Redigerer Grimsby (avsnitt)

== Vennskapsbyer ==
Grimsby har følgende [[vennskapsby]]er:{{tr}}

* {{Flagg|Norge}} [[Tromsø]], [[Norge]] (siden 1961)
* {{Flagg|Tyskland}} [[Bremerhaven]], [[Tyskland]] (siden februar 1963)
* {{Flagg|Gambia}} [[Banjul]], [[Gambia]]
* {{Flagg|Frankrike}} [[Dieppe]], [[Frankrike]]

I 2007 ble det inngått vennskap- og fiskeriavtale som ble signet i [[Akureyri]] på Island, og som kan føre til at Grimsby og Akureyri vennskapsbyer i framtiden.<ref>[http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2007/09/19/fish-friendship-between-grimsby-and-akureyri "Fish friendship between Grimsby and Akureyri"]. ''IceNews Daily News''. 19. september 2007.</ref>

Som en havn som har omfattende handelsbånd til det europeiske fastlandet, til de nordiske landene og til Baltikum,<ref>[http://www.abports.co.uk/Our_Locations/Grimsby_Immingham/ «Grimsby & Immingham»] {{Wayback|url=http://www.abports.co.uk/Our_Locations/Grimsby_Immingham/ |date=20160131105923 }}. ''ABP Ports''.</ref> har byen vært vert for [[æreskonsulat]] for [[Danmark]],<ref>[http://storbritannien.um.dk/en/travel-and-residence/other-consular-matters/danish-consulates-and-vice-consulates-in-the-uk/ «Danish Consulates and Vice-Consulates in the UK»] {{Wayback|url=http://storbritannien.um.dk/en/travel-and-residence/other-consular-matters/danish-consulates-and-vice-consulates-in-the-uk/ |date=20180219031313 }}. ''Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark''.</ref> [[Island]],<ref>[http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/uk/embassy-information/consulates/ «Consulates»] {{Wayback|url=http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/uk/embassy-information/consulates/ |date=20160105110601 }}. ''Embassy of Iceland London''.</ref> og [[Norge]].<ref>[http://www.norway.org.uk/Embassy/consulates/ «Consulates in the UK»]. ''Norway.org.uk''.</ref> [[Sverige|Svenske]] og [[Finland|finske]] æreskonsulat er lokalisert i [[Immingham]],<ref>[http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/London/Contact/Embassy--Consulates/#Immingham «Swedish Consulates»]. ''The Embassy of Sweden, United Kingdom''.</ref><ref>[http://www.finemb.org.uk/public/default.aspx?nodeid=37249&culture=en-GB&contentlan=2 «Contact information: Honorary Consulate of Finland, Immingham & Grimsby»]   {{Wayback|url=http://www.finemb.org.uk/public/default.aspx?nodeid=37249&culture=en-GB&contentlan=2 |date=20130927181844 }}. ''Embassy of Finland, London''.</ref> og det [[Tyskland|tyske]] i [[Barrow-upon-Humber]].<ref>[http://www.london.diplo.de/contentblob/3401078/Daten/3345096/Honorarkonsuln.pdf «Honorary Consuls of the Federal Republic of Germany in the United Kingdom»] {{Wayback|url=http://www.london.diplo.de/contentblob/3401078/Daten/3345096/Honorarkonsuln.pdf |date=20160203093128 }} (PDF). ''Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, London''.</ref>

[[Norge|Det norske folk]] har sendt et [[juletre]] til byen Grimsby hver eneste [[jul]] siden slutten av [[den andre verdenskrig]]. [[Trondheim]] har sendt et tre i førti år fram til [[2003]] da treet isteden ble donert av den [[Nordland|nordnorske]] byen [[Sortland]]. Det blir plassert ved byens Riverhead Square.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Christmas tree arrives from Norway after six-day trip across North Sea|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-tree-arrives-Norway-love-hour-trip-North-Sea/story-11535386-detail/story.html|newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph|date=16. november 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130704183107/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-tree-arrives-Norway-love-hour-trip-North-Sea/story-11535386-detail/story.html|archivedate=2013-07-04|tittel=Arkivert kopi|besøksdato=2013-07-04|arkivurl=https://archive.today/20130704183107/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-tree-arrives-Norway-love-hour-trip-North-Sea/story-11535386-detail/story.html|arkivdato=2013-07-04|url-status=død}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title= Christmas arrives in Grimsby as festive tree arrives from Scandinavia|url= http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-arrives-Grimsby-festive-tree-arrives/story-13862618-detail/story.html|date= 16. november 2011|newspaper= Grimsby Telegraph|url-status=dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20111117225409/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-arrives-Grimsby-festive-tree-arrives/story-13862618-detail/story.html|archivedate= 2011-11-17|tittel= Arkivert kopi|besøksdato= 2013-07-04|arkivurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20111117225409/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-arrives-Grimsby-festive-tree-arrives/story-13862618-detail/story.html|arkivdato= 2011-11-17|url-status=død}} {{Kilde www |url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-arrives-Grimsby-festive-tree-arrives/story-13862618-detail/story.html |tittel=Arkivert kopi |besøksdato=2016-01-25 |arkiv-dato=2011-11-17 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117225409/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Christmas-arrives-Grimsby-festive-tree-arrives/story-13862618-detail/story.html |url-status=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Video: 35ft Christmas tree arrives at Grimsby Docks from Norway bound for the Riverhead|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Video-35ft-Christmas-tree-arrives-Grimsby-Docks/story-17327730-detail/story.html|newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph|date=15. november 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130704183107/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Video-35ft-Christmas-tree-arrives-Grimsby-Docks/story-17327730-detail/story.html|archivedate=2013-07-04|tittel=Arkivert kopi|besøksdato=2013-07-04|arkivurl=https://archive.today/20130704183107/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Video-35ft-Christmas-tree-arrives-Grimsby-Docks/story-17327730-detail/story.html|arkivdato=2013-07-04|url-status=død}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Grimsby-grana på vei|url=http://www.blv.no/lokalsider/sortland/article6960687.ece|date=4. november 2013|newspaper=Bladet Vesterålen|language=|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234756/http://www.blv.no/lokalsider/sortland/article6960687.ece|archivedate=2013-12-02|tittel=Arkivert kopi|besøksdato=2013-11-26|arkivurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234756/http://www.blv.no/lokalsider/sortland/article6960687.ece|arkivdato=2013-12-02|url-status=død}} {{Kilde www |url=http://www.blv.no/lokalsider/sortland/article6960687.ece |tittel=Arkivert kopi |besøksdato=2016-01-25 |arkiv-dato=2013-12-02 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234756/http://www.blv.no/lokalsider/sortland/article6960687.ece |url-status=unfit }}</ref> Ved ombyggingen av Riverhead Square ble treet isteden plassert på Old Market Place i 2013.