Sunday, April 29, 2012

BRIGG GROUP DWELLINGS LIKELY TO BE GIVEN A LIFT

An application for planning permission to install a two-storey lift, entrance lobby and associated works at Ancholme Gardens, Elwes Street, Brigg, is being supported by the Town Council, with Coun Penny Smith describing it what's proposed as "very sensible."
North Lincolnshire Council, the planning authority, will now decided whether to give the go-ahead.




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BRIGG ENJOYS 20-20 VISION OF FUTURE



A public consultation session will be held about the new Brigg Community-Led Plan. This is a 24-page document - produced through talking to many Brigg residents of all ages - which sets out a blueprint for how the community wants our town to be in the years to come.
The public consultation will be on Monday, May 14 at Demeter School (formerly Brigg Prep) in Bigby Street, from 7pm.
Coun the Rev Alec Depledge (pictured), who has chaired the group producing the Plan, says it is also hoped to consult the public during the Queen Diamond Jubilee celebrations on June 4.
Following a period of public consultation, it is intended to present the final document on September 22.
Currently, the First Draft is available and under consideration.
Those who have not yet seen it can obtain printed copies at the Brigg Town Council office in the Angel, during working hours, on you can download it now from www.briggmarkettown.co.uk





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Friday, April 27, 2012

BRIGG KUMON INSTRUCTOR CHOSEN TO DISTRIBUTE FREE BOOKS



Brigg Kumon Instructor Craig Cook was selected to give away copies of a popular book to local families, as part of World Book Night 2012.
The annual event was on Monday 23 April and Craig distributed the free books from his study centre in Brigg, located at St. Marys Catholic Church Hall on Barnard Avenue.
The title given away was called ‘Notes from a Small Island’ by Bill Bryson, described as, ‘A eulogy to Bryson’s beloved Britain which captures the very essence of the original green and pleasant land’.
Craig Cook explains: “At Kumon our aim is to inspire children with a lifelong love of reading. Children learn by example so if parents and other family members read and talk about books, children will want to do the same. I am delighted to have been chosen as one of the 20,000 volunteers to give away one of the World Book Night titles as part of our mission to get the country reading.”
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, 20,000 book lovers across the UK and Ireland gave away a further 1,000,000 books aimed at adult and teenage readers for this year’s World Book Night.
World Book Night followed World Book Day, the established children’s nationwide reading campaign.
On Tuesday 24 April, children at the Brigg Kumon Study Centre joined in the national literacy celebrations by bringing their favourite adventure books to class. As well as having fun reading and sharing exciting stories, there was the opportunity for students to win a mystery prize.
The aim of the Kumon English programme is to develop a habit of reading for both education and enjoyment. Students at the Brigg Kumon Centre are encouraged to read a wide variety of titles from the Kumon Recommended Reading List to help them find books they enjoy reading and that advance their reading skills.
Anyone interested in finding out more about Kumon’s maths and English programmes can call in to the Brigg Kumon Centre at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Brigg on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 3.30pm and 5.30pm.
For more information about the World Book Night event, call Craig on 01652 653 345 or email brigg@kumoncentre.co.uk







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BRIGG STARTS SEARCH FOR JUBILEE QUEEN




Brigg is beginning the search for a Jubilee Queen and Attendants for Monday, June 4 when the community will celebrate Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee.
Entries will be accepted up to May 19 and winners will be judged by the Jubilee Committee.
Send your entries to Coun Sheila Boughey, 25 The Moorings, Scawby Brook, DN20 9RD.
You will need to send a portrait photo, your contact details and write or draw a picture to show how much it would mean to you to be selected.
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COUNTING DOWN TO NEW BRIGG CAFE

North Lincolnshire Council is planning to provide a courtyard cafe in the refurbished Angel, as part of major redevelopment which will see the library relocated and a Heritage Centre created in what's now an office suite.
Legal requirements being as they are, Brigg Town Council was informed under the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010.
A town council committee, meeting on Monday in another part of the Angel, raised no objections.
However, Coun Chris Dyson pointed out  he had been unable to see any toilets "which would be required" marked on the plans.




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BLACK BULL PLANNING BRIGG TRIP TO RACES


Place your bets for a day out at York Races with the Black Bull in Brigg.
The annual outing will this year take place on Saturday July 14.
Transport will leave the Black Bull car park, off Old Courts Road, at 10am.
The cost is £14. Make your bookings at the bar of the Wrawby Street hostelry.
It's first come, first served.




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MAKING HIS MARK AS PRESIDENT'S GUEST AT TWICKERS - THE HOME OF RUGBY



Mark Woollard, the son of Brigg Town Clerk Jeanette, enjoyed a dream trip to the world-famous rugby
ground Twickenham.
Mark, a keen player at a high level of the amateur game, was honoured with the Rugby Football Union Value
The Volunteer Award and was the President's Guest in the RFU's most prestigious recognition scheme.
Each year the incumbent President extends an invitation to one volunteer from each Constituent Body in the game to attend a Six Nations match at Twickenham. For 2012/12 the choice was the England v Ireland game.
The prize, recognising the outstanding contribution made at local level, involved spending the day at Twickers, with a complimentary ticket for the pre-match lunch, a match ticket and an invitation to the team's black-tie, post-match dinner, hosted at a top hotel by the RFU president.





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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

SUPPORT FOR BRIGG FACTORY EXTENSION

Brigg Town Council's Planning and Environment Committee considered the latest applications for development at its meeting on Monday night in the Angel Suite.
In each case, a final decision on whether to grant permission rests with North Lincolnshire Council, as the planning authority.
The town council raised no objection to:

  • First floor extension, 10 Sunningdale Avenue.
  • Rebuilding part of existing single storey extension, first floor rear extension and new bay window, 48 Albert Street.
  • Factory extension, Rocal Ltd, Atherton Way
  • Non-material amendment relating to reducing the size of approved extension, 29 Bigby High Road.

The application for the extension to Rocal's premises, prompted Coun Penny Smith to comment: "We need industry."




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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

BRIGG CRICKETERS GET THE GO AHEAD

Brigg Town Council last night agreed that Brigg Town Cricket Club can use the town crest on its new badge.
That decision, made in the Angel Suite, followed a courteous request from the cricketers.
Coun Mike Campion, who is chairman of the major Appleby-Frodingham Cricket Club in Scunthorpe, said he was pleased to see the cricket club was still going and wished them all the best for the new season.




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Sunday, April 22, 2012

BRIGG TRADERS TO CELEBRATE JUBILEE IN STYLE


A great Jubilee event is to be staged by the Brigg Traders' Business Partnership in the Angel Suite on bank holiday Monday, June 4 - the day when the town will be holding major events in the town centre (morning) and at the Recreation Ground (afternoon).
The BTBP is to celebrate with a hip-swinging, toe-tapping 1950s Queen's Jubilee Dance.
It will feature music from Mel Oliver and the Gang, a disco by Brigg's Pete Boston, Buffet by The Loft and a bar from the Black Bull.
Tickets, costing £17.50, are now available from Grandad's Shed, Wrawby Street, and other BTBP retailers (there are now about 50 of them).
Organiser Paul Keane promises a fantastic evening which will get all businesses together.
Guests are being invited to go along in 1950s-style dress.




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Saturday, April 21, 2012

BRIGG TORNADO - OR WAS IT?

Nothing gets people talking like "The great British weather." But yesterday perhaps we broke new ground in Brigg - with talk that we just might have been visited by a mini-tornado (aka twister or water spout).
A Brigg householder took video footage, which you can view through this link...
MARK COTTAM'S FOOTAGE




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Friday, April 20, 2012

BRIGG ROTARIANS PUT BEST FEET FORWARD FOR LINDSEY LODGE HOSPICE




From Martin Robinson, 
President - Rotary Club of Brigg

We are organising a sponsored walk to take place on Sunday 24th June, starting from the Market Place,  with a route around Scawby Park, returning to Brigg 6 miles later, with an option to extend to 9 miles for those a little more energetic.
All funds will be going to support Lindsey Lodge Hospice, a charity we support regularly. The more walkers the better. Sponsor sheets are available at the Tourist Centre in Brigg and from Lindsey Lodge Hospice shops locally.




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BRIGG PUB SUPPORTS CHILDREN'S CHARITY TONIGHT



Tonight (Friday) from 9pm there's a charity race night at the Black Bull in Wrawby Street, Brigg, in aid of the Wish House children's charity. Mine hosts, Richard and Amber Smith, promise a fun night for all and are keen to welcome as many customers as possible, in aid of this worthy cause.








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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

WILL BRIGG JUBILEE DOG SHOW SEE ANY CORGIS?


Progressively, the Brigg Jubilee Committee is piecing together the programme for our town's June 4 celebrations of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Tattersfoals dancers will be performing from 11am as people begin to arrive and the picnic forms.
The Balloon Arch has been confirmed and is being sponsored by Brigg Matters.
The parade will form from 12.30 on Forrester Street and Engine Street, instead of outside Peacock and Binnington, as this will avoid having to cross the road onto Bridge Street.
The Air Ambulance will  be coming, as will the fire service.
Arenas will be marked out on the Recreation Ground and there will be afternoon family races and events
including welly wanging,  grandparent and child races, three-legged, egg and spoon etc, a tug of war and
gladiator-style competitions.
There will also be demonstrations from a Chinese Lion, Koko Ryu Karate Club, John Turner's Black
Belt Academy, Wendy Foster's school of Dance and the Batons of Steel Cheerleaders.
A fun dog show will have fun ategories like waggiest tail and dog looking most like its owner.
More should be confirmed at the next meeting of the organisers on April 25.
An Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Sunday, June 3  at 3.30pm in the Methodist Church.




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BRIGG FIRM PLANS FACTORY EXTENSION

Three Brigg Town Council meetings are coming up on the same night on Monday (April 23) in the Angel Suite. There are short agendas for the policy committee (6.30pm) and the monthly council  meeting (7.30pm), but the get-together of the planning and environment committee (6.45pm) is a different matter.
Items of interest include consent for three markets (two involving Brigg District Lions), plus a factory extension planned by Rocal Ltd, on Atherton Way, and the proposed change of use of the Inner Courtyard at the Angel to a cafe.
We also expect useful information to be placed in the public domain about the Wolds Villager bus service and the 90 Service linking Brigg and Crowle. 
All three meetings are open to the public. People who go along to the committee meetings can listen but not speak. However, the monthly council session at 7.30pm has 15 minutes set aside at the beginning for Public Question Time, if anyone has items they wish to raise.




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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

WOOLLY JUMPERS A MUST IN CHILLY BRIGG WEATHER



A new arrival on Pingley Meadow in Brigg - not exactly relishing the weather conditions.
Picture received from Alec Depledge.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

PROMISES, PROMISES AT BRIGG ROTARY CLUB EVENT


Past President, Robert Horner, right, taking a bid from the floor and Past District Governor, Mohammad Ali, holding an auction item. PICTURE COURTESY OF DAVID BRITTAIN.


The Rotary Club of Brigg held its annual International Charity Auction Night at the Kar Restaurant in Brigg on Thursday 29th March.  The venue was packed to capacity with Rotarians, their guests and representatives from local businesses.
A number of ‘Promises’ were auctioned to raise money to support local causes and overseas charity projects.  Cases of fine wines, jewellery, paintings, and a variety of other items were auctioned.  Competition was particularly keen for ‘activity Promises’ including a day with the military, a flying lesson, advanced driving lessons, scuba diving, fly fishing, ploughing and tours of Lincoln Cathedral, the House of Commons or the Conoco Phillips Oil Refinery. A week in a cottage in the Dales raised the highest bid of £590.
In her welcome address Linda Hewlett-Parker, Chair of Brigg Rotary International Committee, explained that Rotary Clubs across the world are part of the largest humanitarian group in existence.  They work together on a voluntary basis to raise funds for local and international charities.  She explained that the monies raised on the evening would help to provide financial support to a number of local charities in the Brigg area.      
Overseas donations include providing educational resources for blind/deaf pupils in South Africa as part of the ‘Schools4All’ scheme.  The majority of the money will be used to support primary and secondary schools in poor areas of the Philippines.  The primary schools will be provided with toilet blocks.  Secondary students will be taught the skills involved in hydroponics and aquaponics. Equipment will be provided so that students can learn to grow vegetables and farm fish for food and to generate an income for their families.
Martin Robinson, President of Brigg Rotary said: "The evening was a great success.  We have raised over £4,300.  I would like to thank everyone who attended and made such very generous contributions to the list of Promises and the raffle."
If anyone would like to know more about Rotary and its fantastic work locally and across the world please log on to www.briggrotary.org.uk




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Saturday, April 14, 2012

BRIGG HORSE ONCE WON GRAND NATIONAL



Many folk in Brigg have received various emails from betting concerns informing them about today's Grand National, as if we really needed reminding about the most famous of all horse races.
Last year some local money was placed, with lucrative returns, on Ballabriggs, due to the name. And that horse is running again today (typical odds 14/1).
Back in 1948, Sheila's Cottage, owned by the top man at Brigg's Lord Nelson pub, won as a rank outsider, which was fantastic not only for Mr Proctor but also for towsfolk who backed it and others who were treated to celebratory drinks in Brigg that night.
If you are someone who only bets once a year, perhaps on the National, we'll again tip Ballabriggs. Get down to Ladbrokes in the Market Place, or nip in to the BetFred, premises off Old Courts Road.
And don't forget to bet responsibly with your £1 stake!








Thursday, April 12, 2012

FUNERAL SERVICE FOR BRIGG MAYORESS ON MONDAY



Funeral service details have been announced for the Mayoress of Brigg.
Kathryn Kitwood, the wife of Councillor John Kitwood, Town Mayor of Brigg, passed away on April 2, in the care of Lindsey Lodge Hospice, Scunthorpe.
The service will be held at St John the Evangelist Church, Bigby Street, Brigg, at 11.30am on Monday, April 16, followed by committal at Woodlands, Scunthorpe.
Flowers will be accepted or, alternatively, donations in lieu may be sent to the Brigg Town Council Office, Exchange Place, for the benefit of the Brigg Town Mayor’s Appeal Fund.
The proceeds of this fund will be shared between Brigg L.I.V.E.S First Responders and Macmillan Cancer Support, at the end of the Mayoral Year.
A full tribute to Mrs Kitwood can be read in this week's Scunthorpe Telegraph.



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BUDDING BRIGG SPORTSMAN THANKS KUMON



Congratulations to Dominic Bishop, a student at the Brigg Kumon Centre, for taking his maths GCSE five months early and achieving an A*!
Dominic, who has been studying the Kumon maths programme for the last six years, is going on to do A level mathematics at Brigg Sixth Form. Here Dominic explains how Kumon has benefitted him.
“Kumon has taught me many life lessons. With each level passed you see the reward as all your hard work pays off. Over the last six years it has been a struggle at times to complete all my work but persistence really is the key. Kumon has benefitted me academically as my maths has improved allowing me to achieve an A* grade at GCSE maths when my predicted grade was a B. As you become better at the subject your confidence increases, so I can thank Kumon for the confidence I now have in Maths.
“Kumon maths and GCSE maths share a lot of the same topic areas. This means occasionally I was already confident in a topic before we studied it at school and was able to shine in my class. The repetition used in the Kumon maths programme means once you have learnt something you don’t forget it.
“To other students currently doing Kumon my advice is to stick at it, try to do a worksheet a day and don't give up if you don't understand it at first. The further you progress through the levels, the better position you stand yourself in for getting good grades at GCSE and A Level.”
As well as completing his Kumon worksheets daily, Dominic is also a budding sportsman. He explains:
“I have been school football and cricket captain throughout my five years at Sir John Nelthorpe School. Although I have played football for Brigg Pipers Crisps for eight years, cricket is my preferred sport. I play for Caistor Town CC and Lincolnshire under 16's.
“This summer I am going on an expedition to Malawi with a group of fourteen SJN students. I have had to raise £3,445 for the trip by car washing, doing raffles and seeking sponsorship. The main part of the trip is the community project where we will spend six days working on painting and decorating a health care unit. Across from the health care unit is a school where we are going to donate books and sports equipment.”
Brigg Kumon Instructor, Craig Cook, is pleased Dominic is able to support other Kumon students with their maths and English on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Brigg Study Centre. Dominic’s role as a Kumon class assistant involves working alongside other children to help them develop their own independent study skills. Craig says,
“I am delighted Dominic has achieved an excellent grade in his GCSE as it gives him a springboard to further success. The fact he is so keen to do mathematics at A level is a testament to the power of Kumon to inspire further learning in our students.”
“Not only is Dominic an excellent student, he is also a valued Kumon classroom assistant. He really understands the programme and is able to respond to the needs of other students. We all wish him the best of luck in his future studies and the many more adventures he has to come.”
Kumon is a leading worldwide supplementary education provider. The Kumon programmes concentrate on the long-term needs of each individual child and provide a method which helps children to realise their potential through maths and English skills.
For more information about how Kumon’s maths and English programmes can help your children’s learning, call Craig on 01652 653345 or email brigg@kumoncentre.co.uk.
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Monday, April 09, 2012

BRIGG WALK OF WITNESS PICTURES



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BIG CROWD AT BRIGG TOWN SEE BARNETBY WIN FINAL


Thursday night saw The Hawthorns and Brigg Town FC stage a Scunthorpe Football League final between Barnetby and Limestone Rangers. View 30 more pictures through these links









Sunday, April 08, 2012

HAWTHORNS PITCH IS CREDIT TO BRIGG TOWN FC

Brigg Town Football Club have not had a very successful season, but the Hawthorns playing area has been kept to a very high standard. It is a real credit to the historic club, which has been flying the flag for Brigg in the sporting world since mid-Victorian times.
The other day I read a paragraph somewhere suggesting that no men's midweek football matches will be necessary this month in the Scunthorpe area.
In the days of Brigg Amateurs FC, and others, it always seemed necessary to fit in so-called night games to catch up on ones cancelled due to bad weather during January and February. These midweek encounters often proved high-scoring.
Had we been writing this posting for Brigg Blog 25 years ago, thoughts would have been turning to the winding down of winter sports and the arrival of cricket.
Brigg Men's Hockey Club used to bring down the curtain on the season with a couple of enjoyable Friday night inter-club friendlies on grass pitches at Brigg Recreation Ground, following which we would get showered, don our best jackets with club ties and head off down to the Angel Hotel for the annual dinner - and a few beers!
Brigg Town Cricket Club would then start its season the next day.
Before the advent of league hockey, Brigg men often had "block fixtures" in which our four sides would play their opposite numbers from another club (two games at Brigg, two away).
These were generally on the same Saturday each year. Nottingham clubs West Bridgford and Notts Gregory were regular opponents at the beginning and the end of a campaign, while Grantham (Belvoir Castle) were other April opponents.
Some clubs also held rallies (tournaments) towards the end of the season in which Brigg would compete.




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Saturday, April 07, 2012

BRIGG FAMILY FUN TODAY


We hope wet weather does not spoil the 3Bs Family Activities Day today, Saturday, April 7, from 10am at Woodbine Park, off South View Avenue, Brigg (near the Recreation Ground).
The 3Bs project provides activities for youngsters and is overseen by Brigg Town Council. Expert leaders are on hand to co-ordinate various events for the young folk of the town and it's all a far cry from my teenage years when, as kids in the late 1960s and early 1970s, we organised our own football and cricket matches on a patch of grass just a few yards away from where today's family day is taking place. Games were played morning, noon and night every weekend and in the evenings (light permitting).
When it came to cricket, we had no pads (never mind helmets) but played with a hard ball, not those of the tennis variety. The area where we pitched our stumps was cut by Brigg Urban District Council a few times each summer - that was it. That taught us  to watch the ball very closely, when batting. I think we all came through the experience with front teeth intact. And quite a few of us went on to play club cricket locally for many years.
Happy memories!



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Friday, April 06, 2012

BRIGG JOB WITH COUNCIL - 14 HOURS A WEEK

A governor support assistant is being sought by North Lincolnshire Council, based at the Hewson House offices in Brigg. Follow this link to view full details.




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BRIGG TOWN COUNCIL INITIATIVE GOES LIVE


From Jeanette Woollard, Clerk to Brigg Town Council

I am please to confirm that the new Brigg Town Council website is now live - www.briggmarkettown.co.uk
Every effort has been made to try and ensure that the contact details for those community organisations listed are correct, but any changes in personnel which were unknown to the council at the time of publishing the site can easily be rectified - just send the new details by e.mail or letter to the Town Council office -  enquiries@briggmarkettown.co.uk  
Please note, however, that it will not be possible to make any amendments until the week commencing Monday 16th April.
Members of the organisations not listed - please send tall relevant details to the Town Council Office, and a page can be created for your organisation.
Similarly - events and activities can also be added to the site, as well as photographs which may be of interest to the public.
Coun the Rev Alec Depledge adds: You're probably aware that the new Town Council website is now live. Could you share the link below to the .pdf of the Community-led Plan...
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EVEN ON A BANK HOLIDAY THERE'S NO LET UP IN BRIGG

Camera in hand, I followed the cross being carried through Brigg town centre this morning, Good Friday, in the annual Walk of Witness ceremony, from the Methodist Church, via Barnard Avenue, to the Angel.
Sadly, even on a bank holiday, an array of vehicles in the so-called pedestrian area could be observed as the lengthy procession made its way down Wrawby Street, including a people carrier and two vans, all "parked up".
We will be posting many pix of the cross-carrying ceremony and have done our level best to avoid photographing the vehicles. The pix will appear in due course on www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk and www.briggpeople.co.uk

Thursday, April 05, 2012

BRIGG FEELS EFFECT OF BIDEFORD PRAYERS RULING


Ramifications of the much-publicised Bideford Prayers court test case are being felt in Brigg.
During the past two meetings, Brigg Town Council had to suspend proceedings to hold prayers and then officially reconvene the meeting after the Town Mayor’s Chaplain had finished his text.
This course of action followed advice given by the Barton-based East Riding and Northern Lincolnshire Local Councils Association (ERNLLCA) which assists parish and town authorities.
A protest about prayers being said during Bideford Council’s meeting culminated in a decision by the High Court, which received a blaze of publicity. A complaint had been made by the National Secular Society.
ERNLLCA has advised local councils against holding prayers  DURING  council meetings.
Two alternatives have been put before town and parish councils.
Brigg has chosen to open the meeting at the appointed time. The Town Mayor/chairman then asks for a resolution from councillors that the meeting should be temporarily suspended while prayers are said.
ERNLLCA stresses this must be a decision made by the council, not by the Town Mayor/chairman.
Coun James Truepenny commented that he thought it important for prayers to be said as the time involved gave members “a moment for reflection.”




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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

LITTER-STREWN BRIGG DITCH NEEDS CLEARING


A grot spot on the edge of Brigg has been identified by Tony Parker, the town’s Footpath Warden.
He told the Annual Brigg Town Meeting that a deep ditch on Wrawby Road, near the junction with Churchill Avenue, was becoming an increasing problem, with litter accumulating and not being removed.
Councillor Nigel Sherwood, Cabinet Member for Highways and Neighbourhoods at North Lincolnshire Council, was at the meeting and noted the matter.
Tony Parker delivered his annual report on public footpaths in Brigg, with few real areas of concern.



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BRIGG ROWERS GET TASTE FOR ANCHOLME



Ancholme Rowing Club in Brigg appeared to be having a bit of a taster session for newcomers to the sport the other Sunday. We took these pictures close to the Angel car park, looking across the River Ancholme towards Manley Gardens, where the clubhouse is situated. The club dates back to Victorian times and has an interesting history.







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Monday, April 02, 2012

BRIGG JOBS PLEA


A call for councillors and businesses to do all they can to help boost employment prospects in the area came from Jim Marr, of Brigg Job Club, at Brigg’s Annual Town Meeting in the Angel Suite.
The forum was attended by senior councillors from the North Lincolnshire authority, as well as representatives of the Town Council.
Jim called for every effort to be made to attract businesses to Brigg and also asked existing local firms to recruit local folk. He also made a valid point about the transport difficulties faced by the long-term unemployed in getting to work, when they no longer have vehicles of their own.
That set Brigg Blog thinking about the massive industrial park proposed for the East Halton area and the fact there is presently no bus service from our town going anywhere near this north-eastern corner of North Lincolnshire. 






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