Additional lighting and CCTV are in prospect for the Linden Club at the junction of Clee Road and Weelsby Road subject to planning consent from North East Lincolnshire Council. Say the club's agents: "This measure will increase safety of the site. Especially when night matches are held, the surrounding areas of the changing rooms and entrances become poor in visibility. Supporters, playing and non-playing staff will benefit from this application increasing surveillance of the area."
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| Coming soon to Pier Gardens on Cleethorpes seafront |
A GYM doesn't have to have four walls.
That seems to be the message from North East Lincolnshire Council which has today released images of the exercise equipment soon to be installed in Pier Gardens, Cleethorpes.
Says a spokesperson: "Centred on calisthenics, otherwise known as strength training, the structure focuses on people using their body weight as a form of resistance when carrying out their exercise.
"Without the need for expensive or specialist equipment, this accessible gym is something that can be used by anyone and everyone.
"From pull-ups to press-ups, there is a range of exercises for all abilities."
Although it will retain the name Pier Gardens, there will be less of a focus on lawns, shrubs and trees, many of which have already been removed.
Instead, there will be more hard surfaces and a skate park plus play and ornamental structures.
The spokesperson adds: "Residents and visitors will love the new 'gym' coming to the Pier Gardens development.
"With 10 different workout stations there is plenty to do when you’re visiting the resort.
"The new look Pier Gardens will be a space for people of all ages to play and enjoy."
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| Pier Gardens as it was last summer - the lawns, shrubs and many of the trees have been removed some of them to make way for hardsufacing and exercise equipment |
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| What might be? Does Government post beckon for local MP |
IF the pundits are correct and Andy Burnham takes over as Prime Minister, could promotion from the Common's Back Benches be on the cards for Grimsby & Cleethorpes's Labour MP, Melanie Onn?
If she is offered and accepts a post in the Government, it will be a late birthday present for Melanie Onn who was 47 last Friday.
Although she has never served in Government, Ms Onn has Front Bench experience.
When Jeremy Corbyn was Labour's leader, she served first as shadow deputy leader of the Commons, then as shadow minister for housing.
In those roles, she got to know Sir Keir Starmer who went on to become Prime Minister after the General Election in July two years ago.
He was an admirer, and it was a surprise to some when he appeared to overlook her for his governmental team.
Ms Onn is a very capable political operator - personable, flexible of thought and comfortable in the company of people from all walks of life and with the media, both traditional mainstream and social.
She is a superb communicator and has an engaging sense of humour even if its sometimes requires a degree of self-deprecation.
And she has one other priceless political gift - when people turn nasty (as not infrequently happens online), she knows how to ride the punches.
When the MP, lost her seat to Conservative opponent Lia Nici in the 2019 General Election, she soon landed a new job as deputy chief executive of windfarm lobby group Renewable UK for whom she worked before stepping down in 2023 to rejoin the political fray.
This experience could stand her in good stead, especially if Mr Burnham chooses to transfer Ed Miliband to a different Cabinet position from his present role as Environment Secretary.
Failing that, housing is known to be an interest of Ms Onn - not least because, as a teenager, she was a beneficiary of support from the charity, Doorstep, which helps young people who become homeless.
However, Ms Onn may choose to recluse herself from crunch discussions about Britain's future relationship with Europe.
Her heavy defeat in the 2019 General Election is largely attributed for her having been a Remainer when most of her constituents were in favour of leaving the European Union.
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| Leafy but perhaps not for much longer - the development site off off Hewitts Avenue on the outskirts of Cleethorpes WORK could start later this year on converting a leafy spot on the banks of the Buck Beck to an industrial site. Knaresborough-based Harmony Energy secured planning permission last summer to install heavy duty electricity storage batteries on the plot next to the Northern Powergrid electricity sub-station near the junction of Hewitt's Avenue and Altyre Way. But it had to rethink the project when Anglian Water pointed out that, beneath ground, was one of its sewer pipes which would have been rendered less accessible by the presence of industrial batteries. However, it emerged this week that Harmony has agreed, subject to planning permission, to reduce the size of the development from 0.44ha to 0.37ha so that it would no longer sit above the sewer. It says it would partially compensate for having fewer batteries - eight pairs rather than 18 - by increasing their size from 4 metres to 4.3 metres. In addition these units will now be green rather than white. The company is set to procure the batteries from a third party supplier. However, before the project gets underway, Harmony will also have to provide safety and access reassurances to two other utilities companies, Cadent Gas and Fulcrum, as well as to Northern Powergrid which have infrastructure assets in the vicinity.
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| Greylag Goose - common species in many parks including Cleethorpes boating lake |
WHEN, at Cleethorpes Boating Lake in October 2021, a reckless motorist careered into a goose, killing it, there was public outrage.
But rewind to April 6, 1996, and a goose fatality incident - this time in London - involving Roy Hattersley, deputy leader of the Labour Party under Neil Kinnock.
Hattersley was walking Buster, his German Shepherd-Staffordshire bull terrier cross, in London's St James Park when the off-the-lead canine seized a Greylag Goose in its jaws and killed it.
In those pre-social media days, there was not a whisper of anger from anyone.
But the incident was noted by police, and Hattersley, who died earlier this week aged 93, was subsequently prosecuted and fined £75 by magistrates.
But later, he made light of the incident, expressing no regret and blaming the goose for not flying away.
Later, the Sheffield-born politician - a regular holiday visitor to Cleethorpes in childhood - made capital of the episode, referring to it in a book called Buster's Diary which sought to present a light-hearted dog's-eye view of life.
The section reads: "I was not alone in the rhododendrons for long.
"Suddenly a goose appeared.
"Geese are supposed to be frightened by dogs and fly away, but this one barely seemed to notice that I was there.
"It just fluttered its wings a bit and went on pecking the ground.
"Naturally, I was offended so I gave it a nip on the back of the neck.
"It waddled off and I went into my stalking mode, but, when it flopped over the fence between the park and the pond, I lost interest."
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| The former politician regarded the incident as matter for humour |
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| The shop on St Peter's Avenue in Cleethorpes |
CLARITY is awaited on the future of two charity shops - one in Grimsby, the other in Cleethorpes.
Although it has not yet identified those at risk, the British Heart Foundation has announced proposals to close "around 150" of its stores over the next two financial years.
It states: "The decision follows a detailed review of our retail estate amid rising operating costs and changing customer habits which mean some of our shops and stores are no longer financially sustainable.
"We have proposed closing around 90 stores by the end of March 2027, and the remainder by March 2028.
"There is also a proposed reduction in the central teams and functions that support our retail operation.
"The changes are designed to ensure our retail network remains strong and sustainable, contributing vital funds to power research into cardiovascular disease which causes around one death every three minutes in the UK.
"Our overall financial position remains healthy, with continuing strong performance across fundraising and legacy income."
The statement continues: "We will continue to operate a large national network of shops and online retail channels, including eBay and our website, and will continue to evolve retail operations to reflect changing customer shopping behaviours and donor habits in the years ahead."
Meanwhile, BHF's chief executive, Dr Charmaine Griffiths, comments : "Our shops mean much to our colleagues, volunteers and communities across the UK.
"They are places where people come together to donate, shop and volunteer, helping to make a real difference to lives affected by cardiovascular disease
"We know this will be a difficult time for them and emphasise our deep appreciation and gratitude for all they have done for BHF and the communities they serve."
Supporters will still be able to shop as normal and donate items while affected shops remain open.
After closures have taken take place, the charity says it will continue to take donations through , donation points, home collection services in some areas, and online post to donate options.
Locations of the shops and stores earmarked for the axe will be released after staff and volunteers have been personally notified.
