BRIGG CEMETERY SEATING NEEDS REPLACING

Brigg councillor Rob Waltham is stepping in to see if it's possible to get replacement seating installed at the town’s cemetery, off Wrawby Road.
Coun Rob sits on both North Lincolnshire Council (responsible for upkeep of the cemetery) and Brigg Town Council. And since May he’s enjoyed high-level Cabinet rank within the unitary authority.
The poor state of cemetery seating was flagged up at the latest meeting of Brigg Town Council’s property and services committee, in the Angel Suite, by Coun Ben Nobbs, who felt that as North Lincolnshire had failed to undertake the necessary repairs and replacements, Brigg Town Council ought to step in and pay to get things sorted out.
He stressed the cemetery was a place where many Brigg people went “to sit and contemplate.”
Coun Nobbs reported complaints being lodged about the seats by members of the public.
Damaged seats varied in state from “seriously dangerous” and “broken beyond repair” to “just needs cleaning” he suggested.
On safety grounds, Coun Nobbs added: “If they are not repaired, they need removing.”
But Coun Jenny Bell felt very strongly that this should not become another example of Brigg Town Council being asked to fund something for which North Lincolnshire was responsible.
“North Lincs should be doing it!” she said.
Coun John Kitwood suggested “strong representations” to North Lincolnshire Council on the issue.
Coun Waltham then joined the debate, wholeheartedly agreeing it was a matter for North Lincolnshire to resolve.
He asked town councillors to defer the issue until the next meeting so he could make inquiries. He hoped Brigg Town Council would “not have to look at it again.”