Grimsby’s town centre gains new facilities as regeneration funds flow in
Grimsby is seeing new youth and community facilities, with parts of its shopping centre being converted for leisure use, as the council tries to revive a town centre hit by industrial decline and changing shopping habits. The developments have drawn some positive reactions from residents, but many prominent buildings remain empty, showing why regeneration is more complicated than providing funding.
North East Lincolnshire has spent most of £59m in government-backed regeneration money awarded since 2021 and is beginning to use another £20m from the Pride in Place programme. The national scheme offers 284 deprived communities up to £2m a year for 10 years, within a wider £5.8bn programme. A further £210m has been announced to help turn empty shops and businesses into community spaces, while concerns remain about unfinished projects and the cost and difficulty of redeveloping buildings.
In short
- Grimsby is converting vacant buildings for community and leisure use.
- The council has received £59m and is starting to spend another £20m.
- Empty historic and commercial buildings underline the challenge of regeneration.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Can a £5.8bn scheme help revive Grimsby and other town centres?”.