Those were the days! Humber-related shipping memorabilia set to go under hammer at auction

A tugboat -  the Abeille 1925 - in action

 

MEMORABILIA relating to shipping in the Humber is set to go under the hammer later this month.

At its sale on August 23, auction house Tennants, of Leyburn in  North Yorkshire, will hope bidding is brisk for a large collection of photographs, documents, prints and books about merchant ships, trawlers, tugs, docks, breakers and more.

Much of the material relates to Hull and most dates back to the early and mid 20th Century.

The collection is included within a single lot - Lot 91 - with a pre-sale estimate that it will fetch between £150 and £250.

Anyone know anything about the Port Lyttleton - presumably a vessel with links to New Zealand? 

Another mid 1920s tug - Salvador

Massacre of the wild flowers - does council have no heed for the butterflies and the bees?

                                           

The sit-on mowing machine was making short work of these butterfly-friendly wild flowers

WILD flowers at the peak of their bloom were today being 'beheaded' in a place that ought to be a haven for nature to thrive undisturbed - the cemetery in Cleethorpes. 

A contractor for North East Lincolnshire Council was methodically at work for much of this afternoon destroying a range of wildflower species, some possibly rare, across a wide area. 

Sadly, it meant that hundreds of bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects were left with nowhere to feed. 

What ever happened to NELC's policy on safeguarding nature and biodiversity? Did someone tear it up?

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Council says proposed balcony extension of seafront 'feature' building will open up Pier Gardens vistas

                                                        

How the building is likely to look once it is built and  open for business

A RE-JIG has been revealed for the proposed new hospitality-and-leisure building opposite the pier on Cleethorpes seafront.

It was confirmed today that the designs have been amended to incorporate a second-floor balcony extension at the rear of the property.

The purpose is to create further external space and allow views both of  Alexandra Road and of the northern end of Pier Gardens which has itself also been earmarked for a revamp.

Says North East Lincolnshire Council: "The second-floor balcony extension will allow the space below to become a semi-protected, sunny space for outside eating and entertainment.

"Out of season, it will face away from any stiff breezes blowing up the Humber,  and, facing south-west, it will benefit from the afternoon sun."

The doors to the balcony will be power-operated, and it will be fully wheelchair-accessible.

There is still no word from NELC about the prospective contractor for the project, but it understood one was lined up as far back as April this year.

The council is also keeping under its hat the name of the company it says it has signed up to operate what it believes will be a 'feature' building.

Construction of the building has been held up while an issue involving underground gas mains is resolved 

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Fitties residents win noise concessions over pop music acts - but Haven Leisure are the main winners

Do you like a bit of Abba? Not everyone living on the Fitties does - hence removal of  the outdoor stage from the holiday park

"IT is considered that the  concerns raised by residents of the Humberston Fitties have been addressed."

So said the agents for Haven Leisure following a meeting last April when residents protested about noise from amplified music performed on stage at the holiday park formerly known as Thorpe Park but now known as Cleethorpes Beach.

For the current season, the outdoor stage and screen have therefore been removed.

Largely on that compromise, North East Lincolnshire Council planners have granted retrospective planning permission for  continuation of the rest of the activities area which includes a jump tower, a bungee trampoline, a multi-use games area plus low ropes and high ropes.

A supporting letter to the planning committee from Casey Smith of Haven Leisure's agents, Lichfields, states: "Residents wanted the outdoor stage and screen removed from the application.

"While the council’s environmental health team and all other technical consultees have raised no objection to the outdoor stage and screen, and the council’s planning team has recommended the application for approval with the outdoor stage and screen in place, the park has now removed the stage and screen from the planning application. 

"Outdoor benches and tables will be provided instead."

The letter continues: "The residents stated that the operation of the jump tower causes unacceptable noise impacts and therefore requested for it to be reorientated so that it faces west, in the opposite direction to  Humberston Fitties.

"But, to explain the rationale for the jump tower’s current position, it is located to the west of the outdoor activities area, faces north-east and does not face directly towards the Fitties.

"There is a functional requirement for the jump tower to face into the outdoor activities area, as it allows visitors to watch a friend or family member use it. 

"If it were to face west, away from the outdoor activities area, there would be no views and no opportunities for parents to monitor their children. 

"In this context, and given fact that the jump tower remains in the same general, no amendments to the jump tower are proposed.

"To further justify the existing position of the jump tower, it emits no amplified sound. 

"Instead, any sound created is from people (mostly children) laughing and playing. 

"This is considered acceptable and is entirely to expected in a holiday resort area."

The letter goes on: "Concerns were raised over potential noise from the box bar which is installed next to the outdoor stage. 

"Fitties residents asked for the box bar to be repositioned and/or reorientated.

"There are no speakers associated with the bar and therefore it does not generate any amplified sound.

"The  bar is small in scale and is relatively distance from the nearest Fitties properties. 

"For these reasons, no changes are proposed."

The meeting last  April was attended by Humberston ward representatives Cllr Hayden Dawkins and Cllr Stan Shreeve.

A site visit to the activities area by councillors preceded the planning meeting at which the application was determined.

The ropes are part of the attraction of the activities area

The entrance to the adventure village

Ecologist's alert on welfare of bats as property firm secures planning green light for aparthotels project

 

Are there bats roosting in roof space of two Cleethorpes properties?

THE owners of two empty houses on Isaacs Hill in Cleethorpes have been warned they must not disturb any roosting bats before they set to work on converting the properties to aparthotels.

At this month's meeting of North East Lincolnshire Council's planning committee, members backed the recommendation of senior case officer Bethany Loring that consent for a revamp  of numbers 49 and 51 should be granted to applicants James and Natalie D'Souza of Stoke-based Robertson Properties Ltd.

But the approval notice is accompanied by a reminder on the welfare of bats which are declining in the borough, partly through a decline in the flying insects on which they feed and partly because of building  disturbance.

A note from NELC's ecology officer, Rachel Graham, states: "There should be vigilance for roosting bats because they frequent roof cavities.

"Bats can use 20mm gaps for access and will roost in any crevices, including soffits and facias, cladding, window frames, hanging tiles and loft spaces - and this list is not exhaustive

"If a roosting bat is discovered during works, all work must stop immediately, a suitably qualified ecologist contacted and the council's planning department informed."

Causing disturbance to bats is a criminal offence.

Looking for love on Cleethorpes beach - the lonely goosey-goosey-gander that goes a-wandering at dusk

What ails thee, lone Canada goose? Come dusk, its thoughts turn to things amorous and it leaves Cleethorpes boating lake and waddles on to the beach in a quest for romance. Our photographer caught up with the bird at 9pm one day last week while the Hull-Rotterdam ferry was sailing past in the distance.

We'll drink to that! Councillors' go-ahead for new canopy to be installed outside popular seafront pub

 

Willys started life as a wine bar in the 1980s but has since become a successful pub with its own brewery attached

THE planning green light has been given for a new permanent canopy to be installed outside the front of Willys pub and brewery on Cleethorpes seafront.

North East Lincolnshire Council's heritage officer, Louise Jennings, was uncomfortable with the  proposal, fearing an unsympathetic impact on the facade of the property whose owner is long-serving Haverstoe ward councillor Bill Parkinson.

The heritage officer suggested a retractable roof would be preferable.

But members of NELC's planning committee did not share her misgivings when they discussed proposal at this week's meeting.

In the next day or two, Cllr Parkinson will receive a letter with the news that he wanted to hear.

It states:  "It is not thought the proposal will  harm the area's character or residential and local amenity.

"It is acceptable under all planning considerations including heritage."

Further on in the letter, NELC gives itself a pat on the back.

It continues: "The council has worked in a positive and proactive manner with the applicant to seek solutions to problems arising by discussing the concerns raised by the heritage officer." 

A condition has been imposed that "no demolition or construction work shall be carried out on or before 8am or after 6pm  Mondays to Fridays inclusive, before 8am or after 1pm  on Saturdays and at any time on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

"This is to ensure no disturbance during these hours to nearby residents."