CHRISTMAS 2016 WILL SEE TREE OF LIGHT RETURN TO BRIGG TOWN CENTRE

FROM COUN JANE KITCHING, BRIGG TOWN BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Brigg Town Business Partnership is once again organising a Tree of Light or a Remembrance Tree.  
This tree will be stand proudly in Chapel Court (just off the Old Courts car park); it will be lit from Monday, November 21st until Friday 6th January 2017. 
Hopefully this will be seen as a symbol of hope and comfort for the many people who find Christmas a sad and lonely time.
This provides an opportunity for all members of the community to place a memory card on the tree in remembrance of departed loved ones.  
The cards will be available from Monday, 21st November and will be found at Design Orchard, Rosa, Carers’ Support Centre, St John’s Church, Brigg, Brigg Methodist Church, the Deli Diner, Co-op Funeral Directors, Naylor’s Funeral Directors. More locations will be notified nearer the time.
There will also be the opportunity to buy the memory cards from a market stall on Thursday 24th November and Thursday December 1st and at the Brigg Charity Christmas Market 0n Friday, 2nd December.  
We will also be holding a raffle and tickets will be available to buy from November 24th on the market stall, other locations will be notified later on.  
The Co-op have donated a brilliant prize – a suit worn by one of the crew of the Red Arrows and signed by all the pilots.
All monies raised will be donated to the Carers’ Support Centre in Brigg they touch the lives of many local individuals and families through difficult times and beyond and to the Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy Fight, a charity run by Rosa in Brigg.  This charity helps children suffering from a serious muscle-wasting condition and supports local families.
An informal dedication service taken by Father Owain will take place on Monday, 21st November at 4.00pm.  Pupils from the Vale of Ancholme Band will be playing at this informal dedication service.  This will be followed by a final service when the tree lights are switched off on Friday 6th January at 4.00pm.  All are very welcome.
Visit our website at www.briggisbest@gmail.com to keep up to date and for further information regarding future Christmas events.
The Brigg Town Business Partnership would like to give special thanks to Andrew Percy MP, Michael Angel from the Co-op Funeral Directors and Andrew Holliday of Naylor’s Undertakers for sponsoring this event.  We would also like to thank Shay Ward for very kindly agreeing to put up and take down the tree at no cost, St John’s Church and Brigg Methodist Church, Rita of Design Orchard for buying the tree lights and Mr. Rowbottom for allowing this event to take place in Chapel Court and also Roger of the Hub who has agreed to help put out and take in the “A” frame!