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Festival Of The Sea returning to Grimsby this summer

The Festival Of The Sea is set to return to Grimsby this summer with a “programme co-curated by local people who know and love this town”.

For the past three years, the family-friendly event has attracted thousands of people to the town centre to take part in activities, discussions, and see performances about Grimsby’s historic, sea-faring past.

The Festival Of The Sea, which is set to take place on Saturday, June 22 between 11am and 5pm, will not only celebrate the town’s special relationship with the sea throughout history, but also look towards the future.

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Swans Events has worked alongside a steering group of local people who are passionate about Grimsby’s history and community spirit to help with programming for the festival.

“Festival Of The Sea is a celebration of all that makes Grimsby unique,” said festival organiser Noemi Antonelli from Swans Events. “We’re thrilled to have a programme co-curated by local people who know and love this town.”

The festival aims to engage, entertain, and inspire residents and visitors, and bring together the community for a day of fun, entertainment, and interactive learning.

Cllr Hayden Dawkins, portfolio holder for culture, heritage and the visitor economy at North East Lincolnshire Council, said: “I am absolutely delighted that this festival will once again provide a true showcase for Grimsby and North East Lincolnshire. It will be packed with family entertainment, and is a perfect way to show how our past, great heritage can be brought into the modern day using the creativity and talent that now exists.”

The council says there has been an “overwhelming response” to the 2024 event, with a packed programme of activities, performances, guided walks, installations, and projects being lined up.

Among the highlights this year will be the creation of a new contemporary dance performance inspired by local people’s stories to turn our community connections to the water into ‘MOVEMENT’. This new creation will be facilitated with several workshops prior to the festival, led by Grimsby arts and heritage organisation Our Big Picture.

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Turntable Gallery will also join the festival with their Message In A Bottle installation featuring tales from rescue pleas to a sailor looking for love. People will also be urged to get involved and help gather bottles to write their own tales and “explore the magic discovering the journeys of messages delivered by the sea”.

More details on how to take part and the rest of the programme will be announced soon.

The project has received £25,000 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025 with the aim of improving pride in place and increasing life chances across the UK by investing in communities and places, supporting local businesses, along with people and skills.

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