Open House 2026 – Celebrating People Making a Difference
Listen to the audio. Open House 2026 brought together brilliant people building a thriving future for Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire and communities right across the country. During Open House, Steve Cole (Panahpur) asked a simple question: Who would you shout out in your community? What followed was powerful. People celebrated: Not just in Grimsby, North […]
Open House 2026 – Photos
View the photos. Open House 2026 brought together brilliant people across all sectors from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, and towns across the country to explore ideas, celebrate progress, and share practical solutions for building thriving communities. Over two days, participants connected, collaborated and learned from one another across workshops, panel discussions and fringe events. We’ve […]
Welcoming Crystal to Our Future
Crystal joins Our Future as North East Lincs Operational Lead, bringing experience in community leadership and engagement. Crystal specialises in creating the connections and conditions that help people, organisations and communities come together to shape a positive lasting future. She has extensive experience in community leadership, engagement and finding meaningful ways for people to connect […]
Grimsby & NE Lincs Home Wins: Back Your Hometown Are you from Grimsby or North East Lincolnshire, did you study in the area? Or do you have family ties, but now live elsewhere? Home Wins is the network for people like you – those who want to stay connected to their roots and turn pride […]
Grimsby Are Doing Things Differently: £20 Million Owned by the People
Shaping the Town Together Grimsby has secured £20 million over the next ten years. It’s a huge opportunity and what makes it even more exciting is the way it’s being shaped, together. Grimsby is part of the Government’s Pride in Place programme, overseen by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). It spans […]
Join us at Grimsby Town Hall on Tuesday 4th November at 12pm to hear about the proposal for Plan for Neighbourhoods. Grimsby has secured £20 million through the National Plan for Neighbourhoods programme and the community has been doing things differently, taking a people-powered approach to developing the priorities for the plan. Get involved Whether […]
Public drop-in event to help shape the town’s future
On Thursday 25th September between 3pm and 6pm, the doors of Grimsby Central Hall will be open for a free public drop-in event. This is a chance to share ideas for Grimsby’s future and celebrate the people who are working to build it. A people-powered plan for Grimsby Grimsby has secured £20 million over the […]
Grimsby & NE Lincs Home Wins: Back Your Hometown Are you from Grimsby or North East Lincolnshire, did you study in the area?or do you have family ties, but now live elsewhere? Home Wins is the network for people like you – those who want to stay connected to their roots and turn pride into […]
First Round of Working Group Meetings Complete: Building a People-Powered Plan
The first round of Grimsby Together working group meetings is complete, marking another step in building a shared plan for the town’s future. Energy, ideas and collaboration have been flowing, showing the commitment of people shaping the future of Grimsby. Over recent weeks, members have been meeting in groups focused on the key themes. They […]
Meet the Fund & Governance Taskforce
As part of the Grimsby Together journey, we’ve brought together a new Fund & Governance Taskforce to focus on two important questions: Who’s in the Taskforce? The group is chaired by Simon Beeton (Navigo) and includes Simon Green (Humber Freeport), Spencer Hunt (NELC), Andrea Stone (community leader), David Talbot (Catch UK), Claire Thompson (NELC) and Julie Walmsley (Doorstep). Two members represent the Greater Grimsby Board with […]