Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust
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The Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust (GGIFT) is a small building preservation trust founded in 2010, with the object of preserving the Grade II* listed Ice Factory and initiating a programme of heritage-led regeneration in Grimsby.
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Great GIFT recently completed a project with Associated British Ports & NELC ( supported by National Lottery players and @archhfund.org.uk to restore a 19th Century Grade 2 listed smokehouse and Building 89 Wharncliffe Road, (Fred's Fish) on Grimsby's historic docks (Kasbah HAZ).
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Swizzels Matlow sweet factory, New Mills, Derbyshire, on a winter’s morning, photo by @andrewpbrooks.bsky.social.
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Swizzels Matlow sweet factory, New Mills, Derbyshire, on a winter’s morning, photo by @andrewpbrooks.bsky.social.
Reminder that Andrew Martin will be talking at Cleethorpes Town Hall, Friday 21 November from 10:30 to 12:pm about his book TO THE SEA BY TRAIN. Very limited tickets now at £2.50 each. www.tickettailor.com/events/cleet...
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reminder that Andrew Martin will be talking at Cleethorpes Town Hall, Friday 21 November from 10:30 to 12:pm about his book TO THE SEA BY TRAIN. Very limited tickets now at £2.50 each. www.tickettailor.com/events/cleet...
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Some of Andrew Martin's 'Steam Detective' novels - Andrew will be at Cleethorpes Town Hall on Friday 21st November, talking about his new book TO THE SEA BY TRAIN. @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social - Tickets £2.50 from Cleethorpes Promenado's www.tickettailor.com/events/cleet...
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Some of Andrew Martin's 'Steam Detective' novels - Andrew will be at Cleethorpes Town Hall on Friday 21st November, talking about his new book TO THE SEA BY TRAIN. @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social - Tickets £2.50 from Cleethorpes Promenado's www.tickettailor.com/events/cleet...
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Correction: talk is by trainer, Kev Blackett. All other details the same - Thursday night at 7:15pm. Grimsby Town Hall. Talk about Grimsby Amateur Boxing Club. £5 to non-members.
Thursday 20 November at 7:15 pm, Grimsby Town Hall. Dave and Linda Raworth talk about Grimsby Amateur Boxing Club. Founded in 1972, the club operates from The Old Scout Hut, Ainslie Street and facilitates valuable work with young people. £5 to non-members.
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Correction: talk is by trainer, Kev Blackett. All other details the same - Thursday night at 7:15pm. Grimsby Town Hall. Talk about Grimsby Amateur Boxing Club. £5 to non-members.
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Thursday 20 November at 7:15 pm, Grimsby Town Hall. Dave and Linda Raworth talk about Grimsby Amateur Boxing Club. Founded in 1972, the club operates from The Old Scout Hut, Ainslie Street and facilitates valuable work with young people. £5 to non-members.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thursday 20 November at 7:15 pm, Grimsby Town Hall. Dave and Linda Raworth talk about Grimsby Amateur Boxing Club. Founded in 1972, the club operates from The Old Scout Hut, Ainslie Street and facilitates valuable work with young people. £5 to non-members.
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Dennis Avery paid a visit to the lifeboat that rescued him more than 55 years ago
Ross Tiger skipper recalls harrowing moment he nearly lost his life at sea
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November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Dennis Avery paid a visit to the lifeboat that rescued him more than 55 years ago
Had a great trip on the mail train with Friends of the Barton Line back in 2019 - a bit of a tight squeeze but great fun.
Today marks 8 years of Mail Rail at The Postal Museum, opening up a small section of the former Post Office Railway beneath the streets of London. I've been with the museum for much of that time, driving the trains and leading tunnel tours before joining the Estates team a couple of years ago.
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Had a great trip on the mail train with Friends of the Barton Line back in 2019 - a bit of a tight squeeze but great fun.
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The end of a successful day onboard UK Railtours 'The Brick and Tile' railtour. 50008 & 50007 leading the way to Cleethorpes with 37901 providing assistance along the Barton-on-Humber branch and around the Port of Immingham.
October 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The end of a successful day onboard UK Railtours 'The Brick and Tile' railtour. 50008 & 50007 leading the way to Cleethorpes with 37901 providing assistance along the Barton-on-Humber branch and around the Port of Immingham.
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Beach steps left 'hanging' by shifting sands
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Cleethorpes beach steps left 'hanging' by shifting sands
The local council has advised people to stay well away while it works to resolve the issue.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Beach steps left 'hanging' by shifting sands
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🚨 Amelia King, volunteering for the Women's Land Army in 1943, was rejected by Essex farmers. This week's Substack post on John Scurr House in Stepney looks at the racial discrimination suffered by residents and its later redevelopment.
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October 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🚨 Amelia King, volunteering for the Women's Land Army in 1943, was rejected by Essex farmers. This week's Substack post on John Scurr House in Stepney looks at the racial discrimination suffered by residents and its later redevelopment.
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Excitement at #Cleethorpes train station as UK Railtours Brick and Tile charter train arrives from London with optional detour setting off for Immingham Docks and Barton-on-Humber.
October 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Excitement at #Cleethorpes train station as UK Railtours Brick and Tile charter train arrives from London with optional detour setting off for Immingham Docks and Barton-on-Humber.
50th anniversary of @savetoreuse.bsky.social - youtu.be/nOB_9ifCmx4?...
Building a Movement - SAVE's 50th Anniversary Film
YouTube video by SAVE Britain's Heritage
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October 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
50th anniversary of @savetoreuse.bsky.social - youtu.be/nOB_9ifCmx4?...
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This Thursday I'll be in #Brighton talking about my new book at the West Pier Centre. Do pop along if you're in the area 😊
www.westpier.co.uk/news/twentie...
www.westpier.co.uk/news/twentie...
Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture - 23rd October 2025 - West Pier Trust
Based on Kathryn's new book of the same title, this talk explores how seaside buildings changed between 1920 and 2000. Though this period covers both the
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October 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This Thursday I'll be in #Brighton talking about my new book at the West Pier Centre. Do pop along if you're in the area 😊
www.westpier.co.uk/news/twentie...
www.westpier.co.uk/news/twentie...
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Tonight!
Thursday 16 October at 7:15pm - Louise Bowen will be talking about NEL's Museum Artefacts at Grimsby Town Hall. A wide-ranging collection which includes artworks, costumes, ship models, books, social history objects, fishing-related objects and much more. £5 to non-members.
October 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Tonight!
This week GGIFT is hosting an exhibition by #Grimbarians in our Building 89 on Wharncliffe Road, Grimsby Docks as part of their Humberlands Photography Festival. More details at www.eventbrite.com/cc/humberlan...
October 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This week GGIFT is hosting an exhibition by #Grimbarians in our Building 89 on Wharncliffe Road, Grimsby Docks as part of their Humberlands Photography Festival. More details at www.eventbrite.com/cc/humberlan...
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Thursday 16 October at 7:15pm - Louise Bowen will be talking about NEL's Museum Artefacts at Grimsby Town Hall. A wide-ranging collection which includes artworks, costumes, ship models, books, social history objects, fishing-related objects and much more. £5 to non-members.
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Thursday 16 October at 7:15pm - Louise Bowen will be talking about NEL's Museum Artefacts at Grimsby Town Hall. A wide-ranging collection which includes artworks, costumes, ship models, books, social history objects, fishing-related objects and much more. £5 to non-members.
Some of Andrew Martin's 'Steam Detective' novels - Andrew will be at Cleethorpes Town Hall on Friday 21st November, talking about his new book TO THE SEA BY TRAIN. @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social - Tickets £2.50 from Cleethorpes Promenado's www.tickettailor.com/events/cleet...
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Some of Andrew Martin's 'Steam Detective' novels - Andrew will be at Cleethorpes Town Hall on Friday 21st November, talking about his new book TO THE SEA BY TRAIN. @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social - Tickets £2.50 from Cleethorpes Promenado's www.tickettailor.com/events/cleet...
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'Game-changer': Council welcomes government cash
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Lincolnshire towns to get £20m from Pride in Place fund
Three areas in Lincolnshire will each be given £20m over the next decade to help revive them.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
'Game-changer': Council welcomes government cash
#Lincolnshire #BBCNews
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#Lincolnshire #BBCNews
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Andrew Martin was on BBC4 last night travelling the routes of the Brighton Belle, Cornish Riviera and Flying Scotsman - catch up on BBC iplayer at www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
September 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Andrew Martin was on BBC4 last night travelling the routes of the Brighton Belle, Cornish Riviera and Flying Scotsman - catch up on BBC iplayer at www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Excuse a small glow of local pride as I celebrate Sheringham station's Grade Ii listing . (I'm so old I remember when it was the actual station, not a heritage site - but Sheringham still has an actual railway station if you want to visit!)
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Sheringham and Weybourne rail stations given Grade II listings
The stations are given the listed status as part of work to mark 200 years of the modern railway.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Excuse a small glow of local pride as I celebrate Sheringham station's Grade Ii listing . (I'm so old I remember when it was the actual station, not a heritage site - but Sheringham still has an actual railway station if you want to visit!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The town is getting from the Government £20m across a ten-year period, but a key condition of the scheme is that the community shapes how the money is invested in Grimsby (Contains affiliate links)
Residents urged to share ideas on what they want £20m to be spent on in Grimsby
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September 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The town is getting from the Government £20m across a ten-year period, but a key condition of the scheme is that the community shapes how the money is invested in Grimsby (Contains affiliate links)
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Steve Keen and Richard Murphy take time out to dismantle the money myths. Double-entry accounting shows what really happens when banks create money and governments run deficits. If economics taught reality instead of dogma, austerity would be unthinkable.
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Steve Keen on rethinking money
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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September 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Steve Keen and Richard Murphy take time out to dismantle the money myths. Double-entry accounting shows what really happens when banks create money and governments run deficits. If economics taught reality instead of dogma, austerity would be unthinkable.
youtu.be/ZDdWUj9WUmM?...
youtu.be/ZDdWUj9WUmM?...
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See Sunday Times best-selling author Andrew Martin at Cleethorpes Town Hall at 10:30 on Friday 21st November, talking about his new book To The Sea By Train. Only £2.50 www.tickettailor.com/events/cleet...
September 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
See Sunday Times best-selling author Andrew Martin at Cleethorpes Town Hall at 10:30 on Friday 21st November, talking about his new book To The Sea By Train. Only £2.50 www.tickettailor.com/events/cleet...
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Looking forward to seeing this on catch up
BBC Travel Show on 'Saving the Seaside'. @seasideferry.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Travel Show - Saving the Seaside
Rajan Datar explores the future of Britain's seaside towns, from Margate to Skegness, uncovering stories of revival, climate pressure, and community grit. Can the British seaside still shine in 2025?
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September 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Looking forward to seeing this on catch up