WHERE TO WATCH THE 2019 GRAND NATIONAL IN BRIGG & DISTRICT

Many people in Brigg and district who don't usually follow horse racing make a notable exception for the showpiece Grand National at Aintree.
Some place an annual bet with a local bookmaker, enter sweepstakes held in shops and offices and/or watch the race live on TV.
The Jolly Miller pub at Wrawby has been in touch with Brigg Blog to inform us that the 2019 race can be watched live on the 'big screen' in its restaurant on Saturday, April 6, in a get-together between 4.30pm and 6pm.
"Please arrive early to be seated," is the advice from the Brigg Road hostelry.

The Exchange Bar, in Brigg town centre, says that if you pay a visit to watch the action on the big screen and pick the Grand National winner, you get four free pints!
Brigg & District Servicemen's Club is also inviting folk along to watch the big race, pointing out the venue's close proximity to one of the town's bookmaking premises.
Brigg has historic links with the Grand National.
The race in 1948 was won by the mare Sheila's Cottage - a rank outsider at 66/1 belonging to John Proctor who then owned the town's Lord Nelson pub.
To celebrate this notable success, he generously bought drinks for people across the town that evening, and not just Nelson regulars!
The race is now known as the 2019 Randox Health Grand National.
With many people in the Brigg area heading for local bars to watch the race on TV, we'll offer Pleasant Company (trained by W P Mullins) as our tip. Its odds, as we write this, are 20/1. If Plesant Company is first past the post, that should be more than enough to buy a round! 
WELL WORTH A LOOK: Use this link to view Pathe News footage of the 1948 race, won by Sheila's Cottage...