Gatherings, peer support, cultural and civic participation, the local ecosystem work that turns individuals into a community. This is also the home of The Forge's creative formats.
Lead · Adebola Benjamin
Not purely social, not purely transactional. Deliberately closing the gap between arriving somewhere and being of somewhere.
The Forge develops new formats inside the community rather than spinning them out as parallel groups. Two are in founding-circle recruitment now.
A working room for creators, speakers and makers, craft sharpened in public, with practitioners teaching practitioners. It answers the problem of talent with no scaffolding.
Founding facilitators invited · currently recruiting
Voices, Insights, Experiences, Wisdom, Shared.
Two gears: an open circle for exploratory subjects, and agree/disagree debate for contested ones. Topics roll out lighter to heavier. Extensions planned: Views Live, Views on X Spaces, Special Editions and the University Tour.
Founding facilitators invited · currently recruiting
BELONG
Migrants and young professionals are often told to "network" without being given anywhere to belong. We build the room deliberately, so connection isn't left to chance.
Good things are already happening across Hull. We spotlight community programmes here, and if you run one that serves people, free or low-cost, you can add it to the board.
If your programme serves the community and is free or low-cost, submit it to appear here. We review every listing before it goes live.
Add your programmeCommunity gatherings, meetups and creative sessions across the city, most of them free. Take a look at what's coming up.
See what's onBuild. Belong. Become.
Come to a session, join the group chat, or help shape a Forge format. There's a place for you here.
