Checkmate Productions

07/05/2026

Well… we survived two weekends of LOVE Your Town and honestly, we’re still recovering. 💛😂

A MASSIVE thank you to every single person who helped make LOVE Grimsby and LOVE Cleethorpes happen. These events take a ridiculous amount of teamwork, problem solving, moving things, plugging things in, calming people down, feeding people, entertaining people and praying the weather behaves.

To our artists, performers, musicians, workshop leaders, photographers, technicians, crew, volunteers and event staff, thank you for bringing the magic, colour and energy.

Special shoutout to the artists and creatives who worked with community groups, schools, organisations and the public before and during the events to create workshops, murals, heart flags, animations, trails and interactive experiences. So much of this project was shaped directly by local people and their stories, and that made it incredibly special.

To our market traders, makers and food vendors, thank you for keeping everybody fed, caffeinated and carrying bags of lovely things home with them.

To the churches, green room venues and local businesses who hosted us, supported us, displayed heart flags and welcomed visitors through the doors, thank you for getting fully stuck in.

To everyone who nominated and voted in the Loved by Locals Red Plaques and the LOVE Your Pet competition, thank you for caring so much about your towns.

Huge thanks to the creator of the Red Plaques, the sponsors of the LOVE Your Pet dog show and the Loved by Locals exhibition boards, and all the businesses proudly displaying plaques across Grimsby and Cleethorpes.

Big love as well to the behind-the-scenes legends including the marquee teams, staging crews, traffic management, printers, toilet providers, security staff and medical teams who helped everything run smoothly and safely.

And finally, thank you to North East Lincolnshire Council for trusting us to deliver this brilliant project, alongside support from Discover North East Lincolnshire.

We laughed, problem solved, got windswept and drank far too much coffee, but together we created something really special for North East Lincolnshire. ❤️

28/04/2026

🐾 AND THE RESULTS ARE IN… 🐾

After an incredible 350+ votes across Facebook and Instagram, we can finally reveal your Cutest Canine Top 3 from the LOVE Cleethorpes event 🐶✨

🥇 1st Place – Bean�🥈 2nd Place – Fozzy�🥉 3rd Place – Mary Alice

A HUGE thank you to everyone who voted, shared and showed love to all of our local pups 💛

And a special shoutout to Peggy, who stole hearts over on Instagram 👀💖

✨ Bean – we’ll be in touch about your prize! ✨

All of these dogs were part of our LOVE Cleethorpes event on 28 March, celebrating community, creativity and local pride.

Drop a 🐾 in the comments to celebrate our winners! 🐾

27/04/2026

WINNER ANNOUNCED TOMORROW!!!

27/04/2026

22/04/2026

👀WELL ISN’T THIS EXCITING 👀

We’re building something new for Louth… and we want you involved.

01507 is a new grassroots music festival celebrating the incredible talent, venues and community here in Louth.

As we start shaping the festival, we’re creating the 01507 Think Tank — a small group of local voices who can help guide and inform what this becomes.

We’re looking for:
• Local musicians (any genre)
• Venue owners / promoters
• People passionate about live music in Louth
• Community voices who want to help shape something meaningful

This group will meet a small number of times in the lead-up to the festival to:
• Share ideas
• Offer insight into the local scene
• Help us make the festival as inclusive, accessible and representative as possible

This is an advisory group, you won’t be expected to run the festival, but your voice will help shape it.

If you’d like to be involved, or want to find out more, drop us a message or email to [email protected]

Let’s build something that truly represents the 01507.

#01507

21/04/2026

🐾 CUTEST CANINE COMPETITION 🐾

As part of the LOVE Cleethorpes event on 28 March, we celebrated our brilliant local dog community with this feel-good competition 🐶✨

Have you spotted any of these pups strutting their stuff around North East Lincolnshire? Now’s your chance to crown your favourite

Take a look through the adorable lineup and cast your vote:
👍 Like the photo of the dog you want to win
💬 Or comment their name or number

The pooch with the most votes by the end of the week will be officially crowned our Cutest Canine 🏆

This event was delivered by Checkmate Productions Ltd on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council , with support from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and in partnership with Discover North East Lincolnshire.

Let’s show these local legends some love, share this post far and wide and get those votes rolling in 💛🐾

14/04/2026

We’re mapping the spaces that make North East Lincolnshire tick.

Are you a venue, space, or place people can hire across NEL?

From community halls to cafés, heritage buildings to creative studios, we want to hear from you.

We’re currently carrying out research on behalf of Grimsby Creates to better understand the venues across the area, what they offer, how they’re used, and how we can make it easier for people to find and hire them.

This will help build a shared directory and a clearer picture of the spaces that support creativity, community and culture across our region

👉 Take a few minutes to add your space here:
https://form.jotform.com/260142457434049

Whether you host events, workshops, meetings or performances, your space matters.

Let’s put North East Lincolnshire’s venues on the map.

Please click the link to complete this form.

31/03/2026