News from and about VANEL
During October half-term, the Green Influencers project is running a number of activities (from 26th-28th October) across Grimsby and Cleethorpes. These are a great opportunity to get involved with green or environmental activities whilst having fun. Read the poster below and then get in contact with Liz at VANEL (liz@vanel.org.uk) if you want to book […]
Young Reporters has been running for over seven years now and is an opportunity for young people aged between 12 and 19, who can write a weekly column which is published in the Grimsby Telegraph covering a huge range of topics. It has also been a finalist for 3 awards both locally and nationally. Groups […]
When someone mentions October, we usually think of Halloween or the time of year when we begin to enter Autumn. But there’s another importance of our tenth calendar month – Black History Month. Black History Month highlights the history forgotten from our school textbooks and the significance of African, Asian, and Caribbean people. First celebrated […]
When lockdown started in March last year, we were restricted in more ways than one. Although staying at home was the safest option and helped save lives, you can’t deny the substantial impact COVID had on the live music sector as well as on our lives, those organisations and staff who support the musicians through […]
This week sport saw history made. As an individual studying PE as a GCSE subject, this moment struck a chord, even though tennis is not a personal interest. It was a time that struck the hearts of many in the nation, indeed the world. Emma Raducanu. A miraculous young woman made history this week by […]
The VANEL Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2021 will take place on Thursday 14th October 2021 at 10.30am. It will be held at 82 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes plus online (via Zoom). Please Reply and let us know if you will be able to attend and whether you are wishing to attend in person or online. […]
The West Marsh Wallet is a pot of grant funding available to run projects in a very specific part of West Marsh. The funding is administered through VANEL and the closing date is 23rd September 2021. A panel will then select projects to be funded. The funding is very specific and must tackle issues related […]
I hate to bring up the topic in which has been on our minds, in our lives and on the news every single day, however I must address the very rumours that this ever present illness has presented… ‘Covid19 lies’, ‘COVID isn’t real’ I am speechless with some of the headlines of magazines, and topics […]
Currently, as I’m writing this, I’m on a Jet 2 plane on my way home from Portugal. A mask on my face, a window seat, my music in, the plane not even half full. I feel the most relaxed on holiday that I have ever felt. It’s summer, and everyone is either thinking of a […]
Participating in Youth Action, and starting the Your Voice, Your Vote ballot, highlighted issues for young people that are quite often overlooked. My series, throughout these two months, focuses on the main issues for young people in North East Lincolnshire, ways you can help and start these conversations with your children or even your grandchildren. […]