#LOCALNEWS: Once described as the “last surviving civilian bomb‑damaged building” in the UK, the National Picture Theatre still bears the historic scars of the 1941 raid. Now, 85 years after that fateful night and thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Hull City Council, The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the National Civilian World War II Memorial Trust (NCWW2MT), the Grade II listed building has been given a new lease of life. The reopening marks the first time the former cinema will be brought back to use since the bombing. The open space where the auditorium once stood, originally seating 1,050 people with a balcony, has been transformed into a flexible education and community events space. It will also serve as place of reflection, enabling visitors to learn about the experiences of Hull civilians during the Second World War.
The project has long been championed by the National Civilian World War II Memorial Trust, which has tirelessly campaigned to preserve the site and share the stories of those who endured the Blitz in Hull - then Britain’s second most bombed city.
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Great news, I have finally prepared for tonights all new Rock n Roll with Jim Blackburn.
Fantastic rare Rock n Roll, hits, misses and everything in-between.
Join me Tuesday evening at 9.00pm on 106.9fm, DAB Digital and on Humberwave.com
Listen to.last weeks show on player.autopod.xyz/1459362

Fantastic playlist below, rare recordings on here on Humber Wave Radio.

Bobby Dean - Just Go Wild Over Rock n Roll

Freddie Montell - Stop And Rock 1956

The Canadians - Rockin Through The Rye 1956

Bob Lulman - Red Cadillac And A Black Mustache 1960

Morgan Clark with the Hulawains - Hawaiian Rock n Roll 1957

Ricky James - Party Doll 1957

Chuck Miller - Plaything 1957

Howie Stange - Real Gone Daddy

The Five Satins - Skippity Doo

The G Clefs - Zing Zang Zoo

Johnny Powers - Rock, Rock

Bobby Sisco - Tall Dark Handsome Man

Kenny Loran - One More Record Please

Marty Wilde - Come Running

Glen Campbell - Prima Donna

Freddie Montell - I Squeeze Her 1958

Ricky James - Ninety-Nine Ways 1957

The Passions - Oh Melancholy Me

The Five Satins - Pretty Baby

Bernadette Carroll - One Little Lie

The Aquatones - For You for you

Tuttle Sisters - I Was Took

The Moonglows - I Knew From The Start 1956

The Modinairs - Twenty-One 1956

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