Please respect others and enjoy your visit! NELC may install Tannoy in Cleethorpes following Top Town trial

 

Can you hear me over the Tannoy, officer? Cllr Shepherd goes walkabout in Top Town yesterday with Chief Supt Paul French of Humberside police  

SO pleased are North East Lincolnshire Council with their Tannoy messaging system in Grimsby town centre that they  could deploy it in other parts of the borough.

Yesterday in Top Town, it was like being on a busy railway station platform as messaging was pumped out at 15-minute intervals.  

The voice, thought to be that of NELC staff member, said: "For everyone’s safety, cycling is not allowed in Grimsby town centre.

"There is a £100 fine for those caught. 

"Please respect others and enjoy your visit here today."

Some cyclists seemed to heed the message, but others - plus a few on electric scooters - brazenly flouted it.

The council has not revealed if anyone was apprehended or fined, but cabinet member Cllr Ron Shepherd seemed pleased with the Tannoy experiment.

Said he: "In  future, we could look at how else we might use it - for example to convey safety information around Cleethorpes beach

"Or we could use it during events to tell people what's going on.

"Playing music is another option.

"Tannoys are not just about enforcement but could prove really useful in other areas with other applications."

* Does anyone know the identity of the individual - described by one shopper as a 'nicely spoken young man' - who recorded yesterday's message?