Despite the weather and Grimsby Town’s venture to London for the play-off final on the same day, there was a large turnout for the Great Grimsby 10k over the weekend – raising thousands for good causes.
The event faced a short notice clash of sporting spectacles on Sunday, June 12, as many volunteers and competitors had to cancel their appearance to head down to London for Grimsby Town’s National League play-off final.
Despite this, an impressive 1,700 runners finished the course, starting at Grimsby Town Hall and finishing at People’s Park – with hundreds more cheering on from the sidelines.
Runners lining up at the start line by Grimsby Town Hall. | Photo: North East Lincolnshire Council
Some ran together while others had time objectives. | Photo: SYau.Sportography
The men’s event was won by William Strangeway from Lincoln Wellington AC, with an impressive time of 31:55, while Hallamshire Harriers runner Laura Smith won the women’s race in a time of 35:05.
The Corporate Challenge Cup, which sees teams of event sponsors compete in the race, saw headliners Ørsted win for a fourth year running, while North East Lincolnshire Council came second.
Despite the wet weather, runners turned out in their thousands. | Photo: SYau.Sportography
The Mayor of North East Lincolnshire sounded the horn to begin the race before running it himself. | Photo: North East Lincolnshire Council
The race was opened by Cllr Steve Beasant, the Mayor of North East Lincolnshire Council, before running it himself for the Mayoral Charity Fund.
Race directors Neil and Nicola Pattison said: “WOW! Where do we begin! What a super Sunday it was. We are still surrounded by mountains of soggy kit but we are smiling! This is all down to every single one of you!
“This race brought the community together including runners, volunteers, businesses, sponsors, community groups and local residents for a memorable day on the streets of Great Grimsby.
“It was the weather that brought out the determination in us all to come together and still have a memorable day on such a special weekend.
“Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our event! You were all amazing. We love what we do because we know how much it means to you all.
“Keep on running and smiling, look after each other too. We will be back and ready to go again on Sunday 4 June 2023.”
Turns out you don’t even need to be human to run this race! | Photo: SYau.Sportography
All in good spirits, running for a good cause. | Photo: SYau.Sportography
A £1 donation is made from every race entry and goes into a fund shared between charity partners for the event. This year, the seven chosen charities were:
Horizon Youth Zone
Harbour Place
A Platform To Talk
The Gardiner Hill Project (part of NAViGO)
Mind, North East Lincolnshire
Doorstep
RNLI
Hundreds cheered from the sidelines. | Photo: SYau.Sportography
See more photos from the race below, courtesy of Simon Yau Sportography:
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A brand-new exhibition coming to The Collection Museum Microworld: Lincoln, invites you to explore eight digital worlds by moving, dancing, singing, and playing.
Opening on Saturday 9 July 2022, the immersive exhibition Microworld: Lincoln, is suitable for all ages. Made up of eight digital worlds – or ‘ecosystems’ – this artwork is filled with amazing colours, patterns, shapes, and artificial creatures that you can design and interact with.
This exhibition offers something for everyone; kids can explore the digital worlds with energetic interactions such as dancing, jumping, and singing. Families are invited to work together to engage with Microworld and create their own micro-stories. Programmers and creative coding experts can investigate the interacting algorithms and set the audience additional challenges.
In Microworld: Lincoln everyone becomes a digital artist, with the ability to add their own ideas and creatures using smartphones or tablets provided in the gallery.
Jenny Gleadell, exhibitions officer at The Collection Museum, said:
“This isn’t really like anything we’ve had in the gallery before. It will be fun and colourful, totally interactive and immersive, and completely unique for each person.
“We were able to preview some of the themes and ideas around the exhibition at the Lincolnshire Show last week, and there was a real buzz of excitement amongst visitors about seeing it for themselves when it opens. I’m looking forward to people’s reactions!”
An exciting programme of events and talks will invite visitors to enjoy this world-famous artwork in a variety of ways. Three, monthly, late-night openings will bring the perfect summer social to the museum, promising something for everyone to enjoy. A very special hybrid event will take place in the gallery, where the visitors will be able to virtually meet Microworld: Lincoln artists Genetic Moo.
Those who are looking for a more relaxed experience of this popular exhibition will be able visit our ‘Chilled Out’ sessions on Wednesday mornings from 9am to 10am.
Find out more about the upcoming exhibition and events by visiting www.thecollectionmuseum.com, or by following The Collection Museum on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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