£156m Regeneration of Orchard Park in Hull – Superfast Broadband Opportunities
The Hull Daily Mail has reported that Orchard Park in Hull will benefit from £156 million to re-develop the area....
Award for documenting Hull’s Fishing Industry
Like many people born in the Hull area I have links to the fishing industry in Hull; my grandad Skadge...
The Jolly Great Silver Mace of Hedon
The jolly chap pictured here is the 'Sergeant at Mace' and he carries Hedon's silver-clad Great Mace. Hedon's Great Mace...
JigZone – Hedon Time On My Hands puzzle
Easy puzzle for this weekend - this is the Hedon logo from the Time On My Hands project. Find out...
Hedon throwing the pennies away – literally!
Apparently there are over 6.5 billion pennies unaccounted for throughout the UK - that's £65 million pounds worth. 40% of...
Insight from Hedon Mayor
[caption id="attachment_1063" align="alignleft" width="153" caption="Hedon Mayor 2008/09 Cllr Mike Bryan"][/caption] Issue 9 of the Hedon Newsletter is now available to...
Hedon Traditional Penny Throwing 2009
Hedon's Mayor Councillor Mrs Ann Suggit will conduct the town's traditional 'penny throwing' service on Thursday 21st May 2009. This...
Withernsea Lighthouse: View from the lamproom!
Following an earlier post on Withernsea Lighthouse, the Duff's finally made it to the small seaside resort to revisit the...
Hedon: Medieval Port “Rotten Borough” – a guided walk
[caption id="attachment_912" align="alignright" width="229" caption="The Black Death"][/caption] Local historian and publisher Dr John Markham will lead a guided tour of...
Fort Paull – Gun battery turned attraction
Fort Paull is a family orientated millitary museum situated in Battery Road near the village of Paull. The site is...
Testing the Hedon Ale – Ye Olde JigZone
This weekend's JigZone puzzle depicts Hedon's curious ceremony and annual re-enactment of 'the testing of the local ale'. Dressed in...
Prisoners of War in Holderness – History Project
Local historian Lyz Turner is researching information about prisoners of war (POWs) held captive in Holderness and is asking local...