Grimsby: 'our kids need a chance'

Added: 2026-05-07

[00:00:00]The kids need a chance. They need a chance. There's no fishing no more.

[00:00:05]>> There's no fishing. It's nice for the memories, but there's no fishing.

[00:00:11]>> Jackson is being brought up by his grandparents, Harold and Karen.

[00:00:15]>> We want them to have the best.

[00:00:18]You know, we never had it, so we want it better for them. When I was a young boy with Grimby being a fishing town, >> long time ago, >> whatever you did, it was like my old man would say to me, get your ass out to sea.

[00:00:35]>> Yeah, but that was in them days. And it's different now for these days.

[00:00:39]>> A job was a job.

[00:00:41]>> I mean, but these children don't have that anymore.

[00:00:45]>> The kids, would you like your kids to be fishermans? Yes. Well, we it'll never happen because vision is >> I know exactly what I'm saying. But wouldn't you have liked that?

[00:00:57]>> I would have done. Yeah, but >> yeah. So, you pass.

[00:01:01]The kids need a chance. They need a chance. They need a chance.

[00:01:05]>> There's no fishing no more.

[00:01:07]>> There's no fishing. It's nice for the memories, but there's no fishing.

[00:01:14]>> So, school's boring, is it? Can't wait till you start work.

[00:01:19]Come on.

[00:01:20]>> Why do you want to be a builder?

[00:01:22]>> It's the easiest job.

[00:01:24]>> You're better than that. You can do a lot more.

[00:01:29]>> I I think you should be a solicitor or an accountant. That's where the pengra