Sunday, December 30, 2012

A NEW YEAR MESSAGE FOR BRIGG BLOG FOLLOWERS


Beginnings & Endings - By Coun the Rev Alec Depledge


Life consists of beginnings and endings. New Year gives opportunity to reflect on our past, and through resolution-making may lead to lifestyle adjustment, and determine our future.
Ultimate beginnings and endings are arrivals on and departures from this ‘mortal coil’, but in between we face untold starts and finishes – a new school, a different job, a fresh relationship, an untimely bereavement, a bitter divorce, a shock redundancy – life-events adding to or diminishing from our well-being.
Change is part of being human. We never stand still from one year to the next. Yet change can be un-expected, dreadfully painful, even downright unwelcome. Familiar things disappear, new challenges arise. We can agonise over choices – bewildered and uncertain. Seasons of transition may force themselves on us, through no action, decision, or indeed fault of our own, stretching our resources to breaking point.
The ancient prophet, Jeremiah, offers powerful words for such moments: “Blessed is
the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree
planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when
heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and
never fails to bear fruit.”
This arboreal image encourages us, in the most adverse circumstances, to trust in One who holds the future, who indeed IS the future, who is the First & the Last – and, implicitly, everything in between. Doing so will ensure the best in 2013
Happy New Year, everyone.

LIDL ON THE RIGHT PATH WITH NEW BRIGG STORE


Brigg Blog was interested to see the current location of this wooden sign that usually adorns the public footpath from the Old River Ancholme Towpath through to the top of Atherton Way, near the A18 roundabout.  It  is currently  within the perimeter fence of the construction site for the new Lidl store that is now taking shape, with the steelwork frame already established. Normal service will be resumed, we are sure, in due course - once the work is complete.

A warning sign at the entrance to the footpath from Atherton Way to the Old River Ancholme towpath.
The steelwork frame in place for the new Lidl store off Atherton Way  in Brigg with the perimeter fence of the Donkey Field play area on the right.



BRIGG SALT BIN UPDATE


We continue our occasional series of Brigg salt bin pictures with this one taken on a sunny Sunday morning  at Almond Grove. The bin is beside the short, but steep, road that connects Atherton Way and Almond Grove/Birch Avenue and is just a few yards from the Barnard Avenue bungalows.
These bins dotted around Brigg are a joint initiative between our Town Council and the North Lincolnshire authority. The aim is to keep the bins stocked with material that community-minded householders can collect and spread during spells of ice and snow.

BEST-DRESSED SHOP WINDOW IN BRIGG



Congratulations to Parker's Carpets in Wrawby Street for winning the Brigg is Best competition to find the best-dressed window during December 2012.
The competition was organised by the Brigg Town Business Partnership - representing small traders.
The accompanying BTBP Letter Challenge was won by Katie Willoughby.

SAVE A LIFE - GIVE BLOOD AT A BRIGG AREA SESSION


Brigg area blood donor sessions will be held on Wednesday, January 16.
The venue will be the sports hall at Ancholme Leisure Centre in Scawby Brook, and the times 1.45pm to 4pm and 5pm to 7.15pm.
Please remember that new donors are always needed.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

BRIGG TOWN FC AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON

Brigg Town FC always need more support as they continue to hold their own in the Evo-Stik League Division One South - which is pretty high up the non-league pyramid structure. This afternoon (Sat) the Zebras are at home to Rainworth Miners' Welfare (3pm KO at The Hawthorns). Whether or not you can get down to the match, please watch out for pictures and a report on www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk and www.briggpeople.co.uk

ANGLING AFTER GOOD SPORT IN BRIGG

Did you see the high number of anglers fishing a match on the Old River Ancholme yesterday in Brigg ?
Conditions did not look ideal to be sitting out in the open, near the towpath, but perhaps they were to the liking of the fish.

BRIGG HOCKEY FEST NEXT SPRING

A hockey tournament - Brigg Fest 2013 - will be held from Friday, May 24 to Monday, May 27, on the all-weather pitch at the Brumby Hall sportsground in Scunthorpe.
Brigg Hockey Club plays its home games at this venue near the Pods leisure complex, there being (as yet) no all-weather, floodlit facility in our town - although one is included in £3m plans to revamp the Rec Ground, put forward by North Lincolnshire Council.
We have been invited to attend Brigg Fest. However, as the best part of 10 years have elapsed since we last wielded a hockey stick in anger for Brigg, it will have to be  in the role of interested spectator and not as a player, although the last stick we owned will be somewhere in the back of the garage.
Following retirement in a game played at Quibell Park, Scunthorpe, we left the White Hart after a few pints and toyed with the idea of tossing the stick into the Ancholme, off the County Bridge. But then thought better of it and took it home.
The prospect of Brigg Hockey Club one day being able to return to play home games in the town at The Rec will warm the heart of many long-retired players of the past. We enjoyed our grass-pitch matches enormously, but never got to play a single all-weather, floodlit game in Brigg.




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Friday, December 28, 2012

UPDATED: BRIGG CHRISTMAS FARMERS' MARKET HAS BEEN AND GONE

The banner advertising the monthly Brigg Farmers' Market was still in place when we drove past the railings near  The Monument this morning. That's six days after the event was held. North Lincolnshire Council oversees the farmers' market and someone really needs to get a grip on this or motorists who drive past might be turning up tomorrow (Sat) for something that's been and gone. And they will not be happy chappies!
Before people starting thinking that the council is still enjoying a Christmas shut-down, we'll add that we saw quite a few cars turning into Hewson House early this morning, suggesting that some admin is still being undertaken on the public's behalf. We also saw Lol Hartmann in Bigby Street with his cart and brush, attending to the litter.
12.45pm Friday: We drove past the railings again and noted that the banner had been removed.


COULD HAVE BEEN TAXING TIME FOR THREE WISE MEN/WOMEN OF BRIGG

It looked like only three Brigg councillors would be permitted to have their say on setting the parish precept - that's how much the Town Council needs from households to carry out its work during the 2013/4 financial year. However, the town council has managed to put things in place so all 19 came have a say, having taken wise counsel from the East Riding and North Lincolnshire Local Councils Association.
Councillors at their December meeting were advised that, under the Localism Act 2011, "there is no standard exemption to enable members who are residents of Brigg to participate in any discussions that will determine the precept to the levied."
As a result, members of Brigg Town Council who live in Brigg were required to lodge a formal application for dispensation - in writing - to be allowed to have a say on this fundamental and important issue. Something that's central to being a councillor elected by the people.
Councillor Mike Campion was clearly unimpressed with the law-drafting on this issue. With more than a hint of sarcasm he told his colleagues living in Brigg that they could safely leave things in the good hands of himself, Coun John Kitwood and Coun Lesley Whitehand, who all live outside the town!
"Someone in Whitehall will have egg on their faces," he suggested in reference to the Act. "There's been a slip-up."
Brigg Blog will report further on the process of setting the precept in the New Year. North Lincolnshire Council does the collecting on behalf of itself and parish and town councils. It is known as a precepting authority, if you are interested. Few will be!



Thursday, December 27, 2012

HAVE YOUR SAY NOW ON BRIGG RECREATION GROUND

Brigg Recreation Ground is earmarked for major investment and improvement, including a new clubhouse with meeting rooms and social facilities.
Having announced plans to give Brigg Recreation Ground a £3m-plus revamp, North Lincolnshire Council is undertaking a survey to find out what the public thinks of its scheme.
The council says: "The recreation ground at Brigg is key to the town's outdoor sports provision."
The opening question asks people whether they agree that there's a need to improve the facilities.
The closing date for the survey is January 18. You can complete it now by using the link below.
http://nlincs.limehouse.co.uk/portal/leisure__tourism/brigg_recreation/brigg_recreation


COMMUNITY RIGHT TO BUY ASSETS IN BRIGG AREA - DRAFT ONE

Brigg Millennium Green - pictured by Ken Harrison.

The first draft of a list of notable buildings/structures and community facilities in the Brigg area has been drawn up.
The Asset List has been put together by town councillors in the light of the new Community Right to Buy scheme introduced by the Government.
This is only a draft and is likely to be amended.
When the list was distributed at the Town Council's December meeting, comments suggested that assets in Horkstow and Scawby might be reconsidered.
Not because they were unworthy of inclusion, but because they are well outside Brigg.
Coun Ben Nobbs explained that places like Ancholme Leisure Centre were close to the town and used by Brigg people.
However, he felt that Horkstow was too distant.
Among the 30 on the draft asset list, circulated this month, are:

  • Brigg Millennium Green, Elwes Street
  • Brigg Railway Station
  • Brigg Recreation Ground
  • The Angel
  • The Buttercross
  • The Exchange Coach House
  • Ancholme Mews
  • The Pump, Grammar School Road

Out-of-town assets include Horkstow Bridge, Scawby Pinfold, Wrawby Mill and Barnetby Top Gallows.

UNUSUAL CRAFT SPOTTED OVER BRIGG ROOFTOPS


We saw a black and yellow helicopter hovering above Brigg - not far clear of the rooftops.
It turned out to be one of those radio-controlled models, which was a relief.
Just for a second we wondered whether it might be a sign of cutbacks at Humberside Police.
Seriously, with remotely-controlled craft now patrolling the skies over Afghanistan, could the police the same eye-in-the-sky technology to complement the good work of the renowned chopper?
Sorry to drone on about this!




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ON TRACK FOR TALKS ABOUT BRIGG FREIGHT TRAINS

A meeting will be held in the New Year with Network Rail about noisy freight trains passing near Brigg houses, particularly at night. It will involve Andrew Percy, the Brigg and Goole, MP who has been contacted by some concerned residents.

PENNY TO JOIN BRIGG SCHOOL TRUSTEES

Coun Penny Smith has been elected by Brigg Town Council as its representative on the Sir John Nelthorpe School  Foundation Trustees, with effect from January 9.
She will take over from Coun James Truepenny, who explained to the Town Council that work commitments  clashing with Foundation meetings had prompted the decision to step down at the end of his term of office.

TROPHIES FOR ANNUAL BRIGG EVENTS

Brigg Town Council has approved the outlay of up to £50 each on providing two trophies for the Brigg Bomber Quad and Brigg Spring Triathlon - both overseen by the Lincsquad group.
Town Clerk Jeanette Woollard told councillors that there would be international interest in these events.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

BRIGG TOWN FC TEAM v KING'S LYNN TOWN


Brigg Town FC have just announced the starting line-up for the home game with King's Lynn at The Hawthorns this afternoon (Boxing Day, kicking off at 3pm. New signing Grimes is included in the forward line.
Brigg Town: Green, Archer, Dudley, Flett, Hellewell, Fisher, Davis, Dickens, Paczkowski, Grimes, Buttle. Substitutes - Lee, Davies, Gee, Holden and Fenty.

LINCSQUAD LOOKS BACK ON 2012 BRIGG SUCCESSES



Andy Yeadon in Brigg Market Place after finishing a rain-swept Lincsquad event.


Lincsquad, which stages many events for athletes in and around Brigg, held its 2012 awards ceremony.
Record nominations were received in the various categories and the event was declared a great success.
Triathletes of the Year were Steve Clark and Rachel Love.
Lincsquad's AGM will be held on Wednesday, January 9 at the White Hart, Bridge Street, Brigg, at 7.30pm.

View the full list of award winners and some pictures taken at the event by following this link

Sunday, December 23, 2012

BRIGHT BINS WELCOMING BRIGG RUBBISH


We nipped out of Brigg to Ancholme Leisure Centre earlier to deposit a big bag full of newspapers for recycling. It was a pleasant surprise to find this wonderful arrangement of recycling containers that were not there the last time we called. The picture below shows the mixed paper bin we used. You lift up the blue top and there's a thin slot in the plastic through which you deposit your newspapers. Note the red warning notice imploring people not to climb into the container. That must be aimed at people with a waist measurement below four inches - or someone who is very, very, very proficient at limbo dancing! 



BRIGG TOWN FC HAVE TWO HOME GAMES OVER FESTIVE PERIOD


Brigg Town FC have a home game on Wednesday (Boxing Day) against Kings Lynn Town at The Hawthorns (3pm) when the visitors are expected to bring plenty of support. Could be a very busy day for sales of the renowned Hawthorns meat pies down at the refreshment stand in the far corner of ground. They will make a savoury change from mince pies! Saturday, December 29 sees the Zebras hosting Rainworth Miners' Welfare (also 3pm KO). THE CLUB WOULD REALLY WELCOME ADDITIONAL FANS AT BOTH THESE GAMES. Fully licensed clubhouse (decent prices) and refreshments available, as we said.



BRIGG BLOG FOLLOWERS CAN LIMBER UP FOR DANCE CABARET TONIGHT


Brigg Blog followers may be interested in a dance cabaret later today (Sunday, December 23).
We've just been reminded through Facebook that Great Limber Village Hall will see the DC Dance Academy presents A Festive Spectacular Dance Cabaret featuring Vitor Fernandes (Portugal) and Victoria Feneley (New Holland).
The show runs from 4pm to 8pm. Admission - by ticket only - is £15, which includes canapes, coffee and cakes by Cook's of New Holland.
For tickets, call Dawn Feneley on 01469 530752.  
Those new to Brigg might appreciate a bit of advice. Great Limber is on the A18. Head off through Wrawby to Barnetby Top, drive through Melton Ross, keep going past Humberside Airport at Kirmington and Limber is the next village you come to. Turn off the A18 at the New Inn for the Village Hall.

BRIGG BINS, BOXES AND BAGS COLLECTED TOMORROW - CHRISTMAS EVE



North Lincolnshire Council refuse lorries will be out and about in Brigg streets tomorrow - Monday (Christmas Eve).
The normal Tuesday collection has been brought forward one day - for obvious reasons.
Tomorrow (Monday) council collection teams will be visiting households to collect:

  1. Blue kerbside boxes containing paper
  2. General waste wheelie bins
  3. Green kerbside boxes containing cans, glass, aerosols and foil
  4. Bags containing textiles.

DON'T BE CAUGHT OUT AND MISS A COLLECTION - REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR BULGING BINS AND BOXES OUT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED TONIGHT, OR DO IT VERY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, IF YOU ARE AN EARLY RISER.
You can check your home's bin, box and bag collection dates at any point by visiting a helpful section of the council website. Just put your postcode in the box that appears and click Get Properties.
Here's a link to the section you need

BRIGG FRESH PRODUCE BONUS TOMORROW




Walking through the Market Place this morning we noted that a handful of stalls have been left in place in Brigg town centre following yesterday's Christmas Farmers' Market. This is so they can be used tomorrow, Christmas Eve, to give people one last chance to stock up their larders.
Among them will be Barry Chilvers' fruit and veg stall  - in its familiar spot next to the NatWest Bank.
Ken Harrison pictured Barry (centre) and helpers on their stall yesterday (see picture above).
Ken has also emailed us a few other pix he took in and around the town centre yesterday morning.
He even caught up with Brigg Blog having a butchers at the array of meat products on offer in Mundey's shop in Wrawby Street. We'll bring you that picture at a later date.

Brigg Blog took this picture early this morning (Sunday) showing some of the stalls left in place for Christmas Eve, including the fruit and veg (nearest the camera).

Coats of many colours - and jackets - on a wet and miserable Saturday  for the Brigg Christmas Farmers' Market and adjoining General Market.  These town centre visitors are seen striding along Wrawby Street, with the popular Propa Pies still in the distance.

Wrapped up warm with a woolly hat on one of the stalls at the Brigg Christmas Farmers' Market.

A Santa hat at The Wardrobe shop in Brigg

Abby at work in Brigg Tourist Information Centre at The Buttercross.


UPDATED: ANOTHER SEASONAL BIRD FOR CHRISTMAS IN BRIGG

Further to yesterday's posting on Brigg suburban bird life, early today (Sunday) a robin arrived - a species associated by many with the Christmas period and a popular choice for the pictures on the front of cards.
The berry-grabbing blackbirds have also returned. Hopefully the red ones (rosehips?) that have been on the bushes for months have not fermented - or our feathered friends could become Very Merry!

Noon, Sunday: On the outskirts of town - near the New River Ancholme - I tawt I taw a sparrowhawk, flying across the boundary into Scawby Brook. Clearly exempt from passport control. Regular readers of Brigg Blog may recall we once reported a sparrow hawk on the a garden fence between O'Hanlon Avenue and Springfield Road. If he returns today it could be profitable with our berry-gathering birds about. A blackbird has just visited to take another one away.


Saturday, December 22, 2012

ROCK ON! RETURN TO STATUS QUO ON CARDS FOR EVENING BUSES IN BRIGG


Brigg Blog is forecasting the return of late night buses to Cary Lane fairly early in 2013.
You may recall how, some years ago, threatening/anti-social behaviour by groups of teenagers prompted bus firm bosses to take the very sensible step of missing out Cary Lane in the evening and using the White Horse lay-by as a pick-up and drop-off point after dark.
It's a long, long time since these troublesome kids disappeared from view, but no-one seemed to have got round to reversing the decision to miss out Cary Lane after 6pm.
Until now, that is, for we understand a return to the status quo could be with us by the spring.

BOOK YOUR SPOT AT THE BRIGG WEDDING FAYRE

Karen Deeley - Manager of the Angel Suite in Brigg


Small businesses interested in booking a spot at the next Brigg Wedding Fayre are advised to make a New Year's Resolution to sort out the necessary paperwork.
The event will be in the Angel Suite on Sunday, March 3.
Exhibitors will get a 6ft table space. All refreshments and hot/cold drinks will be provided by the organisers, plus sandwiches, cakes, nibbles, coffee, tea and juice.
Tables, costing £45, can be set up from 8.30am onwards and the event will run until about 4pm.
To find out more, email Angel Suite Manager Karen Deeley through this link angelsuite@briggmarkettown.co.uk


Visitors browsing the stands at a previous Brigg Wedding Fayre in the Angel Suite.

WHAT JOBS ARE OPEN TO KIDS OF 13 IN BRIGG TODAY?

Brigg's Coun Rob Waltham
North Lincolnshire Council is currently urging employers to learn about the law for employing young people from the age of 13. A work permit must be issued for school children over the age of 13 to legally undertake part-time employment. A young person can be legally employed from the age of 13, but the law states the allowed hours and types of employment.
This set me thinking about the jobs available to Brigg kids 40 years ago. They included newspaper  rounds with the likes of WH Smith, Jack Clark and Richardson's; delivering groceries packed in boxes on an old bike; and maybe a bit of potato-picking on local farms in the autumn.
So what's on offer in 2012? 
North Lincolnshire Council says a duty is placed on the employers to gain a work permit for school age employees; this sets out the rights and responsibilities of the employer.
Young people working without a permit may not be covered by any form of employer’s liability insurance, despite any policies that the employer has in place. Therefore, compensation might not be received in the event of an accident, including when young people are working within a family business. Employers could face a fine of up to £1,000 if they do not follow the law.
Permits are issued free of charge by the council and applies to paid and unpaid work and voluntary work. An application form must be completed and signed by parents/guardians and employers before a permit can be issued and a child can start work.
Certain types of employment may be deemed inappropriate, which means a permit may not be issued and children will not be allowed to work in these areas.
If you would like more information or guidance contact the Education Welfare Service, Church Square House, High Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6NL. You can contact 01724 297759 or 01724 297502.
Brigg's Coun Rob Waltham, Cabinet Member for People at North Lincolnshire Council, said: “A part-time job is often a great way of encouraging independence and responsibility for young people. However, it’s very important for people to realise there are a number of rules and legislations that employees need to follow to protect the safety of young people working before they reach school leaving age.
“I would encourage employees to make sure they are aware and up to date with the laws around work permits for young people. You can contact the council’s Education Welfare Service for help and guidance.”

BRIGG BIRDS STOCKING UP FOR CHRISTMAS

It's been puzzling for weeks how garden birds of many species have continued to ignore the extensive crop of red berries in our Brigg back garden. However, today has seen blackbirds continue to visit the bushes and  take away a berry at a time. Maybe the birds have left the crop until Christmas. Or is it some Mother Nature  sign of severe bad weather to come?
A rare pre-Christmas visitor to Springfield Road this afternoon was a solitary wren. Hard to spot, being so small.

RAIN LASHES DOWN AT BRIGG CHRISTMAS FARMERS' MARKET


Heavy rain meant crowds were well down at today's Brigg Christmas Farmers' Market and the adjoining general Saturday market. Plenty of people still braved the bad weather, and town centre shops were busy. But nowhere near as busy as they would have been if the weather had been clear and bright. A great shame for the traders.
View a dozen pix from the Christmas Market THROUGH THIS LINK


Friday, December 21, 2012

FOND MEMORIES OF BRIGG GRAMMAR MATHS MASTERS


People seemed to appreciate the 1960s/1970s fond memories of Harold Stinson - long-serving maths master of Brigg Grammar School - penned for our little Brigg People column that appears each week in the Scunthorpe Telegraph. Many thanks to those who took the trouble to comment - in person or by email. If you haven't seen the piece we penned, follow this link 
We can't remember if it was Harold, or another maths master, who once took us on to the school field to measure the height of the boarding house through the use of "Tan Trig" - opposite over adjacent, or was it COS or SIN? If you paced out the distance to the boarding house (fording The Moat) and knew the angle from ground level to the top of the roof, you could measure the height.
In today's gadget-ridden world, it's hard to believe that we used to consult a book of written tables to formulate the answer.
I remember "thinking out of the box" and using my book of Log tables to work out cricket batting and bowling averages, rather than relying on long division.
A recent issue of educational debate has been whether young pupils should be permitted to use calculators in tests/exams, which just goes to show how things have progressed over the past 30-40 years.
Headmaster H. B. (Brian) Williams (pictured above) taught our set of strugglers for maths one year (1970?). We are sure this very busy man had much better things to do, but he clearly relished a challenge. The Head must have found it very hard going!  We took the pic a couple of years ago at St John's Church when the wise one returned to Brigg from his home in the Louth area to attend a funeral service. 

BRIGG CHRISTMAS FARMERS' MARKET IS NOT TO BE MISSED



Fingers crossed for decent weather tomorrow (Sat Dec 22) for the Christmas Brigg Farmers' Market in the town centre, from 9am to 3pm. This is always a highlight of the year for our town, with folk flocking to stock up on produce and buy festive treats for their families from the wide range of stalls.
The town centre will be very busy and we are bound to see some delays encountered by shoppers who come in, and leave, by car - given the numbers travelling up and down the A18 Barnard Avenue.
We will inform, or remind, visitors from outside Brigg that you can take advantage of the limited free parking scheme offered by North Lincolnshire Council, which oversees the monthly farmers' markets. But remember to get a ticket from the machine, even though you aren't putting coins in the meter, and display it on your windscreen.
The influx of all these visitors to the farmers' market will bring an obvious bonus to Brigg town traders of all kinds, including fast food providers and pubs.
We are planning to pop down and take a wide range of pix of the 2012 Christmas Market and expect to be joined by Brigg People's Rob Sellars and our good friend Ken Harrison. We hope you will savour our collective coverage, in due course.



The pix here were taken at a previous Brigg Christmas Farmers' Market.





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BRIGG SIXTH FORM CELEBRATES STUDENTS' SUCCESSES

Brigg Blog always enjoys attending the Brigg Sixth Form Prize Night - the latest being held last night at the Westmoor Hall, off Grammar School Road.
Our local sixth form - educating students from a wide area of North Lincs - is a joint venture between Sir John Nelthorpe School and what's now the Vale Academy (formerly Vale of Ancholme School).
Brigg's Chris Darlington, who many will know for his charity work with Brigg Rotary and Brigg LIVES First Responders, proved an entertaining and thought-provoking guest speaker.
A full report, with pix, will appear later on www.briggpeople.co.uk and www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk - to which Brigg Blog will provide links. This will include a full list of who won what.
It was good to see SJN Headteacher Linda Hewlett-Parker and Vale Principal Gail Young, as well as Brian Taylor, long-serving governor, and Nick Grafton and Mark Bradley, Directors of Sixth Form.
We also chatted to a few of the parents there to see their offspring going on to the stage to receive prizes and certificates.
Refreshments were provided by students at the end of the presentations, but, sadly, we had to shoot off to sort out a few other issues - this being the busiest time of year for those of us in the journalistic world. Hence the lack of Brigg Blog posts over the past few days.
AS EVER, BRIGG BLOG INTENDS TO KEEP UP OUR COVERAGE OVER THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD. IF YOU HAVE SOME NEWS OR VIEWS, PLEASE EMAIL scoopfisher@aol.com





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Sunday, December 16, 2012

WILL AUTHORITIES BE A FAN OF THE BRIGG PLAN FOR OUR LITTLE BUTCHERY?



A well-known Brigg town centre takeaway is seeking official permission to make a small change at 76 Wrawby Street.
The Golden City is seeking planning permission and listed building consent to install an extraction flue.
In his application to North Lincolnshire Council, Cheung Yip says he wishes to erect a new extraction flue through the wall facing the Little Butchery.
This is the short and historic alleyway that links Wrawby Street and Bigby Street.
The building is grade two listed and within the Conservation Area.
The proposal is to move the existing flue to serve the relocated kitchen at the Chinese takeaway.
The aim is to put the flue "at a high level above head height and eye line" with the "the final flue discharge being above the gutter line of the building."
So please note it's not intended to be in the part of the wall in our the picture above that we took yesterday.
And while we are on the subject of extraction flues, regular Brigg Blog followers may be wondering what happened to the application submitted for 7 Bigby Street - Diya Spice.
The answer is: Still nothing.
An application given a date of September 4 in the North Lincolnshire Council system was submitted to retain the relocation of an extraction flue on the side of the building. But well over three months later, a decision has still not been reached. Officially it remains "under consideration."
The application has been assigned "delegated" status, meaning it is earmarked to be decided by planning staff, rather than having to go before the elected councillors during a monthly meeting of the North Lincolnshire planning committee at  Scunthorpe Civic Centre.
Well over 90 per cent of planning applications are now decided by staff - a procedure which generally speeds things up a great deal. But this one seems to be dragging on for a very long time.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

CAN YOU HELP WITH INFORMATION ABOUT SOMEONE WHO LIVED IN BRIGG DURING 1950s AND 1960s?


An appeal to Brigg Blog followers to help with information about a relative


My name is Simon Patrick Twigg and I am looking for a relative that lived in Brigg around the 50s and 60s.
She worked at a local manor house as a domestic help. She may have lived in Albert Street or Hawthorn Avenue. She would have turned 73 earlier this year. Her name is Beryl Smith.
If anyone knows her, or where she may be now, or what has become of her, please could you get in touch via email - simontwigg@uk2.net

Important January 2nd, 2013 update:  No further information is required so please don't get in touch. with Simon if you have just come across this post for the first time on Brigg Blog. - NF.




CHOCS AWAY FOR BRIGG STOCKING FILLERS

Brigg men are advised to pop in to Rhythm and Booze in Spring's Parade and snap up a box of chocs for Her Indoors - three flavours, just £1 each (mint, orange and strawberry). They are prominently displayed in front of the counter.
You'll see them once you've done the important shopping - for your own Christmas beer, wine and spirits!

BRIGG TOWN FC AT HOME TODAY, SAT

Brigg Town FC would welcome your support down at The Hawthorns this afternoon for their latest game in Evo-Stik League Division One South, which kicks off at 3pm. The Twitter message from the club today is:  "Forget the Xmas shopping and come and watch the Zebras."
Let's hope for a good attendance.
Read the club's match preview through this link




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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: BRIGG PUB MEMORIES

There's a fine nostalgic piece about the Ancholme pub in Brigg that's well worth a look.
Use this link




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BRIGG TOWN COUNCIL CONSIDERS TROPHIES FOR LINCSQUAD

Brigg Town Council is about to consider the provision of a suitable annual award for presentation to the winner of the Brigg Bomber Quad and Brigg Sprint Triathlon events overseen by the group Lincsquad.
Sunday events involving running, cycling and canoeing have been drawing crowds to Brigg for some years.
Brigg Town Council will make a decision at its meeting on Monday 17th in the Angel Suite at 7.30pm.
As always, the council's monthly meeting is open to any residents who wish to go along; use the rear entrance near the car park. Or feel free to go along and raise points of interest to you during Public Question Time.




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WELL-KNOWN BRIGG MAN WILL TOP THE BILL AT NEXT BASH MEETING



The next meeting of Brigg Amateur Social Historians will be on Tuesday, February 5 at the Servicemen's Club (8pm).
An illustrated talk on the History of Kingston Upon Hull will be given by Brigg businessman and author, Bill Brocklesby, who will outline its growth from the 12th Century to the 20th Century.
BASH will not be meeting in January.
The topic of the group's December meeting was With Courage and Sacrifice (Violette Szabo S.O.E. 1921-1945). This was a really fascinating talk presented by chairman Josie Webb.
One lady said: “It even stopped my husband from watching the football - for once!”
This was the story of a real WWII heroine. Violette Szabo was born Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell in 1921 to a French mother and English father.
Always spirited, at 19 she insisted her father give his blessing to her marriage to Etienne Szabo (an Officer of the Free French Forces). She was to be devastated when Etienne was killed at El Alamein shortly after their daughter, Tania, was born.
With a new hatred of the Germans she was very willingly recruited into the SOE by a Mr E Potter looking for people to do 'dangerous work' in occupied France.
Her second mission began in early June 1944 with a parachute drop into France immediately after the Normandy landings.
On 10th June whilst giving covering fire to a colleague she fought in a gun battle (using a Sten gun) with Germans until her ammunition was exhausted.
She was ultimately transferred from prison to Ravensbrück concentration camp and was finally executed, aged 23, by SS firing squad.
She was posthumously awarded the George Cross, the Croix de Guerre and the Médaille de la Résistance.
Everybody was glad they came to this BASH meeting!
Brigg Blog extends thanks once again to Phil Allen (BASH committee) for forwarding the report and picture.
Everyone is welcome at BASH meetings. Just turn up on the night.
Make a date now to attend the next get-together on February 5.




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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

OLD AND NEW ALONGSIDE OLD RIVER ANCHOLME IN BRIGG



Old and new were to be encountered side by side within a few yards near the Old River Ancholme in Brigg on Saturday. Swans and ducks were on the water, anglers were taking part in a match, while people enjoyed a walk along the historic towpath. Meanwhile, just a few yards away, was Lidl's new store taking shape, though the contractors weren't working on this particular afternoon.




BRIGG BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS ON WEDNESDAY



There will be blood donor sessions for the Brigg area tomorrow (Wednesday, December 12).
They will be held at the Ancholme Leisure Centre in Scawby Brook.
The times are 1.45pm to 4pm and then 5pm to 7.15pm.
New donors are always required - please make an appointment now.
Visit www.blood.co.uk or call 0300 123 23 23.

Sunday, December 09, 2012

TRAIN IN BRIGG EVERY TUESDAY FOR NEXT YEAR'S NORMANBY HALL LADIES' 5K RUN


Entries are now open for the fourth annual ladies' 5km run at Normanby Hall Country Park near Scunthorpe that will take place on Sunday, June 2, 2013.
Women aged 16 and over are invited to run, walk or jog the gentle course along the paths and roads of the picturesque Normanby Hall estate.
There are a number of free, women only jogging groups across North Lincolnshire to help get you started, including one in Brigg. Meet at the Old Courts Road car park (behind the police station) every Tuesday at 5.45pm.  Contact Michelle Spacey on 01724 297280 or 07717588192.
The council is organising the 5K with Metres to Miles running shop in Epworth.
Those who complete the course will receive a goodie bag and special event T shirt.  There will also be prizes for the first three women to cross the line and the first team.
The race starts at 9.30am.  Please note the terrain is not suitable for buggies or wheelchairs.
The run is organised under UK Athletics rules and entry costs £10 for members of Jog North Lincolnshire and the UKA, or £12 for others.
For more details call North Lincolnshire Council on 01724 297298 or Metres to Miles on 01427 872323.
Brigg's Coun Carl Sherwood, cabinet member for customer services, sport and leisure at North Lincolnshire Council, said: “The event is for people of all levels and aims to encourage more ladies to get running.  Running is a popular sport and many like to start training now to build up their distance for this event.
“We will be producing a training programme – available soon on our website that people can follow so they are well prepared for the event.  You can register online now at www.metrestomiles.co.uk
Julian Moorhouse, of Metres to Miles, said: “The run is a great opportunity to get fit, meet people and achieve a personal goal.  The emphasis is on fun, so you can go at your own pace.  Last year’s event attracted over 350 women with a mix of runners, joggers and walk/joggers.  We’ve also introduced a corporate team award for the first time.  We were so pleased to see so many teams entering last year from work places from all over the area.”




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NEW FLATS, SHOPS AND OFFICES PLANNED FOR BRIGG TOWN CENTRE


Three applications for planning permission in Brigg will reach the first stage in the process on Wednesday.
Although North Lincolnshire Council will have the final say, Brigg Town Council must be consulted and can pass on any views and comments to the decision-makers on the unitary authority.
The applications are:
The erection of a mixed use development comprising eight town houses, six flats and three shops, land to the rear of 5-6 Market Place (Cary Lane side).
Erect an extension and carry out alterations to building and change of use of domestic garden to a parking area - rear of 22 Grammar School Road (close to Glebe Road).
Remove existing embankment and replace with reinforced concrete retaining wall and 2.4m palisade fence.  Extend the existing yard and access road to new wall -  Units 1,2,3,4, southern boundary of, near Albert Street and Brigg railway station.
The Town Council Planning and Environment Committee will meet in the Angel Suite, off Exchange Place, on Wednesday, December 12 (7pm).
This will be followed at 7.45pm at the same venue by a meeting of the Brigg Town Council Property and Services Committee.
Items for consideration include a report on the Angel Suite and updates on the allotments off Atherton Way and Grammar School Road.
Both committee meetings are open to interested members of the public who can gain access to the Angel through the conservatory-like Rotunda building near the car park.




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Saturday, December 08, 2012

BRIGG OFFICE SUPPLIES HOSTING DAY FOR JERRY GREEN DOG CHARITY



Jenny Martin at Brigg Office Supplies tells us there will be a card-making day on Saturday, December 15, from 10am to 3.30pm. Only four spare places remain - so hurry if you want to take part.
Jerry Green Day is being held in the shop on December 20, interested people being invited to pop in and join the staff for mince pies and mulled wine.
The Jerry Green sanctuary at Broughton cares for dogs, if you didn't know.
Brigg Office Supplies recently relocated to the former Brigg Library building adjoining the town's main car park on Old Courts Road.




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