In tribute and in memory - Grimsby engineering firm's memorial to Royal Navy today unveiled in Cleethorpes

 

                                               

Three years after the idea was first conceived, a Royal Navy memorial was today unveiled opposite The Knoll in Pier Gardens, Cleethorpes. It has been created by Grimsby firm Blackrow Engineering. About 300 people attended the ceremony which included speeches, prayers and a hymn, Eternal Father. Among attendees were some currently  serving in the Royal Navy plus veterans. Also present were the Mayor of North East Lincolnshire, Cllr Steve Beasant, and Grimsby and Cleethorpes MP Melanie Onn.