A spot of last-minute grooming being undertaken at Brigg Horse Fair 2011.You will find dozens of pictures from Brigg Horse Fair 2011 - held on the traditional date, August 5 - posted on the Brigg People website (see link below).
There's also an article in which "yours truly" argues North Lincolnshire Council should be taking steps to improve the marketing of the historic event in 2012.
Many keen gardeners in Brigg will be smiling today after free loads of manure came their way. Some of the stuff still remains uncollected on Brigg streets this morning, though. So nip out with your bucket and spade. But don't hang about - it's in demand.
link to the brigg people horse fair coverage
Former long-serving councillor, Tom Glossop, at yesterday's Brigg Horse Fair.
Horse and rider making a U-turn before heading back down Station Road during Brigg Horse Fair 2011.
The boys from the Scunthorpe Telegraph covering Brigg Horse Fair 2011.
Stalls were a feature of Brigg Horse Fair 2011.
Leaving the former Station Approach and heading off down Station Road during Brigg Horse Fair 2011.
I remember the time when little old ladies use to descend upon horse dropping as if were gold....equipped with their coal shovels they use to deposit the manure on their roses....But the practise probably did more harm than good. Organic matter needs vital chemicals to rot and the fresh manure was probably robbing the roses of important food, such as nitrogen.
ReplyDeleteManure needs, at least, a season to rot down...and only then use it in the spud trenches and flower beds.
I remember the time when little old ladies use to descend upon horse dropping as if were gold....equipped with their coal shovels they use to deposit the manure on their roses....But the practise probably did more harm than good. Organic matter needs vital chemicals to rot and the fresh manure was probably robbing the roses of important food, such as nitrogen.
ReplyDeleteManure needs, at least, a season to rot down...and only then use it in the spud trenches and flower beds.
See, you've got two for the price of one!
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