A northern Lincolnshire artist will today host a free community workshop all about bringing hovercrafts back to the River Humber. From 11.30am to 1.
30pm today (Saturday, August 17), members of the public are invited to attend Our Big Picture in Bethlehem Street, Grimsby to take part in 'The Humber Hovercraft' workshop, and learn about how Grimsby and Hull were connected before the Humber Bridge was built. Paul Drury-Bradey, who was born and raised in Scunthorpe , has organised the entire project with the support of North East Lincolnshire Council and Create North East Lincolnshire, and thanks to funding from Arts Council England. READ MORE: Fun and immersive Viking Festival coming to Freeman Street Market next month Keep up to date with all the latest breaking news and top stories from Grimsby with our free newsletter Keen to highlight the need for improved transport links between Grimsby and Hull and allow young people to have their voices heard, Paul will lead a series of artist-led mapping activities during the workshop, with the aim of brainstorming public transport options of the future for the region.
The project focuses on the hovercraft, a futuristic air-cushion vehicle that can travel over land, water, mud, ice, and various other surfaces, by using blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull, or an air cushion slightly above atmospheric pressure. The Hoverlink service launched in 1969 (Image: Grimsby Evening Telegraph) The first hovercraft that was used t.