“Eight fluffy grey bundles of joy” have entered the world at Grimsby’s People’s Park. Grimsby Live reader Josh Holmes shared the good news – and some fantastic pictures he took of the new arrivals. He said: “I’m delighted to report Cedric and Celia, our resident pair of mute swans, are proud parents to eight fluffy grey bundles of joy.
“This afternoon they were given their first tour around the lake, under beady eyes and deadly bills of many herring gulls. Thankfully, after Celia gave herself a well-deserved bath and preen, all eight cygnets arrived safely back to their island nest.” Josh said: “Many park users got to witness with their smartphones recording the event while enjoying refreshments from ‘Coffee on the Park’, opened again by new hosts Danny and Christina.
I managed to get a cygnet’s-eye view too.” The cygnets bring an extra spring boost to the town’s popular park. Situated in the Wellow Conservation Area, the park makes an important contribution to the character of the conservation area.
Land for the 23-acre Victorian park was donated by Edward Heneage (then MP of Grimsby) in 1881. In 1882 the double avenue of trees around the park was planted and in 1883 it was laid out to a footprint that largely remains intact today and officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. Registered by English Heritage as a park of Special Historic Interest in England (II), People’s Park did have park gates, erected in Park Drive in 1884 and .