Children and young people from across North East Lincolnshire wowed local leaders earlier this month when they collected their Duke of Edinburgh Award Certificates at a glamourous awards celebration in Grimsby. The Award, which was founded by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1956, to encourage young people to learn new skills…
5 days ago | Children and families
A CHRISTMAS TV advert, which has hit the headlines for its promotion of Foster Carers, has seen a leading North East Lincolnshire councillor praise the work of our local care professionals. And it comes as North East Lincolnshire Council’s Foster Care team are inviting people, interested in supporting local young people, to Laceby’s Morrisons Café…
5 days ago | Children and familiesNAViGO has been appointed as the new provider of emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children in North East Lincolnshire. The award-winning social enterprise is to deliver the Young Minds Matter (YMM) contract locally from April 2023. The service, which offers children and young people up to the age of 19 support with their…
1 week ago | Children and familiesNorth East Lincolnshire has ranked above the national average for two year old take up of free childcare. The area ranked 3rd out of the 15 local authority areas in the Yorkshire and Humber region, with 89% of those eligible for free childcare actually taking up the offer. The national average is 72%. Earlier this…
2 weeks ago | Children and familiesYOUNG people in North East Lincolnshire are set to benefit from world-leading research into smoking prevention. The INTENT training was developed by a team of psychologists at the University of Leeds and saw over six thousand school-aged students tracked over four years, with half receiving interventions to encourage them not to take up smoking. According…
2 weeks ago | Children and familiesOn Tuesday 25 October last month three of our children from our Children in Care council, Our Voice, Listen Up! attended Coram Voice’s Amplify event in Manchester. This fantastic conference was attended by almost 100 care experienced children and young people and the day celebrated the amazing work done by Children in Care Councils, held…
3 weeks ago | Your voice
Since the start of the school term in September, 21 notices have been issued to drivers stopping and parking illegally near Signhills School in Cleethorpes. The cameras were installed over the summer break by North East Lincolnshire Council and it’s regeneration partner, Equans, after working with schools to look at ways to make the spaces…
3 weeks ago | Children and families
East Marsh residents are to be offered free security upgrades to help protect properties from criminals. The project is being funded by the Home Office and managed by North East Lincolnshire Council and the Office of the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner. Residents in some areas of East Marsh Ward will be visited by Empower…
3 weeks ago | Children and families
YOUNG carers in North East Lincolnshire have been given a financial boost to help get them through the cost of living crisis, thanks to a donation from a generous local business. Newlincs Development Ltd, operators of the Grimsby and Immingham tips, have donated £2,000 to benefit young carers in North East Lincolnshire, giving them some…
4 weeks ago | Children and families
By Beth Downes Summer 2022 Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be a young or older person living in a community along the coast? Well, the University College London (UCL) are working with Young Advisors in North East Lincolnshire on a research project to find out what young and older people feel about…
1 month ago | Your voice