Town SMART East Yorkshire

18/10/2026

A beautiful Sunday morning and your Townsmarters are out cleaning and painting more prom railings after making repairs to jagged areas. They might not last forever but they look tons better!

17/10/2026

here we see two of your amazing litter pickers, two picks, Janet doing one this morning on Hull Rd, Jon yesterday everywhere, then two older pics of them out and at it, cleaning up and clearing general waste, making an incredible difference every day....this is TownSMART making your Town Smart...thanks guys n gals...

11/10/2026

Christine, Steve and Ralph (poochy face), TownSMART volunteers at Winestead, stripped this sign down, repainted the post, background and letters, replaced as necessary, planter cleaned up, how lovely does this look, well done and thanks, this is a Holderness wide thing...making our towns and villages look like they used to...brilliant work, simply brilliant...

11/10/2026

Our 2nd Birthday and we couldn't help celebrate by repairing, scraping and painting all the black railings on central prom down to Pier Towers from Captain Williams...please grab a scroll and read...

George prepped and repaired jagged holes through the week, we followed on today, Katie. Mandy, Paul, George, Gregg and Jon D, Gregg also power sanded the wooden benches and treated with Danish oil, this town is looking good and we love it, check out the guy with the cracking beard and of course a huge thanks to those who kept thanking us for what we try to do and those who dropped a few quid into the birthday collection bucket...thanks everyone for following us and supporting us as you do...and thanks to our very own superstar Gregg for the birthday cake...x

10/10/2026

Come say hello as we celebrate our 2nd birthday by… you guessed it… doing more jobs!
We will have some display boards out with a sample of our accomplishments over the last 2 years. 9am til finish (around 1ish). Come have a chat, say hi, suggest some jobs, ask about volunteering 🙏🏻
Look out for our high vis 🦺

09/10/2026

Grab a pic scroll of our latest efforts to restore this old post, now beautifully repainted black and gold, brand new Victorian effect lamp with realistic flickering solar flame inside, paid for by the kind donations from everyone who donates, thanks, making your towns and villages better, this looks lovely flickering just like the old days, even a bit haunting...Withernsea bygone era, just like you see on Riff Raff, thanks to Mandy, Jon and Josh for completing this task...lots more to follow...take a stroll down in the dark, grab a look....thanks all..The TS Team.

04/10/2026

04/10/2026

A very busy day today, please do take a scroll, look at the pics, and just have a quick read of this....sorry its a bit long, but here goes....the full north end prom de weeded and swept clear of loads of excess sand and dog mess (see poo bags), although we are seeing a lot less, at the same time volunteers out litter picking in various areas including the beach, not to mention 'Ralph', our mascot litter picking poochy face, also, we were approached by two amazing members of the public, a lady from Withernsea who donated us 25.00 quid and a couple from Manchester who donated us a 10.00 quid, most unexpected and incredibly gratefully received, thank you so much, it buys us more paint and equipment...Mandy and Katie seen holding the donations, the group had a well earned cuppa break, then cracked on, thanks go to Ruby, Mandy, Cllr Jon , Katie, Julie, Bex, Jon C, Christine and Ralph not forgetting some help from Amie who took the group pic....thanks to everyone for your amazing support, we have a lot planned ahead into autumn and winter ready for spring and next Summer.....

26/09/2026

Have a pic scroll, the two Church Plaques along the prom walls, have been renovated by KJ, Vanessa and helped finish off a bit by Jon, with finishing touches today, antique copper pewter colouring on the letters, looking well refreshed and readable, plenty stopping to look, read and thank the team for their efforts...nice job gang, whats next?

22/09/2026

Everyone at Town S.M.A.R.T. sends their condolences to Mick’s family, friends and colleagues at this incredibly difficult time.

Tributes have been paid to Humberside Police sergeant Michael 'Mick' McLaughlin, who has died after a short illness. Mick joined the force in 2001 and served with the Withernsea and Hedon neighbourhood teams.

Humberside Police said Mick had made a significant impact across local communities during his 25-year career through his “professionalism and unwavering dedication”, adding that he was a well-respected officer who was always there for anyone who needed his help.

Humberside Police Federation chairman Lee Sims said colleagues were “devastated” by Mick’s death, describing him as a “genuinely lovely man” who always made time to stop and chat.

Mick leaves his wife Sharon, son Ewan and stepchildren Charlie and Daisy, and much-loved dog Ted.

📸 Sam Hawcroft