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Top acts at festival in North Lincolnshire next weekend

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The Brigg Live Arts Fest will take place at venues around the town, with most events on Saturday, May 6. It will feature a variety of free music, singing, dancing, drama, storytelling, crafts, stalls, exhibitions and busking events around the town from

April 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Top acts set for Brigg Live Arts Fest | Scunthorpe Telegraph

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CONCERTS by two nationally acclaimed acts and the world premiere of a new community show will be among the highlights of a festival to be held in North

April 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Southampton v Hull City

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Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday’s Premier League game between Southampton and Hull City.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

April 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Mariners fans allowed Mariachi band at Barnet game

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Barnet have agreed to allow a Mariachi band to play inside their stadium during their match against Grimsby Town tomorrow.

Original Source LincsFM 102.2

April 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Nick Boles reselected for Grantham & Stamford seat

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Grantham & Stamford’s MP Nick Boles has been officially selected to run for the seat again in June general election.

Original Source LincsFM 102.2

April 28, 2017 | News Editor

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2017 Tour de Yorkshire gets underway

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The county’s towns, villages and cities are decked out in cycling paraphernalia for the start of this year’s Tour de Yorkshire. Crowds are expected to line the 304-mile route for the men’s race, from Bridlington to Sheffield, over the next three days

April 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Deputy Mayor’s bid to site caravan at farm is finally approved despite opposition

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Members of the planning committee voted 7-3 in favour of granting Councillor Ron Shepherd permission to site a static caravan for three years on land adjacent to Netherwood, Bradley Road, Grimsby. Councillor Shepherd had argued that a … The Scartho …

April 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Deputy Mayor’s bid to site caravan at farm is approved despite opposition

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April 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Thomas Voeckler relishing title defence

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Defending champion Thomas Voeckler is hoping to go out on a high as he continues to wind down his career at this weekend’s Tour de Yorkshire.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

April 28, 2017 | News Editor

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Cleethorpes Cricket Club out to keep up momentum against Sheffield Collegiate

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FOLLOWING last week’s successful start to the new season, Cleethorpes Cricket Club face another difficult weekend of league and cup action. On Saturday, they entertain Sheffield Collegiate in the league, before meeting Tickhill in the Yorkshire League …

April 28, 2017 | News Editor

Cleethorpes

Not to be confused with Humberstone, Leicestershire.

Humberston
Humberston Beach
Humberston Humberston shown within Lincolnshire
Population	5,384 (2001)
OS grid reference	TA310053
- London	140 mi (230 km) south
Civil parish	Humberston
District	North East Lincolnshire
Unitary authority	North East Lincolnshire
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GRIMSBY
Postcode district	DN36
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Cleethorpes

Humberston is a large village and civil parish to the south of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England (the boundary with Cleethorpes runs along North Sea Lane and Humberston Road). Its population at the 2001 census was 5,384. However, it is likely to have increased in the past 10 years.^[1]

The Greenwich Meridian line

North Sea Lane

The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Humberston and runs through Thorpe Park caravan site.^{[citation needed]}

Humberston, or Humberstone as the village was known at first, takes its name from a large boulder, the Humber Stone, which was deposited on the site of the former Midfield Farm on the east side of the village during the last ice age.^{[citation needed]} This boulder can still be seen at the entrance to the village library, near St Peters Church. The "e" at the end of the name was later dropped, to avoid confusion with another place of the same name, viz. Humberstone, Leicestershire.

St.Peter's church

The oldest and tallest building in Humberston is St Peter's Church, rebuilt about 1710, the tower of which is over seven hundred years old.^[2] At the back of the church is the site of the former Humberston Abbey of Benedictine monks founded here in the reign of Henry II, dedicated to Saints Mary and Peter. The only remains that are left are ground workings of which the monks' mound is very prominent in the manor house garden, and during excavations stone sarcophagi were found.^[3] The Wesleyan Methodists built a small chapel here on Humberston Avenue in 1835. A larger, replacement chapel was built in 1907.^[4]

Humberstone has several claims for historic prominence:

This is where the Danes landed early in the year 870 to begin their scourge and plunder of Lincolnshire.^{[citation needed]}
One of the first Wireless Stations was built here in 1910.^{[citation needed]}

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