Friday, May 02, 2014

EVENTS TO ENJOY IN AND AROUND BRIGG UNTIL THE END OF JULY


Starting time during the TSW Printers Border Classic Car Run 2012 - picture on Nigel Fisher's Brigg Blog


MAY
Monday 5 May
2 to 5pm - Wrawby Mill Open Day - Mill Lane, Wrawby. The last remaining postmill in the north of England.  Adults £2, children £1, family £5.  01652 653699.

Tuesday 6 May
8pm – The Grimsby Chums – Talk by Lewis Strange for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.

Sunday 11 May
8am onwards - TSW Printers Border Classic Car Run – Brigg Market Place. Cars leaving at 10am at one-minute intervals, 70-95 cars expected. Entry forms from Bell Watson, Brigg, TSW Printers, Scunthorpe or 01724 347223. www.bordermotorclub.co.uk

Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 May
Brigg  Lions' Beer Festival 7 to 11pm Thursday and Friday, 11am to 11pm Saturday, 12 to
3pm Sunday, Unit 5, Atherton Way. 01724 720064.

Wednesday 21 May
7pm – How Geologists deal with time – Illustrated talk by Paul Hildreth BSc, General
Secretary, Yorkshire Geological Society, Brigg Heritage Centre, The Angel, Market Place.
Free admission, preceded by meeting to discuss the viability of forming a Brigg local geology
group. 01724 296771.

Saturday 24 May
9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Brigg 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 ostrich to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053. 
10am to 4pm – Ancholme River Festival, Brigg – Rowing taster sessions, raft race, canoeing sessions. 01652 657053.
10am to 4pm – Antique Fair – The Buttercross, Market Place, Brigg. Stalls £10. 01652 618736.

Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May
10am to 6pm Saturday, 10am to 5pm Sunday - Art for All Exhibition - Broughton Village Hall  Admission free. 01652 652592.

Sunday 25 May
8.30am start - World Quadrathlon Championships - Keyo Brigg Bomber – Ancholme Leisure Centre, Brigg. 1.5Km river swim, 7Km kayak, 36Km cycle, 10Km run. www.lincsquad.co.uk

Sunday 25 to  Wednesday 28 May
1.30 to 5pm - Scawby Hall Open - Conducted tours in groups of max 12 people. Adults £6.50, concessions £5, children (5-16 yrs) £2.50, under 5s free, family ticket £16. 01652 654272.

Monday 26 May
2 to 5pm - Wrawby Mill Open Day - Mill Lane, Wrawby. The last remaining postmill in the north of England.  Adults £2, children £1, family £5.  01652 653699.

Tuesday 27 May
7.15pm - Brigg and District Flower Society – The Angel Suite, Brigg. Demonstration by Linda Smith from Nottingham, “The Italian Job”. 01469 569607.

JUNE
Friday 6 June
7pm for 7.30pm - Old Time Music HallBASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Tickets £7.50 including buffet. 01652 657053.
7.30 to 11pm – Folk Music - The White Horse, Brigg. £2, performers free. Tickets from Climatise, 1-3 Bigby Street. 01652 601753.

Saturday 7 June
9am to 3pm - Brigg Pump Dressing and Craft Market  -  11.30am Blessing of the Pumps, with Morris Dancing from local dance groups and music from The Old Time String Band. 01652 657053.
10am to 6pm – Regatta and Family Fun  Day - Glanford Boat Club, Brigg. Celebrating 80 years of the club. Stalls, bouncy castle, circus workshop, sea cadets. Free. 01652 653412.
Parachute Regiment Charity and ABF 70 for 70th Charity Skydive – Hibaldstow Airfield. www.skydiving.co.uk/charity-70for70th.htm
7.15 to 11pm – Brassy Sharman’s Fancy Ceilidh Band – St Mary’s Church Hall, Barnard Avenue, Brigg. Tickets £6 from Climatise, 1-3 Bigby St. 01652 601753.

Saturday 7 June to Saturday 14 June
1.30 to 5pm - Scawby Hall Open - Conducted tours in groups of max 12 people. Adults £6.50, concessions £5, children (5-16 yrs) £2.50, under 5s free, family £16. 01652 654272.

Tuesday 24 June
7.15pm - Brigg and District Flower Society – The Angel Suite, Brigg. Demonstration by
Elizabeth Bishop from Sheffield, “The Bird From Paradise”. 01469 569607.

Saturday 28 June
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.
10am to 3pm Brigg Artists Annual Exhibition and Sale – St John’s Church Hall, Brigg. Free, with free refreshments. 01469 569789.

Sunday 29 June
10am to 5pm – Hibaldstow Open Gardens and Scarecrow Day – Displays in St Hybald’s Church and Methodist Church, classic car display. Refreshments in Village Hall. £3, accompanied children free, proceeds to local charities. 01652 656875.
2 to 5pm - Wrawby Mill Open Day - Mill Lane, Wrawby. The last remaining postmill in the north of England.  Adults £2, children £1, family £5.  01652 653699.

JULY
Monday 7 July to Wednesday 16 July
1.30 to 5pm - Scawby Hall Open - Conducted tours in groups of max 12 people. Adults £6.50, concessions £5, children (5-16 yrs) £2.50, under 5s free, family £16. 01652 654272.

Saturday 12 July
10am onwards - Our Big Gig – Music and storytelling in Brigg Town Centre as part of National Bandstand Marathon Weekend. 01652 657053. www.briggisbest.co.uk

Saturday 13 July
9.30am to 6pm - Broughton Agricultural Horse and Dog Show – Sports Field, Broughton. Family fun day out with jumping and horse showing, horticultural, dog show, vintage tractors. 01652 653022. www.broughtonshow.co.uk
11.30am to 4.30pm – Jerry Green Dog Rescue Annual Summer Show – Broughton. Dog
show, demonstrations, children’s activities. 01652 650886.


Saturday 19 July to Sunday 7 September
11am to 5pm - Elsham Hall Country Park Open Every Day - Adults £5.50, children £4.50, concessions £5, children under 2 free, family £19.  01652 688698.


Tuesday 22 July
7.15pm - Brigg and District Flower Society – The Angel Suite, Brigg. Demonstration by Pat
Billing from Loughborough,” A Spin of the Colour Wheel”. 01469 569607.

Saturday 26 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.

Sunday 27 July
2 to 5pm - Wrawby Mill Open Day - Mill Lane, Wrawby. The last remaining postmill in the north of England.  Adults £2, children £1, family £5.  01652 653699.
Doors open 5.30pm, show 6.30pm – Open Air Theatre – Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Elsham Hall Country Park. Performed by Chapterhouse Theatre Company. Adults £14, children £10, family £42. Tickets from Brigg Tourist Information Centre. 01652 657053.  
  
All of the information within this publication is believed to be correct at the time of going to press. North Lincolnshire Council cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies.
PUBLISHED BY BRIGG TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, THE BUTTERCROSS, MARKET PLACE, BRIGG DN20 8ER. TEL/FAX  01652 657053 brigg.tic@northlincs.gov.uk                                                 www.visitnorthlincolnshire.com


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