• Date and time: Saturday 31 May 2025, 10.30am to 10.50am
  • Location: In-person only
    York Explore Library, Library Square, Museum Street (Map)
  • Admission: Free admission, booking required

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Event details

Explore the hidden history of a remarkable craft linking East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. In the late 1960s a speedy hovercraft whizzed passengers directly between Hull and Grimsby, making the perilous trip across the murky waves of the River Humber in just over 20 minutes.

Join Paul Drury-Bradey of the Humber Hovercraft project as he tells the story of this extraordinary vessel via images, anecdotes and a co-created community 'zine, supported by Grimsby Creates.

About the speaker

Paul Drury-Bradey is an impact storytelling specialist working across creativity, culture, heritage and sustainability. He has worked as a journalist in newspapers, he spent ten-years in some of London's most exciting creative agencies and has worked internationally for the British Council. Today he combines his role at the University of York with innovative new work around wellbeing, resilient communities and participatory publishing. 

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University of York York Explore

Venue details

  • Wheelchair accessible