grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Christmas Social at Grimsby Town Hall 17 December 2026. Tickets £7 (members and non-members). Tickets available at next two public meetings or online at www.tickettailor.com/events/grims... 002
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialgrimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 17/08/2026CONFESSIONS OF A FAILED ARCHITECT by Mark Hodson. Grimsby Town Hall Thursday 20 August. 7.30. Admission £5 to non-members. Mark has has a passion for quality community architecture and believes in ‘providing useful, long-standing, and beautiful public builds’. So why ‘failed’? 002
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 17/08/2026CONFESSIONS OF A FAILED ARCHITECT by Mark Hodson. Grimsby Town Hall Thursday 20 August. 7.30. Admission £5 to non-members. Mark has has a passion for quality community architecture and believes in ‘providing useful, long-standing, and beautiful public builds’. So why ‘failed’? 002
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialGreat Grimsby Ice Factory Trust @greatgift.bsky.social · 27/07/2026GREAT GRIMSBY ICE FACTORY TRUST AT GGIFT.CO.UK IS BEING UPDATED. THE LINK IS EFFECTIVELY DEAD FOR NOW. TO SEE THE LATEST AT GRIMSBY'S HISTORIC DOCKS GO TO THE KASBAH WEBSITE AT thekasbah.co.uk 002
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Local historian, researcher and tour guide, Emma Lingard on The History and Secrets of Barton Street. the road that runs along the edge of the Wolds, between Louth and Barton. Admission free for members - £5 guests 000
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialGrimsby Live @grimsbytelegraph.co.uk · 30/06/2026'The Humber’s industrial heft makes it the obvious choice as the location of Britain’s first hydrogen network'grimsbytelegraph.co.ukHumber Hydrogen has potential to unlock more than 50,000 new jobs, data shows 011
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialVeronica in the Fens ~ My Heart in Nature @veronicainthefens.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Wow, that was truly amazing, the Strawberry Full Moon rising over Ely Cathedral this evening. Seen from Little Downham outside of Ely, Cambridgeshire 😍🌝 I didn’t think it was going to shine through the clouds, but it certainly did 🙏🏻🥰 #Fullmoon #strawberrymoon #ElyCathedral #amazing #Wonderful 19583321311
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns will be outside Grimsby Town Hall Tuesday 30 June from 10AM to 11AM on a bus to get local views about transport (source: post on the Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority website. This also promotes the online questionnaire on our transport "wants". 000
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Butterfly Bomb Memorial Service at Grimsby Minster with reflections on the devastating raid of 14 June 1943, remembering the lives lost, the impact it had on our town and those who made Grimsby safe again. 001
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialGreat Grimsby Ice Factory Trust @greatgift.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Reminder that @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social will be showing the 'Butterfly Winter' episode of DANGER UXB at 5am tomorrow (Saturday 13 June) and that the Butterfly Bomb exhibition continues in Freshney Place (now with a BBC Radio documentary playing). 023
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialGrimsby Live @grimsbytelegraph.co.uk · 10/06/2026Permission has been sought to turn The Customs House in Grimsby into a mix of flats and a retail unitgrimsbytelegraph.co.ukPlans to revive Grimsby's Customs House revealed 001
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialGreat Grimsby Ice Factory Trust @greatgift.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Bus Diversions down Frederick Ward Way for Royal Visit tomorrow (Thursday 11 June) - see Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes website for latest updates 002
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialAndrew Gelman et al. @statmodeling.bsky.social · 06/06/2026When is detecting AI-generated text worthwhile? statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/06/06/w...statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu When is detecting AI-generated text worthwhile? | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 0126
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 06/06/2026the Butterfly Bomb Exhibition at People Make Grimsby, Baxtergate, Freshney Place opens tomorrow. and will be open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, until 18th June 001
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialThe Wilder Way: Starring Patrick Wymark @harrydobermann.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Just been told that @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social will begin a repeat run of DANGER UXB next Tuesday at 5am! You will have another chance to see 'Butterfly Winter' at 5am Saturday 13 June 2026. 243
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Street party, Hebden Bridge, 1970s, photo by Martin Parr. 517927
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialLincolnshire @lincolnshireuk.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Upgrade works planned for major Grimsby road #Lincolnshire #BBCNewsbbc.comGrimsby Yarborough Road works planned for later this yearThe work on a section of Yarborough Road is expected to take place later this year. 001
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialLincolnshire @lincolnshireuk.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Government urged not to 'abandon' coastal communities to the sea #Lincolnshire #BBCNewsbbc.comGovernment urged not to 'abandon' Lincolnshire communities to seaIdeas explored in a report by Lincolnshire Coast 2100 include allowing parts of the county to flood. 041
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Exhibition about the 1943 Butterfly Bomb raid is at People Make Grimsby (near NEXT) Freshney Place, Grimsby. 002
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Service remembering victims of the 1943 Butterfly Bomb raid at Grimsby Minster 14 June 2026 002
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialSeaside Heritage Network @seasidenetwork.bsky.social · 26/05/2026We're teaming up with artist, writer and speaker Dan Thompson to offer a marvellous #Margate mooch which will uncover the resort's hidden stories. Why not join us on 9 June to take a tour from pre-history to Brutalism at the #seaside? Book your place at ticketsource.com/seaside-heri... 054
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialGreat Grimsby Ice Factory Trust @greatgift.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Thursday 28 May 7:30pm - Grimsby Concert Society at Grimsby Town Hall - The Rubenstein Hartung Duo in One Piano, Four Hands. Mozart Sonata in C Major. Schubert Fantasie. Brahms Variation on a Theme by Robert Schumann. Ravel Mother Goose Suite. Tickets £16.50 011
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialAlan Burnett @abfixby.bsky.social · 15/05/2026What finer representation of 1950s Britain can there be? It's the summer holidays and the family's annual week at the seaside (in this case, Bridlington in Yorkshire). The weather is such that plastic raincoats and heavy overcoats are standard issue. ..... 181
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialDr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 16/05/2026My next online talk celebrates the centenary of the most picturesque #seaside village in Britain. #Portmeirion was the brainchild of Clough Williams-Ellis, a labour of love that he built over fifty years. Always a hotel, join me to learn about its unique history www.ticketsource.com/kathryn-ferry 23610
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialDr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 13/05/2026📢Last call for my online talk *this evening* about the impact of the #festivalofbritain on #seaside buildings. To celebrate its 75th anniversary I'll discuss festival style as seen in #piers, pavilions and even #beachhuts ticketsource.com/kathryn-ferry @c20society.bsky.social 03116
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialLibraries Connected @librariesconnected.org.uk · 11/05/2026The fifth round of the bsky.app/profile/arts... Libraries Improvement Fund is now open. This will enable library services to invest in upgrades to buildings and technology so they are better placed to respond to the changing ways people are using them.artscouncil.org.ukLibraries Improvement Fund (LIF) Round 5This fund will enable library services across England to invest in a range of projects to upgrade buildings and technology. 132
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialGrimsby Live @grimsbytelegraph.co.uk · 11/05/2026Fostering Fortnight kicks off todaygrimsbytelegraph.co.ukCelebration of foster carers shines a light on incredible people 001
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Thursday 21 May. 7:15pm. Free Entry to AGM, followed by illustrated talks from Paul Fenwick (photographic Virtual Museum) and David Smith (Weelsby Hall renovation). AGM at Grimsby Town Hall. 001
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialColchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 11/05/20261/2 Our campaign against those irritating, single use 'cable ties' multiplying across the city, where they are used to fix 'statutory notices' continues. We've just handed over a bag containing another 1000 of the 'little darlings' for recycling... … 043
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Thursday 16 April at Grimsby Town Hall - Astronomer Paul Money tells @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social about the Wonders of the Solar System. Begins 7:15pm. £5.00 to non-members. 001
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Chinese seamen, Liverpool, 1942, by Bert Hardy. Unpublished by Picture Post because too sensitive. They were on half the pay of British seamen, lived in squalor, went on strike and were labelled troublemakers. 511937
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/03/2026VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England. I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comGovernment to lift paywall from large parts of the Land RegistryExclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets 11738801169
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Thursday 19th March 2026, -The History of the UK Coal Industry by John Robertson. Begins 7:15pm at Grimsby Town Hall. Free for GCDCS members, £5 for guests. Traces how coal drove Britain's development into the first half of the 20th century and declined in the 2nd half of the century. 001
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialDr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If you're a member @thevicsoc.bsky.social you may have seen me on the back page of the new magazine sharing plans for publications. I also wrote a book review and am leading a trip for the society around 3 Grade I listed buildings in #eastgrinstead in June! 0114
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Thanks to everyone who celebrated #GreatGrimsbyDay on the Charter Day of Wednesday 11 March 2026 grimsbyice.co.uk/grimsbyday20... 001
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Remains of Hotspur Press in Manchester, devastated in fire last year, to be demolished and replaced with flats. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHotspur Press to be demolished and replaced with flats after fireThe building, ravaged by a fire last year, is set to be turned into a student accommodation block. 6193
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialDr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Do you remember the Butlin's pools with glass sides? Billy Butlin's 'human aquariums' were just one of many design tricks that helped ensure his brand's massive popularity. To find out more join me on 1 April for my online talk marking 90 years of Butlin's www.ticketsource.co.uk/kathryn-ferr... 3174
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Well, we don't think Isaac is "obnoxiously loud" - he was just loud enough for the Town Crier role, and he also had great delivery of the #GreatGrimsbyDay message www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk'Obnoxiously loud' teenager is Grimsby town crier for a dayThe 15-year-old boy became Great Grimsby's town crier on its Charter Day. 002
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 11/03/2026BBC Look North filming Isaac, winner of the Town Crier competition, announcing #GreatGrimsbyDay in Freshney Place this morning. 011
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialLincolnshire @lincolnshireuk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026'Panic buying oil is causing supply crisis' #Lincolnshire #BBCNews 🔗: www.bbc.com/news/arti...bbc.comStop panic buying oil, says boss of Hull heating firmThe boss of a Hull heating company welcomes a fall in oil prices amid conflict in the Middle East. 022
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Remember, Remember, Grimsby Town Charter www.nelincs.gov.uk/celebrate-gr...nelincs.gov.ukCelebrate Grimsby in every way possible this Charter Day | NELCGrimsby born and bred? Proud of your hometown? Want to celebrate all the brilliant things going on? Then take part in this year’s Great Grimsby Charter Day. With a flag... 011
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Thanks to @melanieonnmp.bsky.social for supporting our search for a Town Crier on her Facebook page. The contest starts at 9am, Wednesday 11 March outside Grimsby Town Hall. 000
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Join us on GREAT GRIMSBY DAY - Wednesday 11 March 2026 - 10am to 4pm in the Town Hall or 9am outside the Town Hall to audition for role of Town Crier! Lots of displays in the Town Hall about Grimsby's history and people! 001
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 26/02/2026BBC Local News covers search for Town Crier www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukA town crier is needed to help celebrate Great Grimsby dayThe unpaid and unofficial voluntary role is for one day only. 001
Reposted by @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.socialBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Tynemouth Station, North Shields, all lit up, photo by north-east England photographer Sophie Henderson. First opened in 1882. 35811
grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Have you got what it takes to be Town Crier. Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society is looking for a Town Crier for Great Grimsby Day grimsbyice.co.uk/grimsbytownc... 001
