SERIES OF LIGHT SHOWS WILL ILLUMINATE GRIMSBY MINSTER (AND ITS DUD CLOCK)

                                                  

Grimsby Minister - illuminations in prospect

ILLUMINATED patterns are are set to illuminate Grimsby Minster in the coming months - starting tonight.

A lighting projector has been mounted on a lighting column in St James Square as part of the refurbishment and regeneration of the area.

The projector can flash up  different lights, patterns and custom images, both static and animated, throughout the year. 

It has been angled to take in the contours and different sides of Grimsby Minster utilising the tower and either side.

Says North East Lincolnshire Council' cabinet member for culture: "This will be fantastic to see throughout the year, and I’m looking forward to the feedback. 

"We have been working with representatives from the Minster to make sure that the projections are both sensitive and suitable, as well as complementing the existing floodlights in the area.”

Tonight's light show will  represent the Lincolnshire flag for Lincolnshire Day. 

Other special projections to watch out for in the first few months will be around Bonfire night, Remembrance Day and Christmas.

The Grimsby News says: On the face of it, this is an imaginative initiative. But there are a couple of caveats. Would it not have been preferable, in the first instance, to have restored the minster clock to working order? The other concern is for the welfare of pipistrelle and other bats which have historically found a refuge in the church tower. It is a criminal offence to disturb roosting bats, so it is to be hoped that the council has taken appropriate advice from the Lincolnshire Bat Group and Natural England.