West Marsh Community Directory
Building for a brighter tomorrow Contents 3 A Brief History of West Marsh 4 West Marsh Ward Councillors 5 Citizens Advice Bureau 6 Fishing Heritage Centre 7 Freshney Place Shopping Centre 8 Great Grimsby Combined Court Centre 9 Grimsby Police Station 10 Grimsby Minster 11 Grimsby & Cleethorpes Sea Cadets 12 Grimsby Central Library 13 Grimsby Town Railway Station 14 Grimsby Town Hall 15 Haven Methodist Church 16 Humberside Probation Service 17 Independent Forum 18 Job Centre Plus 19 Littlecoates Primary School 20 Macaulay Area Action Group 21 Macaulay Primary School 22 Magistrates’ Court 23 Municipal Offices 24 NELC Connexions 25 NEL District Register Office 26 North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus 27 North East Lincolnshire Carers Centre / George Hardwick Foundation 28 North East Lincolnshire Credit Union 29 North East Lincolnshire Motor Project 30 Samaritans 31 Shoreline Housing Partnership 32 South Parade Primary School 33 St Hugh’s Church 34 St Hugh’s Community Centre 35 Victim Support 36 Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire 37 West Marsh Children’s Centre Macaulay Site 38 West Marsh Children’s Centre South Parade Site 39 West Marsh Community Centre & West Marsh Development Trust 40 Area map of the West Marsh 41 West Marsh Development Workers 42 West Marsh Forward 43 West Marsh Website
West Marsh Directory was co-funded by Ward Councillors funding and Fair Share Research by Andrew Pulfrey, Neil Barber, Kerry Gilman and Tim Mickleburgh Main front page photograph courtesy of the Grimsby Telegraph Photography by John Radley. Andrew Pulfrey, Darren Osgothorpe, Joanna Dutka, Helen Logan-Brown, Sarah Stannard and Tamsin Wong Maps by Google.co.uk
2 A brief history of the West Marsh
The West Marsh was originally part of an area of salt marsh granted to the borough in 1341 by Edward II. Around 1514 the Freeman, in their role as the corporation, divided the West Marsh into plots leased out for grazing. It should be noted that prior to the enclosures of 1827-40, the ancient open-field system of farming also included land named The Haycroft, Little Field and The Cow Close. Much of this forms part of today’s West Marsh local government ward.
In 1872 the first Corporation Bridge opened, along with the footbridge across the railway to Newmarket Street. This gave direct access to Freeman Street Market for West Marsh residents. The following year the corporation began selling building plots on a 99 year lease. By 1883 they had an estate of 764 leasehold properties.
Permission was granted to lease land to public bodies at nominal rents. This lead to the construction of a new General Hospital near to the River Freshney, opened by Countess Yarborough on 22nd May 1877 at a cost of £4,000. Three years later South Parade Board School opened, the same year as a National School in Macaulay Street.
A Wesleyan Chapel opened at South Parade in 1881, while Lord Street Mission dates from 1892. St. Paul’s opened in 1908, while St.Hugh’s Church was officially blessed by the Bishop of Lincoln in October 1911: a mission church had preceded it.
The Duke of York Gardens was formerly opened on 13th September 1894: it gets its name from the fact that work had commenced the previous year on the Duke of York’s wedding day.
1912 saw a tramway operating from a terminus near Corporation Bridge to Immingham (this lasted until 1961), while 1913 saw the start of the Cow Close development, identified by streets bearing Christian names (e.g. Richard Street). The first council house to be occupied was in Armstrong Street on 3rd January 1921, with the new Corporation Bridge opened by the Prince of Wales in 1928.
A large-scale housing development was carried out from the 1950s, with many West Marsh houses demolished. Other housing, along with the Bull Ring, disappeared to make way for town centre development. The first shops of what became Riverhead Centre opened in 1969, to be recreated as Freshney Place (1990\1).
South Parade joined with Lord Street Chapel to become Haven Methodists, a new building opening on the Lord Street site in 1970. Both South Parade and Flottergate chapels were pulled down. The General Hospital was superseded in 1983 by that which is now Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital along Scartho Road.
Recent years have seen the development of the West Marsh Community Centre, the refurbishment of both halls at St.Hugh’s Church (one being leased to the Macaulay Area Action Group) and new play equipment added to the Duke of York Gardens, now supported by the Friends of the Freshney.
Tim Mickleburgh
3 West Marsh Ward Councillors
Peter Barker Ian Lindley
Independent Labour
9 Cragston Avenue, Grimsby, 94 Nelson Way, Laceby Acres, North East Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 2AT DN34 5UL
Home Tel : 01472 878205 Home Tel : 01472 750488
[email protected] [email protected]
4 Citizens Advice Bureau
4, Town Hall Street, Grimsby, DN31 1HN Telephone: (01472) 252500 Fax: (01472) 252519 E-Mail: [email protected] www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Opening hours Mon - Thur: 9 - 12pm 1 - 4pm Fri: 9 - 12pm
See attached leaflet for further details
5 Fishing Heritage Centre
Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, DN31 1UF Telephone: (01472) 323345 Fax: (01472) 323555 E-Mail: [email protected]
Opening hours April - October Mon - Sun: 10am - 5pm Nov - March Mon - Fri: 10am - 4pm Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays: 11am - 4pm
6 Freshney Place Shopping Centre Address: Grimsby, DN31 1ED Telephone: (01472) 230250 E-Mail: [email protected]
www.freshneyplace.co.uk
Opening hours Mon - Sat: 9am - 5.30pm Sun: 10.30am - 4.30pm
7 Great Grimsby Combined Court Centre Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HX Telephone: (01472) 265200 Fax: (01472) 265201 E-Mail: [email protected]
Opening hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
8 Grimsby Police Station
Victoria Street, Grimsby, DN31 1PE Telephone: 0845 60 60 222 E-Mail: NeighbourhoodTeam-GrimsbyCentral-ADIV@ humberside.pnn.police.uk www.humberside.police.uk
Opening hours Mon - Sun: 7am - 10pm
9 Grimsby Minster
St James House, St James Square, Grimsby, DN31 1EP Telephone: (01472) 358610 E-Mail: [email protected]
Contact: Jo Middleton
10 & Grimsby Cleethorpes Sea Cadets 1 Royal Court, Grimsby, DN31 3TN Telphone: (01472) 357136 E-Mail: [email protected]
http://units.ms-sc.org/grimsbyandcleethorpes/Default
See attached leaflet for further details
11 Grimsby Central Library
Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HG Telephone: (01472) 323600 Fax: (01472) 323634
Contact: Gill Fennell
Opening hours Mon-Thurs: 8.30am - 7.30 Fri: 8.30am - 5.30pm Sat: 9am - 4pm Sun: 10am - 4pm
12 Grimsby Railway Station
Station Approach, Grimsby, DN31 1LY Telephone: 0845 600 1671
www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/gmb/details.html
Opening hours Mon - Sat: 5.45am - 7.30pm Sun: 8.45am - 7.30pm
13 Grimsby Town Hall
Grimsby Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HX Telephone: (01472) 324109 Fax: (01472) 324108
Contact: Paul Wiskin
Opening hours Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 10pm
14 Haven Methodist Church Lord Street, Grimsby, DN31 2NF Telephone: (01472) 884647 Margaret Craggs, Letting Secretary (01472) 814502 Ken Coxon, Church Steward
Contact: Margaret Craggs (Letting secretary)
15 Humberside Probation Trust
Queen Street, Grimsby, DN31 1QG Telephone: (01472) 357454 www.humberside-probation.org.uk
16 Independent Forum
154a Victoria Street, Grimsby, DN31 1NX Telephone: (01472) 233312 E-Mail: [email protected]
17 Jobcentre Plus
Bridge House, 225 Victoria Street, Grimsby, DN31 1NH Jobseeker Direct: 0845 606 0234 Enquiries: 0845 604 3719
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Opening hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
18 Littlecoates Primary School
Harlow Street, Grimsby, DN31 2QX Telephone: (01472) 354601 Fax: (01472) 242515
Contacts: Mrs Tracey Roberts (Head) E-Mail: [email protected]
Linda Wright (Admin) E-Mail: [email protected]
19 Macaulay Area Action Group
Haycroft Street, Grimsby, DN31 2EE Telephone: (01472) 353700
Contacts: Edna Greenacre and Allan Jackson
20 Macaulay Area Action Group Macaulay Primary School
Macaulay Street, Grimsby, DN31 2ES Telephone: (01472) 343420
Contacts: Mrs Julie Saunders (Head) E-Mail: [email protected] Pauline Yarborough (Admin) E-Mail: [email protected]
21 ’ Magistrates Court
Victoria Street South, Grimsby, DN31 1NH Telephone: (01472) 320440
Contact: Sue Robinson, Court Manager
Opening hours Mon - Thurs: 8.30am - 5pm Fri: 8.30am - 4.30pm
22 Municipal Offices
Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HU Telephone: (01472) 313131 E-Mail: [email protected]
Opening hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Contact Centre 8am - 5.30pm (telephone, emails)
See attached leaflet for further details
23 NELC Connexions
Queen Street, Grimsby, DN31 1JA Telephone: (01472) 325000 Fax: (01472) 325353 www.connexions-humber.co.uk
Opening hours Monday - Friday: 9 - 5pm
24 NEL District Register Office
Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HX Telephone: (01472) 326589 Fax: (01472) 324867 E-Mail: [email protected]
Opening hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm except 1st Weds of the month
25 North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus 1 Prince Albert Gardens, Grimsby, DN31 3HT Telephone: (01472) 625300 www.nelctp.nhs.uk
26 North East Lincolnshire Carers / Centre George Hardwick Foundation
154-160 Victoria Street, Grimsby, DN31 1NX Telephone: 0845 3025525
Opening hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm
27 North East Lincolnshire Credit Union 1st Floor, St James House, St James Square, Grimsby, DN31 1EP Telephone: (01472) 361990 E-Mail: [email protected]
Opening hours Tues - Fri: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Local collection point: Macaulay Area Action Group (see page 20 for details) Thursdays: 10am - 12pm
28 North East Lincolnshire Motor Project Plot 11, King Edward Street, Grimsby, DN31 1NX Telephone: (01472) 590660 E-Mail: [email protected] www.motor.project.btinternet.co.uk
Opening hours Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri: 9am - 3pm
29 Samaritans
55 Alexandra Road, Grimsby, DN31 1RD Helpline: 08457 909 090 E-Mail: [email protected] www.samaritans.org
Opening hours Mon and Weds: 1pm - 8.30pm Fri: 6pm - 8.30pm Sat: 9am - 4.30pm
30 Shoreline Housing Partnership
11-13 Osborne Street, Grimsby, DN31 1EY Telephone: (01472) 251295 Helpline: 0845 849 2000 Fax: (01472) 572260
www.shorelinehp.com
Shoreline House, Westgate Park, Charlton Street, Grimsby, DN31 1SQ
31 South Parade Primary School
South Parade, Grimsby, DN31 1TU Telephone: (01472) 231659 Fax: (01472) 231657
Contacts: Mrs Sandie Holmes (Head) E-Mail: [email protected] Kate Willis (Business Manager) E-Mail: [email protected]
32 ’ South Parade Primary School St Hugh s Church
Haycroft Street, Grimsby DN31 2EB Telephone: (01472) 362436
Contact: Dennis Parkinson
33 St Hugh ’s Community Centre
Haycroft Street, Grimsby, DN31 2EE Telephone: (01472) 231507 E-Mail: [email protected]
Contact: Sandra Mason
See attached leaflet for further details
34 Victim Support
10 Town Hall Street, Grimsby, DN31 1HN Telephone: (01472) 356549
Contact: Jenny Gray
See attached leaflet for further details
35 Volunteer Centre Voluntary Action NE Lincolnshire 14 Town Hall Street, Grimsby, DN31 1HN Telephone: (01472) 231123 Fax: (01472) 231122 www.vanel.org.uk
See attached leaflet for further details
36 ’ West Marsh Children s Centre Macaulay Site
Macaulay Street, Grimsby, DN31 2ES Telephone: (01472) 326810 Fax: (01472) 326901 E-Mail: [email protected]
Contact: Denise Barclay
Opening hours Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
37 ’ West Marsh Children s Centre South Parade Site South Parade Infant School, Fildes Street, Grimsby, DN31 1TU Telephone: (01472) 326916
WMC Centre Day Care: Tel: (01472) 326466
Contact: WMC Centre Day Care: Di Thompson
Opening hours Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm
38 West Marsh Community Centre
West Marsh Development Trust
Beeson Street, Grimsby, DN31 2QH Telephone: (01472) 251295 or 7221222 E-mail: [email protected]
See attached leaflet for further details
39 40 West Marsh Community Workers
Neil Barber Jane Mansfield West Marsh Neighbourhood Area Co-ordinator Community Centre Telephone: (01472) 323007 Development Worker E-mail: [email protected]
West Marsh Community Centre, North East Lincolnshire has developed a “15-5-1” model Beeson Street, Grimsby based on the 15 Wards as the basis for neighbourhood working, clearly West Marsh is one of these Wards. Telephone: (01472) 722122 The 15 Wards are grouped into five neighbourhood areas to help deliver the priorities for action E-mail: [email protected] identified by people living and working in these five areas. Neil is employed as a Development Worker for the Jane Mansfield is the Area Co-ordinator for the West Marsh Community Centre. Neil has vast Central Area which consists of five Wards namely: experience in community development work and Park, West Marsh, South, Freshney and Yarborough welcomes input or questions you may have. Wards. Jane works in partnership with all the community groups and public sector organisations to support the delivery of agreed priorities.
Kelly Mallon Inspiring Communities Outreach Kerry Gilman Worker Inspiring Communities Whitgift School, Crosland Road, Grimsby, DN37 9EH Outreach Worker Telephone: (01472) 887117 Ext.243 Whitgift School, Crosland Road, Grimsby, DN37 9EH Mobile: 07929 900 271 Telephone: (01472) 887117 Ext.243 E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 07758 161 552 Kelly Mallon is one of the Outreach Workers for the Inspiring Communities programme and has been E-mail: [email protected] seconded out from Community Learning Services at North East Lincolnshire Council. Kelly’s background is Kerry Gilman is one of the Outreach Workers for in adult (16+) learning and working on development the Inspiring Communities programme and has been programmes for unemployed people such as the Lone seconded out from working as the Voluntary and Parent Support and Achieve Programme and the Not Community Sector’s Children & Young People’s in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) Services Advisor at VANEL. The work mainly Programme. The work mainly involves delivering involved improving standards for children and young Information, Advice and Guidance for learning and people in North East Lincolnshire. training opportunities and providing support with job For three days a week Kerry will be in the West applications, work experience and signposting to Marsh and Willows centres and out and about in the other support agencies community.
41 BUILDING FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW
West Marsh Forward is your resident led community organisation that has been set up to represent the residents of the whole of the West Marsh area. They hold monthly meetings where matters of mutual concern can be raised and discussed with your ward councillors as well as with representatives from Humberside Police, Shoreline Housing Partnership and local organisations.
If however you have a personal issue that is affecting you or the area in which you live you will, after the business side of the meeting finishes, have the opportunity to discuss these matters with the representatives of the above organisations.
Residents who attend the meeting are also invited to discuss and then make decisions on how the Fair Share funded Youth Fund is allocated.
Their meetings are very focused with a main agenda item. This enables full and frank discussion of the issues and paves the way for neighbourhood priorities to be set and action plans to be created. This in turn allows the plan to be acted upon by agencies and individuals working in the area and the results of those actions reported back to future meetings of the group.
The group’s membership is drawn from the entire West Marsh Area.
West Marsh Forward is your community forum so why not come along and find out how you can play your part in making the West Marsh a better place to live.
Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at either the Haycroft Street site or West Marsh Community Centre. You may contact Peter Barker (Chair) 01472 878205 , Neil Barber on 01472 722122 or Jane Mansfield on 01472 323007 , for further details.
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