Northern soul: Hull dazzles as 2017's City of Culture

The Yorkshire city puts creativity at its heart as it begins its residency as the UK's most vibrant artistic centre

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(Image credit: © Neil Holmes Photography)

Hull started 2017 with a bang, as a spectacular New Year's Day fireworks display seen by more than 60,000 people ushered in a year of activity as the new UK City of Culture.

One of the first people involved in the celebrations arrived less than an hour into the new year. Lincoln Marshall-Godfrey was officially the first baby born in Hull in 2017 and swiftly had his arrival documented as part of the Born into a City of Culture artwork, which will record the footprint of every child born in the city throughout the year.

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