Home Wins – Supporting the Home Town You Love
(EVENT CLOSED) What an uplifting afternoon spent with people who love Grimsby/ NE Lincs during the first Home Wins call of 2024. Brilliant to hear about the amazing change happening in the town – from DocksFest to becoming the worlds first relationship centric town. As one attendee said – “the depth of knowledge, experience and […]
Our Future: Annual Open House – 25th-26th November
(EVENT CLOSED) Join Us for the Annual Open House on November 25th-26th! Mark your calendars for November 25th and 26th as we host our third annual Future Open House, celebrating the remarkable transformation happening in our town. This year’s events will bring together local and national leaders committed to building a better future. Event Highlights: […]
A Townwide Conversation on the Future
It has been amazing to kick off a townwide conversation about the future people want, working with NE Lincs Council, GTFC, The Change Arc and Demos to get people to share their thoughts about the Grimsby they want in 10 years’ time. We are using Pol.is so that people can not only vote on other’s […]
Rooted in Place and Tethered by Loved Citizens’ Institutions – Our Future
Over time, economic dogma and a rational approach to strategy and operations has all but erased “places” from the agenda. National programmes and services are designed for efficiency but experience tissue rejection on implementation. They don’t “fit” with the landscape of where we live, who we know and the pattern of our lives. They prioritise […]
Building Our Future: February Gathering
(EVENT CLOSED) It was brilliant to have so many of you join us on February 27th for the Our Future Model Workshop at Grimsby Town Football Club, bringing together a group of 63 people who care about Grimsby and NE Lincs and want to build a positive future for the town. The workshop sparked conversations […]
Big Issue Changemakers 2024 – Our Future Recognised
We are thrilled to be collectively recognised as Big Issue Changemakers of 2024. It is a testament to the amazing group of people who have got together across NE Lincs and across the country to back each other, play their part and build a better future. You can find out more about why we were […]
Grimbarians Making Change Happen
In this new publication, Grimbarians C.I.C. capture a year of stories of the change underway across Grimsby, and the brilliant people making it happen. Our Future and Grimbarians share a love for Grimsby and a desire to tell a new story about the town. The stories in this publication highlight some brilliant initiatives, and viewed […]
Reigniting a 400 year old relationship
Over 400 years ago Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge bought land in Cleethorpes. They even owned the land on which Blundell Park, Grimsby Town’s ground, is on. There is a long-standing connection between the College and the town. Sidney Sussex College are keen to contribute to the change underway in the town and hosted the […]
Rebalance Power and Empower Citizens – Our Future
Currently, most people living in de-industrialised communities are powerless to shape the decisions made about their areas. John Boswell, John Shillick and colleagues at University of Southampton write that deindustrialised communities are: “…‘held back’ by a systemic lack of power. Local people have lost effective control over their lives, livelihoods, and the future development of their […]
Grimsby Together History Walk:
(EVENT CLOSED) By Ava Hodson The Our Future history walk attracted over twenty walkers from a range of backgrounds, including community work, charity, architecture, local politics. It offered a chance to have conversations about personal connections to the town, history, experience, and how Grimsby could and should be improved in the future. It started with […]
