I thought the event was nothing short of brillant. Both the spectacle and the organisation. I was immensely proud of the city. The work that has been done to improve the image of the city, both culturally and physically, with the improvements to the pavings, brickwork, lighting, planting and generally around the Fruit Market should be commended in my opinion.

I went to see Made in Hull for the second time on Saturday night with my Granddad. He came home beaming, and was very emotional during the Blitz scene.

Apparently, over 300,000 people visited Hull last week, with over 100,000 just on Saturday (according the Guardian). That has to be above even the wildest expectation for the first week. Yes, there was a touch of congestion, I'm not sure what you could do about it with that many people. In my experience (and I went on the busiest nights, opening and last night) it was completely manageable and there were ways around it if you wanted to find them.

Frankly I've not seen anything that has affected me so much since the 2012 opening ceremony. Well done to the organisers and the volunteers on an unquestionable success.

Was there any need for the language near the bottom of the article in the Guardian?

This is Hull - absolutely brilliant show. A couple of issues need to be adressed though.

1. We have a superb Park & Ride at Hessle which was closed in the evenings - we took an hour to get through the A63 to Princess Qua by which time we didn't have time to get round all the venues. We should be making the most of our assets.

2. No food/beverage stalls available particularly down Whitefriargate

But well done to all involved

They didnt want stalls clogging up the areas where thousands were walking. The litter problem would have been even worse. There are plenty of Chippy's, bars, cafe's - if they chose not to open then they have missed out on a lot of money as the ones that did open were rammed and takings will have been very high

Park and Ride was open...?

Can't speak for the rest of the week, but the park and ride was definitely open on New Years Day for the fireworks.

I can't understand how it took you an hour to get from the P&R to PQ. We drove (had to, my granddad can't walk very far), and while we did queue over the flyover, it took us around 25 minutes from Brough to Trinity Square. That was at 6pm on Saturday.

I do agree though that if it wasn't (and it certainly was for the fireworks as I used it), it should really have been running through the week.

I don't think the council could, in their wildest dreams, have imagined that it'd be as popular as it was, particularly on the opening and closing nights. Some teething troubles were to be expected.

Loved the light show, the shop fronts down Whitefriargate, The Deep & Humber Street. The rest I wasn't that enthralled with but each to their own.

Thought there may have been a set up for food/drink stalls like at Humber Street Sesh/Freedom Festival but not sure whether that's the council's doing or not.

Walked past a few cafes that were closed, if I'd been the owner I'd have made sure we were open.

It's great to see our City getting some good coverage in the national media, (apart from The Sun's hatchet job).

Although there are things that are far from perfect I'm proud to say I'm from Hull. A lot of people who give Hull a kicking have a pre-conceived bias or have never stepped foot here.

Agree with that MB.Would also like to add that some of the additional "kicking"is coming from our own people of Hull.
Some friends and acquaintances of mine are still coming up with negatives ,having a pop at the fireworks , light show,the deep and now the blade.Seems some people have to moan to be happy,bit like on here really.Some dont want Hull to take its rightful place as one of the best places to live and are happy to go along with all the other pre conceived ideas that are peddled about by scum like the Sun.
"garlic bread",whatever next.

I am very proud that my home town has been named as the city of culture,so why is it,that the correct name of the city is not being used,KINSTON UPON HULL.after all,Newcastle is not referred too as TYNE,nor is Stoke refered too as TRENT,so come on hull city council,if you are proud to be the city of culture,use the cities correct name,KINGSTON UPON HULL,it sounds more cultured,than just HULL.

Agree with the sentiment but in all honesty how often is Newcastle referred to as Newcastle upon Tyne and Stoke referred to as Stoke on Trent today? Not very often. In all fairness if you said to people around the country where is Kingston upon Hull they'd be scratching their heads, whilst it may sound a little more cultured its about the City and its people and very very few refer to it as anything other than Hull. Guess its just a sign of the times.

Because nobody refers to it as "Kingston Upon Hull", indeed, to be truly correct they should also lose the "H".

I'm quite happy with the city being referred to as Hull.

Got to agree. It was bizarre how many business owners did not take advantage of the fact 100,000 people, many of them families were in Hull on Saturday night. The fish and chip shops were doing a roaring trade. Alight, nobody could have predicated that number, but as the week went on they should have antcipated it been an opportunity.

It's a frustration of mine. You hear constantly how the high streets are dying. I work in business services. Simply put, provide a service people want, when they want it and adapt to their needs, which are constantly changing. Most people work during the day, people internet shop or go to the Supermarket because the local places are not open when they are available. Try buying local fruit and veg, or sausages from your local butcher after 6pm on a weeknight.

Why does everyone need to eat and drink when they go to this type of event?