The cold weather has clearly put many people off from venturing out to attend today's Christmas farmers' market in Brigg. That's a shame, as a great deal of fine festive fare is available on the various stalls. Despite Ian Cawsey losing his seat as MP for Brigg and Goole he's still continuing the Christmas tradition of picking up his guitar and joining former Brigg Town Mayor Coun James Truepenny in the Bandstand to provide Christmas tunes for those attending the market. A Salvation Army Band is also in Wrawby Street, where a collection is being made to help the organisation's good work among less fortunate members of society. Brigg shops and businesses, plus stallholders on the adjoining general Saturday market, aren't enjoying the bumper number of visitors they usually do on this Saturday of the year, but the tills are still ringing. Down at Brian's DIY Christmas shop, on Grammar School Road, the mechanical Santa is delivering his own yo-ho-ho welcome to customers. There's still time to get down to the farmers' market, which is expected to continue until 3pm or 3.30pm.
Ian Cawsey (centre) and Coun James Truepenny (right) playing Christmas tunes in the Bandstand this morning.
Santa welcoming customers to the Brian's DIY Christmas Shop, on Grammar School Road.
.....that Yo-Yo-Yoing Santa, Nige....are you sure its mechanical?
ReplyDeleteI thought it looked like my old mate Brian........being mechanical would explain when Brian didn't repond when I asked him for some 1 and 3/4 inch, size 8 woodscrews
Next time I see Brian, I'll advise him not to stand about in the cold for so long as it doesn't seem to do his arthritis much good.
Needs to be relaxed.
Anyhow, found the screws easy enough.
It's the wrong weather to be talking about Mid-Summer Night's Dream - but there are machinicals in that, Scribs - Flute, Quince, Snug, Tom Snout and Bottom.
It would be perhaps a brillo idea to have an open-air theatre group to perform the play in the Market Place.....and for Romeo and Juliet they could use the Angel's balcony.
Indeed, the Angel could have a non-speaking part as one of the fairies.
How about Macbeth??....actors could exit/enter from the various pubs and the bandstand could house the witches. I'll play Duncan Jnr - the nice guy.
For pub quizzes:
Willy wrote 38 plays (some say 39),
Longest play: Hamlet (not the cigar)
Shortest: Comedy of Errors
One serious comment and there's no way of saying this without the risk of offending somebody.
ReplyDeleteBut I append below with sincere respect and objectity:
Last year, the public expressed concern at the size and appearance of a shop sign.
However, are there other retailers in Brigg whose displays, for whateven reason, are being ignored, or overlooked?
Could both the images of Brigg and the outlets themselves be improved with mutual cooperation to engender aesthetic awareness of the advantages and impact of appropriate subtle shop-signage.