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The original pavilion was destroyed by fire in 1903 but in 1905 a new one was built, halfway along the pier, and also a cafeteria and shops at the entry from the promenade. The pavilion offered a venue for dances and concerts. Cleethorpes Borough Council assumed ownership of the pier in 1936, [2] the year that the resort gained borough status.
Cleethorpes (/ ˈ k l iː θ ɔːr p s /) is a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England [2] with a population of 29,678 in 2021. [3] It has been permanently occupied since the 6th century, with fishing as its original industry, then developing into a resort in the 19th century.
Cleethorpes Lifeboat Station is located on the Central Promenade, in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, which sits on the south bank of the River Humber estuary, in north east Lincolnshire. An Inshore lifeboat was first stationed at Cleethorpes by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1868.
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park stood on the site of the former Cleethorpes Marineland and Zoo. Owned and operated as a satellite zoo of Flamingo Park, and later by Scotia Leisure, the zoo had such attractions as dolphins, sea lions and pelicans. The zoo closed in 1977.
RKF built attractions including two Sea Life centres (Great Yarmouth & Hunstanton), a Ripley's Believe It or Not (Great Yarmouth seafront) and the 9-mile (14 km) Bure Valley Railway (in Aylsham). It started building a second Pleasurewood Hills style park in Cleethorpes. RKF went bankrupt in early 1991 and its attractions were sold.
A man-made lake off North Sea Lane is in the centre of Cleethorpes Country Park. The park has picnic benches, fishing jetties and dog-swimming and wildlife areas. It is home to Canada geese and other wild birds. The Humberston Fitties conservation area, known as Fitties Field during the late 1940s and early 1950s, is in the village. [10]
The April 2009 the route number was changed from X1 to Humber Flyer, with a route change east of Grimsby Town Centre. The service operated via Weelsby Road and Cleethorpes Seafront, to terminate at Pleasure Island Theme Park. In April 2010, the service was diverted to serve Barton-upon-Humber, and was curtailed to terminate at Cleethorpes Pier.
The Cleethorpes trolleybus system once served the holiday resort of Cleethorpes, in Lincolnshire, England. Opened on 18 July 1937 ( 1937-07-18 ) , it replaced part of the Great Grimsby Street Tramways , a tramway that had served both Cleethorpes and the neighbouring seaport of Grimsby .