Situated in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull is a city that is home to everything from museums to sports venues to historic churches. The Hull Civic Society focuses on encouraging public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the area of the city and its surroundings. The Hull Civic Society’s aims are the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historical interest.

The Hull Civic Society’s mottos are ‘making Hull a better place to live, work, visit, play and invest’ and also, ‘promoting the future, protecting the past’.