The Freetown Society
The Freetown Society was formed in 1981 after the cities of Hull, UK and Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone formed a civic partnership in 1979.
The Freetown Society is a UK registered charity and it has a sister society, The Hull Society, in Freetown itself.
Through these societies members develop a range of projects, partnerships and activities which keep our partnership active and vibrant.
The two cities share a strong common bond in their links with William Wilberforce (1759 – 1833). The Hull-born member of parliament for Hull was a leading light in the slavery abolition movement.
Freetown was established in 1787 as ’The Province of freedom’ a British colony for the re-settlement of freed slaves. After a troubled start the settlement grew, as the slavery reform movement gained strength, with further freed slaves building the colony. A large suburb of Freetown, on one of the city’s highest peaks, is named after Wilberforce.
The work of Wilberforce in promoting freedom is the foundation of Freetown Society’s aims , and the Society is proud to play a role in developing civic, cultural and economic partnerships between our two great cities.
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Clafro Jazop Concert
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Freetown Film Lab
Freetown Film Labs is a British Council programme aimed at supporting young and emerging filmmakers to development their skills in producing short, high quality films. The long term purpose of the programme is the creation of jobs opportunities and prosperity in Sierra Leone. The program is being delivered by Freetown Media Centre (Sierra Leone) and Nova Studios (UK). Due to the COVID 19 travel restrictions, the labs were all partial