MORE than a year after his original plan to cycle the Trans Pennine Trail coast-to-coast ride, CatZero delivery officer David Andrews is back on his bike and ready to roll! In the run-up to June 2020, David had been training hard for the 215-mile challenge but the fundraising ride had to be postponed as the…
AS PART of Humber Business Week, Sewell Group announced their latest initiative in partnership with CatZero; to provide paid work placements for young people aged 18 – 24 throughout the month of August. Up to 20 individuals who are struggling to find employment will be given the opportunity to undertake a month of paid work…
LEADING figures from the Grimsby area seafood sector participated in a June 10 evening sail with CatZero’s Danny Watson at the helm, accompanied by the organisation’s Director of Operations Dave Bertholini, Programme Manager Sean Cahill and several CatZero sailing crew. The sector group were invited to learn more about CatZero’s service to match work-ready people…
AFTER more than 15 months out of action due to the Covid-19 pandemic, CatZero’s challenge yacht has completed its first taster sail from Grimsby Fish Dock to Hull Marina. Danny Watson, Director of Sailing at CatZero, has been working very closely with Public Health England, implementing all of the required procedures necessary to enable the…
BETH Love is 23, in fulltime work, and in the last six years has sailed off the UK’s coast twice and travelled to Nepal as part of Raleigh expedition. During Hull’s City of Culture year in 2017 she also stepped into the spotlight when crowds applauded as she pushed the first piece in a huge…
As we enter 2021 everyone here at CatZero wants to wish you a Happy New Year and let you know that we are here for you. Our hopes of a brighter future in the coming months remain – the vaccine, the warmer weather and the lighter nights are around the corner! Until then we must…
A ONE-woman mission to convert empty crisp packets into warm blankets, sleeping bag covers and mats for rough sleepers is growing into a mini ‘cottage industry’ in Grimsby. Our well-known former participant Caz White, 26, was in her flat when she read about the idea on social media, after it had caught on in other…
FESTIVE fun came early for our Grimsby Full Families participants as they received bags of Christmas treats. Kindly donated to us by BRIDGEfriends, the goodies and cooking treats were put into festive packages to be delivered by our Grimsby team to households in the town that are on our programme, which is run in conjunction with…
“TODAY my drugs are the air that I breathe and the breakfast I eat in the mornings.” The inspiring words of veteran Ross Baldinger, who is sharing his story of hope and determination with others who may be battling addiction. Now ‘clean’ for well over a year, Ross says with deep honesty: “There is always…
Welcome to our final 30in30 picture diary – great to see the wonderful pictures at a time when we are unable to travel! We can all look forward to visiting some of these places in 2021…. Day 21 and it was a total of 28.03 miles through the Lincolnshire flatlands as Danny pushed on to…
