MAKE A NOTE OF IMPORTANT BRIGG EVENTS COMING UP

Events of interest in the area - courtesy of Brigg Tourist Information Centre, The Buttercross:

Thursday 11 July
7.30pm - Brigg Singers 20th Anniversary Concert - Methodist Church, Barnard Ave Brigg. £5 including light refreshments, from Brigg Tourist Information Centre or 01724 762394.


Saturday 13 July 
10am to 4pm – Brigg Art from the Heart Day – A mini-marathon of singers, dancers, storytellers in the bandstand, Market Place. 01652 657053.


Saturday 27 July
9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it.  Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from venison to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.

Saturday 24 August
9am to 3pm - Brigg Summer Food Festival - Market Place. The award winning Farmers’ Market will be joined by other quality food producers to create an even bigger market.  With cookery demonstrations by local chef Nigel Brown and competitions to win quality local produce. 01652 657053.


Tuesday 27 August
7.15pm - Brigg and District Flower Society Meeting - "Harvest Time", demonstration by Josephine Wallace (South Ferriby), Angel Suite, Brigg. 01469 681768.


Saturday 31 August
11am to 7pm - Briggstock Acoustic Music Festival – Free event in Brigg Market Place. 01652 657053. www.brigggstock.co.uk


Tuesday 3 September
8pm – Looking at Brigg’s Past - Illustrated talk by Josie Webb for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.


Tuesday 24 September
7.15pm - Brigg and District Flower Society Meeting - "As Summer Fades", demonstration by Sheila Clark (Doncaster), Angel Suite, Brigg. 01469 681768.



Saturday 28 September
9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from venison to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.


Sunday 29 September
Keyo Sprint Triathlon – 400m pool swim, 20k road cycle and 5k road run from Ancholme Leisure Centre, Brigg.  www.lincsquad.co.uk


Tuesday 1 October
8pm – Queen Elizabeth I - Illustrated talk by Marilyn Roberts for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.



Thursday 3 October
7.30pm - Brigg and District Horticultural Society – Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Ave, Brigg. Illustrated talk on Heritage Fruit Trees. Members free, non-members £2 including refreshments. 01652 653985.


Wednesday 9 October
7.15pm - Brigg and District Flower Society Open Meeting –Scawby Village Hall. “Paradise is a garden” by Tony Brown, National Demonstrator. 01469 681758.


Tuesday 22 October
7.15pm - Brigg and District Flower Society Meeting - "Autumn Splendour" demonstration by Val Wilson (Brigg), Angel Suite, Brigg. 01469 681768.


Saturday 26 October
9am to 3pm - Brigg Harvest Farmers’ Market - Market Place. Discover the fruits of the harvest at the award winning Farmers’ Market. Competitions, street entertainers and quality local produce. 01652 657053.


Thursday 31 October
7pm - Brigg Ghost Walk – From White Horse Pub, Wrawby St. Tickets £3 from Brigg Tourist Information Centre. 01652 657053.


Tuesday 5 November
8pm – Life below Stairs - Illustrated talk by Linda Hotchkiss for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.


Thursday 7 November
7.30pm - Brigg and District Horticultural Society – Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Ave. Illustrated talk by Julian Gardiner. Members free, non-members £2 including refreshments. 01652 653985.


Friday 8 November
7pm - Charity Fashion Show by Petticoats of Brigg – Angel Suite, Brigg. 01652 654284.


Saturday 23 November
9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it.  Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from venison to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.


Tuesday 26 November
7.15pm - Brigg and District Flower Society Meeting - "12 days of Christmas" demonstration by Sasha Gallagher (Rotherham), Angel Suite, Brigg. 01469 681768.


Friday 29 November
From 5pm - Brigg Lions Christmas Fayre - Christmas lights switch-on by cast of the pantomime, craft and charity market, street entertainment, dancers, carol singers, Father Christmas, Brigg town centre, late-night shopping until 9pm. 01652 652979.