Brigg Blog's research for our Dates Timeline has revealed that a notable association within the town is approaching its 100th anniversary.
The Briggensians' Association - representing former pupils and staff of Brigg Grammar School (BGS), Brigg Girls' High School and today's Sir John Nelthorpe comprehensive - will reach the three-figure milestone in 2023.
We have alerted current officials of the association and suggested that some suitable commemoration might be in order.
A meeting to establish the association was held in Brigg on July 25, 1923. It was then known as the BGS Old Boys’ Association.
The stated aim was to keep Old Boys in touch with each other and with the school - something that's still true today.
The association in 1923 wished to foster "social intercourse" through cricket and football matches and its annual dinner, while also helping ex-pupils who were "down on their luck."
The initial annual subscription was set at 2 shillings (10p) which included a copy of the School Magazine.
The first annual dinner was held on January 5, 1924 at the Woolpack, in Brigg Market Place (from 5.30pm). Tickets cost 5 shillings (25p).
Founder officials included: President, R. N. Sutton-Nelthorpe, the Scawby landowner, who we think was then chairman of governors; chairman, B.E. Spink, who farmed near Scunthorpe; secretary, E. F. Brown, a chemist at Lysaght's steelworks, Scunthorpe, and a football referee; treasurer, J. G. Marris, bank manager.
Brigg Grammar's headmaster at the time was H. E. Bryant, and there were 204 pupils - 52 of whom were resident boarders in School House.
The Board of Education carried out a "full inspection" of the school in 1923; it was found to be carrying out its work efficiently and meeting the educational needs of the area it served.
"The work as a whole is marked by earnestness and enthusiasm," the inspectors noted.
This comment prove gratifying to the headmaster and his staff.
A report about the formation of the BGS Old Boys’ Association appeared in the Christmas 1923 edition of The Briggensian (magazine) which was printed by Ashton's in Brigg.
Past school magazines from 1914 onwards were scanned into PDF format some years ago by Mike Spencer, who was a BGS pupil in the 1950s.
They make very interesting reading, not just for former pupils of the grammar school.
Use this link to view the full catalogue and get searching...
The March 2020 annual dinner went ahead with a reduced attendance during the Coronavirus alert. View pictures and report here...
PICTURED ABOVE: Brigg Grammar School in the 1920s, with the Boarding House nearest the camera.
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