In October, one of our many clusters of Hull primary and secondary schools will be travelling to Freetown. The teachers from Hull have all been working on projects linking to the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms programme. Drawing inspiration from the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the collaborative pupil led projects have included a range of great activities such as sustainable fashion shows.

This visit will help them celebrate their accomplishments as they work in their partner schools as well as developing the projects for this current academic year. We can’t wait to see all of the updates while they are out there and hear all about it upon their return.

As we celebrate the 40th year of the twinned partnership between Hull and Freetown, the week will be filled with great events showcasing all that is great about our two cities working together, our shared heritage and our shared vision for the future.

Please see other event pages for additional information on individual events occurring during the week.

Join the Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull and guests for a service of celebration.

In schools across the city, pupils will be celebrating their partnerships with Freetown in assemblies throughout the week.

An evening of film, music and presentations celebrating our 40 years of twinning and our current projects.

Royal Archivist speaking on George III’ attitudes  to slavery including Sierra Leone.