LOVE CLEETHORPES

❤️LOVE CLEETHORPES❤️ Love Your Town event is back on Saturday 17 February 2024, showcasing the best of Cleethorpes through an exciting programme that celebrates our town and our people.

Get ready to be ‘loved up’ by live performances, trails, workshops, pop up market, street theatre walkabouts and installations as we celebrate our town and LOVE CLEETHORPES.

Taking place across several venues and local shops, the event will bring you free fun for all ages and appreciation for our businesses and places.

 

THE PROGRAMME:

Located in St Peter’s Church Hall: 

10:00 – 16:00 Message on a Map by Evie Henderson

Drop-in interactive activity to explore the relationships and love for your town, home and community. Local artist, Francesca Young, will create one large map of the three towns (Cleethorpes, Immingham & Grimsby) filled with landmark areas and places. You will pin your memories to the map connecting them. Local poet James Alexander Hall will write a poem filled and enthused by these memories. A copy of the poem will then be mailed out to all applicants!

11:00 & 12:00 Live Music by Brad Arliss

12:30 – 13:30 and 14:00 – 15:00 Mermaid Life Drawing Class by Unseen Arts

Family friendly life drawing session, with a merfolk as the model! Plus photo opportunities and chats about ocean safety and sustainability.

First Session is sold out, link for second session here BOOK HERE

10:00 – 16:00 Artisan market

Pop-up artisan market from jewellery to cheese, to candles and themed gifts by local makers

10:00 – 16:00 Chats about wellbeing books and colouring activities by Katie Hopper

Come and talk to us about our emotional wellbeing books and join in with our free colouring activities!

10:00 – 16:00 The Cleethorpes Heart Trail with Lacuna

Join us for the Cleethorpes Heart Trail for a chance to win amazing prizes! Pop into one of the participating shops in the town centre that display the poster “I’m part of the Heart Trail”. Grab a trail sheet with the questions and start your hunt! Search across the town centre to find the 3D Hearts by Lacuna that will have the answer to the questions on your trail sheet. Once you have found all the Hearts, hand your completed trail sheet in at the Discover North East Lincolnshire information stand in St Peter’s church hall for a sweet reward and to be submitted into a draw to win fabulous prizes – tickets to Parkway Cinema, to the newly opened escape room Mission Classified, or tickets to any of the Lincs Inspire Leisure Centres across the three towns. You can make your own heart creation at a drop in workshop at Lacuna near Brighton Slipway.

 

Heritage Walking Tour

12:00 – 13:00 Heritage Walks by Carla Linford         

Want to find out more about Cleethorpes’s rich history and heritage? Carla Linford of Lingard’s Lincolnshire Walking Tours will lead a guided history tour around Cleethorpes for up to 20 people. BOOK HERE.

 

Culinary Discoveries Food Tour!

10:00 – 12:00 Guided Food Tour 

Taste Lincolnshire’s brand new North East Lincolnshire Food Map is being launched as Love Your Town week.  A self-guided trail will take you on a journey of culinary discovery around North East Lincolnshire produce. To celebrate the launch, the LOVE CLEETHORPES event will be hosting a guided Food Tour including stops and tasters at some participating eateries in Cleethorpes town centre.  The tour will last up to 2 hours and spaces are very limited so book early. Meeting point and first stop is Riverhead Coffee, St Peter’s Avenue. More info and BOOK HERE.

 

Out and About in Cleethorpes …

10:00 – 16:00 Queen of Hearts stilt walkers, The Bubbleologists, Bandanarama and the Giddy Aunts walkabout performances

The air in the streets of Cleethorpes will be filled by brassy, saxy vibes from Bandanarama, a fabulous 12 piece brass band from Hull!

More love themed fabulous stilt walkers walkabout performances from the Queens of Hearts Stilt Walkers.

Watch out for once more for the intrepid shoppers, The Giddy Aunts, as they enjoy a rare ‘escape’ from the Care Home. Complete with their trundley trolley and handbags, these two will have you in stitches with their outrageous antics!

Don’t miss The Bubbleologist as they fill town centre with beautiful, giant bubbles for you to chase and pop!

 

On Cleethorpes Seafront: 

10:00 – 15:00 Wave of Love workshops at LaCuna

1 Kingsway, Cleethorpes DN35 8QU

Craft a 2D papier-mache heart to take part in the Wave of Love finale on Cleethorpes beach (Brighton Slipway) at 3pm. Each heart will have a label narrating the LOVE theme and telling your story.

 

15:00 LOVE YOUR TOWN WAVE OF LOVE FINALE

Gather on the Cleethorpes beachfront at Brighton Street Slipway (just opposite LaCuna) from 3pm with your 2D heart to take part in the Love Your Town Wave of Love Finale! Together we will create love-themed designs in the sand and a giant Mexican wave using your heart creations! With live music by Brad Arliss, we will be joined by Taiko drummers, street theatre performances and the LOVE IRL selfie installation by Stuart Langley. Drone photography will also capture the finale!

This is of course, weather permitting. If the weather is not on our side, this will be communicated here and via our social media channels.

 

Cleethorpes Library

11:00 – 12:00 Little Readers event by Lincs Inspire

Stories, rhymes, play and a simple craft all aimed at preschoolers

 

26 Alexandra Road, Cleethorpes – Fringe Event

10.30am & 12pm Interactive Story Telling with Rhubarb Theatre

Join us for an enchanting in-person experience, when Kirsty from Rhubarb Theatre invites children to be captivated by this magical tale.
Come and have a lovely time with We’re Going on a Bear Hunt story-telling! Children and their parents / carers are invited to join in this free, imaginative and engaging session with Kirsty from Rhubarb Theatre. This a special ‘winter warmer’ event will be held at 26 Alexandra Road, Cleethorpes (next the antique shop). Suitable for ages 3-7. Get ready to be captivated by this wonderful tale. Places limited. Brought to you by Birdhouse, the arts organisation for children and families. Book here  10:30 am session  & 12pm session

 

Burn Gym, Cleethorpes – Fringe Event

11:30 Valentine’s Hula Hoop workshop with Mystic Movements

Valentines Hula Hoop Workshop with Mystic Movements, where we’ll explore a theme of self love through discussion, activities and self-expression by creative movement. All equipment provided, pre booking required via email to themysticmovements@gmail.com

 

Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – Fringe Event

18:00 – 20:00 Love themed Roller Disco by Lincs Inspire

A fun roller-skating session with disco lights and music. Sign up here!

 

The Love Your Town events are funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and produced by Swans Events on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council.