Eight themes the public chose as focus for £20m investment in Grimsby

EIGHT themes as chosen by the public are shaping how £20m investment in Grimsby over 10 years will be spent.

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The town is to get the first tranche of the Government's Plan for Neighbourhoods cash from next year.

This funding involves a focus on communities deciding how the investment in their area is spent, meaning it is not a council-only led scheme. The Grimsby Together project held a public event for specific suggestions on how to spend the future £20m.

Grimsby Together is a partnership between the council, community and Greater Grimsby Board, and aided by Our Future, an organisation that invests itself in supporting communities to effect long-term change.

A survey held by Our Future last year helped highlight Grimsby residents’ priorities for the town’s future.

The survey had 1,100 different responses and over 56,000 votes cast for priorities for the funding, and 790 ideas submitted on how to spend the money.

Eight themes have been identified from that feedback which the investment could go towards. These are:

Thriving Business & Connected Town Centre.

Beautiful Built Environment.

Green Economy.

Connected to Nature.

Arts & Culture.