Grimsby's seafood industry is helping young people realise their cooking aspirations, with backing for Horizon Youth Zone.

Grimsby Fish Dock Group, the organisation behind Grimsby Fish Market and Port of Grimsby East, is funding Made Great in Grimsby's support for the training kitchen at the £13m facility.

Opened earlier this year and having recently welcomed King Charles III for a tour, a growing family of businesses, organisations and philanthropists are contributing to the charity's annual running costs. They enable Horizon to keep offering state-of-the-art facilities, new opportunities, and first-class youth work to thousands of young people.

Andrew Oliver, chief executive of GFDG, said: "Horizon Youth Zone is an incredible facility for the area. We’re passionate about seafood, we want to see more people eat more fish more often, so where better to start than ensuring the children of this great town are as well-equipped as possible.

Horizon Youth Zone chair of trustees, Mike Parker, left, chief executive Lucy Ottewell-Key, third left, and head of fundraising and communications, Fiona Wright, second right, welcome (from second left) Rachel Hopton, HR manager at New England Seafood International; Andrew Oliver, chief executive at Grimsby Fish Dock Group; Patrick Salmon, Joanne Woodhouse and Simon Dwyer, all representing Made Great in Grimsby, and Darren Beecham, group operating director at New England Seafood International.

placeholder image — Horizon Youth Zone chair of trustees, Mike Parker, left, chief executive Lucy Ottewell-Key, third left, and head of fundraising and communications, Fiona Wright, second right, welcome (from second left) Rachel Hopton, HR manager at New England Seafood International; Andrew Oliver, chief executive at Grimsby Fish Dock Group; Patrick Salmon, Joanne Woodhouse and Simon Dwyer, all representing Made Great in Grimsby, and Darren Beecham, group operating director at New England Seafood International.

“Hopefully the next Rick Stein, Mitch Tonks or Nigella Lawson emerges from this support and tells the nation of Grimsby's pride in its seafood story.”

Dan Aherne, group CEO of seafood processing business New England Seafood International, said: “We’re incredibly proud to support Horizon Youth Zone and to inspire the next generation to consider our incredibly diverse industry, and manufacturing more broadly, as a really strong career prospect and one that can provide a rich array of opportunities for growth and development.”