Held at Hull's History Society, our Open Evening became a bit of a networking event as so many new organisations were introduced to the society. Connecting people is so important and our executive board are working hard to ensure we are working with a wide range of institutions and projects which allow our society to
During Hull's Freetown Week, a service was held at Hull Minster to celebrate the 40 years of our twinning. The service brought together people from both Hull and Freetown, from the Freetown Society as well as the Sierra Leone Society. Our President, the Lord Mayor of Hull was in attendance and the service was enjoyed
A great friend of the Freetown Society, Barmmy Boy (Lansana Mansaray) has been involved with many of our collaborative projects. He is an enthusiastic and extremely talented man who applies his talents to helping to better his community, city and Country. Barmmy is no stranger to travel and has been around the world promoting his
Our President, The Lord Mayor, alongside exec members and musicians Freetown Uncut and Drizilik During the Freedom Festival, it was brilliant to see such talented acts from our twinned city of Freetown. Performing in Zebedees's Yard, they impressed the crowds with their enthusiastic performances that had everybody dancing! It was a brilliant way to expose
As part of the celebrations of our 40th anniversary of being twinned with Freetown, we participated in this year's Freedom Festival. Our tent aimed to celebrate all that is positive about our ongoing partnership. We wanted to ensure we could engage with all ages of the public. Writing her message to Freetown. Once in our
The unexpected passing of our dear friend Judith means that our Freetown-Hull Partnership has lost a truly significant member. Judith was an activist and probably exhausted her heart condition because she was unable to step back and rest. Freetown was just one expression of that activity. She grew up in Hull and taught in a
I have recently returned from a wonderful week in Freetown where I was proud to represent the Freetown Society at a number of important events. The main reason for my visit was at the invitation of the Mayor of Freetown ,Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, to attend the launch of #TransformFreetown where the President of Sierra Leone was
We had an incredible evening on October 23rd. It was a privilege to listen to Freetown's Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr. Her vision to Transform Freetown follows such a clear and well thought out plan, it is easy to see why it is inspiring so many Freetonians to take action. We heard how the Transform Freetown initiative
Following the entertaining Freetown Society Open Evening in Hull, I was honoured to represent the Society in Freetown to share in the week of events arranged by Simon Ingram-Hill, the Director of the British Council, Sierra Leone. I was busy from the first morning, joining the Mayor and the Vice Chair of the Hull Society
