Town hall cookery lessons from council leader ahead of major revamp proposed for Cleethorpes

                                          

The site of the proposed new amenity building off Sea Road. Not a lot of activity has been seen in recent days but NELC's leader is upbeat about progress

You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs . . 

That was the reminder from leader Cllr Philip Jackson as he deliberated  on the forthcoming 're-design' that is looming for much of Cleethorpes. 

In a question-and-answer question conducted live on Facebook, he noted that work was already underway on construction of a landmark amenity building on Sea Road.

Later this year, the NELC management hopes also both to be revamping the market place and converting much of Pier Gardens from a leafy place of birdsong and tranquillity to a rumbustious free-to-use play park.

"That means quite a lot of work could be going on all at the same time," said the leader. "But I hope people will be patient and stick with us.

"You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs."

The leader provided no  details about any updated  proposals for Pier Gardens, nor about which firm might be the anchor tenant for the Sea Road amenity building.

It also unclear whether there has yet been any resolution to longstanding differences with traders over parking and access arrangements when the market place revamp goes ahead.

The forthcoming works are being funded on the back of an £18.4-million grant from Whitehall.

About 70 people watched the Facebook broadcast firing in no fewer than 80 questions.

The leader said that the event, screened in Grimsby Town Hall, reflected his administration’s commitment to transparent local government and he was keen for it to be the forerunner of similar adventures in future.

                                         

Uncertain future for these shrubs in NELC's vision for a 'rejuvenated' Pier Gardens