There are open days at Scawby Hall tomorrow (Wednesday, June 1) and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week, from 1.30pm to 5pm.
The hall is in the centre of the village and located in postcode area DN20 9LX.
The cost to adults is £7.
This early Jacobean manor house dates back to the early 17th century and has been lived in by members of the Nelthorpe family ever since.
For further details about the open days, call 01652 654272.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
BRIGG BOMBER TRIATHLON 2016 DRAWS INTERNATIONAL FIELD
A man all the way from Madrid in Spain, Enrique Peces, heads the provisional rankings list issued by Lincsquad for the Keyo Brigg Bomber and European Quadrathlon 2016, held in and around our town on Sunday. He was wearing No 4.
Closer to home, there were competitors from Kirton Lindsey, Scunthorpe, Lincoln and Brigg (Lee Portess of the host club).
View the list of 44 competitors on the paperclip icon PDF file posted by Lincsquad via this link...
Closer to home, there were competitors from Kirton Lindsey, Scunthorpe, Lincoln and Brigg (Lee Portess of the host club).
View the list of 44 competitors on the paperclip icon PDF file posted by Lincsquad via this link...
PETITION FOR NEW BRIGG BUS SERVICE
The Gainsborough Rail and Bus Group has started a petition to see if there is support for a Monday to Friday Gainsborough - Kirton in Lindsey - Brigg bus service.
Have your say by using the link below:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-the-gainsborough-market-rasen
On Saturdays only there's a passenger train service connecting the three towns.
Have your say by using the link below:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-the-gainsborough-market-rasen
On Saturdays only there's a passenger train service connecting the three towns.
BRIGG FIRM SEEKS TO ALTER THE HOURS
Well-known Brigg firm A F Carpets, of Bridge Street (pictured below) is continuing with plans to establish itself on the former Trent Food site (above) - just round the corner on Ancholme Way.
Having gained planning permission to use this site off the A18, A F Carpets has now lodged a further application "to amend operational hours."
The requested shop hours are:
Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 18:00
Sundays, Bank and Public Holidays 10:00 to 16:00.
Requested hours for deliveries to the site are:
Monday to Saturday 07:30 to 17:30
Sundays, Bank and Public Holidays 10:00 to 16:00.
North Lincolnshire Council planners are now considering the application.
BRIGG FOOD HYGIENE RATING ISSUED
North Lincolnshire Council continues to make routine inspections of premises where food features.
Rainbow Kindergarten, Brigg Primary School, Atherton Way, Brigg, has been given a food hygiene rating of 4 (Good).
Rainbow Kindergarten, Brigg Primary School, Atherton Way, Brigg, has been given a food hygiene rating of 4 (Good).
THE CHANGING FACE OF BRIGG
Here's a picture of Brigg we reckon was taken during the 1990s.
It shows a section of Bridge Street with the by-then-closed Syd Whelpton garage/car showroom, centre left.
This prominent three-storey building - boarded up and on the market when the picture was taken - has since been demolished.
Below: Brigg Blog has done its best to take a present day shot from the same location. As you can see, the sapling on the original picture is now a tree.
Below: Brigg Blog has done its best to take a present day shot from the same location. As you can see, the sapling on the original picture is now a tree.
PLAN TO REPLACE BRIGG HEDGE TO GO BEFORE NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COMMITTEE
North Lincolnshire Council’s planning committee, made up of elected councillors, is to rule on a Brigg planning application.
The majority of applications these days are delegated to, and decided by, council officers.
However, one seeking permission to remove an existing hedge running along Bigby High Road and replace it with a concrete post and timber-boarded fence is to go before the committee.
It will meet on Wednesday, June 1 at Scunthorpe Civic Centre, under the chairmanship of Coun Nigel Sherwood (Brigg & Wolds).
North Lincolnshire Council planning staff are recommending that councillors grant approval.
Brigg Town Council has objected to the application, suggesting the proposed development will lead to a loss of natural habitat for wildlife, and will be an incongruous addition to the existing street scene.
Neighbouring properties have been notified - no objections received.
A North Lincolnshire Council report, prepared for councillors ahead of the meeting, says: “The application site is a two-storey dwelling located on the corner of Bigby High Road and Willowbrook Drive, within a spacious plot of land.
“The application in question is for the removal and replacement of the existing hedge.
“The 2 metre high hedge runs along the eastern boundary for approximately 19 metres and along the southern boundary for approximately 33 metres, and is directly adjacent to the footpath.
“It is proposed to remove a 14 metre stretch of the hedge from the western elevation (rear) of the dwelling to the western boundary, and replace it with a concrete post and timber-boarded fence that will measure 1.8 metres in height.”
The report suggests: “The main issues in the determination of this planning application relate to policy, whether the removal and replacement of the existing hedge will impact on the character and appearance of the street scene, and upon residential amenity and highway safety.”
Planning committee meetings start at 2pm at the Civic Centre, off Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, and are open to interested members of the public.
The majority of applications these days are delegated to, and decided by, council officers.
However, one seeking permission to remove an existing hedge running along Bigby High Road and replace it with a concrete post and timber-boarded fence is to go before the committee.
It will meet on Wednesday, June 1 at Scunthorpe Civic Centre, under the chairmanship of Coun Nigel Sherwood (Brigg & Wolds).
North Lincolnshire Council planning staff are recommending that councillors grant approval.
Brigg Town Council has objected to the application, suggesting the proposed development will lead to a loss of natural habitat for wildlife, and will be an incongruous addition to the existing street scene.
Neighbouring properties have been notified - no objections received.
A North Lincolnshire Council report, prepared for councillors ahead of the meeting, says: “The application site is a two-storey dwelling located on the corner of Bigby High Road and Willowbrook Drive, within a spacious plot of land.
“The application in question is for the removal and replacement of the existing hedge.
“The 2 metre high hedge runs along the eastern boundary for approximately 19 metres and along the southern boundary for approximately 33 metres, and is directly adjacent to the footpath.
“It is proposed to remove a 14 metre stretch of the hedge from the western elevation (rear) of the dwelling to the western boundary, and replace it with a concrete post and timber-boarded fence that will measure 1.8 metres in height.”
The report suggests: “The main issues in the determination of this planning application relate to policy, whether the removal and replacement of the existing hedge will impact on the character and appearance of the street scene, and upon residential amenity and highway safety.”
Planning committee meetings start at 2pm at the Civic Centre, off Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, and are open to interested members of the public.
Monday, May 30, 2016
BRIGG BOAT CREATES INTEREST ON THE RIVER ANCHOLME
Brigg drinkers enjoying the Sunday afternoon sun in the beer garden alongside the White Hart pub got out of their seats to watch this boat pass by on the Old River Ancholme, just half-a-minute after we photographed it approaching the County Bridge.
The pub customers would have heard the noise of the approaching vessel, perhaps magnified by the bridge's brickwork.
It would be wonderful if someone could establish boat trips along the river, which you'd think would prove quite a draw during spring and summer, when the sun has got his hat on.
A leisurely ride round the Brigg Island, perhaps. Or even as far as historic Horkstow (suspension) Bridge, a listed structure.
BRIGG DOCTORS' SURGERY KEEN TO EXTEND
Planning permission is being sought to extend the building to provide a minor surgery theatre on the ground floor and office space on the first floor.
The practice has told planners that it requires more space for minor surgery procedures.
The proposal involves a 490m² extension which will provide a new treatment room with consulting rooms, scrub room, anaesthetic preparation room and reception.
The practice says: "The proposed extension will improve the provision of the surgery’s already excellent primary care.
"Access to the proposed extension will be via a new entrance located to the side of the existing surgery while the existing entrance will be relocated as part of the works to the front of the building."
North Lincolnshire Council is now considering the application.
KEYO BRIGG BOMBER QUADRATHLON 2016 - SECOND PICTURE GALLERY
Here's our second batch of pictures taken during the Keyo Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon 2016, held on Sunday, May 29. The first batch was posted on Brigg Blog yesterday afternoon.
GROWING UP IN BRIGG DURING THE 1930s: DELIVERING MEAT TO THE VILLAGES
Cliff Turner, now 91 and living in New Zealand, continues his memories of growing up in Brigg during the 1930s. Today he recalls delivering meat for the family firm to customers in nearby villages.
For a time before going to the Grammar School I went with my Dad every Saturday on his country round to Wrawby and Barnetby. He had regular customers in those villages and while he went to one house I would go to a nearby house to ask "Anything from Mr Turner today?"
For a time before going to the Grammar School I went with my Dad every Saturday on his country round to Wrawby and Barnetby. He had regular customers in those villages and while he went to one house I would go to a nearby house to ask "Anything from Mr Turner today?"
Sometimes the woman would come out to the van before making up her mind and sometimes I would be given instructions about her requirements. Then back to the van to get what she wanted. We started at about 8:30 a.m. and by the time we reached the White Horse pub at Wrawby were ready for the cup of tea that Mrs Mumby invariably provided.
Ada and Laurie Mumby had been our neighbours in Princes Street for some time before they took the pub. Laurie was bandmaster of the Brigg Silver Band and as was often the case had been found a job in Brigg. In his case the job was at Sergeant's brewery and the White Horse was tied to the brewery as were several pubs in the Brigg area. Like so many little breweries in England, it was taken over by a bigger name after the war and was eventually closed down. They had a daughter Avis (later Tossell) two or three years older than me who made a name as a singer. I last saw her in Scunthorpe in 1952 or 1953 as I was going to the station to catch a train to Doncaster, where I was studying part-time at the technical college.
She was going to Leeds to make a recording for the BBC so we had half an hour to reminisce before I reached my destination. After the war she and her husband and her Dad played a big part in resuscitating the Brigg Operatic Society
After seeing all the Wrawby customers it was on to Barnetby, usually reaching my Auntie Flo's house about mid-day for more refreshment, and soon after that Dad would buy me a twopenny bar of chocolate at a nearby shop. The last call was at a farm between Barnetby and Bigby and then home along the Caistor to Brigg road. There was a long straight stretch and Dad would get the van up to 60 miles per hour, or a mile a minute, and I loved that. My grandad used to give me sixpence when we got back to the shop. The van was then restocked and my Uncle Fred would set off on a round of Howsham, South Kelsey and Cadney. In the winter it was dark before he finished.
I had to give up the job when I started at the grammar school as we went to school on Saturday mornings, so my brother Ken took over for a year until he too went to the grammar school. Dad also did a shorter country round on Wednesdays and I would go with him sometimes in the school holidays.
After my grandad had his leg amputated in about 1933 or 1934, Dad got the job of going to the weekly cattle market at Barnetby to buy pigs. A train left Brigg about mid-morning and one came back at a convenient time in the afternoon; the trip to Barnetby only took about 7 or 8 minutes. I used to go with Dad occasionally. He would walk around the pens and decide which lot he wanted to buy. Pigs were auctioned and I never knew Dad was bidding, by the flicker of an eyelid, until I heard the auctioneer say "Sold to Charley Turner" in spite of the fact that it was Reg, not Charley, that now attended the market. Dad carried a thing like a shaving stick which contained a red substance which was used to mark the newly bought pigs with the initials CT.
Then it was off to find Mr Leaning who ran cattle transport trucks and who always got the job of getting the pigs to the slaughter house on Redcombe Lane. It was also necessary to get a license to move the pigs; I am almost sure this was obtained from the police who had a temporary office at the market.
The slaughter house was quite primitive; a little brick-built place no more than four yards square and two small adjoining pigsties. After the pigs had been killed by humane killer they were put into a large wooden bath of hot water and their hair was removed. The hot water system would have been regarded as a disaster by a time and motion expert. The pump from which water was obtained was about 30 yards from the slaughter house and the copper in which the water was heated was another 30 yards further away. This meant that every bucket of water used in the process was carried about 90 yards.
After the hair had been removed the pigs were lifted by the hind legs, using a block and tackle, and their internal organs removed. It took most of an afternoon for two men, Dad and Uncle Fred, to deal with two or three pigs. Liver and kidneys were saved and intestines were kept and sent away to a firm that processed them into sausage skins. Other innards were taken to a field in Redcombe Lane and dumped. Not very hygienic, but things were different in the 1930s.
Ada and Laurie Mumby had been our neighbours in Princes Street for some time before they took the pub. Laurie was bandmaster of the Brigg Silver Band and as was often the case had been found a job in Brigg. In his case the job was at Sergeant's brewery and the White Horse was tied to the brewery as were several pubs in the Brigg area. Like so many little breweries in England, it was taken over by a bigger name after the war and was eventually closed down. They had a daughter Avis (later Tossell) two or three years older than me who made a name as a singer. I last saw her in Scunthorpe in 1952 or 1953 as I was going to the station to catch a train to Doncaster, where I was studying part-time at the technical college.
She was going to Leeds to make a recording for the BBC so we had half an hour to reminisce before I reached my destination. After the war she and her husband and her Dad played a big part in resuscitating the Brigg Operatic Society
After seeing all the Wrawby customers it was on to Barnetby, usually reaching my Auntie Flo's house about mid-day for more refreshment, and soon after that Dad would buy me a twopenny bar of chocolate at a nearby shop. The last call was at a farm between Barnetby and Bigby and then home along the Caistor to Brigg road. There was a long straight stretch and Dad would get the van up to 60 miles per hour, or a mile a minute, and I loved that. My grandad used to give me sixpence when we got back to the shop. The van was then restocked and my Uncle Fred would set off on a round of Howsham, South Kelsey and Cadney. In the winter it was dark before he finished.
I had to give up the job when I started at the grammar school as we went to school on Saturday mornings, so my brother Ken took over for a year until he too went to the grammar school. Dad also did a shorter country round on Wednesdays and I would go with him sometimes in the school holidays.
After my grandad had his leg amputated in about 1933 or 1934, Dad got the job of going to the weekly cattle market at Barnetby to buy pigs. A train left Brigg about mid-morning and one came back at a convenient time in the afternoon; the trip to Barnetby only took about 7 or 8 minutes. I used to go with Dad occasionally. He would walk around the pens and decide which lot he wanted to buy. Pigs were auctioned and I never knew Dad was bidding, by the flicker of an eyelid, until I heard the auctioneer say "Sold to Charley Turner" in spite of the fact that it was Reg, not Charley, that now attended the market. Dad carried a thing like a shaving stick which contained a red substance which was used to mark the newly bought pigs with the initials CT.
Then it was off to find Mr Leaning who ran cattle transport trucks and who always got the job of getting the pigs to the slaughter house on Redcombe Lane. It was also necessary to get a license to move the pigs; I am almost sure this was obtained from the police who had a temporary office at the market.
The slaughter house was quite primitive; a little brick-built place no more than four yards square and two small adjoining pigsties. After the pigs had been killed by humane killer they were put into a large wooden bath of hot water and their hair was removed. The hot water system would have been regarded as a disaster by a time and motion expert. The pump from which water was obtained was about 30 yards from the slaughter house and the copper in which the water was heated was another 30 yards further away. This meant that every bucket of water used in the process was carried about 90 yards.
After the hair had been removed the pigs were lifted by the hind legs, using a block and tackle, and their internal organs removed. It took most of an afternoon for two men, Dad and Uncle Fred, to deal with two or three pigs. Liver and kidneys were saved and intestines were kept and sent away to a firm that processed them into sausage skins. Other innards were taken to a field in Redcombe Lane and dumped. Not very hygienic, but things were different in the 1930s.
Many more memories to come from Cliff via Brigg Blog
BRIGG BANKING HOURS DISCUSSED
Opening hours at the NatWest Bank in Brigg Market Place were raised at the Town Council’s monthly meeting.
Coun Mike Campion suggested hours had been reduced Monday to Friday, with the branch closed on Saturdays.
Coun Jane Kitching stressed that local banking was important to businesses.
It was agreed that the Town Council should write to NatWest.
Coun Rob Waltham suggested that Brigg & Goole MP Andrew Percy should be included in the correspondence.
BRIGG EVENTS DURING CARERS' WEEK 2016
FROM RUTH KITCHING, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP
This year’s campaign focuses on building ‘Carer Friendly Communities’ which support carers to look after their loved ones or neighbours, while recognising that they are individuals with needs of their own.
The local Carers’ Support Service and staff from a range of organisations (including Alzheimer’s Society, Age UK and Healthwatch NL) will be out and about in North Lincolnshire, letting carers know what support they can access.
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Sunday
5 June
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Carers
Week Walk –
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Monday
6 June
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Noon-3pm
Noon-4pm
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Brigg
Wellbeing Hub - Carers’ Information Point
Elsham
Golf Club - Carers’ Meal/Volunteer Award
Bottesford
Carer Group – Open Afternoon
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Tuesday
7 June
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10.00-Noon
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Barton
Wellbeing Hub – Carers’ Information Point
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Wednesday
8 June
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Winterton
Wellbeing Hub – Carers’ Information Point
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Thursday
9 June
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10.00am-Noon
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Epworth
Wellbeing Hub – Carers’ Information Point
Redcombe
Carer Group, Brigg – Strawberry Tea
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Friday
10 June
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Tesco,
Brigg - Information Stand
Sainsburys,
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Saturday
11 June
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Tesco,
Brigg - Information Stand
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“As the age of the population increases, many people are taking on the role of carer to family, friends or neighbours,” said Dr Sanderson. “They do a vital job and without them our health and social care systems could not function as well as they do.”
For more information visit - http://www.carerssupportcentre.com/north-lincolnshire/carers-week/
Sunday, May 29, 2016
KEYO BRIGG BOMBER QUADRATHLON 2016 - FIRST BATCH OF PICTURES
Here's our first batch of pictures taken at the Keyo Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon 2016, held today (Sunday, May 29). More pictures tomorrow on Brigg Blog.
