Boost for the beach to bring back tourists

North East Lincolnshire will be seeing a few changes in the coming months in a bid to boost the local economy and support businesses.

There will be a program of events for Cleethorpes to help the hospitality sector bounce back after months of not being able to operate.

Philip Jackson, leader of North East Lincolnshire Council, said: “We’re looking at how we can support the retail and the tourism sector by making Cleethorpes a safe area to be in despite ongoing COVID restrictions. we’re looking at a number of virtual platforms to try and attract people to the resort.”

With many businesses concerned for the future, various schemes have been planned for the North Promenade to make it more appealing as the leader believes staycations will help bring more people into the area.

Cllr Jackson said: “We have been doing a lot to advertise the area especially of people are taking up the advantage of staycations.”

Elsewhere Grimsby Town centre will receive £17.3m of high street funding to re purpose the western end of Freshney Place to improve the shopping area.

Meanwhile, the leader has said they will be taking advantage of grant schemes to plan additional trees around the borough after concerns were brought up around the lack of trees along the riverbank.

Cllr Jackson, said: “We would only take down trees if there was a real necessity to do that. We are planting lots of additional trees around the borough and looking at how are looking at how we can take advantage of additional grants that are available for tree planting.”

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