BIG TURNOUT FOR BRIGG ANNUAL TOWN PUBLIC MEETING

Whether the extensive pre-publicity afforded to the Brigg Annual Town Meeting played a part we can't say with any certainty, but there was a big attendance on Monday night when it was held in the Angel Suite.
"It's nice to see so many here," commented Town Mayor Coun Carl Sherwood as he opened the meeting. "It makes it all worthwhile."
He looked back on the celebrations last summer through which Brigg marked the Queen's Diamond Jubilee -  in the Market Place and then down at the Recreation Ground.
"Singing in the rain" was the phrase the Mayor used to describe the initial part of the celebrations in the town centre. But that, and the event at the Rec, had been enjoyed by one and all, as he put it. He extended particular thanks to Coun Ben Nobbs and Sheila Boughey for their work on the organisation.
The Town Mayor then held up a copy of the Brigg Community-Led Plan - published during 2012, which had been followed by the 20/20 Vision Group through which inroads were being made into a number of issues arising from the Plan and what the public wants to see provided in the town.
Coun Carl made particular reference to the Old River Ancholme, clean-ups having been carried out under contract to the Town Council. Items cleared from the waterway included bikes, shopping trolleys, tyres and wheels. Similarly, the spring clean-up by volunteers and the council had been well supported. The Town Mayor also made reference to the new wall provided along the western bank of the Old River. He described this as the Trent Foods wall, that firm once using nearby premises, but then added a second description for older Brigg residents - Sargent's Brewery Wall. This was "a job well done" and the finished wall had made a huge difference to the appearance.
During the year under review, the Town Mayor reminded members of the public  that the Heritage Centre had opened in the Angel, together with the Cafe Courtyard - both well received.
We'll post more on the Annual Town Meeting later, but will end this update by saying how good it was to see so many members of the Brigg Town Business Partnership in attendance. They took a particular interest in a presentation about waste collection and recycling delivered by an officer of North Lincolnshire Council.
It was an interesting talk. I bet I wasn't the only one there who was unaware that you must not put strip lights and low energy bulbs in your household waste bin. It was suggested that some shops selling these will take your old ones for you and dispose of them in the proper manner - the problem being what they contain.
We immediately thought of Brian's DIY, but can't confirm whether that's the case. If Brian's let us know, we'll advertise that for them as a service to the public of Brigg. Free of charge, of course!