VANELVANEL are delighted to be an Our Future Starts Here partner. Together we’re delivering a future-facing programme, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, for North East Lincolnshire, from now until 2030. Helios – the awe-inspiring Sun installation by British artist Luke Jerram is coming to Grimsby Minster for four weeks in April and will be shining […]
The Spring 2026 edition of the occasional KOPS newsletter has now been published. Read more or download here.
Our February newsletter covers everything happening in our community hub
Our Future Starts Here has received £1,450,014 over five years, from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK.
This five-year project running from 2025-2030 will deliver a bold, transformational and future-facing public engagement programme that aims to educate, inspire and support more people to take climate action in the North East Lincolnshire region. Read more…
From 2012 until 2025, VANEL was actively involved with the Big Local North Cleethorpe programme. We were the Locally Trusted Organisation throughout the programme delivery and our team members helped deliver on the initiatives planned by the committee. John and Karl led the work as Development Workers and overall the programme delivered many impacts throughout […]
We produce a regular community safety bulletin and email. Find out more
We 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 […]