The 'rundown' UK seaside town about to get a radical £28.2m revamp
This Lincolnshire town hasn't got a stellar reputation - now there's a plan to change that.
Grimsby has, for a long time, struggled with its reputation. The once-thriving fishing hub is known for being down on its luck.
According to The Telegraph, local man Richard Askam, who is also a director of Projekt Renewable (PRG), said of his town: “If the first person off the boat had been called ‘Nice’, it would have been much easier, but we got Grim.”
However, those like Mr Askam involved in PRG are hopeful it could lead Grimsby through a massive £28.2m revival.
The project is designed to promote local opportunities in the burgeoning sustainable energy sector and its hub opened in 2023 next to the town's Fishing Heritage Centre.
PRG's "phase one" is focused on promoting "green economic regeneration" of Grimsby and also wishes to "bridge the gap between industry and community."
Advocating for the project, Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi said: "As a proud Grimbarian, I wanted to give my support, as well as the support of myenergi – fast becoming one of the region’s leading employers – to Projekt Renewable.
"As well as creating new and exciting employment prospects in the area, it’s vital that we engage the next generation to act on climate change. We want to remove barriers to a greener future, and one of those barriers relates to education, so we are really excited to see how Projekt Renewable will help to turn pessimism into optimism, and problems into opportunities."
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And it's not just green revamping that's underway in the North Lincolnshire town as it is set to become the UK's Hollywood amid the town's £28.2m revamp.
Grimsby has ambitious plans to become a go-to filming location for TV and film. It has previously been used by Netflix and StudioCanal.
"Build it and hopefully they will come," is the belief of Emma Lingard, a resident who once worked in TV but is now a manager at Associated British Ports (ABP), the owners of Grimsby Docks.
"Every producer or location manager that has come to us is saying that London is overpriced," she told Sky News. "They're finding there are too many other productions jostling for the same space... so they're looking up North."