Hull, City of Culture 2017

Hull is the great and unique city where I was born Sitting on the Humber estuary...proud and all alone Known for keeping Charles I and his army out through courage and bravery Also the birthplace of William Wilberforce who helped abolish slavery The most bombed city outside of London during the 2nd World War This made a strong community stronger even more With a long and colourful history in shipbuilding, fishing and trading The old image of Hull is still there ...but it's fading The docks have been redesigned as shopping centre's or parks It has an amazing aquarium that's got jellyfish, stingrays and sharks The music and arts scene in Hull holds its own against the rest The 2 mile bridge that spans the river is rated amongst the best There's many green spaces to chill or restaurants to drink and dine in It's now not unusual for Hull City or FC to score or even get a win Hull has been rewarded with the City of Culture 2017 The redevelopment of this great city is very welcome but totally unforeseen