby said it is quite relaxing and that, again, reminds us how excited and dedicated to make a difference she is.

She is beautiful and inspiring.

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The whole event was very much inspiring and emotional. I had to turn my camera away from Libby just for a moment to appreciate the support from the family and two other cameras pointed at her – she is a local celebrity.

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And here she is – brave and incredibly strong, young lady done something amazing.

 

I got a bit emotional at one point, I appreciated that I have such good friend [Diane Marie Simpkin] who has raised a young lady capable of such amazing cause.

I gathered around the family, stole the stage arrangement for a quick snap and said goodbye.

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I left the event with a very good feeling in my belly – there are so many incredible people in the world and some of them are around me, I don’t have to look far for the great and amazing!!

Thank you to the every single person donating and supporting.