Scartho Community Hub

Scartho Community Hub Established as a community project by Foresight, North East Lincolnshire, the Library opened in late November 2015

Open Monday to Friday
09.00am to 4:30pm.

Closed Saturday (but open from 9am - noon on the first Saturday of each month)
Closed Sunday In July 2014, North East Lincolnshire Council's (NELC) Library Service was faced with a cut of £500,000 from its £3 million budget and, after consultation, considered two proposals. One proposal was to keep the area's four "core" libraries in Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and Waltham, and enable local

groups to take on other "localised library services". An alternative option was to keep all 10 libraries but with drastically cut opening hours. In the end, it was the first of these proposals that were adopted. While the authority would continue to operate four core libraries through Lincs Inspire at Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and Waltham, expressions of interest were sought to run a service in the remaining library areas at Humberston, Laceby, Scartho, Grant Thorold, the Willows and Nunsthorpe. In Scartho, the bid to run the service was won by Foresight, which was well established in Grimsby's Freeman Street and already ran a series of successful luncheon clubs across the town – including one in Scartho. Initially, it was hoped that the library would re-open on January 5th 2015. However, legal issues delayed the signing of the lease, which put back the opening date until 18th November 2015. Speaking just before the opening, Foresight older persons' services coordinator Lynne Smith said: "We are keeping it as a library but hoping it can be used for different activities as well. Lynne said: "My ambition is that we have a place where people can connect and be able to come and make friends and feel there is somewhere for them to go." Now that we are fully open we are keen to stress that Scartho Community Library exists to serve the community of Scartho as a library and community hub. We offer the traditional services of a library - we loan out books and other materials and have stock a of reference material - but we offer so much more. Coffee (or tea) and cakes, organised activities, disorganised activities, a meeting room, a foot health service, a manicure service, a fashion and jewellery outlet and a place to just escape from the pressures of everyday life are all part of the offering of the Community Library.

Our summer craft fair is in full swing this morning, lots of stalls and tea/coffee available. Here’s a peek at a few sta...
08/08/2026

Our summer craft fair is in full swing this morning, lots of stalls and tea/coffee available.

Here’s a peek at a few stalls we have

Our craft fair is this Saturday! 09:00 - 13:00
04/08/2026

Our craft fair is this Saturday! 09:00 - 13:00

14/07/2026

Our next event is less than a month away! Across 2 days on Friday 31st of July and Saturday 1st of August - Let's Get Tropical Festival! 🌞🎶🎉🌴

The event will consist of entertainment, performances, games, stalls, BBQ food and cocktails and mocktails available at our Tiki bar.🍹

Feel free to bring a camping chair with you if you wish to sit down during the event as provided seating may be limited!

Our headliners for Friday are Sam Simmons and Emma Ramsden 🎤🎵🎶
With more performers to follow on the Saturday including Magic Brian, a performance from the Foresight Choir, comedy by Kev Donovan 🎭and many more!

Tickets are available from Foresight reception or the Grimsby Town Disability Supporters Association website at www.grimsbytowndsa.com 🎟

Raffle tickets are also available, £1 for a ticket and £5 for a book 🎫 all proceeds from the raffle will go towards a new disability stand at Grimsby Town Football Club⚽

If you would like more information on this event please give the Foresight reception a call on 01472 269666, you can send an email with any questions to [email protected] or send a message to our page.
We look forward to seeing you there 🤗

Our summer craft fair will soon be here! If you would like a stall please get in touch!
06/07/2026

Our summer craft fair will soon be here! If you would like a stall please get in touch!

We have some lovely little things on our table this week along with some hand knitted cardigans/blankets. All proceeds g...
01/07/2026

We have some lovely little things on our table this week along with some hand knitted cardigans/blankets. All proceeds go to league of friends who are a charity that raises money for our local hospital.

Pop in and have a look if you wish!💛 Remember, you can also hire our table for just £10 for a week!😄

We are open as usual today 09:00 - 16:00. Take part in our daily groups, have a cup of tea or grab a book to enjoy in ou...
30/06/2026

We are open as usual today 09:00 - 16:00.

Take part in our daily groups, have a cup of tea or grab a book to enjoy in our garden.

29/06/2026
If your interested in booking a stall with us please get in touch!
26/06/2026

If your interested in booking a stall with us please get in touch!

We still have a few tables left at our upcoming fair, if you would like to book a table please comment below or send us ...
25/06/2026

We still have a few tables left at our upcoming fair, if you would like to book a table please comment below or send us an email!

Did you know⁉️⁉️ we serve Tea/Coffee + juice. If your out and about in the community today drop by for a cool refreshing...
24/06/2026

Did you know⁉️⁉️ we serve Tea/Coffee + juice.

If your out and about in the community today drop by for a cool refreshing drink and see what our library is all about.

Address

St Giles Avenue
Grimsby
DN332HB

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

01472 752841

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