Special series of flags rigged to celebrate 30th anniversary of Fishing Heritage Centre
Yesterday, a special series of flags and windsocks were rigged for the 30th anniversary of the Fishing Heritage Centre.
The special event went alongside the official re-opening of the Garth Lane Bridge by the Mayor, Cllr David Hasthorpe, along with the unveiling of other regeneration works to Garth Lane.
The flag commission was created by outdoor arts company Walk the Plank, along with designer Sean Rodwell and flag consultant, Wendy Meadley.
Sean Rodwell, from Walt, used to work with Whitaker Advertising on the docks, who were responsible for the initial graphic designs for the centre when it was first opened 30 years ago.
He said: “I’m born and bred a Meggie.
“I was involved in the graphic designs for the FHC when it was first opened, so jumped at the chance to get involved in this project – it was a lovely throwback to those times! It was also a great opportunity for me to give something back to the area I love.”
David Ornsby, acting operations manager at the Fishing Heritage Centre, has been watching over progress from the museum over the last 12 months.
He said: “The last year has been a difficult one for all museums, not just ours, but I’m so pleased to see this special area open to the public again.
“We’ve been working on lots of things in the museum in the meantime, and will be working with the town centre team to encourage people to come to make the most of our 5* café, free exhibitions and award winning heritage experience.”
There are 13 specially created flags which, in the nautical alphabet, spell out “Grimsby”, with morse code on the bottom spelling out “History”.
The flags start at the new Garth Lane Bridge and run to the Fishing Heritage Centre.
In additional to this new commission, the Ross Tiger’s own nautical flags have been rigged on the boat, and a second set of signal intent flags and windsocks will be curated near the ship.
The flags are the first cultural element of the recently announced Festival of the Sea, and will be erected again in July for the festival.
Funding for the flags was secured by the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre earlier this year from the Culture Recovery Fund.
For more information about the Festival, visit the Festival of the Sea website here.
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