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£2m bid to immortalise brave Grimsby Chums

A PROJECT to immortalise the sacrifice of The Grimsby Chums in the First World War could become a four-year mission.

The organisers of the heritage project to research, document and teach the history of the First World War and Grimsby's role in it aim to attract a £2 million lottery grant.

  1. lasting legacy:  The official launch of a new heritage project  was held at Freeman Street Market. The project will be centred on Grimsby's contribution to the First World War, researching and documenting the Grimsby Chums and will be overseen by Synergy Studio. Buy these photos at www.thisis  photosales.co.uk/grimsby or by contacting 08444 060910.

    lasting legacy: The official launch of a new heritage project was held at Freeman Street Market. The project will be centred on Grimsby's contribution to the First World War, researching and documenting the Grimsby Chums and will be overseen by Synergy Studio.

They say the initiative could last four years, to pay full tribute to the sacrifices made by the Chums volunteers, who were massacred at The Battle Of The Somme.

A £48,000 grant has already been secured, as reported, to enable the group to spend the next 12 months gathering information and records of each chum

Second World War veteran Harry Drinkell attended the official launch of the project, which will later be taught in schools throughout North East Lincolnshire.

The 88-year-old, of Waddingham Place, New Waltham, said: "It was a slaughter. Many came out suffering from mustard gas and died later in life.

"What was the point? They were going over the top to go just a few hundred yards and constantly under machinegun fire."

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News of Heritage Funding Grant

£48k grant to fund new film about Grimsby Chums

THE bravery of the Grimsby Chums will be relayed to younger generations thanks to a £48,500 grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The money – which was gifted to community interest company Synergy Grimsby, based at Freeman Street Market – will go towards a new project, called Your Country Needs You(th).

  1. Sacrifices:  Grimsby Chums, back row,  George Sizer (Grimsby), J Turner, H Tidder (Grimsby), A Noakes, J  Turner;  front,  Sgt Mason, H Gittens, A Thompson (Grimsby), W Drinkell (Grimsby), W Foster (Grimsby), F Ellis (Cleethorpes), A Houghton, L/Cpl M Kirk (Grimsby).

    Sacrifices: Grimsby Chums, back row, George Sizer (Grimsby), J Turner, H Tidder (Grimsby), A Noakes, J Turner; front, Sgt Mason, H Gittens, A Thompson (Grimsby), W Drinkell (Grimsby), W Foster (Grimsby), F Ellis (Cleethorpes), A Houghton, L/Cpl M Kirk (Grimsby)

Led by volunteers, it will enable young people to find out who the Grimsby Chums were and what role they played in the First World War. Project manager Claire Wollington said: "We felt it was important to mark the 100-year anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War in 2014 with a project that would engage young people today in understanding what young people of 1914 had to experience.

"We believe the project will support young people to both take pride in the town's heritage and to help them reflect on the sacrifices made by the 

"We are absolutely thrilled to have received the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund."

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Do you use online banking?

Tips for safe and secure online banking

Pay Your Way has released some security tips and advice for online banking, after its research revealed a widespread new phobia of the latest payment methods.

Pay Your Way’s research revealed peoples fear of using the latest ways to pay, such as mobile phone banking and contactless cards, because of concerns around security.

The research also showed that one in seven people surveyed felt their life was being held back by their fear of technology, with one in ten actively avoiding internet banking due to their fears.

Banks take many measures to ensure that online banking is safe and secure. These include making sure their websites are encrypted, having timed log outs, deactivation of your login details if a number of incorrect attempts are made, and many authentication processes.

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A look at the East Marsh Community Trust

Feature: Looking at the work of the East Marsh Community Trust

The East Marsh in Grimsby has one of the highest rates of unemployment in the country. But despite the area being labelled a “benefits ghetto” in a national report, help is available to get people back into work. In a recent series of features about life on the East Marsh, reporter Simon Faulkner visited the East Marsh Community Trust.

  1. MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Annmarie Webster, chief officer for the East Marsh Community Trust, pictured outside the Home Shop, in Freeman Street, Grimsby, which is run by the trust. Picture: Rick Byrne

    MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Annmarie Webster, chief officer for the East Marsh Community Trust, pictured outside the Home Shop, in Freeman Street, Grimsby, which is run by the trust. Picture: Rick Byrne

HEADLINES describing the East Marsh as a "benefits ghetto" would have had a demoralising effect on residents living in the ward.

That is the view of Annmarie Webster, chief officer at the East Marsh Community Trust, a charity which offers advice and support to local people in need.

Although she says the findings of the report did not come as a massive surprise, she says it is important not to overlook the good work which goes on  in the East Marsh

And she believes organisations like hers can provide hope and opportunities for those struggling to get into employment.

"There are a lot of people living and working in the East Marsh that are working hard, providing for their families and to pick up the paper and to read that they are living in a benefits ghetto would have been very demoralising.

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Giving East Marsh a chance

Giving East Marsh a chance

EMPOWERING the whole of the community of the East Marsh to make a change.

A posh way of saying that people need to be given the confidence and financial backing to change the way they live their lives.

That, in turn, will help them to pull others along with them and fight against those whose sole aim is to cause problems, destruction and mayhem.

A few people given this opportunity to make a change can pull others with them and suddenly the thugs become the minority with an over-riding sense of community taking a driving seat.

Can this happen in areas like the East Marsh?

It is indeed not alone, the issues that are faced there are repeated right across Britain.

Well, yes, it can happen – it will not be overnight, but there are more than enough decent people who live there to make a positive impact.

Momentum and energy, though, will need to be maintained on a long-term basis, a short-term boost will be here today and gone tomorrow.

The finance, support and help must be there in the longer term.

Do you live on the East Marsh? Share your experiences with us at www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

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