BE PREP-ARED

It's very sad to see such a prominent town centre building as the former Brigg Preparatory School, on Bigby Street, standing empty. Now it's gone on the market, let's hope the site is soon snapped up and put to new use.
A couple of people have put postings on the Scunthorpe Telegraph website suggesting it might be converted into a mosque. I'm unsure whether those are serious thoughts, or whether the ethnic make-up of the local population would justify such an investment, with £1-million being one figure talked about to acquire the site.
Given the current economic climate, this is not exactly an ideal time to be marketing such a site. So let's do a bit of crystal ball gazing, armed with a few facts.
Fact one: Some prominent buildings in Brigg no-one wanted for private/business use have eventually being taken into public ownership, or quasi-public ownership (eg ex-Angel Hotel).
Fact two: The Prep school site is right next door to North Lincolnshire Council's Hewson House office complex, which is not the best, having started small in the days of Brigg Rural District Council and had extensions bolted on by successive authorities down the decades.
If you are thinking what I am thinking, then let's hope we are drawing the wrong conclusion. Time will tell.