Welcome to Ella Street
Welcome to Ella Street - quite possibly the greatest place to live!
Once people visit here, they never want to leave! This website brings together everything you need to know about our vibrant community — from the iconic Birds and Shadows Trail and the legendary Ella Street Festival to updates from ESRA and all the latest local events and news.
Did you join us for our spring event? We’d love to hear what you thought! Whether you came along for the kite flying, seed swap, Easter egg hunt, or just stopped by for a chat, your feedback helps us shape future events. Let us know what you enjoyed (or what we could do better!) by filling out the survey below
Spring Event - How did we do?
The Street of Birds and Shadows
The Street of Birds and Shadows is a public art project on Ella Street in Hull, initiated and managed by local residents with ESRA- Ella Street Residents Association.
In 2012 Martin Heron was commissioned as lead artist, with a brief to create a series of artwork installations for the street, and engage local residents in developing their own ideas for further artworks.
The aim throughout has been to promote a strong partnership of people and place, with residents pooling their creative ideas and talents to produce street art that is unique to where they live, enhances the physical fabric and ambience of their street, and fosters a genuine sense of shared community identity and endeavour. The artworks will hopefully be enjoyed by many visitors, and inspire future projects for communities in Hull and beyond.
Events on Ella Street
Ella Street is the street that never sleeps! With a buzzing calendar of events throughout the year, there’s always something happening. From the legendary Ella Street Festival and joyful kite flying days to residents’ meetings, Salam on Ella Street, Christmas light switch-ons, and so much more — this is where our community comes together.