VANELWe were saddened to learn of the passing before Christmas of our former colleague and local Cleethorpes resident Alan Johnson. Alan passionately believed in his community and it was through this interest that he joined the Big Local North Cleethorpes committee way back at the start in 2013 and was then connected to that programme […]
2025 was another busy year in our Community Hub at 82 Grimsby Road. Whilst it’s also the VANEL office, it’s mainly a friendly, welcoming space for members of the community to visit, perhaps get support, but certainly get connecting to others. Some of our groups have been meeting for a long time now, but also […]
We take a look back at what VANEL was doing during 2025. Here a review of our Community Safety Work.
We’re starting off 2026 with a full calendar of events at our Community Hub at 82 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes. You can always see what’s the latest on our Noticeboard page here but most of the ongoing information is on our Facebook page for Big Local North Cleethorpes here. Our Calendar for January 2026: And our […]
Looking back at the six Halloween parties we organised during October half-term through Green Influencers
We connect to so many families and children through our various Little Green Influencers groups, so it was important to try and offer a few opportunities for the children during half-term. So, we organised a “Funny Bones” story time activity session and then were very lucky to be able to pair up with What If […]
VANEL has been leading on the development of a residents forum for South Ward for the past two years as part of Clear Hold Build. Find out more…
We’re very proud that one of our Green Influencers schools – Littlecoates – has just won a Silver award from East Midlands in Bloom
Over the Summer holidays this year, the Little Green Influencers Team were invited to extend their term-time weekly sessions (aimed at 2- to 5-year-olds) and to take part in the Family Hub’s FREE Family Fun Days. Each one of the seven Family Hubs across North East Lincolnshire held a Fun Day and Little Green Influencers […]
Looking back on our summer of story time sessions delivered in two Family Hubs