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PEOPLES Issue 40 Jan/March 2016

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The newest addition to their range of services is custom engine remapping and we had a chat to Regional Manager Tony Briggs to find out more.

So what is engine remapping?

Most modern car engines are controlled by computer but when they arrive new from the manufacturers they may not be set up to run at their best. A trained technician with the right equipment can adjust the settings to improve performance.

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In this issue we take a look at Scartho and we’ve got an interview with former Mayor and present Armed Forces Champion Alex Baxter, plus a look at some of the things in your loft that might be worth a fortune, Easter eggs, lost trawlers, roller derby and lots more besides. We also take a look at a new exhibition of paintings of street scenes of old Grimsby by local artist Carol Morton and pay a visit to our friends up at Fusion Creative as they start work on their Narnia Project.

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Welcome To Scartho

It’s a great place to live and do business

Assisted Living

The Assisted Living Centre at Grimsby Hospital

The Forces’ Champion

The Peoples Talks to Alex Baxter

Cash In Your Attic?

Turn your junk to gold

Easter And Valentines Day It’s all about the chocolate

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Try some plaice this Easter Searching for vessels lost in WW1 Two of our favourites join forces

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In The Know Your indispensable guide to what’s going on where you live (tickets £11 in advance) with support from the excellent Red Butler.

Tickets from Solid Entertainments on 01472 349222.

Paul King entitled Railways Of North East Lincolnshire- a personal view.

Both events are at 7.30pm in the Bremerhaven Room of the Town Hall and new members and visitors are be very welcome to attend.

Music, Poetry And Railways At Michael Dore And The Civic Society Much More At Have you ever looked up at a The Central Hall decaying but characterful old building

Two Great Nights Of Blues On The Way To Town Having put on some great shows last year Solid Entertainments are picking up where they left of with visits by two of the biggest names in British blues. On Friday 5th February legendary blues shouter Connie Lush brings her band to the Old Clee Club (tickets £12) while on Friday 26th February National Blues Treasure Danny Bryant is at the same venue

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in North East Lincs and thought “that should be restored”?

Do you get annoyed by badly designed buildings dumped unsympathetically next to good ones?

Are there areas near you crying out for regeneration that seem to be ignored by planners and developers?

Are you a big fan of the legendary Freddie Frinton?

If the answer to any or all of these questions is yes then you’re just the kind of person who the Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society would like to see at their meetings.

They’re a group of people whose are passionate about NE Lincolnshire, its history, its environment and its regeneration.

On February 18th they’ll be hosting an evening of Poetry & Music with Driftnet Poets and local folk rock gods and legends Merlins Keep and on March 17th there will be a talk by historian

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You can be sure of a great afternoon of romantic favourites on Sunday 14th February when Grimsby’s own Michael Dore presents a

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IN THE KNOW Valentine Afternoon Of Love Songs with guests West End star Shona Lindsay and Grimsby born Pianist Richard Weeden. It’s at 3pm in the Main Hall and tickets are £15/£12/£9.

In fact there’s a lot going on over the next few weeks at the home of real music including some very special jazz, with bassist and singer Nicola Farnon on February 13th and vocalist Georgia Mancio on March 5th.

Georgia’s on a roll, having been nominated for the Parliamentary jazz awards 2015 as Vocalist Of The Year so here’s your chance to come and hear her for yourself.

On Saturday 23rd April at 7.30pm the Grimsby Philharmonic Society, with conductor Susan Hollingworth and piano duo Anthony Goldstone & Caroline Clemmow present a concert entitled Moods Of The Sea. Tickets are £15/£12/£9 For further information or to book tickets call the box office on 01472 355025 or visit www.grimsbycentralhall.org

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for the third consecutive year, in the company of some very special guests, with An Evening with Karen and Kevin from Grimsby on Saturday 25th June.

As you might expect the show will be bursting with Ballroom, Latin, and Contemporary dance and will also feature the Annual Glitter Ball trophy (a very sparkly fish!), where three competition winners will be invited to dance with Kevin and Karen on stage.

Tickets are £26, under 16s £16.50, concessions £2 off.

Watch out also for Paul Gascoigne on February 21st - The Man, The Legend, In His Own Words. It will be packed with stories of his eventful career and unbelievable private life. Our third pick would be Collabro on April 1st, topping off an astounding year for the band, which has seen them go truly global.

Absolutely fantastic.

There are plenty more great shows so check out the website.

Box office: 0300 300 0035 or go to www.grimsbyauditorium.org.uk

Kevin And Karen Headed For The Auditorium They’re the biggest stars that our area has produced in a long time and Kevin and Karen Clifton will be back to delight their fans at the Auditorium

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Scartho Welcome to

part village, part suburb, but always a nice place to live

Hello and welcome to our Scartho feature edition, taking a look not just at the many shops and businesses in the area but also at the many community ventures which help make Scartho such a thriving community and a great place to live and do business.

Scartho is one of the oldest and most historic parts of town. In 1086 the Domesday Book listed the village of Scarhou, which apparently means ‘the mound by the gap’ in old Norse, and St Giles’ church predates that by many years. The present church tower is Saxon and some experts have suggested that its stonework bears evidence of burning – probably the result of a Viking raid.

Whether or not Scartho is still a village in its own right or a suburb of Grimsby is a matter of debate but Scartho was definitely a separate entity up until the end of the World War II until urban expansion throughout the fifties and sixties caused Grimsby to swell and absorb its smaller neighbour.

With open country on either side, pathways to Bradley Woods to the west and Weelsby Woods to the east and a wide range of high quality shops, salons, cafes and restaurants clustered around the fork Scartho still retains the village feel, especially when the famous cherry tree is in bloom and you can sit outside Florence’s cafe in the Spring sunlight sipping a cup of tea or coffee and watching the world go by.

One thing that’s certain is that there’s a huge amount of community spirit in the area. The Community Centre on Waltham Road is testament to that as is the thriving Scartho Community Library, both examples of important local facilities that were faced with closure but which have been saved thanks to the efforts of determined residents.

Because local people refused to let them disappear these two centres now play host to events ranging from diet and fitness classes to mosaic making sessions and from Alzheimers memory cafes to bingo and rummy clubs. If you add in the wide range of activities that take place in the St Giles church hall it’s clear that although Scartho might seem quiet, in fact there’s always something going on.

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De-Lovely Salon With four luxurious treatment rooms and a wide range of therapies on offer, including their own unique massage, ear candling, reflexology, aromatherapy and hot stone and Indian head massage, De-Lovely has built a reputation as the

Viva Hair Viva Hair has been bringing top class hairdressing and innovative styling to Scartho since 2005 and it’s the pride and joy of Tracey, who has been proprietor since the salon opened and Lucy, who started out as an apprentice and is now a

stylist in her own right, specialising in BDs and wedding hair. It’s a stylish, comfortable and relaxed setting with all appointments lasting a full hour, allowing plenty of time for excellent one to one service and a complementary head massage for every client. Their aim is to make Viva a place that people will really look forward to visiting and where clients know that they’ll get the best possible service every time.

perfect place to go for top quality beauty and holistic therapy. Spa days are a speciality and owner Kate Smith (above) and her team welcome women, men and couples and offer gift vouchers so you can treat a loved one to day of pampering. They’re also the only east coast representatives for Germaine de Capuccini skin care products and they’re expert cosmeticians so you know that when you leave De-Lovely you’ll always be looking great!

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Scartho Community Centre

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ith its smart new premises on Waltham Road, Scartho Community Centre is a testament to the community spirit and local pride that makes Scartho village such a nice place to live.

The centre was formerly located round the corner in Springfield Rd and when it was scheduled for closure due to budget cuts in 2002 there was a public outcry and a volunteer committee was formed to take over the running of the centre. In 2006 they moved into their present premises to make way for the new medical centre and since then they’ve built up a programme of activities that means there’s always plenty going on with something to suit almost everyone.

You can find more details of what’s happening at scarthovillagecc.wix.com or get in touch with them via email on scarthovillagecc@googlemail.com

Monday 9.30-10.30am 10.15-11.15am 1.00-2.00pm 2.00-4.00pm 4.15-6.30pm 7.00-9.00pm

Zumba Spanish U3A Chris Kelly Fitness Cardiac Rehab Programme Artiez Dance in Partners

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Chris Kelly Diet Club Keep Fit Chris Kelly Fitness The Sewing Club Cardiac Rehab Programme Cancer Group (alt weeks) Bible Studies Dance in Partners

Thursday 10.00-11.00am 10.00-12.00pm 1.45-2.45pm 4.00-6.30pm 6.30-9.00pm 6.00-7.30pm 7.00-8.30pm

Pilates Alzheimers Café (alt weeks) Piloga Dance Mix Bridge Club Chris Kelly Diet Club BCKA Kickboxing

Friday 9.30-12.00pm 9.30-10.30am 1.00-2.00pm 1.15-4.15pm 4.15-6.30pm 7.00-8.30pm

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Florence’s Coffee Shop Situated in the heart of Scartho village Florence’s Coffee Shop is the perfect place to meet friends and family for a chat or just to enjoy a great cup of coffee and some gorgeous cake and watch the world outside go by.

Scartho Fork Roundabout 07923 474436 Mon-Fri 10am - 4pm Sat 9am - 4pm

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Brown’s Butchers Brown’s Family Butchers on Louth Road is Scartho through and through. The business was established in 2013 by Graham and Karen Brown, both born and bred in the village, and they’re assisted behind the counter by their son Alex.

In just over two years they have gained an enviable reputation for quality and value, winning gold at The Lincolnshire Poacher Awards for their gluten free Pork, Apple and Cider Sausages as well as nine silver medals and four bronze.

Proprietor Anne Fytche (picture above on the right) took over in 2013, naming her new venture after her mother, and set about creating the kind of cafe that she had dreamed of owning all her life, a welcoming oasis of calm and, of course, great cakes.

There’s always a wide range of delicious sandwiches, panini on offer as well but the speciality of the house is the famous high tea which brings customers in from all over the area. So let’s all keep calm and head for Florence’s. Delicious.

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There’s always a wide range of top quality fresh meats available, plus a well stocked deli counter with local cheese, chutney and cooked meats and they aim to always have three different gourmet sausages available, from a range of more than twenty which includes their own famous Scartho Sausage, made with bacon, beans, tomatoes and mushrooms. What could be nicer for the perfect breakfast?

Brown’s Family Butchers 29, Louth Road, Scartho DN33 2ER | 01472 488064

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Seeing the world through infra red tinted spectacles

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adies and gentlemen welcome to the churchyard of St Giles as you’ve never seen it before. These pictures, taken soon after a heavy snowfall, are the work of photographer Mike Pounder who used to be a policeman and forensic photographer in Herefordshire before moving to Scartho.

While in the police he became a member of the British Institute of Professional Photography and a Qualified Imaging Scientist with Royal Photographic Society. He also obtained a degree in commercial photography from Grimsby Institute.

Mike’s main interest is now in infra red photography, using modified digital cameras to block light from the visible spectrum from entering the camera. The result is marvellously clear and sharp imaging with ominous dark skies, silvery white foliage, gleaming snow and dreamlike landscapes.

Mike has been kind enough to let us use some of his images, including the shot above, looking across the churchyard towards the oldest building in Grimsby - St Giles Church, whose tower is believed to date from just before the Norman Conquest. You can find more of his work on his website at mikepounder.wix.com

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Creative Gardens You don’t need to spend much time in Scartho to know that it’s an area of garden lovers with well kept lawns, neatly weeded flower beds and immaculate drives.

And for those who find that they don’t have the time or skills for horticultural pursuits there is help at hand in the shape of Creative Gardens, based on Louth Road.

Ian Gobey and his team are experts in landscaping and garden work of all kinds, ranging from clearances (they’re fully licensed environmental waste carriers) to the creation of beautiful block paved driveways and patios, decking and fencing. They also undertake building work including walls, conservatories and extensions.

Each of their landscaping projects is

individually designed to complement and enhance its location and all are built by Ian and his team, they don’t use subcontractors, which means you can be sure that you’ll be getting the full Creative Gardens service every step of the way.

So if you’d like to make your garden look like a Scartho garden you know who to call!

Creative Gardens

264 Louth Road Grimsby NE Lincolnshire ian.gobey@ntlworld.com Freephone 0800 0935706

www.creative-gardens.co.uk Superb colour and local heritage!

Make room in your garden for clematis

“Scartho Gem”

It’s not every village that can claim to have a plant named after it but here is clematis ‘Scartho Gem’, a product of the famous Pennell’s breeding programme that ran from the 1950s through to the 1970s and gave the horticultural world some of its favourites including clematis ‘Walter Pennell’, ‘Bracebridge Star’ and the gorgeous mauve tinted ‘Vyvyan Pennell”.

Scartho Gem was bred in 1962 by Walter Pennell and

it flowers in late spring. The sepals have a darker central bar giving the flowers a bicolored effect. The anthers and filaments are pinkish red.

If you’re thinking of planting one in your garden you’ll be glad to here that it’s generally held to pretty easy to look after. Although it prefers full sun it is tolerant of shade and is also a good choice for hot areas.

So come on Scartho. Get digging.

Photo courtesy of Pennells

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Steve entered Banking in 1983 where he held a Management position for a number of years.

He entered financial services in 1991 where he has been ever since. He obtained his professional qualification on an ongoing basis within the industry and presently holds a Diploma in Investment Planning through the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

He continues to expertly advise clients with capital to invest using his 24 years of experience.

Married with two children and three grandchildren, he leads and active social life, enjoying tennis and target shooting as well as spending a large amount of time with his grandchildren.

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“A REAL HOME FROM HOME”

PERSONAL CHOICE AND INDIVIDUAL CARE MATTER “It’s a lovely place. There’s always lots to do and all the staff are wonderful.”

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he Meadows is a thirty six bed care home on Louth Road, catering for those who require residential care and dementia care. It’s a warm, comfortable and welcoming environment, part of the Shire Care Homes Group, and like all of Shire’s homes it’s operated by a team who believe strongly that meaningful activity and respect for personal choice are the keys to a long and happy life.

Manager Angela and Activities Co-ordinators Jeannie and Cheryl ensure that there are lots of activities for residents to take part in, including craft sessions, exercise classes (including the very popular Tai Chi sessions) and individual hobbies like painting and knitting.

There are regular trips out, for shopping, restaurant visits or excursions to local places of interest and The Meadows regularly plays host to visitors ranging from singers and musicians to the

pet therapy team. There are several hairdressers who visit, a massage and Reiki therapist and a team from Grimsby College who come to provide beauty therapies.

Above all the team at The Meadows make sure that they get to know every resident as an individual so they can ensure that their care programme is tailored to their own special needs.

That’s the essential first step towards making a home into a home from home!

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From books to bingo by way of tai chi, knitting and mosaic tiling - there’s a lot going on at ....

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e’ve noted elsewhere that if there’s one thing Scartho has in abundance it’s community spirit, so we thought it would be good to draw your attention to another success story – the Scartho Community Library. Scartho Library closed on Christmas Eve 2014 but it reopened in November 2015, rescued thanks to the efforts of local charity Foresight as part of their Older Persons’ Project.

It’s not just a library though. There’s much more than that going including Tai Chi, Dancercise, Chair Based Exercise, Feet Up Foot Care, Bingo and Knit and Knatter and they’re starting up a new local history memories project too.

To set the ball rolling there’s a talk at 2pm on February 8th with Ron Borsberry exploring the history of The Streets Of Scartho. That’s highly recommended, as is their new mosaic workshop which starts on February 3rd and runs for six months with sessions on the first Wednesday of every month. There are two sessions on each day, and they cost £12 for one session or £15 for both.

Oh yes, and they do a really good cup of coffee and there are some delicious cakes. I expect they do tea as well. You should pop in but you can also find them online at www.scarthoe.wix.com/scartholibrary and on Facebook and Twitter.

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f you’re starting to have trouble with everyday tasks around the home and you’re looking for advice about the range of devices available to help you then the Assisted Living Centre, located at the rear of the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital site in Grimsby, is your best starting point.

The centre provides information and advice on a range of aids to daily living and home adaptations. They even have a demonstration centre with a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom each equipped with state of the art technology and gadgets that can help people to stay living in their own homes.

The centre also has a wide selection of visual information on health and well-being as well as a computer hub for accessing information online.

The centre is open Monday to

Friday from 10am-6pm and on Saturdays from 10am-4pm. It’s best to phone beforehand (on 01472 875592) and book an appointment but they’re happy to welcome people on a drop in basis. There’s no need for a referral from your doctor so if you’d like some expert advice on what’s available through them or through companies like the Mobility Centre or Grimsby Lifts then give the Assisted Living Centre a ring and start making your home a little easier to live in.

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MOBILITY

Once upon a time, not so long ago, mobility products were just meant to do a job.

It didn’t occur to anyone that they could also be stylish or colourful or a pleasure to own.

But nowadays things have changed and if you know where to look you can find scooters with style and canes with charisma.

And the place to start looking is Cleethorpes Mobility Centre where they believe that just because something is functional doesn’t mean it has to be dull.

Mobile In Style

with Cleethorpes Mobility Centre

Take the new Rollzmotion rollator/wheelchair pictured above. It’s available in bright yellow or deep purple and it switches between functions in seconds with just a couple of clicks. Ideal for those who like a stroll but may need to rest sometimes.

Also new on the scene is the fantastic Solax Easylife auto folding scooter. An excellent vehicle for a comfortable ride, with a top speed of 4mph and a range of 10 miles on a single charge, it can fold itself as small as a suitcase for storage and carriage, all at the touch of a button on the remote control. How clever is that? Perfect for putting in the back of your car or taxi.

And it’s not just new technology that can benefit from a makeover! Take a look at these canes from Classic Canes. Easy to use and fold away and also brightly coloured and patterned to suit your outfit (or your mood).

Whatever you need by way of mobility or accessibility aids you’ll always find an excellent selection and good advice at the Cleethorpes Mobility Centre. They stock beds by Patterson Medical, furniture by Cosi Chair, slippers by Cosyfeet and many other products by top manufacturers. All under one roof and they always offer service with a smile!

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ARMED FORCES DAY

“It’s going to be the biggest event in the borough since Queen Victoria opened the Royal Dock .....”

The Peoples talks to Alex Baxter, Armed Forces Champion for NE Lincolnshire and the man in charge of preparations for Armed Forces Day 2016 You’ve been a councillor for Scartho and Mayor of NE Lincolnshire but for many people you’re best known as a champion of the rights of Armed Forces personnel and for your involvement with the Armed Forces Day event. Do you have a military background?

I served in the navy as an intelligence officer and subsequently moved on to take positions with various global companies in the security equipment business.

I spent some time in Rochester, New York as CEO of a company designing computer based training systems for operators of security scanning equipment.

In those days security guards were starting to use high tech equipment like CT scanners, which were being applied to aviation and maritime security use for the first time. They were using the same technology as

a hospital consultant but while the doctor can take all the time they need and will usually only be concentrating on saving one life at a time the guard at the airport is protecting the lives of perhaps three hundred lives on a plane by scanning people and baggage and will only have on average twenty seconds to do their job, so it was very important that they were trained to a very high standard. There are still companies based in NE Lincolnshire who develop these kinds of technologies and they are recognised as the world’s leading experts at what they do.

You then became involved in the development of the scanner equipment itself?

I left the USA to become President of Smiths Detections’ UK civil business and Director of their UK military business.

Our main business was body scanners and screening

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and educational facilities and in my year as Mayor I was overwhelmed by the amount of talent we have.

You’d have to go a long way to find that combination anywhere else and I think that is why businesses are increasingly being attracted here.

You were very much involved with the implementation of the Armed Forces Community Covenant.

What was your role there?

equipment for hold baggage and for cabin baggage. My head office was in Wiesbaden and I enjoyed every minute I was there. I then set up a global events team because there was a synergy between the production of the equipment and actually doing the screening. People would say to us “Yes, we know we need the equipment but how do we use it, where do we put it, how do we determine the threat level?” and we would go and help them.

Having worked all over the world what made you decide to settle down in Grimsby?

My wife is a Grimbarian and I was very glad to come back here.

NE Lincs, Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham are marvellous places. The people are outstanding and although I’ve visited lots of spectacular places if I had to choose one place to live I’d choose here.

We have a different kind of warmth.

It comes from the way people treat each other. It frustrates me that we focus so much on negative stories when those are such a small part of the whole. We should be promoting the positive elements. Our area is on a high right now. We have great skills

The Community Covenant is a very important thing, very dear to our hearts. It’s a promise that the country will not abandon the veterans who have done a very important job and done it well. They have put their lives on the line and that service deserves recognition. What we did in this area was to develop a set of pathways with respect to access to housing, welfare and health care, much of it based on the principle of no disadvantage. This is the premise that says that a member of the Armed Forces should never be disadvantaged by that status.

These systems can help deal with major issues like health, housing and pensions but they will also look after things like issues with medals.

To a civilian medals may just look decorative but they are very important to the people who have won them, particularly in the years after they have left the service and the various agencies can offer help to those who have lost or have not received their medals. This is important because irrespective of your political perspective you have to acknowledge that our forces do an amazing job and because of them we punch well above our weight as a country, with a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and respect all round the world.

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You were councillor for Scartho for four years. What made you decide to go into politics?

I wanted to understand how the political dynamic within the borough worked because that was essential to our work with the Covenant and I was pleasantly surprised to find that everyone agreed with the principles of the covenant and it was adopted unanimously and has been upheld by both parties ever since and I think I can say that we have exceeded expectations in delivery.

How did you become involved with Armed Forces Day? When I came back I met an old friend from who was President of the Royal Air Force Association and I attended Armed Forces Day. Afterwards he asked me if I'd like to get involved with organising it because of my experience with event organisation.

So we decided to work with the local authority to see if we could build of the profile of the event in this area.

Where did the idea of bringing the national event to Cleethorpes originate?

Well we had the organisational skills to pull it together but we could never have done it without the support of serving soldiers and veterans and their families. This is one of the few towns where poppies are put on street signs named after fallen service personnel.

It’s about not forgetting.

The National Armed Forces Day is the ultimate show in town. The eyes of the world will be on us. Members of the royal family attend because they always support the Armed Forces and this is a day when political

divisions evaporate. Because it isn’t about putting soldiers in uniform on the streets to be admired, it’s about gathering together so we can say thank you to them for the service they have done for the nation.

Will the National event be much bigger than previous local Armed Forces Days?

Well Hull has the City of Culture, and that’s supposed to be the best think since sliced bread but I can tell you that the National Armed Forces Day 2016 will be the biggest and best thing that this borough has ever seen.

The biggest thing that has happened in town since Queen Victoria opened the Royal Dock in 1854.

In practical terms how do you plan to expand the event? It always seems full on the day already.

We have a plan but before we can make it public we have to discuss it with the Ministry of Defence and others. We’re in a good position because this is the eighth National Armed Forces Day and we have a long history of organising the event.

This was our third bid for the national event. The first time we bid it was tongue in cheek to a degree.

We were full of enthusiasm but we lacked some experience, but we learned all the time. In particular we learned how to fund the event, because it isn’t government funded and it has to be self sustaining. We’ve had excellent support from local companies, like Dong Energy and the Ramsden’s Group, to name but two.

Our job is to balance the books and make sure that everything is done properly to make sure that this is an event that will go down in history as the biggest and best day the borough has ever seen, which I can promise you it will be.

We don’t doubt that at all. Many thanks for giving us your time.

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very parent wants their child to excel at school but sometimes it can feel like we just pack them off each day and hope for the best. It’s difficult to know what practical help you can give them to ensure that they reach their full potential but one practical step that can work wonders is to enrol them in the Kumon programme.

Kumon originated in Japan and is now a wordwide educational phenomenon. The Grimsby Centre is at Healing Village Hall and is run by Sarah Prior (pictured left receiving an award to mark her first thirteen years as a Kumon instructor). The aim of the programme is to help students become advanced learners with positive attitudes to study by boosting their self-confidence as they work out how to overcome challenges and problems by themselves. Check out the Kumon website at www.kumon.co.uk for more information.

Kumon is an independent study programme, but students are never alone. Sarah provides the guidance and encouragement that students need to take their learning into their own hands, increasing their motivation to succeed and achieve.

Of course Kumon are aware that every child is different and their programme is not a one size fits all system, nor is it a quick fix. Their individualised programmes allow students to progress at their own pace and in addition to developing academic ability, Kumon study fosters in students the mind set and skills for learning.

Sessions take place between 3.30 and 5.30pm with students dropping in for about twenty minutes, once or twice a week and there’s a free two week test drive available in February to see if Kumon can work for you and your child.

HOW WOULD KUMON FIT IN WITH YOUR BUSY LIFESTYLE? Take a two week free test drive in February and find out.

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f you’re a dog lover with room in your life for an occasional canine visitor then you may well be just the kind of person that Claire Dutton of Barking Mad, the dog sitting experts, is looking for.

“Our job is to bring together owners and hosts to ensure that dogs can be boarded with just the right people in exactly suitable homes”, Claire explains. “It may allow the owner to go on holiday or even into hospital and it’s so much friendlier and nicer than putting a dog into kennels. With Barking Mad owners can be sure that their beloved best friend will be really well cared for and exercised in a home from home environment.”

So who can be a Barking Mad host? “The most important qualification for hosts is that they are real dog lovers”, says Claire.

“Perhaps people who have been owners in the past but who are now unable to make the financial or time commitment required but who would enjoy some canine company from time to time.”

Claire is a fan herself, owner of labradors Paddy and Isabelle (you can find pictures of them on the new website). She was first introduced to Barking Mad eight years ago when bereavement left her without anyone to care for Paddy while she went on holiday.

She was so impressed with the service, a few months later she became their area representative.

Claire visits all prospective owners and hosts and gets to know them and their animals, and the special needs and characteristics of each, so that she can find perfect matches for everybody. She also checks homes and gardens for suitability and security. Nothing is left to chance in ensuring that everything runs just so, because it’s the happiness of the guest dog that is of paramount importance.

If you’re an owner looking for accommodation for your dog or if you’d like to be a Barking Mad host call Claire on the number below and find out what’s involved. Have fun and enjoy the walkies!

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If you don’t have time for a 5 day break these are perfect for you. Two or three nights dinner, bed & breakfast and nightly entertainment. Includes an excursion to Glasgow.

12th February 2016 - 4 days only £199pp Three nights dinner, bed & breakfast staying at the centrally located Britannia Nottingham Hotel.

Includes chocolates, champagne and a red rose for the ladies, free time in Nottingham, excursions to Derby & Leicester.

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WE START THE YEAR OFF WITH SOME GREAT DAY TRIPS TOO! entertainment which includes a game of cash bingo, music for dancing and a good old fashioned sing-a-long! To round off your day tea/coffee will be served. All in all a brilliant day out at a fantastic price!!

YORK OR MACARTHUR GLEN – WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY 2016 £14 A fantastic day in York, famous for its shops, museums and galleries.

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MILLSTONES, NR HARROGATE – SUNDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 2016 £30 Arrive at Millstones in time for homemade mini bacon & sausage sandwich with tea or coffee. Afterwards there will be time to browse around the gift shop before a 2 course lunch (menu choice required at time of booking) with afternoon

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The Sugarcraft, Cake Decorating & Baking Show. Entry to all of these fabulous shows is included in the price of your ticket! A fantastic day out for all crafters!

YORKSHIRE AIR MUSEUM – SUNDAY 20TH MARCH 2016 £27 The museum is a living memorial to all allied air forces personnel especially those of World War II. Experience what life was like on a typical wartime bomber station, browse around the many displays including the carefully restored World War II aircraft and discover the history of aviation.

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The tin plate toy robot reached its heyday in the 1950s and models from that era are very collectible. Big names include the Japanese Horikawa company but US models are collectable too, especially Ideal’s remote control Robert the Robot with light-up eyes, swinging arms and the ability to walk and talk.

Vintage clothes are super cool right now, just ask our good friend Jodie at I Luv It I Really Do in Wellowgate. If you’ve got a stash of 70s shirts that threaten eye damage, or some chic 50s swing skirt dresses then drive those moths off and turn them into cash!

Retro guitars are big business. Go for the famous names and the classic styles and be wary of modern reproductions. Bob Dylan’s sunburst Fender Stratocaster sold at auction for nearly a million dollars so get searching!

Everybody loves teddies. It’s the law. Look for long limbed, snouty, hump backed, straw filled examples and famous names like Steiff.

Same every year.

You haul the tree and the decorations back up to the loft and while you’re up there you start to wonder Just where and when did I acquire all this stuff?

If your house is like ours you probably have boxes and cases packed with old clothes that you secretly know you’ll never wear again, unwanted Christmas pressys, technology and gadgets that went out with the dinosaurs, books you never could be bothered to finish.

Some books you couldn’t even start.

Time to get up there and start your spring clean early with a really good chucking out session but don’t just send it all to the tip because there may be gold in them there hills of junk.

Here are a few suggestions for how to strike it rich.

It’s good to sell books because it’s so much easier than reading them. A first edition Harry Potter can be worth thousands if it’s in good condition but a mint condition 1902 Hound Of The Baskervilles will fetch anything up to £100,000!

The original 1937 edition of The Hobbit is worth about £25,000 but it casts an evil spell on everyone who owns it and has to be thrown into a volcano.

New or old, vinyl is cool again.

The most valuable record of all time is That’ll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger by the Quarrymen which could be worth in excess of £100,000 but more realistically The Sex Pistols 1977 God Save The Queen/No Feelings is worth about £10,000.

And just to prove that the world has gone a little mad - VHS cassettes. It’s the genre fans who drive the market here - horror and sci-fi are what sell and the worst films tend to be the rarest and therefore the most valuable. Tales From The Quadead Zone, a 1987 straight to VHS horror about a zombie clown is the most sought after tape of all simply because it’s so awful. And for the record there are also big prices paid for old computer games, rare Lego bricks (really) and even for 1970s cereal boxes and their contents. Yuk.

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AGE CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

Life in Mukunyu can be very hard.

Few in this population are well enough or old enough to work in the local tea plantations so just finding shelter, food and clothing is a constant struggle.

The diet of the locals is mostly posho which is a maize flour.

Bread, meat or green vegetables are luxuries reserved for holidays and the nearest clean water supply is more than two miles away.

Even the most basic medicines like paracetemol are beyond the reach of the meagre resources of most people in the community and an education is all but impossible for children who do not have the money to pay school fees.

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At present Mark and Age Care Development are working to raise £10,000 for the building of a much needed hospital, workshop facility and residential centre. As you can see from our pictures some progress has been made on the building although there is still much to be done before the building is ready.

In the meantime an outbreak of typhoid and dysentery has lead to several deaths among the local population who were simply unable to afford the bottled drinking water that they were advised to drink. In large parts of the world dirty drinking water is one of the commonest causes of death and illness and the establishment of new clean wells is high on the list of ACAD’s priorities.

They are also seeking to raise money to pay the school fees for many of the local children to enable them to get the education which will help to raise them out of hardship.

If you’d like to help Mark make life better for the residents of Mukunyu he’d love to hear from you. You can contact him by telephone on 07742 638423

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ensway Classic Blinds are in their fourteenth year of supplying and blinds for homes and businesses and in that time they’ve served more than more than twenty thousand customers! At a time when running a successful small is getting more and more difficult it’s a remarkable achievement but proprietor Ken McQuoid puts their success down to one simple motto - “Look after your customers the best you possibly can.”

“There are so many types and styles “That’s the golden rule because at a of blinds on the market today and for their own peace of mind our time when people often turn to the Internet and the big corporates first, customers need to be sure that the it’s excellent service with a smile that choice they are making is the right ones. They need honest help and will bring them back to local firms advice to ensure that the blinds they they can trust.”

“Not everybody has the time or the choose are suitable for their purpose capability to fit their own blinds,” he and they need to know that they explains, “and many customers like have the security of an excellent to deal with someone approachable back team to install them and deal that they can speak to directly. They with any teething problems.” know that when they ring Kensway Ken is upbeat about prospects for the business in 2016. they will always find a friendly “We’ll be expanding our range of person to talk to, who will arrange roller and vertical blind materials for one off our team to go and see with lots of exciting new colours them at a time to suit them. That way they can see what their options and patterns and our range of are, with no pressure, in the comfort fashionable wooden venetians, which are now more popular than ever, will of their own homes.” be growing too with colours to suit everybody. Customers old and new will appreciate the changes and we’ll have some fantastic deals which will offer the best possible value for money.”

He sounds like he means it too, so if you’re thinking about switching to a new blind system or upgrading the one you have already, better make Kensway Classic Blinds of Pasture Street your first port of call and see what they can do for you!

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Most importantly check for missing or damaged tiles. It's relatively inexpensive to get one or two replaced and left unattended these things only get worse.

Check for signs of fungus or algae. If your roof is starting to look a bit green then copper control strips or gutter guards may be called for.

Look out for debris on the roof. Sticks and leaves can damage tiles, encourage algal growth and clog gutters.

Trim any branches that are hanging over the roof to prevent damage and keep squirrels away.

Examine the flashing to make sure it's solid. If not, re-caulk and scrub the area clean before resealing.

Look out for cracked mortar or caulking around joints and chimneys. If there are signs of deterioration, they need to be dealt with as soon as possible.

If you see any signs of leaking, like dark spots on the ceiling, mould or damp in your attic, take action immediately.

And if you don’t have the skills to take all of this on yourself then get in touch with a reliable roofing expert like our good friends at Saxby Roofing as soon as possible. Leaks get worse, not better, so it’s better to spend a few pounds on roof maintenance now rather than a lot on a big repair later on.

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Get fresh air immediately. Open all doors and windows to ventilate the room Switch off the suspect appliance and do not use it again until it has been checked by a Gas Safe registered engineer Turn off the gas supply at the mains Call the National Gas Emergency number. In this area it’s 0800 111 999 If you’re feeling ill visit your GP or the hospital immediately Contact a Gas Safe registered engineer to check and fix the appliance Gas Safe Register is the official list of gas engineers who are registered to work safely and legally on gas appliances, (including of course our good friends CA Norman and Ian Dalton).

By law, all gas engineers must be on the Gas Safe Register. It has replaced CORGI registration. So before you let anyone work on your gas system ask to see their Gas Safe Register card and keep yourself safe.

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aster is on its way and the shops have been full of chocolate eggs since the day after Christmas - so you’ve had plenty of time to choose what you’ll be giving to your nearest and dearest this year, although of course we’d recommend that you take a look at what’s on offer down at Sweet Indulgence in St Peter’s Avenue before you make a final decision.

Eggs have been a part of Easter festivities for a long time and they were popular even in preChristian times. Decorated ostrich eggs more than five thousand years old have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs and some examples from Africa are thought to go back tens of thousands of years!

In the Christian tradition the giving of eggs at Easter celebrates new life, recalling that Jesus, after dying on the cross, rose from the dead. The empty shell is said to represent the empty tomb from which he emerged.

There is a wide variety of decoration techniques in use around the world. In the Orthodox church eggs are usually dyed red to symbolise the blood of Christ, while in Eastern

Europe a batik wax resist process is use to add bright colours to the shells.

And once you’ve decorated your eggs what to do you do with them? In Germany they tie them with ribbon (easier said than done we reckon) and hang them from trees.

Can’t see that catching on round here. In many countries parents tell their children the Easter Bunny has hidden their chocolate eggs and they race to find them round the house or garden. Meanwhile the parents sit in the house eating all the eggs themselves and laughing deviously.

In the United States egg rolling is a popular Easter game and one of the most well known events is held annually on the White House lawn with children and parents pushing their eggs across the grass with wooden spoons under the watchful eye of the President.

In many countries there is a tradition of egg battling where children hold the eggs and smash them together with the least damaged egg being declared the winner.

In the North of England this is called egg tapping or egg jarping and the eggs are called Pace eggs. There are also dancing celebrations where eggs are scattered on the ground and children and adults attempt to dance through them without causing any damage.

If you fancy pushing the boat out this year you might care there are plenty of claimants to the title of World’s Most Expensive Easter Egg. Most are really jewellery but the priciest real chocolate egg is the Giant Golden Speckled egg by William Curley, priced at £7,000 and full of chocolates with flavours like Japanese black vinegar, and juniper and cassis. And if that’s not enough there’s a hand carved $66,000 Easter Bunny with diamond eyes.

Sounds perfect, we’ll have two.

VALENTINES

Flowers, chocolates, romantic evenings with the one you love.

That's what Valentine's day is all about, right? Well, maybe not because the origin of this holiday for the expression of love really isn't that romantic at all. St Valentine was a third century Roman priest who was executed on the orders of the Emperor Claudius II. Very little is known about him other than that, and the hagiographers, (good word that - people who know about saints) just say that he is “revered by men but his deeds are known only to God” which is a posh way of saying he's a

saint but we don't know why. His saint's day is now February 14th but he has had several others along the way.

Valentines Day is now celebrated all round the world, mostly due to the initiative of enterprising chocolate manufacturers. In Japan and South Korea it's mostly a giving gifts to men by women day (which is nice) with a wide range of chocolate gifts available to convey different messages to all the men in your life. In Taiwan however it's the men who do the giving.

In Scandinavia it's traditional for men to write poems for all the

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women thy know and then the recipients have to guess who wrote which poem. Fraught with danger that, but possibly not as much as the French ‘loterie d'amour’ which involved men going into all the houses that lay opposite their own and either laying claim to the women there or rejecting them. Later in the evening the rejected women gathered round a bonfire and it's hardly surprising the government banned the practice altogether.

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GRIMSBY FISH

We all love fish at Easter and there’s no better place to get it than fresh off the docks from an expert like JCS or Excel.

They know just how to prepare it to make it easy for you to cook fantastic family meals. Lovely!

Rolled Plaice with Leek and Bacon Ingredients: 4 x 170g plaice fillets, skinned 300g basmati rice 160g green beans, trimmed 160g asparagus tips 1 small leek, shredded 3 rashers bacon, chopped small

Fish for Easter What could be better?

Method: Cook the rice, drain, keep warm and set aside. Steam the green beans and asparagus until just tender. Set aside and keep warm.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the leek and bacon and cook for 2 minutes until soft and beginning to colour. Transfer onto kitchen paper and dab off any excess fat.

Halve the fish lengthways and spoon on the leek and bacon mixture onto the fish. Roll the fillets up and place in a microwavable dish.

Add 1tbsp water and cover the dish with cling film. Cook in a microwave oven on high for 3½ minutes.

Serve the fish with the rice, green beans and asparagus and a grind of black pepper.

Specialist fish suppliers If you’re looking for top quality fresh fish, then pay a visit to our Wharncliffe Rd shop and you won’t be disappointed! We have the widest choice of fresh fish and seafood in the area and our dedicated and knowledgeable team will be happy to assist with any questions you may have.

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HISTORY

Grimsby’s Lost Ships Of WW1 a new exhibition on its way to the Fishing Heritage Centre

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uring the First World war more than 375 Grimsby trawlers were lost in the North Sea, some as a result of ice and bad weather but many sunk by mines or by enemy action.

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suddenly breaking in two in 1901. They have also been investigating the remains of a WW2 Handley Paige Halifax bomber, found of the coast at Mablethorpe.

A new exhibition is on the way to the Fishing Heritage Centre, which will feature artefacts, images and video from the team’s work and bring people up to speed with progress so far.

Grimsby’s Lost Ships will be at the Cafe Gallery from July 5th to September 25th and as well as looking at the exhibits there’ll be the chance to become involved with the project, which is still seeking volunteers.

You can find out more at the group’s website www.shipwrecksoftheriverhumber.co.uk or via their Facebook page.

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This includes vessels such as steam trawler Fittonia (pictured above right), a British registered steam fishing vessel owned by the NE Steam Fishing Co which was mined when 27 miles off Spurn Head on the 2nd September 1914. She sunk with the loss of seven lives. The steam trawler Nellie Bruce (pictured top) was sunk by submarine off Beru Fjord Iceland in October 1916.

Since 2014 a group of dedicated divers from the Humber Vikings BSAC, backed up by a team of shore based researchers have been engaged in searching for and investigating the wrecks of many of these vessels and they’ve had some remarkable successes already including the discovery of the wreck of The Alberta, lost in 1916.

The group hopes to locate 300 of the missing trawlers and are also searching for the wreck on HMS Cobra, one of only two specially designed, new turbine powered Torpedo boat destroyers built in 1899 which sank after

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The shop is filled with lovely things that just cry out to be taken home and made part of your life and always at surprisingly reasonable prices. So whether you’re looking for gifts and homewares or the ultimate in retro chic (or of course both) don’t forget to pay them both a visit. They’ll probably have just what you’re looking for!

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ARTS

Graffiti, Narnia and lots more at St Martin’s with Fusion Creative

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hings are getting busy at St Martin’s Church on Scartho Road, the new home of Fusion Creative. They’ve got an impressively full programme lined up, including knit and natter groups, circus skills, a gospel choir, meditation sessions, a dance group plus of course lots of drama.

This year’s big project is Tales From Narnia, featuring many of the best loved characters from the books and with musicians from the NEL Music Hub and members of the Earthbound Misfits Community Circus also involved.

Showtime will be Saturday 19th March at 2.30pm and 7.30pm with tickets at £5 (£3 concessions and £15 for a family ticket).

January has also seen Fusion hosting a graffiti workshop and exhibition featuring pieces from last years Urban Arts Festival plus works on the theme of saying no to drugs created especially for the exhibition by Fusion members working under the guidance of graffiti art experts Lyns Urban Art.

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You can find out more about Fusion Creative through their Facebook page and there’s still time to join the Narnia project.

You can contact them by phone on 07497 750694 or by email to fusiongrimsby@gmail.com

ROLLER DERBY

Fancy a spot of organised mayhem?

Roller Derby may be just what you need!

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f you're not familiar with Roller Derby then it can seem somewhat confusing at first. You have two teams, with a maximum of fourteen players each, who participate in groups of five, skating the same way around an oval track.

One person from each team is designated a jammer and they're identifiable by the red star on their helmet. Their job is to lap all the other players. The other four on each team are blockers and a pivot (but I’m not sure about the difference there), and their job is to help their own jammer while attempting to hold up the opposition jammer by use of body contact and changing positions. It all sounds pretty straightforward right? Right.

Then you have to add in some mayhem. Just a pinch.

Well quite a lot actually. This is definitely not a sport for the faint hearted. It’s scary just watching.

In the 1950s to 70s it was a big bucks spectator sport in America but it fell out of favour until a grass roots revival in recent years, led particularly by female skaters.

Our local teams are ladies’ side the Grim Reavers and a recently initiated men's team - the Brothers Grim. If you think roller derby might be just the bone crunching sporting experience you need here are some pictures from their recent invitational tournament at Grimsby Leisure Centre to help you decide.

It was named The Big Block Theory and featured teams named after characters from the TV show. I do have the scores but to be honest with you it wasn't about the scores. It was about the mayhem.

You can get in touch with the Reavers via their website - www.grimreavers.com - or through social media. Take your mayhem boots.

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motoring Look after your battery this winter and it’ll look after you!

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inter can be tough on auto electrics and when your car won’t start it’s usually an issue with your battery. Cold and damp weather plays havoc with batteries because electrical systems have to work a lot harder at this time of year and starter motors require all the current they can get to turn over the engine on these cold mornings.

Cold temperatures affect the chemical process inside the battery, slowing it down and reducing the battery’s ability to hold the charge. Older, weaker batteries will often already have reduced performance and cold temperatures will reduce this further, to the point where the battery will go flat very quickly.

To avoid trouble remember to switch off lights, wipers and heater before stopping your engine at the end of your journey. This prevents any unnecessary drain on the battery the next time you start up but still check again that everything is switched off before turning that key. Avoid using heaters, heated screens and heated seats for longer than you have to as they all put high demands on the vehicle’s battery.

Check that no interior lights, including boot lights are left on and no accessories such as phone chargers have been left connected. Some SatNavs, DVD players and iPods can also drain the battery if left connected.

Park your vehicle in a garage whenever possible and get your battery tested, particularly if it is over three years old.

And make sure you have some jump leads in the boot, just in case the worst happens. Maybe some bus fare too just to be on the safe side.

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Memories of old Grimsby on display at the Heritage Centre

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rtists can take inspiration from all kinds of things. For some it's rolling countryside or the open sea or scenes from antiquity but for artist Carol Morton, whose new exhibition at the Fishing Heritage Centre, (entitled Then and When, Here and About - open until April 3rd) it's local history and memories of her childhood that spark her imagination.

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Carol's street scenes depict everyday Grimsby life from Victorian times through to the early post war years and although no one could accuse her of having rose tinted spectacles it still seems that she is painting images of time when people were friendlier and communities stronger.

In her paintings children skip in the street, Riverhead carters draw water for tired horses, a chimney sweep passes on his way home from what looks to have been a busy day, his brushes on his shoulder. Raked funnelled steam trawlers take on ice, jostling alongside the last of the tall ships. There are lost buildings to be seen too. The Bull Ring, Chambers, the Maltkilns that stood around the docks, all evoke memories of the town’s past.

Carol grew up in Grimsby in a fishing family. Her father and grandfathers and eight uncles were fishermen. They lived in Havelok Street, part of the network of streets where the Grimsby Tesco's now stands and they played on the Alexandra Dock and around the New Market, beneath whose clock the unemployed men of the town would gather to gossip and pitch pennies.

Later they were one of the first families to be rehoused in the Broadway development and she attended the brand new Chelmsford School.

Although she always had an interest in art it wasn’t until three years ago that she took up her brushes, inspired by an image in the paper that reminded her of incidents from her childhood. After that she began to seek out images of the town on which to base her paintings.

She has exhibited at Abbey Walk Gallery and at the Discovery Centre, where she has a current exhibition as well.

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Then and When, Here and About: Paintings by Carol Morton at the Fishing Heritage Centre until April 3rd.

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