New exhibition reveals 200 striking images of Goole through the years

Goole in Focus will launch at Goole Museum on October 31, as part of the town's bicentennial celebrations.

Goole in Focus will launch at Goole Museum on October 31, as part of the town's bicentennial celebrations <i>(Image: East Riding of Yorkshire Council)</i>

(Image: East Riding of Yorkshire Council)

A new photography exhibition capturing the heart and soul of a town is set to open to the public.

Goole in Focus will launch at Goole Museum on Saturday, October 31, as part of the town's bicentennial celebrations.

The exhibition features 200 photographs by Goole photographer Syd Young, commissioned by East Riding Museums, and showcases the town’s culture, people and places through a contemporary lens.

Councillor Nick Coultish, cabinet member for culture, leisure and tourism at East Riding of Yorkshire, said: "This unique exhibition features fascinating photography that brings together the very best of Goole.

"Using captivating imagery and a carefully crafted supporting soundscape, Goole in Focus explores people and place, showing what makes our town such a special place to live."

The images were taken over a three-year period and offer a mix of everyday scenes, historical details and moments from the bicentennial celebrations.

Mr Young said: "This is the most ambitious project I’ve worked on.

"To capture the town in the here and now and present it to the very people who see it every day has been quite a challenge."

The exhibition will include projected images and an immersive soundscape, featuring sounds recorded around Goole.