It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Christmas Day is almost upon us, which means that our work on Hull BID's amazing Christmas in Hull campaign for 2011 will soon come to an end. 

   

Everyone at eskimosoup has loved every minute of this project. It's allowed us to meet some wonderful people, plan and take part in lots of exciting events and activity, and use possibly the most breathtaking feat of architecture in the city, Holy Trinity Church, for a couple of festive fun days.

 

We've smiled at the sight of our Dickensian characters roaming the streets, with Scrooge pretending he didn't like Lush cosmetics before unashamedly sniffing the bath bombs. We've bitten our nails as our Santa abseiled down City Hall at the Christmas Lights Switch-on, arriving safely at the bottom to chat to Viking FM. We've sung along to our City Centre version of Band Aid, which saw staff from a variety of businesses come together to belt out a few lines. And, perhaps most incredible of all, we've met The Chuckle Brothers. "To you. To me." (Sorry, it had to be said. Hehe!)

 

The eskimosoup office closes at 1pm on Friday 23rd  December (so that we can go eat festive grub and play some games in The New Clarence) and reopens on Tuesday 3rd January 2012. But don't worry, there's a blog post automatically scheduled to upload on New Year's Eve, which looks back at a few of our favourite things from the last 12 months (such as doing a 150-foot jump, having a go at stand-up comedy, and dressing up as a walking cigarette at a penalty shoot).

 

In the meantime, Merry Christmas to you all! Make sure to squeeze in a fair few mince pies and wash them down with a sherry or two. ;)

  

The Souper Team

Reindeer food and the Rockin' Rev!

Our first instalment saw the Grade I listed building fill with music, laughter, creativity, Yuletide magic, wonderful gifts and mouth-watering aromas.

And now... it's almost time... for an even bigger one...

*drumroll*

 

CHRISTMAS AT TRINITY

SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER, 11AM-4PM

Inside and outside Holy Trinity Church, Hull 

FREE entry but donations to the church are greatly appreciated 

   

   

MEET

jugglers, Dickensian characters and Santa as they rub shoulders with stallholders, including Roisin Dubh, Hull One World Shop, Fairy Moo, Font Yeti and Beasley's Clothing.

 

HEAR

the Trinity Choir, Hull Choral Union, the Cottingham Singers, Hull Ladies Choir and acoustic acts Lindsey Simpson and Phill Wilson perform carols and Christmas songs.

 

TASTE

hearty food and delicious soup from Pie and sweet treats from Lucy Beal Cakery.

  

SMELL

the church organ (if you're into that kind of thing).

  

MARVEL

at Matt Woodcock, Holy Trinity's own Rockin' Reverend, as he strums out a few festive tunes in Trinity Square.

 

AND MAKE REINDEER FOOD AND TREE DECORATIONS

with The Adventure Play Van creative team (there'll be glitter, felt tips and Play-Doh aplenty!)

 

Then, at 5pm, grab an orange, red ribbon and sweets, light a candle and join in with the carol session. Intrigued? Check out Holy Trinity's heartwarming Christingle.

See you there!

It's Christmas, Jim, but not as we know it...

Embracing the Christmas spirit, numerous administrative and retail bodies have come together to treat the people of Hull to a magical cavalcade of Yuletide activity!

Brought to you by Hull BID and with sleigh-loads of support from Hull City Council, eskimosoup have created a one-stop resource for all things festive in the City Centre: ChristmasInHull.co.uk

Participating venues include Hull City Hall, Holy Trinity Church, Hull Museums, Hull Truck Theatre, Hull New Theatre, Hull Arena, Bonus Arena, Hull University and the three shopping centres, St Stephen's, Princes Quay and the Prospect Centre. And the events are even more varied, from an abseiling Santa to real-life reindeer, Dickensian street characters to traditional fair rides, all surrounded by the warm glow of festive illuminations and the alluring aroma of roast chestnuts and mulled wine. 

This is the first time that so many individual departments and firms in Hull have pooled their resources to create a one-stop online diary of events, news and essential Christmastime information, so make sure to keep checking the website and follow the Facebook and Twitter accounts to keep up-to-date with this Advent calendar of excitement!

Oh, and don't forget that the City Centre Lights Switch-on is this Thursday, the 24th November!