A new photography exhibition will showcase portraits and stories of Hull people connected with the fishing industry from the 1970s onwards. The exhibition – ‘Fish!’ – opens on Saturday (8 July) at the Hull Independent Photography Gallery in the city’s…
Students worked with renowned artist Andy Pea to create a mural tribute to those lost in the 1968 Triple Trawler Disaster. There was also a poignant last-minute addition to the artwork. Andy explained: “A lovely chap called David joined us…
Hundreds gathered on Sunday, 5 February at the ‘fishermen’s church’ in Hull for the 34th annual Lost Trawlermen’s Day service, reports Brian W Lavery. St John’s Newington – the ‘fishermen’s church’ – was packed for the 34th Lost Trawlermen’s Day…
Work is set to begin on Hull’s permanent memorial for trawlermen who lost their lives at sea, reports Paul Scott. Last year, it was announced that funding had been secured for a permanent memorial to the city’s lost trawlermen, with…
An art exhibition in East Yorkshire is helping to raise funds for the campaign to bring the trawler Viola back home to Hull, reports Paul Scott. The exhibition, ‘Adventure on the High Seas’, held in the Stables Gallery at Burton…
The landing of 900t of frozen-at-sea herring into Hull’s Alexandra Dock by sisterships Wiron 5 and Wiron 6 signals the start of a long-term relationship with the port, says vessel owner North Atlantic Fishing Company (NAFC), reports Andy Read. Managing…
A new mural depicting the town’s fishing history is underway in Grimsby, reports Brian W Lavery. Hull-based artist Andy Pea – the man behind many of that city’s murals – was chosen to create the new artwork, which got underway…
The campaign for a statue to honour the Headscarf Revolutionaries – Hull’s trawler safety campaigners – has taken a step forward, reports Brian W Lavery. Earlier this month, an appeal went out to find a local sculptor to undertake the…
On 22 January, Hull’s Hessle Road celebrated one of its own when a plaque was unveiled at the former home of Lillian Bilocca, who led the successful campaign for better safety at sea after the 1968 Triple Trawler Disaster. Her biographer…
110 years ago this month, a Hull trawler perished when she ran aground after crewmen mistook deadly white cliffs for snow. Brian W Lavery tells of the Diamond, the skipper who saved every soul aboard – and what became of…
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