Hull Labour Councillors propose a motion calling on the city council to commemorate the 1936 Battle of Corporation Field as the event nears its 90th anniversary. On July 13, 1936, #OswaldMosley and the British Union of Fascists were run out of the city by a crowd of anti-fascists, socialists, trade unionists and members of the city’s Jewish and Irish communities, when they attempted to hold a rally at Corporation Field.
While similar events that happened in the 1930's at Holbeck Moor in Leeds, Stockton in Stockton-on-Tees, and most famously at #CableStreet in London, all have their own memorials, the Battle of Corporation Field does not. The motion calls for the leader of the council, Councillor Mike Ross, to allocate funding from his contingency fund to kick-start the process of organising a memorial. ... See MoreSee Less

Calls to commemorate Battle of Corporation Field — The Hull Story

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By Simon Bristow , Co-Editor Labour councillors will propose a motion next week calling on the city council to commemorate the 1936 Battle of Corporation Field as the event nears its 90th anniversary....

Families will be able to enjoy all of #Hull’s waterplay facilities this school summer holidays, with both East Park splash pad and Pickering Park paddling pool to reopen this month.
Both have undergone extensive refurbishment to ensure their long-term viability and provide additional free, safe and accessible waterplay facilities for all in Hull.
East Park splash pad will be open from tomorrow (Saturday 11 July) and will remain open on weekends and throughout the school summer holidays until Sunday 6 September. ... See MoreSee Less

Splash pad and paddling pool to reopen for summer holidays

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East Park splash pad and Pickering Park paddling pool will open for the 2026 summer holidays, following extensive refurbishme