The Crux Grimsby

05/06/2026

Over 100,000 people have now seen our Victoria Mills posts this week
This article explains where the project currently stands and the £30,000 funding secured to explore whether the building can be saved and brought back into community use.

If you haven't already, please take 5 minutes to complete our survey.

Your feedback will directly help shape the future of Victoria Mills.

Survey link in the comments 👇

The Crux Grimsby Climbing and Heritage CIC is urging people to take part in its community survey for people to have their say about plans for Victoria Flour Mills Silo

05/06/2026

🚨 100,000 views in 24hrs.

📢 Have you had your say?

📱 Complete our 2-5 minute survey:

🔗https://forms.office.com/e/bf2GDLaLjQ?origin=lprLink

Every response helps shape the next stage of the project.

05/06/2026

🏭 100,000+ views in less than 24 hours.

Thank you Grimsby.

Please take a moment to read this article from GI Grimsby and, most importantly, complete our community survey.

Whether you support the idea, have concerns or are undecided, your views really do matter and will help shape the future of Victoria Flour Mill.

📱 Survey: https://forms.office.com/e/bf2GDLaLjQ?origin=lprLink

Plans to transform one of Grimsby’s most prominent historic buildings into a community climbing centre have taken a major step forward after £30,000 was secured to explore the project’s viability. The team behind The Crux, led by climbing instructor Will Wilson, has been awarded two heritage gr...

04/06/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS FOR GRIMSBY 🚨

We're absolutely delighted to announce that The Crux Grimsby Climbing & Heritage CIC has secured £20,000 from the The Architectural Heritage Fund to explore the future of Victoria Flour Mills (Silo).

A huge thank you to the Architectural Heritage Fund for believing in the project, to Fleet Architects Ltd for helping bring some exciting possibilities to life through the concepts below, and to North East Lincolnshire Council , Grimsby Creates , Heritage Lincolnshire , Heritage Network for their continued support and encouragement throughout the journey so far.

We're still at the very beginning, but seeing these ideas start to take shape is incredibly exciting.

So here's the question...

If Victoria Flour Mill could be brought back into use, what would you like to see inside?

🧗 Climbing?
☕ Café?
📚 Heritage space?
🎭 Events?
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Community hub?
🤔 Something else entirely?

Whether you're supportive, skeptical or simply curious, we'd love to hear your thoughts.

The future of Victoria Flour Mill should be shaped by the people of Grimsby.

📱 Have your say in our community survey:
🔗https://forms.office.com/e/bf2GDLaLjQ?origin=lprLink

👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Climb • Connect • Community

02/06/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨

£20,000 awarded by the Architectural Heritage Fund.

To help us discover whether this... 🏭
..could become this. 🧗

The journey continues.

Climb • Connect • Community

02/05/2026

Stop scrolling for a second — this actually matters…

No one realises what’s inside this building.

Victoria Mills isn’t just an empty shell. It’s part of Grimsby’s story — generations worked here, built livelihoods here, and shaped the town we see today.

Right now, it sits silent. But buildings like this don’t survive on their own.

This week, we started digitally recording it in full 3D — capturing every detail, every structure, every piece of history — so it’s properly understood before anything changes.

This isn’t about tearing something down. It’s about understanding it… protecting it… and exploring what it could become next.

What if this space could serve the community again?

Not just as a memory — but as something alive.

This is the start of that process.

Take a proper look — then tell me… what should this building become? 👇

Climb • Connect • Community

22/04/2026

Today we got inside Victoria Mills and properly looked at what this space could become.

It’s hard to explain just how big it is until you’re standing in it.

We had some really positive conversations with the right people around the table, including the council, architects and potential partners like Abstract Circus CIC

Also great to see the Ice Factory Trust in attendance, always good to learn from projects already making things happen in Grimsby.

It’s early stages, but this felt like a big step forward.

Something special could happen here.

17/04/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS FOR GRIMSBY 🚨

After so much support from those who’ve already backed us — especially everyone who grabbed a Founding Supporters T-shirt to help make this dream a reality…

👉 We’ve now secured £10,000 of National Lottery funding to take the first real step.

Massive thanks to Create North East Lincolnshire and the National Lottery Heritage Fund for backing the project 🙌

This means we can now start uncovering the hidden stories of Victoria Mills and begin shaping what could become something special for this town.

A climbing and community hub right here in Grimsby.

But this only works if people actually want it.

💬 So be honest:

👉 Would you use a climbing centre in Grimsby?
👉 Would your kids?
👇 Comment YES or NO

This is just the beginning. Let’s build something together.

13/03/2026

Grimsby gets a lot of stick…
but this towns great and has so much to celebrate. ⚓

From the docks that fed the nation 🐟
to our historic buildings and landmarks 🏛️
to the Mariners and their incredible fans ⚽

From the seaside 🌊
to the best fish and chips anywhere 🍟
to the amazing community around places like Horizon Youth Zone ❤️

This town is built on something special.

Heritage 🏛️
Grit 💪
Community ❤️

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What are YOUR three words for Grimsby?
Drop them in the comments.

Share this and let’s show the country what this town is really about.

Tell me why you think Grimsby is great




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25/02/2026

A quiet update from behind the scenes at Victoria Mills.

Over the past few months we have been carrying out research, feasibility work, and submitting major grant applications to explore a long-term, heritage-led future for this historic Grimsby landmark.

The Crux Grimsby Climbing & Heritage CIC is now officially registered, marking an important step in building a credible, community-focused organisation to guide the project responsibly.

This is a complex listed building and any future plans must be handled with care, respect, and proper heritage consideration.

Thank you to everyone in the community who continues to support, follow, and engage with the journey so far.

Step by step. One Crux at a time.