By Fishing Heritage Centre hosts weekend of fun
The Fishing Heritage Centre is organising new seaside walkabouts, puppet fish displays, talks, boat tours and music for the public to enjoy this weekend.
The events will help promote Heritage Open Days, England’s biggest festival of history and culture which is attended by over 2,000 local people and organisations as well as thousands of volunteers.
The walkabouts will make an appearance on Saturday 18 September at 10:30am, 12:15pm and 1.45pm.
Two fishermen will be displaying their puppet fish as they joke along with locals.
Cod Choir will be appearing on Saturday 18 September at 11:15am, 12:45pm and 2.30pm.
Cleethorpes Band will also be played on the bandstand outside of the Fishing Heritage Centre on Saturday 18 September at 1:00pm and 2:00pm.
The Ross Tiger will also be open to explore with free displays of rope tying and net making taking place.
The café is set to provide visitors with a variety of food and drinks.
There will be 10% off the Centre’s entry fee on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 September.
Due to Covid-19 safety measures, you must book tickets by calling 01472 323345.
Cllr Callum Procter, Cabinet member for heritage, said: “North East Lincolnshire’s towns and villages have an interesting and rich history which has impacted on how we live our lives here at the moment.
“Whether it’s the fishing history that’s been the core of so many families and providing food to the nation, or the local stories about our towns that fascinates you, it’s well worth taking a bit of time out to celebrate our past.”
Additionally, Grimsby Town Hall will be open to the public today and tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm which will give people to the Bremerhaven Room (Former Court Room) and Crosland Suite.
The Council Chamber will also be open where you can meet the Mayor of NEL and his Deputy.
You can enter the Time Trap museum at Grimsby Town Hall for free today and tomorrow.
Treasures from the archives will be on display alongside exhibits by the Great Grimsby branch of the Lincolnshire Family History Society, Grimsby Photographic Society and the North Lincs Art Society.
The Lincolnshire Family History Society can also aid in the exploration of locals’ family history research.
Grimsby Minster will be open from 10:30am to 2:30pm on Saturday and 10:30am to 12:30pm on Sunday for the Magical and Mystical Minster event where you can find untold stories, famous names and unfamiliar characters.
For more details on further events, click here.
