BRIGG JUBILEE ENTERTAINMENT BEING CONSIDERED

A long wish list was compiled of events Brigg might consider as part of celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on Monday, June 4.
The list was presented for consideration at a second public meeting held in the Angel Suite.
It should be stressed that what follows are proposals and are not bound to go ahead. 
Brigg Blog is also listing only SOME of the events  – not them all.
Some events are earmarked for the Market Place, others for the Recreation Ground.
COMPETITIONS: Art, best handwriting, dog/pet show, busking,
balloon race, best-dressed shop windows, splat the rat.
MAIN RING: Brass band, drum majorettes, sheep dogs, clowns, athletics, tug of war, Morris dancing, karate, it’s a knockout, five-a-side football, line dancing, judo.
SIDESHOWS/ACTIVITIES: Beer tent, Punch and Judy, face-painting, singing, cream tees, bouncy castles, donkey rides, sheep dog demonstration, welly wanging, classic cars, traction engines, old tractors, art exhibition, fashion show, children’s rides, fashion show, stalls, jugglers, lucky dip, stocks.
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES: Queen of the Carnival (and attendants), formal dance (in the Angel), WI cake stalls, flower display.
APPROXIMATE SUGGESTED TIMES: 11.30am to 1pm, community picnic, with entertainment, in the Market Place; 12.30pm, parade starts to form up in Bridge Street, near the County Bridge; 1pm, parade passes through the Market Place, along Wrawby Street, down Queen Street, past The Monument and down Wrawby Road to the Recreation Ground; 2pm onwards and throughout the afternoon, events at the Rec.
Coun Ben Nobbs, chairman of the committee formed this week in the Angel Suite to co-ordinate the Jubilee celebrations, stressed  every effort would be made “not to clash” with what Brigg District Lions provide during their Summer Fair, later in June.