Lincolnshire Day sees tribute paid to our fallen heroes

North East Lincolnshire Council Leader, Cllr Philip Jackson (proper), joined fellow council leaders, the Mayor of the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, and invited visitors to mark Lincolnshire Day – October 1 – on the International Bomber Command Centre close to Lincoln. In his deal with to the viewers, Cllr Jackson spoke of the native sacrifices made in the course of the two World Wars, and the way in which through which North East Lincolnshire continues to do not forget that sacrifice. Read his speech under:

“This is my third go to to the International Bomber Command Centre and I all the time discover it a really humbling expertise.

Over the years, North East Lincolnshire has joined the remainder of Lincolnshire in contributing to the efforts of our nation and its allies to keep up the freedoms we take pleasure in in the present day.

In the center of Grimsby Town Centre, in Grimsby Minster, stands a memorial to 810 members of the tenth Service Battalion who have been killed in motion or died in service.

These males made up the Grimsby Chums -a British First World War Pals battalion raised in and round our city in 1914 and who went to battle within the Great War.  These males grew up collectively, labored collectively and lots of of them died collectively.  The sacrifice made all these years in the past by so a lot of our younger males will not be forgotten and the memorial in our Minster stands as a proud reminder of the city’s navy historical past.

Look additional across the Minster and you will notice the principle east window, its central theme being a memorial to Grimsby trawlermen misplaced in World War II.  A few miles away, on the Port of Grimsby, stands the Royal Naval Patrol Service memorial, honouring fishermen who served on trawlers transformed to minesweepers and who cleared mines to maintain the Humber ports open throughout each World Wars.

Driving south via North East Lincolnshire in direction of Louth, alongside the A16, there’s a massive flat space of countryside that’s now a well-liked space for canine walkers with homes and an industrial property on the positioning too.  80 years in the past, this land seemed very completely different because it was the positioning of RAF Grimsby (Waltham), a satellite tv for pc station for Second World War bombers.

Now into the current, this proud and shut affiliation to our nation’s armed forces stays. This is clear each June when our Armed Forces Major Events Team, supported by North East Lincolnshire Council, organises and hosts what has grown into the biggest Armed Forces Weekend within the UK.  

With Cleethorpes as an exquisite backdrop, this occasion sees tens, certainly a whole lot, of hundreds of holiday makers line the streets to assist navy parades, shows and exercise.  On two events now – one being this yr – Cleethorpes has been honoured to have its Armed Forces occasion elevated to the nationwide stage – bringing with it extra navy pageantry, Government ministers and improbable shows.  The Red Arrows are all the time a pleasure!

At North East Lincolnshire Council, I’m proud to say that our Armed Forces and Veterans’ Charter encourages public our bodies and accomplice organisations to assist in-service and ex-service personnel from the navy and the Merchant Navy, their households, veterans and carers.

Access to social and rented housing, retraining for employment, and assist teams for servicemen and girls affected by post-traumatic stress dysfunction are just some of the problems particular to veterans which the Charter addresses via higher, joined-up working between companies.  Again, our Armed Forces Major Events Team works laborious to assist ship this assist.

North East Lincolnshire Council stays totally dedicated to The Armed Forces Covenant and, in 2021, I used to be once more proud to face with colleagues to simply accept the Gold Award underneath the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Finally, might I pay tribute to this fantastic memorial and its grounds, serving as a poignant reminder of the sacrifice that so many Lincolnshire households made.  Today, on Lincolnshire Day, I wish to thank all of those that labored with dedication and keenness to make the imaginative and prescient of this International Bomber Command Centre a actuality.”

* Every yr the three councils of North and North East Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire County Council, host an occasion to mark October 1 – Lincolnshire Day. In the previous they’ve been held at Lincoln Castle, Normanby Hall close to Scunthorpe, and Creative Start and Orsted on the Port of Grimsby.