A policy for adding names to the Monument war memorial has now been agreed by Brigg Town Council - just a few weeks before Remembrance Sunday and commemoration of the Armistice being signed 100 years ago to end hostilities with Germany.
The memorial was erected in 1919 to remember The Fallen who gave their lives in the service of their country during the First World War.
In recent years there have been a number of calls for additional names to be added to the Roll of Honour plaques at the foot of the landmark structure. Read more here...
Brigg Town Council gave the matter considerable thought over a lengthy period before finally agreeing a policy.
At the latest meeting of the authority - held on Monday, October 22, 2018 - Coun James Truepenny successfully proposed the criteria, on behalf of a working group of councillors delegated to consider this issue.
However, Coun Chris Dyson said he was against the council having such a policy in place.
"I believe we should leave well alone," he explained.
Policy for the addition of names to the Brigg War Memorial
Those proposed should have:
Served and been killed in action during war time
AND
Been born, raised or had a strong link to the town by either working or living inside the town boundary for a long period of time
OR
Offered a great deal to the parish either as a member of local government, charity work or socially valuable causes or through altruistic intent
AND
Are not proven to be remembered on a memorial elsewhere.
NF adds: There is now a policy in place should any members of the public, or groups, wish to propose others for inclusion on the plaques.
Brigg Town Council - successor to the Urban District Council which ran local affairs from 1894 to 1974 - manages the upkeep of the Monument, donated to the town in 1919 by Alderman Stamp, a prominent local councillor and businessman.
The war memorial on the A18 roundabout is grade two listed and was recently refurbished with funding from Brigg Town Council and North Lincolnshire Council.
Every Remembrance Sunday, poppy wreaths are laid to remember The Fallen, and the Town Council organises a parade and church service.
Following the First World War, Brigg Grammar School erected its own plaques listing the names of former pupils who died in the service of their country.
Brigg Grammar's buildings have been occupied by the Sir John Nelthorpe comprehensive since 1976.