Brigg MattersIssue 40 Autumn 2015

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Brigg & DistrictCommunityNewsletter

CommitteeChair: Ken HarrisonEditor: Vacant

Treasurer: Ian CuttellSecretary: Emma May SmithAdvertising: Kate French

A copy of this publication is deliveredfree of charge to every household andbusiness in Brigg. This magazine isfunded wholly through advertising. Wewish to say a big thank you to our manyadvertisers. We run an open organizationand any person is free to join orcontribute, according to their ability andtime available.

Contributions are welcomed frommembers of the public—either as aletter or an article for publication—subject, of course, to normal editorialand publication considerations. If youfeel that writing isn’t your strong pointbut still wish to see something that wehaven’t covered, just write to us withyour suggestion and we will look into itfor the next issue.Comments, articles, photographs and

letters can be sent to:The Editor of “Brigg Matters”c/o The Local Link Office

The AngelBrigg, DN20 8LD

or, if possible, email to:

briggmatters@yahoo.co.ukPlease send any files in a standard

and widely–accepted computer format,preferably .doc or .txt for written matterand .jpg or .png for images.

The deadline for all articles andletters for the next issue will be:

2 NovemberAll of the information within this

publication is believed to be correct atthe time of going to press. Every meanspossible is used to ensure the accuracyand validity of all articles and so on inthis magazine, and it cannot be heldaccountable for any inaccuracies.

Copies of back issues available at:

www.briggmatters.org.ukCover: OH Boyd stands on the bal-

cony of the Angel in Brigg Market Placebeneath the new statue he has carved forthe building.

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Contents

Brigg Town Business Partnership 10Update from the town’s businesses, including some very

important events.

Brigg Live Arts 14A growing offering of arts and culture over autumn, winter,

and into the new year.

Brigg At First Sight 17Thoughts on Brigg from a newcomer to life in our town.

LIVES, Brigg First Responders 25Update from the local First Responders, including a guide

to using the new defibrillators now dotted around town.

The Glanford Angel 26The making of the new Angel statue from the carver himself.

Brigg Past and Present 29A short history of the Angel building up to the present day.

Brigg & District Events 37–39Your diary of the best local events up to the end of 2015.

Briggstock acoustic music festival takesplace on 5 September in the MarketPlace and around the town centre.

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Brigg Matters has the perfect opportunity for a smart andthoughtful person to become its new Editor. Being at thecentre of producing the much–loved and always welcomequarterly magazine is a great chance to make a difference toour community. The right person will be somebody whoenjoys knowing what’s going on and wants to let others knowtoo. If you think you’re the right person to take the magazineforward, then contact us today.

The benefits of being Editor ofBrigg Matters are a sense ofproviding a place for our community to talk to itself, and alsoproducing something tangible. It’s great to know that a personor a group can talk to thousands because of your help.

It is also a nice feeling to hold a copy of a magazine you’veproduced. Brigg Matters is now full colour and the samequality as any other you might find on the newsstand. Forthose who feel they’ve missed their calling it provides realexperience ofwhat it takes to make a magazine.

Brigg Matters is currently in a strong position. It has agreat amount of goodwill in the community, a healthy stock ofadvertisers, is capable of supporting itself, and has excellentopportunity for further growth. The team which makes themagazine is experienced and is helped by an even bigger groupof contributors and volunteer deliverers.

The role ofEditor involves deciding what will appear in eachissue of the magazine and how much space it will take. Youwill talk with various writers and contributors and ensure theyget their articles and pictures in on time, as well as helpingthem with any information of assistance they might need. The

laying out of those articles, along with advertisements, makeup the copy of the magazine for which the Editor isresponsible.

Lots of people write for the magazine and send ininformation, so being able to organize and sort is a must. Theability to write and edit articles is a bonus, but the willingnessto jump in and give it a go is what counts.

Some basic computer skills are essential to make up themagazine layout, but it is surprisingly more simple than itlooks. The current Editor will provide training and help to thesuccesful person, and will remain on hand for guidance if anyproblems arise. You can, of course, take the layout and designin whatever direction you wish!

If you want to take that next step and find out more aboutbecoming the next Editor ofBrigg Matters, simply email uson:

briggmatters@yahoo.co.ukYou can have a chat with the current Editor and ask any

questions you might have.We would be open to a trial period for anybody who think

they would like to give editing a go but doesn’t want tocommit just yet. Alternatively, if you think that you would beable to provide some, but not all, of the work of the Editor, wecould shape the role to fit your abilities.

The opportunity to edit such a great and popularcommunity magazine only comes around every few years, sotake it!

Are You the Next Editor

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Cary Lane Scheme Passes at Last

The proposal to development the corner of land on Cary Lane and Springs Way in thecentre ofBrigg has passed planning—after a delay of three years. The scheme, theplanning application for which was lodged in 2012, finally passed North LincolnshireCouncil Planning Committee in July of this year.

The development will see the construction of eight houses, six flats, and threeshops. Market Lane, which runs along the western edge of the site, will be retained asa public right ofway.

Currently the site is a mix of uses, including retail, parking, and storage. All theexisting buildings will be demolished.

Drivers Need to Beware at New Traffic Lights

Drivers on Barnard Avenue need to be extra watchful now that new traffic lights havebeen installed at the junction with Old Courts Road. The change may mean thatpedestrians are crossing even when the lights are green for traffic.

As the picture above shows, traffic in one lane may be stopped while that in theother lane is allowed to go. The traffic lights at this junction used to stop both lanes atonce, meaning that pedestrians—who cannot always see the lights controllingcars—could still cross believing all traffic has stopped when it has not.

Signs reminding pedestrians of the new dangers have been placed at the crossing,but it is dependent on all road users to lower the risk as much as possible. Young, old,and disabled people are more likely to be pedestrians.

Aldi Confirms Rumours for New ShopNews that the supermarket chain Aldi is seeking to open a new shop in Briggconfirms rumours that they have been looking at the town for some time.

No site for the new shop has been announced though a number of places arepossible. Aldi prefers sites in or at the edge of town centres.

A planning application cannot be expected until toward the end of the year atearliest. Any opening date would be far into 2016.

The news is another token of confidence for retail in Brigg, which is quicklyaccumulating a number of national names in addition to its range of independents.

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Postbag

Dear Brigg Matters,Following the devastating house fire at our house in Ash Grove in July, we

would like to express our gratitude to the people in Brigg community who came toour aid and offered valuable support in our hours of need.

We would like to express sincere thanks to Munchkins Nursery who offered usfree nursery placements, the Red Cross, Brigg Lions who assisted us financially, thestaff ofTesco, Brigg Food Bank, and Leigh’s work colleagues.

Leigh’s grandma—our Super–Gran—used Facebook asking if anyone had anysurplus toddler clothes as we has lost everything in the fire and from that point; theresponse was overwhelming. We even had a donation of a double bed, pram, and acot.

It has been an extremely difficult time for us, but we hope to remain in Brigg asit’s our home.

Residents ofBrigg you are wonderful, generous, and we can't thank you enough.Leigh Allen & Sonja Hopkins

Dear Brigg Matters,The stone featured in the last issue ofBrigg Matters is a parish boundary stone.

The letters on the stone are “G. B. St J. C.C.” This stands for "Glanford Brigg StJohn’s Consolidated Chapelries". The date on the bottom is likely to be 1872 whichis when the parish was created and the boundary redrawn.

Kind regards, Emily Pingree.

Christian AidMaureen Glossop would like to express her thanks to all of the residents of St HelensRoad who generously contributed £85.63 to this year’s total for the town.

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness RideAs part of the programme for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day on 13 November, an18 mile charity cycle ride in memory ofHowerd Stothard will take place on Saturday 5September.

Starting from the Nelthorpe Arms at 10am, the circular ride takes in Hibaldstow,North Kelsey, and Howsham before returning to Brigg.

To support the Purple Peddlers, or to get more information, telephone 07880348449, or email sassmo1957@talktalk.net.

If you want to contact Brigg Matters with an event you would like publicized or tocomment on an article, please contact the Editor at:

briggmatters@yahoo.co.uk

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Bikers and their bikes gathered on Bridge Streetfor Brigg Bike Night on Friday 26 June. The eventreturned to the town after many years’ absence.It was organized by the landlords of theYarborough Hunt and the Nelthorpe Arms.

In Pictures

A group of Marie Curie ladies held a BloomingGreat Tea Party in the Brigg Youth Club onSaturday 6 June and raised over £1 ,200.

Vans, horses, and people gathered near BriggRai lway Station for the yearly Horse Fair onWednesday 5 August.

Fl ight LieutenantJessica Brown the new

Officer Commanding of2222 Brigg Sqn (ATC).She is a graduate of

Sheffield Hal lamUniversity and

previously the adjutantat 1 19 Scunthorpe Sqn.

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Brigg Town BusinessPartnership

Seventy–seven businesses in Brigg have subscribed to a newleaflet promoting its strong community of independentbusinesses. This, together with a near unanimous approval ofThe Arches project and the proposed Brigg Christmas Posada,mark three of the most recent initiatives from Brigg TownBusiness Partnership (BTBP).

Briggstock

These new activities all add to the partnership’s establishedevents programme which is running the popular acoustic musicfestival, Briggstock, for a 4th consecutive year, on Saturday 5September. With thanks again to James Truepenny andfriends for organising the musical line–up for the main stageand three of the busking stations; all this in the midst ofhismayoral year! For the first time the event has attracted a majorsponsor, Brown & Co, and our marketing of this and otherevents continues to expand. Briggstock will have strategicallyplaced out–of–town banners, in–town lamppost banners, andt–shirts promoting the not–to–be–missed 5 September event.

Brigg’s Independent Shops LeafletsSo what about those new initiatives? The first release of theeye–catching leaflet ‘Brigg’s Independent Shops’ was madeavailable for the Lincolnshire Show when, for the first time,the partnership promoted its members on its own stall withinthe Discover North Lincolnshire marquee. The new leafletmatches anything you’ll see anywhere to promote theuniqueness ofBrigg’s business community. The stall ran thetwo ‘Come to Brigg’ commercials it had previouslycommissioned with Estuary TV over the two day show. Theleaflets themselves will eventually be made available at each ofthe ‘gateways’ to Brigg (car parks, bus, and train stations)together with a new information board, and starting with theOld Courts Road car park. It will not be possible to arrivefrom out of town and not be aware of the great experience thatBrigg has to offer!

The ArchesOnto The Arches project. A public consultation in July gavean unequivocal green light to pursue the placement of archesand signs to promote the historic courts and yards ofBrigg.With an invitation from Andrew Percy MP and contributionsfrom the Mayor, Cllr James Truepenny, the meeting selectedcommissioned arch designs and motifs produced by students

from North Lindsey College. With this strong backing fromthe meeting work is already underway on the engineering,planning and funding of the arches. As well as celebrating theindividual courts and yards they are aimed at improving thevisual impact of the town from the Old Courts Road car park.A one–day workshop on the Courts and Yards ofBrigg is beingheld in September in collaboration with Josie Webb andBASH to finalise wordings for the history plaques that willaccompany the arches.

Christmas PosadaFinally the Brigg Christmas Posada. This borrows fromSpanish and Mexican traditions the idea of commemoratingMary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and makes it specialto Brigg. The journey will start at the Brigg Christmas Fair onFriday 4 December and end on Christmas Eve with a service inSt John’s Church. Figures ofMary and Joseph will be hostedat various resting places provided by the community includingits retail outlets. This initiatives is supported by BTBPfollowing discussions with Andrew Ballard from theecumenical working group. The partnership will also run thetraditional Best Dressed Window Competition and beannouncing other packages of support, including workshops,to help businesses with their Christmas promotions

The BTBP programme cannot be put on without theunstinting work of its enthusiastic committee, its subscribingmembers, the collaboration with Brigg Town Council, NorthLincolnshire Council, and friends. Huge thanks go to all.

Some of the proposed designsfor the Arches project.

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Brigg Independents’Day 2015

Brigg Independents’ Day, organised by Community Live Artsand Curtain Couture, shared the celebrations with theirAmerican counterparts on Saturday 4 July , which is AmericanIndependence Day. The whole day was a great success judgingfrom the general public response.

It was originally organised as a fun day for families toexplore Brigg, view and sample what the independent traders ofBrigg had to offer, whilst at the same time listening to somegood music, getting involved in the events and having fun!

The music and entertainment was supplied by local groupThe Ancholme River Jazz Men and Peter Oak Drum Therapy.John Turner Martial Arts Academy provided thedemonstrations.

Some of our American friends who were in the TouristInformation Centre at the time were highly delighted that wewere celebrating their day and playing their kind ofmusic:traditional Southern jazz with classic rock drumming.

They were soon spotted with their video cameras rollingand voted the whole occasion as, “totally appropriate and rathersplendid”.

If you would like to participate or contribute to next years’even,t on a date yet to be decided, please contact:

Ian or Kate at Community Live Arts c/o Pastimes, 13Market Place, Brigg, DN20 8ES, telephone 01652 653500, oremail pastimesbrigg@btinternet.com.

Or Rachael at Curtain Couture, telephone 01652 656006 oremail rachael@curtaincouture.org.uk.

Dancers from Tatterfoals perform inthe Market Place as part of thetraditional Pump Blessing celebrationheld on Saturday 6 June.

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Broughton Dramatic Society

Broughton Dramatic Society players are enjoying rehearsingtheir next production ofWilly Russell’s comedy ‘BreezeblockPark’ which they will perform at Broughton Village Hall onFriday 6, Saturday 7, and Sunday 8 November, at 7.30 pm.Tickets £6.00 including complimentary tea or coffee. Ticketsavailable on the door, in person from Brigg Tourist InformationCentre, and can also be pre–ordered on 07852 663031 .

The play follows the comic antics which ensue when Betty’sdaughter Sandra makes a devastating announcement!

With Betty's sisters Renee and Vera visiting for ChristmasCelebrations, the families struggle to cope with the hilariousaftermath in a vain attempt to keep the lid on the chaos.

Willy Russell is best known for his many successful playswhich include Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers, andEducating Rita.

Brigg Amateur Operatic SocietyThe search is on for a new accompanist—can anyone help us?Sadly when the Deadwood stage pulls out ofBrigg in Octoberafter our production ofCalamity Jane our accompanist MaryKnaggs will be hanging up her piano. Mary originally came tohelp us out for a few weeks and ended up staying for 10 years,so a big thank you to Mary for her dedication to theSociety—we wish her well for the future.

Apart from our main show in October we perform a VarietyShow in the spring and also have a Concert Party. We rehearseon Monday evenings at St John’s Church Hall, Brigg at7.30pm. If you are interested and would like more informationplease contact our Secretary Gloria Barnes on 01724 330874.

Calamity Jane is on at The Vale Academy, Grammar SchoolRoad, Brigg from Tuesday 27 October to Saturday 31 Octoberat 7.30pm, tickets £8, with a matinee on Saturday 31 Octoberat 2.30pm, tickets £7. Tickets will be available early Octoberfrom Gloria on 01724 330874 or Brigg Beds, Princes Street,Brigg, telephone 01652 651828.

North Lincolnshire Musicand Drama Festival

Plans are now well in hand for the 2016 festival which will beheld 29 February–3 March (music) and 7–9 March (Drama).This is quite early as the dates are dictated by when Easter falls.As a result any prospective performers should note that theclosing date for entries is 9 November. The adjudicators will beSam Dunkley for music and Cally Foster for drama

The festival committee were particularly pleased to acceptthe kind offer by Mr Bill Brocklesby of two bursaries, one fordrama and one for music which the winners will use to furthertheir continuing learning in their respective disciplines. Thebursaries will be awarded annually and are in memory ofBill’slate wife Enid and will be called ‘The Enid BrocklesbyMemorial Prize’. Enid was a member of the festival committeeand had a keen interest in the welfare and wellbeing of youngpeople which she pursued through involvement in a number ofother organisations.

The committee are also delighted to announce that theFestival now has its website up and running and there will be agrand launch at the beginning of September. As well as givinginformation about the festival it will include a copy of thesyllabus and entry forms. Hard copies of the syllabus will stillbe available through the usual channels. It is anticipated thatthe site will open the festival up to lots of people who mightnot be aware of its existence.

The new website can be found at:

northlincolnshirebriggfestival.co.uk

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Brigg Live ArtsThe planned autumn programme for Brigg Live Arts sees thegroup fulfilling their aim to bring a broader range of artsactivities to Brigg whilst also widening the audience byincluding a family event. They have successfully become part ofthe LiveLincs Rural Touring programme and will be venturinginto the world of theatre in October and November. Theplanned performances will complement the successful concertsthat have been held and they will continue in the future asthey take the audiences on an exciting journey exploringdifferent types ofmusic and song.

On 5 June feet were tapping and the imagination of theaudience was captured in the Angel Suite as the Hut Peopleperformed their feel–good dance tunes. It was a great eveningably presented and supported by local singers Clarty Slough. Abig thanks to everyone who supported the event.

Autumn ProgrammeThe Ugly Duckling, Friday 30 October, 2.30pm, Brigg &District Serviceman’s Club. An event for the family to enjoyduring the half–term holiday. Inspired by the classic HansChristian Anderson tale, the performance features thetrademark hand shadow puppetry ofDrew Colby (Finger andThumb Theatre), live cello music played by Penny Callow(Flaming Cello), beautiful lightscapes, whimsical humour, andclever use of everyday objects guaranteed to take theimagination on a journey with the duckling. Suitable for ages4+/family audiences. Tickets £6 adults/£3 children.

The Secret World ofCharles Dickens: Mirth, Marvels andthe Mysterious, Friday 6 November, 7.00pm, Brigg &District Serviceman’s Club. A humorous and mystifying showwhere Ian Keable reveals Dickens’s journey to becoming amagician and recreates his favourite tricks and the spookypractises of the Victorian psychics. It ends, as Dickens endedhis show, with the production of a fruit cake! This show hashad nothing but excellent reviews—‘a cracking good night’.Tickets £6 each.

Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman, Friday 27November, The Angel Suite, 7.30pm. Máire carries thereputation of being one of the greatest Celtic harpists of ourtime and with the fantastic Chris Newman on guitar, they havecarved a niche in traditional and folk music that leaves them atthe top of a wonderful mountain. Definitely not to be missedso get you tickets early. Tickets £12 in advance, £14 on thedoor.

Tickets for all events are available from Brigg TouristInformation Centre, 01652 657053 or for more informationand to reserve tickets telephone: 01652 678771/658995

Latest News7 May 2016 will see the launch of a new festival in Brigg. Itwill follow on from the very successful Fiddle Fest of recentyears and will include performances, workshops, and activitiesto appeal to a range of audiences. It will be a community eventgiving you more ofwhat you already enjoy and also the chanceto try something new across a range of arts activities. Find uson Facebook to keep up to date with events.

Also, from Saturday 27 to Monday 29 August 2016 will bean Art Exhibition at the Angel Suite. Get the date in yourdiary for the return of this successful event.

The future is exciting and the group would be reallyinterested in hearing about new ideas and from anyone whocould help to ‘share the load’. We would also be interested inhearing from anybody who has an idea for a Brigg Live Artslogo. So, if you can help in any way please telephone 01652653217. It would be great to hear from you.

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The Community Spirit Legacy of the 2012 Olympicscontinued over the weekend 10–12 July 2015 when Our BigGig, a National Charity Community Event, returned for itsfourth successful year.

In its short lifespan it has come to be known as England’sbiggest Community Music Festival with collective audiencesthroughout the nation from Durham to the Isle ofWighttopping those ofGlastonbury! The 56 events, including theone in Brigg, captured audiences of 33,000 people with almost3,000 performers and 2,000 volunteers making it all possible.

Our Big Gig Event developed and organised locally byCommunity Live Arts as a charity event since its inauguration,was held on Saturday 11 July in Brigg Market Place in theform of its roots as a Band Stand Marathon, that is, non–stoplive arts in the heart of the Community showcasing all localartists of all ages playing and singing all genre ofmusic.

We were blessed with fine weather and bowled over onceagain with the community spirit, commitment, and enthusiasmof all the performers (offering their time and services for freeand wishing to return next year) and the fantastic positiveresponse and feedback from the audiences making for a verysuccessful totally satisfying event.

Support for our local chosen charity was also very generousraising the sum of£160 by bucket collection for the HeritageCentre—thank you! Our sponsor Brigg Town BusinessPartnership also deserves a thank you for publicising the event.

If you have any photos or social media content to post fromthis year’s event we would like to hear from you. If you wish tobe considered as a participant for next year’s event—theprovisional date for which is Saturday 9 July 2016—and a

rather special one as it is also within an Olympic Year, wewould like to hear from you by contacting Ian or Kate atCommunity Live Arts c/o Pastimes, 13 Market Place, Brigg,DN20 8ES. Telephone 01652 653500 or emailpastimesbrigg@btinternet.com.

Warning! We have many performers lined up already fornext year’s event, so book early to be sure of a spot, eventhough we are planning for the event to be bigger than ever.

Our Big Gig—England’s Biggest Community Music Festival

Listeners enjoying a performancein the Market Place.

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Brigg Community CaféBrigg Community Café is open every Tuesday morning at BriggYouth Centre between 10am and 12 noon. It is a social coffeemorning serving tea, coffee, and homemade cakes mainly freeof charge to over–45s.

The café began back last September with a highly successfulMacmillan coffee morning. This has developed into a weeklycoffee morning with activities and guest speakers. Our activitiesinclude IT training, quizzes, non–athletic floor games, healthtraining and checks, and cooking sessions (cook and eat).Speakers range from local history talks to Parish Nursingservices and advocacy services.

Why not meet new people and make new friends by visitingour community café? Find us at Brigg Youth Centre onGrammar School Road, next to Brigg Children’s Centre.

We are supported by North Lincolnshire Council’s BriggChildren’s Centre.

If you require further information please call 01652 659882.

Drum TherapyDrum therapy is an effective therapeutic support for groups ofchildren with issues including autistic spectrum disorder,attention deficit disorder, and aspergers, as well as older peoplewith Parkinson’s disease, Altzheimers, and dementia.

Time Out Drum Therapy works with children, youngpeople, and older people within schools and care homes,helping solve to challenging behaviour through drum therapy.

Children and staffwithin schools have reported significantimprovements in the levels of behaviour, reductions in thenumber of temporary exclusions, less disruption to other pupilsand improvement in the ability of children to learn.

In care homes the work has brought positive responses fromresidents and staff. There have been significant improvements inthe levels of behaviour and improved ability to enjoy life, aswell as better health and well–being.

You can find out more about Time Out Drum Therapy attheir website www.timeoutdrumtherapy.co.uk.

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Brigg At First SightBy Katie Woodward

By the time you are reading this article I will have traded mycity girl lifestyle in the high rises ofLeeds to a new countrygirl lifestyle in Brigg. A decision met with more than a feweyebrows raised in disbelief and consequently many questionsby my friends and family. But I kid you not, I believe this isonly the start ofmy love affair with Brigg.

I have been visiting the area on and offnow for over a yearand as I have walked through the town centre particularly on aSaturday morning the bustle of the streets has surprised me;the market stalls up and out, the quaint and quirky shops openfor business, hairdressers welcoming you into their salons,butcher, bakers, DIY emporiums, crafting corners, artgalleries, cafes, restaurants, leisure centre, railway services(which I am intrigued to try out) the list goes on. Everypossible amenity is on your doorstep with the added bonus of agood pit stop if needed with the warmth of an open pub fire inthe winter and outdoor seating next to the river in thesummer.

My partner’s father says ‘if you can’t buy it in Brigg, it’s notworth buying’, and his sister jokes that ‘Brigg is the centre ofthe universe’. Both comments said in jest but both for goodreason as Brigg is almost always busier than its neighbouringtown Scunthorpe, with more chains like Costa andWhetherspoons recognising the market capture each day. On aSunday the vibe turns a little quieter in Brigg as most placesare closed, however Brian’s DIY may hopefully start a trend ofSunday opening hours with its recent announcement. Perhaps

even an independent cinema would be the perfect attribute tothe atmosphere and style for Brigg.

So far I have found that everyone is friendly and welcominghaving reached out to a few people being fresh meat for societybut my initial feelings are that many people have grown uphere or moved back after university so are already sociallyestablished. In cities there are organised groups such as citysocialiser or meet up for those people who are new or thoselooking to extend their circle of friends. It would be nice to seesome open socials starting so that us ‘newbies’ can have aneasier ride (perhaps I will start this myself), but whateverhappens I am looking forward to this new door and manymore that have just opened in my life!

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Brigg Ramble—to Castlethorpe BridgeBy Tony Parker, Brigg Footpath Warden

Starting from Brigg Market Place walk to the County Bridgeand along the footpath by the river, past the former Lidl storeto the A18 road bridge. A small and attractive area of grass andbushes is to the right. On the far side of the bridge a signpostpoints the way, although it is quite obvious. Anewly–established path is set slightly higher and to the right ofthe well–used towpath. On the far side of the Ancholme’sslow–moving waters many boats and launches of varying sizescan be seen as far as the point. Here the New River Ancholme,with its precise straight canal–like course joins with the OldRiver.

This is a noisy part of the walk due to the M180’s traffichurtling by above us as we walk underneath the bridge andrejoin the path to Castlethorpe Bridge. Gradually, the noisefades away as we distance ourselves from the M180 and it is aquiet and pleasant walk up to Castlethorpe Bridge, 1¼ milesfrom the Market Place.

The bridge is a good vantage point. Looking north alongthe river Broughton Bridge is the next crossing point, whilebeyond that the railway bridge, east ofAppleby can just beseen. If there is good visibility, the Yorkshire Wolds are justevident, as is the chimney of the cement works at SouthFerriby. The Lincolnshire Wolds dominate the landscape inthe distance to the north–east, while to the west the landclimbs gradually through Broughton and the surrounding

woodland to the escarpment which overlooks the steelworks atScunthorpe.

From Castlethorpe Bridge our path moves to the oppositeside of the river and we turn left (south) along a permissivepath, along the bank, underneath the M180 to the housingdevelopment ofMiller’s Quay. There is a path from the bankinto the housing estate and it is just a matter of turning leftand continuing up the road to the main road opposite theleisure centre. Instead of turning into the housing estate anarrow path does continue by the river bank up to the roadbridge. But it is very narrow, so take care!

All that remains now is to walk the length ofBridge Streetand cross the Ancholme again as you enter the Market Place.The entire walk is 2¾ to 3 miles.

Food for ThoughtBy Katie Woodward

It struck me as I was eating yet again (my favourite past time),that local eateries don’t always get the publicity that theydeserve. We have all been out for food and come away thinkingthat was wonderful but then forgotten to go again or to spreadthe word. This time I want it to be different; I want topromote the eateries in our local area with this being theperfect excuse to indulge.

The latest search for nourishment found me at theNelthorpe Arms in Brigg, not the one at South Ferriby(although it is on the list), this Nelthorpe arms is the southone: there were two built on either side of the estate. The pubitself has recently been refurbished but in addition the secondfloor now hosts ‘The Toll Bar Restaurant’ reflecting the tollsthat are displayed on the plaque on the side of the NelthorpeArms from days gone by. The décor is focused on the historyof the area but very well–spaced so that you are not bashingelbows with the next couple to you. Opening times areWednesday to Sunday 6–9pm (later bookings on arrangementcan be made), the direct line is 01652 408088, prices areextremely reasonable with main meals averaging between £8 toaround £15. You can also eat downstairs in the bar as they havea snack menu Wednesday to Sunday with offers of 2 for £10.

I was unaware of the food service until I was sat with myfirst glass of rosé wine one Saturday evening thinking howhungry I was and really thinking that the owners of theNelthorpe Arms in Brigg have got it spot on. We were givenour menus in our seat in the bar and the waitress came to takeour orders. She explained to us that the food would be cooked

and when it was ready we would be taken up to our seats in therestaurant, a lovely touch I thought as it meant that I wasn’tgoing to be struggling with the anticipation ofmy foodarriving every time someone walked past me. The food tookaround 35 minutess and we were tucking in in no time.

I ordered Nana’s chicken, a dish of breaded chicken with atomato spiced sauce accompanied by chip shop style chips anda salad garnish. It was delightful and just what I wanted after ahard day’s graft in the garden, with the flavours managing tomuddle through my hayfever–affected senses. The portion sizeswere just right for me as I like to enjoy a main meal withoutovereating with a starter or pudding unless famished. The headchef is a gentleman named Angelo Allenby, which gives awaythe Italian twist to this classical pub menu ranging from thestaple meat pie and mash to a gnocchi dish. I most certainlywill be going back in the near future to try a few more dishesoff the menu and encourage you all to go also.

Castlethorpe Bridge, the midway point of the ramble.

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Scunthorpe AdvancedMotorists

The Scunthorpe Advanced Motorists train people to be betterdrivers. The techniques employed are not rocket science, theyare mostly common sense things that sadly people fail to use,so they become complacent. This often leads to poor decisionsand very often resulting in collisions. Some serious, some notso serious, but some, sadly, as bad as it can get.

Most of the training is done in car with our group, we dosometimes have in–house training days at Redbourn Club,Cemetery Road in Scunthorpe. We currently meet at 8pm onthe fourth Wednesday of every month (except December) andeveryone is welcome, members and non–members alike. Someof the people that pass the test have made an extra effort andachieved a higher standard than normal. This is called theF1RST club, because you reach a first class standard.

Once you have passed the test and really gained someexperience as an advanced driver you can take the Masters Test.This is just about as high as you can get in advanced drivingcircles. We train just car drivers, but the Lincolnshire AdvancedMotorcycle group train bikers to just the same standard.

Why not put yourself to the test? You can start by trying toanswer a few questions:

Question 1: On a bend, if the limit point is not moving,what does it mean? Question 2: What road signs are triangular,what are rectangular and what are round signs? Question 3:What is meant by the fatal four? Question 4: Where exactlyshould you stop when coming up to a STOP sign?

We currently have a special offer for 17 to 25 year olds, whoare the at risk drivers. To find out more, contact Terry on01652 655601 or 07831 377171 or visit our website. You canalso follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

scunthorpeadvancedmotorists.co.uk

HibaldstowOpen Gardens &Scarecrow Day

Hibaldstow Open Gardens & Scarecrow Day was held onSunday 28 June when twelve gardens and around 40 scarecrowswere on show together, with displays in both St Hybald’sChurch and Hibaldstow Methodist Church. The dayculminated with a Spitfire flypast.

Over 500 people visited the village from a wide area andthrough their generosity raised £3,200, which has now beendivided between six Hibaldstow organisations.

Watch your vegetablesMr McGregor!

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1st Brigg Rainbows is part ofGirlguiding UK, catering for girlsaged 5 to 7. Rainbows is all about developing self–confidence,building friendships, learning new things and having fun. Girlsget their hands dirty with arts and crafts, trying out cookingand playing games. Rainbows is all about learning by doing.

Rainbows follow a programme called the Rainbow Jigsaw,through which they can take part in lots of different activitieswith girls their own age.

The Rainbow Jigsaw has four areas:

Look Learn Laugh LoveWe run a varied programme of activities allowing girls to

explore the indoor and outdoor and to experience opportunitiesthey may not normally experience.

We currently have spaces available. If your daughter isinterested in joining, please call Fiona Reid on 07725021725 orregister your interest at:

girlguiding.org.uk/get_involved/volunteer/register_your_interest.aspx

Please also note, we do operate a waiting list for youngerchildren, so it is never too early to get involved and add yourdaughter’s name to the waiting list.

The unit is run by volunteers and we are seeking to recruitadditional help to run the unit. There are various opportunitiesavailable including Leader, unit helper, and occasional helper.If you are interested in getting involved, please call Fiona on07725 021725 for more information.

Brigg Midweek Geology GroupBy Paul Hildreth

The group has now been in existence for over a year and hasadded several names to its list of people interested in receivinginformation about planned activities. At present 23 people haveregistered their contact details. If you wish to be added to thelist please contact me on panda_hildreth@hotmail.com ortelephone 01652 655784.

The group met in the premises ofLink Energy Ltd inBigby Street on Thursday 4 June and were shown an exampleofhow borehole information, freely available on the internet,can be used to study subsurface geological structures andpatterns. A strong dislocation is evident at Audleby, just northofCaistor, which is shown on the 1:50000 geological mapproduced by the British Geological Survey but two smallerfaults, not shown on the BGS map, were revealed, one atRothwell and another parallel to the south bank of the Humbernear Barrow–on–Humber. At least two members present havesince been inspired to carry out their own research with somesuccess. Many thanks are owed to member Malcolm Bailey forproviding the venue for the meeting as well as well–receivedcoffee and biscuits.

The next venture of the group will be on Friday 7 August.This will consist of a morning visit to the Rotunda Museum,Scarborough which, from 28 July, has a display dedicated to the200th anniversary of the publication ofWilliam Smith’sgeological map ofEngland and Wales. Smith is regarded bygeologists as the “father of biostratigraphy”, using fossils todetermine the relative ages of rock strata, and while employedat Hackness near Scarborough, founded the Rotunda Museumto display his life’s work.

After a leisurely lunch we will proceed to Burniston Bay, ashort distance north of Scarborough, to look at the MiddleJurassic rocks on the coast. These sandstones and mud rockswere laid down in a delta with periodic shallow lakes and werevisited by dinosaurs of various types. Hopefully we will besuccessful in our search.

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Brigg Rotary ClubThe newly appointed Brigg Rotary President for 2015–16 islocal farmer Nick Wells. The Club Handover at Glanford Parkto Nick and the 2015–16 officials was a rather unusual formatfor ‘the best club in the district’.

President, Angela, or by now past president Angela, is veryslowly making her post–operative recovery and we all wish hera speedy return to her usual vitality. Past President MartinRobinson ably conducted proceedings in Angela’s absence.

Secretary, Michael, was also recovering from a second spellin hospital, so past secretary, Steve Hodsman, took over. Wehope to see Michael back to normal health very soon.

Thank goodness, we have such able members who can slotinto their previous roles and do a splendid job!

The brief report was that this year the club has financiallysupported ten local charities, three youth activities, sent over£4,300 to international aid including Polio Plus, and £500 toRotary Foundation, our own charity, and given freely of timeand expertise to local clubs and schools.

The government has also helped financially with the giftaid scheme and the small claims scheme that together haveadded £730 to our coffers. The gift aid is a direct result of thegenerous donations we receive from members and the smallclaims are from the collections received from the residents ofBrigg, ‘every little helps’ to pinch a well–known phrase.

The giver and the receiver both gain; it is a great win–winscheme.

The presentation evening was a very pleasant occasionconducted with all due ceremony and topped off by the awardof a Paul Harris Fellowship to Past President Lewis Strange.This is the top honour that Rotarians receive for all their workand contributions in the community and internationally.

What lies ahead?In the next Rotary year the club plans to serve the communityby providing reading support to the local primary schools pluscareers Interviews and competitions in the secondary schoolssuch as Young Chef, Young Musician, Story WritingCompetition as well as sponsorship to provide music tuitionand leadership training.

We will also provide marshalling and a Rotary promotionstall at the Briggstock Festival and the Christmas Market andmake up and deliver Christmas Hampers to those in need;become Father Christmas at Brigg Garden Centre for the sixweekends up to Christmas.

We will also be there at the very successful Open FarmSunday at Uncle Henry’s providing BBQ and car parking.

International PledgesThere are 40 million men, women and children worldwidewho are avoidably blind because they are too poor to accesseither sight saving or sight restoring operations and medicines.The Guildford Eye Project, working with its Rotary Partners,in the area of need, establishes and administers eye hospitalsand clinics; we will be supporting this work.

Recent EventsThe annual Sponsored Walk on Sunday 1 July was raisingfunds for local charities. This year the recipients were StAndrew’s Children’s Hospice and our local NSPCC.

Thirty participants set off from the Market Place in Brigg,walking a beautiful route through private and public footpathsincluding parts of Scawby Park by kind permission ofTomNelthorpe. A choice of six or nine miles route offered family

and dog friendly walks through the countryside on a largelyfine day, whilst members of the Rotary Club ofBrigg providedmarshalling with assistance from Brigg ATC. The club areparticularly grateful to Brigg LIVES who provided first aidcover.

There will be continued support for the Rotary PolioEradication initiative. This is necessary to maintain the gainsmade by this project over many years and support the verydifficult stage of the final push to total eradication in war zonesand hard to get at areas of the world.

‘Know Your Blood Pressure Day’

The club held a ‘Know Your Blood Pressure Day’ event at theBrigg Garden Centre on Sunday 14 June. This was part of anational campaign supported by Rotary in conjunction withthe Stroke Association. It was a highly successful day andRotary were joined by a team of team nurses who kindlyvolunteered their time and gave friendly but professionaladvice.

A stroke is devastating and every year 150,000 people havea stroke. High blood pressure is the biggest risk factor for astroke. Estimates are that 40% of strokes could be prevented ifhigh blood pressure was detected early and controlled.

Out of the 190 blood pressures taken two people weredirected to hospital for urgent attention, a further four wereguided to follow up with their GP within a week, and 43 wereguided to see their GP within a month. That is a staggering 1in 4 needing to have follow–up checks.

Many of the participants were very grateful for theinformation and service provided and some also had a day thatturned out very differently to what they had imagined whenthey had set off to visit their local garden centre, especially forthose requiring more urgent attention. Not all referrals willrequire treatment but it shows the value of regular check–ups.

This is Rotary trying to make a difference within the Briggcommunity in a very positive way.

Uncle Henry’sUncle Henry’s has very generously shared some of the proceedsfrom their Open Farm Sunday with the community via Rotary.

The presentation was made to Ambrose Fowler, BriggRotary President Elect, by Julie Hall, Cafe Manager, andEmma Ward, General Manager.

Ambrose says that the cheque received alongside othercollections from the event mean that an additional £3,000 willbe used in order to assist groups and organisations across thecommunity that provide vital help and services to a wide rangeof people from youth groups to the elderly and those in need.

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LIVES, Brigg FirstResponders

Over the last few months the Brigg Group has received anumber of very generous donations, from Helen Cresswell’sOlympic Talks, Brian’s DIY, Elsham GolfClub Captain ErnieFerrier & members, Scunthorpe Town Women’s Guild after atalk on Kilimanjaro, Mrs E Marshall, Thomas Bell CountryStore in Brigg, and in memory of James Kevin Redmond.

This month has been quite exceptional because Brigg &District Cycling Club challenged themselves to cycle ride the“Coast to Coast” in a day! This 150 mile route starts inSeascale and climbs 15,000ft through Cumbria and the LakeDistrict, Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors andfinishing by the sea in Whitby. Many riders completed the ridein less than 12 hours and some in less than 10 hours. A trulymagnificent effort! The challenge was organised by JonCollingwood and the group decided to use it as a way ofraising much needed funds for our Brigg LIVES Group.LIVES, Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service,train local volunteers to become First Responders, whorespond to emergency calls from the ambulance service, fromlocal people needing urgent medical help. As the group is localthey are generally able to be on scene quicker than theambulance so providing much needed medical support prior tothe ambulance arrival. This epic ride will raise over £3,000which is the biggest single donation in recent years. We wouldlike to thank and congratulate the following riders andsupporters for not only completing this great physicalchallenge in well under a day but also raising so much moneyfor Brigg First Responders. They are: Daz Beel, Paul Carvill,John Collingwood, Ian Creek Royce Goulby, Jamie Griffin,Ali Hindle, Steve Johnson, Lee Kinder, Tim Long, RobLyons, Ju Newell, Gary Riddough, Tony Sheppard, ShaunWilson, Derrek Kent, Roy Brumpton, Dan Leaning, RobAyton, Andrew Davy. Due to holiday commitments a fullgroup photograph presenting the cheque to LIVES will be inthe next edition ofBriggMatters.

As a result of this magnificent donation it has been decidedthat we will use the money to buy and a defibrillator to putoutside ofBrian’s DIY shop at the top ofWrawby Street. Wehave also been negotiating with North Lincolnshire Council toplace another external defibrillator outside Brigg Youth Clubon Grammar School Road in memory ofAdrian Gibbons, paidfor from money given to Brigg LIVES in his memory.

This will mean that Brigg will have four defibrillatorsavailable to use 24 hours a day, 365 weeks a year. As well as theabove two there is one outside the Angel in the Market Place,provided Brigg Rotary and LIVES. There is one outside theleisure centre, and the two inside the Vale Academy and SirJohn Nelthorpe, have been provided by North LincolnshireCouncil.

You do not need any training to use a defibrillator as themachine talks you through what you need to do as well asdiagrams on the machine itself. The machine will not providea charge if one is not needed. To open the box to use themachine you need to ring 999, and if the emergency servicethinks that you need a defibrillator they will give you a code toopen the storage box. They will also talk you through whatyou need to do over the phone. The diagrams right explain inmore detail how to operate the machine.

To learn more about becoming a First Responder pleasering LIVES HQ on 01507 525999.

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The Glanford AngelBy O HBoyd

When I first got the call from Steve Ball joinery to come andview the Brigg angel with a view to patching her up, it seemedfairly straightforward.

However, in viewing her she was in a very sorry stateindeed. Her extremities that had fallen off and rotten were in abox by her side and she was absolutely full ofwater. A rodcould be pushed down all the way through her body with littleor no resistance.

Only an outer shell remained that was due to theprotection the initial gilding had given when she was firstmade some hundred odd years ago.

On delivering her to my studio she was in in bits and smeltof dampness and rot, a charming feature for company over thenext three or four months.

As she gradually dried out more and more bits were fallingoff; a fallen angel indeed.

Curiously as this was happening more and more of theoriginal gold leafwas being revealed; this is quite a tribute tothe original thinking and subsequently became a decidingfactor in the finish and protection of the new angel.

The first job was to tape her back together as best I couldand then photograph and take detailed measurements ofher,anticipating from her and old photographs her exact attitude.

From this as accurate a drawing at full–size was done on apattern board, and this formed the basis for future referenceand from which to work.

The block from which she is carved is from lime wood andgradually became quite a sizeable chunk. With woodcarvingbeing a subtractive art the wastage is tremendous and alwaysdifficult to predict because of the vagaries of timber, its flaws,cracks, knots, and inclusions, so actually more goes in the binthan is contained within the figure.

The original angel had her arms jointed with sliding tenonsand this had allowed water ingress, which was the primarycause of the rot and because of this I decided to make her froma solid block to prevent this happening in the future.

The construction of the block has to be done with theutmost care because she has to last couple ofhundred years atleast. This is perfectly possible with modern adhesives andprotection techniques and backed up by a properly gildedfinish which will reduce maintenance considerably; animportant factor when she is to be placed in such an elevatedand exposed position.

So the carving began; this was a new departure for me inso much as I have always worked freely as an artist on my owndesigns which evolve and progress through me.

In this case I was doing an exact museum quality copy andas such it presented many different challenges. Foremost beingthat the angel had to have the features of the old one and berecognisable as such and indistinguishable from the original,In effect, carving a full portrait and this is a far moretime–consuming way ofworking because of the constantreferences to the existing angel and the pattern board.

Eventually she took shape and new wings were carved andadded, secured by bronze screws.

The ash wood horn she blows was still covered with theoriginal gilding although worn on the top where the weatherand the birds got at it, other than that it was in remarkablygood condition. And so because of this, I tided the horn upand re–used it, a nice touch and link with the original.

Sensibly the decision was taken to gild the figure and JohnGilroy, a retired signwriter and Gilder got the job. John did allthe gilding work for the Guildhall in Hull, which took years todo, so is incredibly skilled as evidenced by the final job.

When she is at last in place she will look superb and so sheshould, as focus for the council building and our area. Theangel is synonymous with Brigg and Glanford and the newAngel suite and also is central to the North LincolnshireMayoral chain.

The decision to gild her was a wise one not just from amaintenance point of view (the windows at Chatsworth houseare gilded for that very purpose), but also to make her standout from the building.

The previous Angel was painted with stripes on a Tudorclad wall which made her blend in and quite the opposite isappropriate. This new one will really radiate and I am lookingforward to her being erected and unveiled.

It was a privilege to work on her and I hope she will standfor at least 200 years. All the records ofwhat I did will belodged with the museum so when the time comes someoneelse can follow my footsteps which lead directly back to theoriginal.

More likely, a robot will scan it and produce an exact copyin 20 seconds flat.

O H Boyd with thefreshly carved butungi lded angel.

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Brigg Past and PresentBy Katie Woodward

There is a common theme whenever you place the word Brigginto Google or even into Facebook; a feast of informationappears, but the main word on repeat is heritage. There is anincredible amount of pride and love for Brigg’s past andpresent, a town rich with history and waiting to be explored.This made me think that BriggMatters is a perfect engine fordriving and promoting local areas in Brigg that have gonethrough significant change or have a story that is worthshouting from the rooftops. Therefore each quarter I will takeyou on a whistle stop journey of a well–known location inBrigg from its origin to where it is today. The first stop beingthe Angel Inn.

Today we know the Angel Inn as having four mainfeatures. In the basement are the Town Council offices, and onthen the ground floor in the courtyard is a rather homeyfeeling café underneath a glass conservatory. On the first floorthe Heritage Centre, which is completely free to visit, takingus through the development of the historic market town.Lastly, the Angel Suite inhabits the old ballroom; this can behired for conferences or wedding functions.

It is said that there has been an inn on the site of theAngel hotel since the 1500s, it was Brigg’s most prestigioushostelry and the foremost posting house in Lincolnshireaccommodating famous names such as Oliver Cromwell duringthe English civil war on his way back from the battle ofGainsborough; rumours ofDick Turpin hiding out and restinghis horse Bess at the Angel are also rife amongst historians;Winston Churchill in 1944 when he visited the steelworks;and supposedly Henry VIII and Katherine Howard. It alsohouses those who have passed still, the ghost of old Tomhaunts the balcony fronts and the ghosts ofVictorian childrenrunning around the upper floors.

The earliest known landlord that I could find withouttrawling through the Doomsday Book was in 1789: GriffithJones was the host of the Angel Inn for the span of 20 years.

Otherwise there are no significant recorded landlords until thelate 1800s. The Angel Inn had always been a single storeybuilding, which had incorporated the offices ofManchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, but like many otherhostelries the Angel felt the passing of the stage coaches as therailway came to Brigg in 1848.

Its luck was to change in 1879 with the arrival of JosephHellaby Skevinton who married the daughter of a formerproprietor of the Angel, Mr J B Krikham. He constructed alarge dining room and the courtyard was roofed in glass withthe Tudor frontage added. But eventually his gambling waysgot him into hot water and the propriety saw another landlordenter the picture. The next landlord from 1900 until 1928 wasBilly Bridgewater (characteristically known for his bowler hatin portraits) until he sold it to Barnsley Brewery. This was thefirst time it would go out of private landlordship. The nextknown landlords from 1959 until 1967 were Charles and SusanShrosbree whose son was born under the eaves and then theycame back again in 1980 for a brief period until 1989.

By the late 1980s massive refurbishment was needed, andwhether this was a popular decision or not at the time,Glanford Borough Council stepped in and turned it intooffices. The building that stands today is that of therestoration completed in 1995.

I often feel a sense ofloss when an old buildingis renovated to a modernuse, however change isinevitable and we eitheradapt or disappear.Therefore each time I walkpast this building now I amglad that it has been givena new lease of life and achance to continue on.

Please allow me to say agreat many thanks to JosieWebb and Pat Horton whosupplied me with thehistorical information,including the 19th centuryphotograph. Both ladies arevery passionate aboutretaining the knowledge ofBrigg’s history andpromoting it. Finally thankyou to Ken Harrison forthe present dayphotograph.

The Angel as it stands today.

The earl iest knownphotograph of the

Angel, before the newfacade was bui lt.

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Brigg Heritage CentreContinues To Surprise

Brigg Heritage Centre’s current exhibition “How to Pull A HatOut OfA Rabbit” will run until October. The exhibition hasproved very popular with visitors learning why rabbits were soimportant to Brigg. The rabbit or coney fur trade togetherwith associated hat manufacture employed a large proportionof the population of the town in the 18th and early 19thcenturies and put Brigg on the map. The exhibition exploresthe trade from warrens to fur clothing and gives an insight intopeople, places, the processes involved in the trade and themark it has left in Brigg to this day. Demonstrations onmaking felt, which was so important to the hat making tradecan be seen and tried by visitors.

The Heritage Centre is delighted to announce the openingof a new Research Room. Visitors can research family historyon our computers or one of the experienced volunteers canlend a hand by appointment. The centre has been very lucky tohave had donated by the Phillips family of Sturton a completefile of the “Welcome Home Fund” which was started in thedying years of the Second World War to acknowledge thesacrifice made by those who served from Brigg. It is anamazing record of the nearly 600 personnel who served,together with minutes ofmeetings, arrangements for fundraising and functions and is a unique document of its time andan important piece ofBrigg’s history. A transcript of theoriginal documents is available for visitors to peruse.

The craft room at the Heritage Centre continues to be fullof noise and fun on Farmers’ Market Saturdays as children andsometimes adults too, enjoy a wide range of the creativelythemed crafts which are on offer. Crafts are available everyFarmers’ Market Saturday and in addition, Santa will be inresidence again from Saturday 28 November. More detailscloser to Christmas.

The Buttercross is proving a welcome addition to the HeritageCentre, now licensed for weddings, it is a perfect venue for allspecial functions, as well as centrally located for parties,meetings and other gatherings and events. The roomaccommodates 60 people and further details can be obtainedfrom the Heritage Centre, telephone 01724 296771 or call into the centre, we are open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, andFridays, 10am–2pm, and Saturdays 10am–3pm.

www.briggheritage.org

Children from Grasby Schoolenjoying a fun end of term

felting workshop.

BASH CalendarBrigg Amateur Social Historians (BASH) will hold thefollowing events over the coming months. All take place atBrigg and District Servicemen’s Club in Coney Court andare free to attend. A free supper is also provided, and a rafflewill be held to help raise funds.

Tuesday 1 September

8pm—Those Mitford Girls—Illustrated talk by

Marilyn Roberts .

Tuesday 6 October

8pm—Torrington’s Tour of Lincolnshire,

1791—Illustrated talk by Dr Brian Davy .

Tuesday 3 November

8pm—The Scunthorpe High Street Through the

Years—Illustrated talk by Steve Stubbins .

Tuesday 1 December

8pm—Victorian and Edwardian Brigg—Illustrated

talk by Josie Webb .

BASH also hold their yearly Brigg Ghost Walk onSaturday 31 October at 7pm. Tickets are £3 (under 7 yearsold free), and are available early October from Brigg TouristInformation Centre, telephone 01652 657053.

For more information about BASH and their events visittheir website at:

briggbash.org.uk

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Brigg Poppy Race 2015—Sunday 25 October

This year the Brigg & District Branch Royal British LegionPoppy Race is allowed 500 entrants, from first–timers, joggers,plodders, club athletes, and not forgetting the MilitaryChallenge competitors. All will run the same 10km route, outfrom Brigg towards Cadney and back again, finishing in theMarket Place.

The Brigg 10k Poppy Race is organised by the local branchand attracts runners from across the country not just thesurrounding areas. If you fancy a few hours of fun andexcitement on the Sunday morning come along and cheer therunners on or take part yourself and help us raise lots ofmoneyfor the RBL Poppy Appeal 2015.

You can enter now at www.brigg10k.co.uk

Brigg Town FCFixture List 2015–6

Northern Counties East League—Premier Division9 September Pontefract Collieries Home12 September Worksop Away19 September Bridlington Town Home23 September Athersley Recreation Home26 September Liversedge Away3 October Rainworth Miners Welfare Home7 October Maltby Main Home10 October Barton Old Boys Away17 October Pickering Town Home24 October Retford Utd Away31 October Nostel Miners Welfare Home7 November Cleethorpes Town Away14 November Albion Sports Home21 November Handsworth Paramore Away28 November Thackley Home5 December Garforth Town Away12 December Clipstone Home19 December Stavely Miners Welfare Away26 December Barton Old Boys Home2 January Athersley Recreation Away9 January Parkgate Home16 January Pontefract Collieries Away23 January Tadcaster Albion Home30 January Armthorpe Welfare Away6 February Maltby Main Away13 February Worksop Town Home20 February Bridlington Town Away27 February Liversedge Home5 March Rainworth Miners Welfare Away19 March Pickering Town Away

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Brigg Junior andSenior Tennis Clubs

Both clubs have enjoyed a successful summer season. Thejuniors had a new group catering for the 5–7 year olds, as wellas groups in all other ages. A grant for extra equipment wassuccessful and although we only gained a few 16–25year olds itwas a start.

Four matches were arranged against Scotter Tennis Club,and although two had to be cancelled due to the weather,players enjoyed and gained experience at those that wereplayed. Two coaches were employed this year and this seemedto work very well. We hope to run an autumn club for thosejuniors interested, so contact the Secretary if interested on01652 653216.

The seniors continued to attract more members, eightmore than last year. Several juniors moved up to play with theseniors both at club night and in matches. A team played inthe Gainsborough Evening League this year and it appeared tobe more suited to our club. However travelling was as far asGainsborough and beyond, with early setting–off times. Manyteams field quite strong all–male teams while we try to playmixed tennis wherever possible. However the format isencouraging and most players enjoyed the experience. We willend up about middle of the nine–strong league.

Both clubs held a club day in July: juniors with fun gamesand mini–tournament in the morning and seniors atournament in the afternoon, followed by food and a raffle.Both were reasonably well supported. The seniors will holdtheir AGM in September, followed by a meal.

If the weather and light continues to stay conducive to

tennis, we hope to continue club nights on into September andOctober, so anyone wishing to join us, come down onTuesdays, 6pm til dark, at the courts at Sir John NelthorpeSchool on Wrawby Road. That is, until our new courts arebuilt at the Recreation Ground. We can but dream!

Members of Brigg Senior Tennis Club

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A Fair Clip!A team speed down The Hill at the Worlaby Downhill Challengeon Sunday 13 July. The yearly event sees gravity–assisted vehiclescompete in time trials down the western slope of the Wolds.

The Hill averages a gradient of 10% and racers can reach speedsof up to 45mph. Vehicles compete in three classes: four–wheelsoapboxes, three–wheel sidecars, and two–wheel gravity bike. All arecompletely unpowered except for the pull of gravity.

The competition is organized by Apple Head Gravity Sport.Thanks must also go to cadets from 2222 Brigg Squadron AirTraining Corps, who helped to manoeuvre the vehicles afterfinishing the crossing line.

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Brigg Hockey ClubBrigg Hockey Club entered four summer hockey competitions,aiming to maintain the success that the club had through the2014–5 season, and build in preparation for the 2015–6 season.Brigg were victorious in the mixed 11s Lindum league and theladies 7s development team won the Thorne league, the men’s7s finished second in the Lindum league while the ladies 7sfinished 3rd. Overall the summer has been very successful forall teams and players.

Mixed 11s Lindum LeagueBrigg Hockey Club entered the mixed 11s league run atLindum Sports Centre in Lincoln. The league has beenrunning since mid May with games being played every weekagainst strong opponents including Lincoln Roses, LincolnHockey Club, Warriors, and Leadenham. The Brigg teamfinished second in the league to Lincoln Roses.

The semi–final game was a very feisty encounter with Briggwinning convincingly 4–1 . Brigg went into the final againstLincoln Roses knowing that they would have to work hard towin the game. After a tough encounter Brigg was in front 4–3,but with ten minutes left Brigg knew Roses weren’t going togive up without a fight and true to that Roses converted a tapin to equalise 4–4. Brigg knew they had to dig deep, a greatteam effort was demonstrated in the last five minutes, and theteam were linking together making intricate passes keepingpossession of the ball successfully, Matt Bell converted apenalty flick which meant Brigg went into the lead 5–4 withthree minutes remaining. The team remained calm right up tothe final whistle to win the mixed 11 summer hockey league.

Ladies 7s Thorne LeagueBrigg ladies entered a young development team into theThorne hockey summer league which was run by EpworthHockey Club. The team competed very well in the league,being victorious with no defeats, one draw and four wins.Captain Deanna Mortimer complimented the team on theirhard work and commitment.

Ladies 7s Lindum LeagueBrigg ladies were approached by the Lindum sports centre toenter a team into the ladies 7s league running from mid Juneto mid July. The ladies team were very competitive in a closeleague competing against Lincoln Roses, Lincoln HockeyClub, and Horncastle Hockey Club. The structure of theleague meant that all teams played each other twice. Briggfinished respectably in 3rd place on goal difference narrowlymissing out on second place to the Roses by one goal on goaldifference

Interested in joining?For anyone interested in getting involved in playing hockey,players are welcome to come along to training regardless ofprior experience, age or gender. If you don’t fancy playingoutfield you could always come along and have a go as agoalkeeper!

Training days and times are as follows:Monday, 6.30–7.30 pm: Colts’ training for children agedbetween 8 and 16, at Brumby Hall behind the PodsWednesday, 7.30–10 pm: Senior training at Brumby Hallbehind the Pods.

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SeptemberUntil 31 OctoberHow to pull a Hat out of a Rabbit—Exhibition on the furtrade in Brigg—Brigg Heritage Centre, The Angel, MarketPlace. Open 10am to 2pm, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and10am to 3pm on Saturday. 01724 296771 .

Tuesday 1 September8pm—Those Mitford Girls—Illustrated talk by MarilynRoberts for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Briggand District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652657053.

Saturday 5 September10.30am onwards—Briggstock Music Festival—Brigg TownCentre. Main stage in Market Place, with busking stations atthe White Horse, Chapel Court and College Yard. Listen toacoustic music for free! www.briggisbest.co.uk

Saturday 5 SeptemberFood from 7pm, performance 8.30pm—“Our FinestHour—The Cover Girls ’40s tribute act”—Elsham GolfClub. Tickets £12 (including one course meal) from the baror pay on door. 01652 680291 .

Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 SeptemberLincolnshire Heritage Open Days. 01529 461499.www.lincsheritage.org Free events throughout Lincolnshire.Pick up a leaflet from Brigg Tourist Information Centre.01652 657053.

Saturday 12 September10am to 2pm—“Pennants Aflutter”—Tudor celebrations inBrigg Market Place and Buttercross Learn about falconry,archery and jousting. Period dress optional! 01652 657053.

Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September10am to 12noon—Controlling the Waters of 'Ankhams(Ancholme) oozy flood' (Stukeley 1724)—Meet at FerribySluice Car Park, South Ferriby, DN18 6JQ. Short walk todiscover the history of the canalisation of the RiverAncholme, ofFerriby Sluice, which controls the flow ofdrainage waters from Lincoln to the Humber and a shortdrive to Horkstow suspension bridge.

Friday 18 SeptemberBrigg Amateur Operatic Society Fashion Show by Lincs

Fashions at Scawby Village Hall. 7.30pm start , tickets £5

including tea/coffee. Clothes can be purchased on the

night . Tickets available from Brigg Beds , Princes Street ,

Brigg. 01652 651828.

Saturday 19 and Sunday 20, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27September10.30am to 4.30pm—Insight Open StudiosWeekends—Artists in Northern Lincolnshire open theirstudios to the public. www.insightopenstudios.org.uk

Tuesday 22 September7.15pm—Brigg Floral Society—Angel Suite, Brigg.Demonstration by Glenda Bream, “From Little Things”.Non–members £5, all welcome. 01652 688557.

Wednesday 23 September7.30pm—Concert by Brigg Singers—Brigg MethodistChapel, Barnard Avenue. £5 including refreshments, pay ondoor.

Saturday 26 September9am to 3pm—Brigg Farmers’ Market—Market Place. Visitthis FARMA accredited award winning market and buydelicious local food from the people who produce it. Nowwith over 30 stalls selling everything from venison tosmoked salmon and homemade cakes to sauces. 01652657053.

Sunday 27 September8am onwards—Keyo Sprint Triathlon—400m pool swim,20k road cycle and 5k road run from Ancholme LeisureCentre, Brigg. www.lincsquad.co.uk

OctoberThursday 1 October7.30pm—Brigg and District Horticultural Society—Talk onGardening with Wildlife by Shaun D’Arcy, MethodistChurch Hall, Barnard Avenue. Also plant exchange.Members free, non–members £2. 01469 588532.

Tuesday 6 October8pm—Torrington’s Tour ofLincolnshire, 1791—Illustratedtalk by Dr Brian Davy for BASH (Brigg Amateur SocialHistorians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, ConeyCourt. Free. 01652 657053.

Wednesday 7 October7.15pm—Brigg Floral Society Open Evening—ScawbyVillage Hall. Demonstration by Nick Grounds, “A GentlePlea for Chaos”. All welcome. 01652 688557

Sunday 18 October10am to 4pm—Annual Ploughing Tournament—NorthwoldFarm, Worlaby Top, near Brigg. Working demonstrations,horse ploughing, displays, refreshments. 01469 530741 .

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Saturday 24 October9am to 3pm—Brigg Harvest Farmers’ Market—Discover thefruits of the harvest at the award winning Farmers’ Market.Competitions, street entertainers and quality local produce.

Sunday 25 OctoberBrigg 10km Poppy Race.

Tuesday 27 until Saturday 31 October7.30pm (plus Sat Mat 2.30pm)—Calamity Jane—Performedby Brigg Amateur Operatic Society, Westmoor Hall, ValeAcademy, Brigg. £8 evenings, £7 matinee. 01724 330874.

Friday 30 October2.30pm— The Ugly Duckling performed by Finger &Thumb Theatre—Brigg Live Arts: Brigg & DistrictServicemen’s Club. Adult £6, under 14s £3, 01652 658995 /653217. www.fingerandthumbtheatre.com

Saturday 31 October7pm—Brigg Ghost Walk—Tickets £3, (under 7 years oldfree) from Brigg Tourist Information Centre (available earlyOctober). 01652 657053.

NovemberTuesday 3 November8pm—The Scunthorpe High Street Through theYears—Illustrated talk by Steve Stubbins for BASH (BriggAmateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’sClub, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.

Thursday 5 November7.30pm—Brigg and District Horticultural

Society—Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Avenue. Talk onThe Chocolate Drop Chocolate Manufacture. Members free,non–members £2 including refreshments. 01652 653985.

Friday 6 November7.30pm—Ian Keable: The Secret World ofCharles Dickens:Mirth, Marvels and the Mysterious—Brigg Live Arts: Briggand District Servicemens’ Club. Adult £6, under 14s £3.01652 658995 / 653217.www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk

Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November7.30pm—Breezeblock Park, a comedy by WillyRussell—Broughton Amateur Dramatic Society, BroughtonVillage Hall. Tickets £6 including refreshments from BriggTourist Information Centre. 01652 657053 or 07852 663031 .

Saturday 21 November10am to 5pm—Exhibition and Sale ofWork—BroughtonArt Group. Broughton Village Hall. Free entry,refreshments. Contact: birkby370@btinternet.com.

Tuesday 24 November7.15pm—Brigg Floral Society—Angel Suite, Brigg.Demonstration by June Borrowdale, “Magic and Sparkle”.Non–members £5, all welcome. 01652 688557.

Friday 27 November7.30pm—Christmas Concert with Máire Ní Chathasaigh(harp) and Chris Newman (guitar)—Brigg Live Arts at TheAngel Suite, Brigg. £12 advance (£14 on door) from BriggTourist Information Centre, 01652 657053 or 01652 653217.

Saturday 28 November9am to 3pm—Brigg Farmers’ Market—Market Place.

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Help!In a true emergency dial 999

Electricity—Emergency 0800  375   675Gas—Emergency 0800  111   999Water  (Anglian  Water) 08457  145   145Police 101Fire 01724  295900North  Lincolnshire  Council  Helpline

01724  297000TravellingTraveline 08712  002233Humberside  Airport 01652  688456

HealthNHS  Non–Emergency 111

Scunthorpe  Hospital 01724  282282

DoctorsBridge  Street 01652  657779Riverside 01652  650131DentistsBigby  Street 01652  653163Dudley  Road 01652  652070PharmaciesBoots 01652  652269Whitworths 01652  652196Riverside  Pharmacy 01652  600301OpticiansO’Brien’s 01652  653595Brigg  Optical 01652  650400

HelplinesAlcoholics  Anonymous 01472  362  058Asthma  Campaign 01724  764000Blind  Society 01724  840456

Cancer  Support  Group 01724  282282Carers’  Helpline 01652  650585Citizens  Advice  Bureau 01724  870941Cruse  Bereavement  Centre

01724  870941Diabetes  UK 0845   120  2960Drug  Problems 0800  776600Lone  Parent  Helpline 0808  802  0925Marriage  Care 0800  389  3801Macmillan Cancer Support

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Advertisers6062 Interiors 21AF Carpets 6Almond Builders 23Angel Powell Property Management 13Breast Cancer Support 4Brian’s DIY 24Brigg & Humberside Roofing 12Brigg Beds 27Brigg Minibus 21Brigg Optical & Acousticare Hear. 23Brigg Town Council MiddleCaroline Lomas Fitness 18C Dawson Mariner Gas 7China Royal 20Conservative Party 17Cooperative Funeral 38Curtain Couture 27Darren Jordan 12Dean Wray Carpets 31Design Orchard 33DJW Tiling 8D Stewart Ltd 16Elsham GolfClub 4

Forester Cleaning Service 7Fun Forest 18Golden Living BackGrace Gardens 32Grandad’s Shed 27Greensleeves 35Guy Whitney Goldsmith 2Hidden Garden Florist 32Hub Computer Services 31Honey Bee Interiors 6J Naylor (Funeral Directors) 26Jason Threadgold Funeral Director 37Jaylaurs Sewing Studio 28Jolly Miller 33King William IV 12Kumon 31Laburnum Landscaping 28Lincs Locks & Glazing Repairs 35L Peart Chimney & Roofing Serv. 20Magpies 32MG Joinery 37Molly’s Flowers 12My Little Ladies 16Newell’s ofBrigg 8NJ Bell 16Oasis Hair Design 14

O’Brien’s 2P&B 8Pickerings 21POM Flying Club 36RNS 28Richard Newell Plumber 32Safe At Home 13Sankey’s Sweets 2S B Electrical 20Sirius Heating 11Southfield Nursery 18S Parker 8Steve Jordan 6Stuart’s Decorating 16T’ai Chi 14The Deli & Diner 33The Party Frock 21The Water Room 4turnerwarran 7Wallhead’s Country Clothing 24Wallhead’s Quality Menswear 23Whitelock Financial Planning 35Winwood Musical Intrument Rep. 12Wrawby Roofing Services 24Yewgrove Properties 15

If you would like more information about these or any other community organizations,contact Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire on 01724 845155.

These numbers have been checked recently, please inform us ofany errors, changes, or omissions.

DecemberTuesday 1 December8pm—Victorian and Edwardian Brigg—Illustrated talk byJosie Webb for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians),Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free.01652 657053.

Friday 4 DecemberFrom 5pm—Brigg Lions Christmas Fayre—Christmaslights switch–on by cast of Snow White, craft and charitymarket, street entertainment, dancers, carol singers, withFather Christmas in Brigg town centre, late-night shoppinguntil 9pm. 01652 652979.

Monday 7 December7.30pm—Concert by Brigg Singers—Brigg MethodistChapel, Barnard Avenue. £5 including refreshments, fromBrigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053.

Saturday 19 December9am to 3pm—Brigg Christmas Farmers’ Market—MarketPlace. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning marketand buy delicious local food for Christmas from the peoplewho produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everythingfrom ostrich to smoked salmon and homemade cakes tosauces. 01652 657053.

All of the information within this publication is believed tobe correct at the time of going to press. North LincolnshireCouncil cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies.

PUBLISHED BY BRIGG TOURIST INFORMATIONCENTRE, THE BUTTERCROSS, MARKET PLACE,BRIGG, DN20 8ER. TEL/FAX 01652 657053. EMAIL:brigg.tic@northlincs.gov.uk

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