General News roundup
Read a quick roundup of news headlines, information and useful resources we’ve spotted recently…
Local News
Let’s all beat Scams together
Karl Elliott / Local News / scams /
Scams are fraud and fraud is a crime. Crime has victims and these victims could be us, our friends, family, staff, volunteers, neighbours or beneficiaries. So this just out booklet – “The Little Book of Big Scams” is a must read. Read on to find out more…
Local lads raise over £5,000 in aid of Cancer Research. Reporting by Young Reporter
Karl Elliott / Local News, Unclassified News / young reporters /
Charlotte Lowe is a former Young Reporter and since stopping writing the weekly articles for Grimsby Telegraph, she’s continued in her writing and journalism. Read on for an article she’s just written for the Telegraph community pages about a local fundraising event.
Capacity Buildings secures National Lottery support
Karl Elliott / Local News, Member News /
VANEL Member organisation Capacity Buildings has just received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £10,000 for an exciting heritage project named Community Housing Association Memorials. Read on to find out more about the project.
Cleethorpes Community Cops was at Cleethorpes Police Station as it closes and the local policing team moves to the Knoll
Karl Elliott / Local News, VANEL news / cleethorpes, cleethorpes cops, police /
Over the past year, VANEL has been leading a project to research and archive the history of policing in Cleethorpes. The project has now come to an end and this week the results of this “Cleethorpes Community Cops” project were on display at Cleethorpes Police Station at a bitter-sweet event organised by the Police to mark the final closure of the Police Station after nearly 90 years of service. Read on for the story of the event, along with lots of photos and information about Cleethorpes Cops project.
On 21st June, Make Music Day is coming to Grimsby Minster
Karl Elliott / Events, Ignite, Local News / music /
21st June is national Make Music Day and the IGNITE team has organised a Make Music Day event at Grimsby Minster as part of the national initiative and to kick off a month long music festival. Read on to meet the bands and groups that will be there on our day and to find out how to get involved.
The Young Reporters publish a booklet to raise awareness during Mental Health Week
Karl Elliott / Ignite, Local News, Unclassified News / ignite, mental health, vibrantme, young reporters /
Last week (13th-19th May 2019) was National Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year was Body Image. A very powerful week of national support and campaigns, and locally our Young Reporters team worked hard to put together an exciting booklet of their thoughts and feelings on the issues involved. Read on to find out more and to access the booklet they produced.
Oh we do like to be beside the (award-winning) Cleethorpes seaside
Karl Elliott / Local News, VANEL news / beach, cleethorpes, environmental /
You’ll have probably already seen the news that Cleethorpes has a Blue Flag beach once again. This is great news for the resort, but it’s also a testament to the hard work of many local partner organisations and many, many volunteers. Read on to find out the whole story.
82 Grimsby Road is the new address for Big Local North Cleethorpes
Karl Elliott / Local News, Member News / blnc /
Big Local North Cleethorpes now has a new base on Grimsby Road and there has just been a launch event. VANEL has been pleased to have been a supporting partner to this process so we’re sharing the story of the launch here. Read on.
New Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator aims to cut crime and build stronger communities
Karl Elliott / Local News, Member News / nelwatch /
Glyn Atkinson is the area’s new Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator. Read on to find out about Glyn, his roles and what Neighbourhood Watch is up to.