Lottery money awarded for heritage projects

People in North East Lincolnshire will be asked to decide on the heritage needs of the area

North East Lincolnshire Council has been awarded £250,000 to develop community-led heritage projects.

The money, from the National Lottery Heritage Fund's Heritage Places project, will be used to help people decide on the heritage needs in Cleethorpes, Grimsby, Immingham and the Wolds.

A community engagement and development co-ordinator will be recruited to lead the work.

Councillor Hayden Dawkins, portfolio holder for culture and heritage at the council, said the money will help "build on the work the team has been doing to highlight our amazing heritage in the borough".

The money will allow the council to continue work on Peterson's Project and others

In October, North East Lincolnshire was chosen as one of 20 locations to be part of the lottery-funded project.

In a previous lottery-funded scheme, North East Lincolnshire was one of 13 Areas of Focus across the UK that received targeted support to apply for project funding between 2019 and 2024.

Grants totalling £5.7m were awarded to 29 projects, including the Horizon Onside Youth Zone, Peterson’s Project at Grimsby Docks, Weelsby Hall and Grimsby Falfest.

The new £250,000 funding will help the council build on this work, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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