The Vicar of historic Holy Trinity Church has thanked planning committee members for backing the transformation of Hull’s most amazing place.

 Hull City Council’s Planning Committee today granted full consent, with relatively minor conditions, for external changes to the Grade 1 listed building in the heart of Hull’s Old Town.

The changes are part of a £4.5m transformation of the magnificent building and its grounds to enable Holy Trinity, England’s largest parish church and one of Hull’s oldest surviving buildings, to replace outdated and inadequate facilities, become much more accessible to the community and host a wider range of cultural and social events.

It is with tremendous pride that we warmly invite you to join alumni, staff, students, civic dignitaries and friends of the University for the 2015 Founder’s Day Celebration, returning to Holy Trinity Church for the first time in a generation on 23rd April.

The Founder’s Day Celebration is a central part of the University calendar. It is the occasion when we recall and celebrate Thomas Ferens and his act of philanthropy which led to the founding of the University of Hull.

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Recently John Lawson travelled with a group from Holy Trinity Church in Hull to Ypres in Belgium. And he writes:-  

 We visited several World War One cemeteries and memorials to remember people from Hull and the local area who gave their lives in that war.

A number of men had been specifically identified to be remembered on this visit by laying small crosses at their graves. At the Reservoir Cemetery in Ypres, after a short service, several of us were asked to locate the graves of an individual and place a small wooden poppy cross there to mark our remembrance of them.

Drinkers are being urged to “Raise a Glass” to the transformation of Holy Trinity as the church hosts the Hull Real Ale and Cider Festival.

 The magnificent 700-year-old church in the heart of Hull’s Old Town is the venue for the annual beer festival on April 16-18 when real ale fans will be encouraged to donate the price of a drink to a £4.5m regeneration fund.

 Drinkers will purchase tokens worth £1.50 each to spend on their choice from a vast array of cask ales, ciders and bottled beers. This year they will be urged to donate just one of the tokens to the fund-raising campaign to create an amazing and sustainable future for Holy Trinity, England’s largest parish church and Hull’s finest Grade 1 listed building.

In only a few weeks since the Giving in Grace stewardship campaign was launched, over £5.5k a year has been raised through standing orders...

This significant sum means that, when Gift Aid is added, the campaign is already over a quarter of the way to meeting the ambitious but realistic target of £20k a year from standing orders.

An appeal to fund the transformation of Holy Trinity Church, Hull’s most amazing place, has passed the £2m milestone following a series of donations, large and small.

 The news comes just four months after the public launch of the project to create an amazing future for the magnificent 700-year-old church as a beacon and catalyst for the regeneration of Hull’s Old Town.

 The fund stood at £1.5m at the launch, but has now reached almost half of the £4.5m needed to restore and re-order Holy Trinity, England’s largest parish church and Hull’s finest Grade 1 listed building.

Holy Trinity submits planning application as part of £4.5m transformation

Hull’s most amazing place, Holy Trinity Church, has submitted a planning application as part of a £4.5m transformation of the magnificent building and its grounds.

The application for full planning consent covers external changes to the Grade 1 listed building in the heart of Hull’s Old Town. The plans will enable Holy Trinity, England’s largest parish church and one of Hull’s oldest surviving buildings, to replace outdated and inadequate facilities, become much more accessible to the community and host a wider range of cultural and social events.

Radio 4 will be broadcasting their Sunday morning worship service live from Holy Trinity Church on Sunday 24th May at 8.00am.  Join us for an hour to sing in praise and enjoy refreshments afterwards. 

This service forms part of the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers weekend visit to Holy Trinity this spring.  

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Hull’s leading beer festival has attracted a record attendance to Hull’s historic Holy Trinity Church.

 And the success of the Hull Real Ale and Cider Festival has given a further boost to plans to transform England’s largest parish church.

 More than 4,000 people enjoyed the festival – up by 1,000 on last year – with drinkers queuing to enter the church throughout the three-day event. The festival raised £5,000 to be split between church funds and the £4.5m regeneration project.

Holy Trinity Pioneer Minister the Reverend Matt Woodcock said there was a wonderful atmosphere throughout the event, with real ale fans enjoying a sociable drink within magnificent surroundings.