Considerable interest is being shown in recently submitted applications for Brigg town centre pavement licences to allow tables and chairs to be provided for customers outside YellowBelly Pizza and the Woolpack pub in the Market Place.
Brigg Town Council is not objecting but is suggesting that North Lincolnshire Council considers the location of market day stalls near these premises when it makes decisions on both applications.
Brigg Blog took the pictures seen above on Saturday (August 22) during the monthly farmers' market to show stalls near near the pizza outlet and the pub.
We wonder whether a compromise might be possible by granting permission but adding a clause to say that the street furniture shall not be arranged on the paved area when markets are under way.
Below are a scenes not long after the farmers' market and the adjoining general market got underway.
An accordion player, on Wrawby Street, provided music for passers-by, but a gusty wind meant that stallholders had to keep an eye on some of their lightweight items displayed for sale.
Sadly, some motorists and cyclists decided to pick their way through the shoppers within the pedestrian area while the market was operating - a problem that has existed ever since this zone was created about a quarter of a century ago.
The presence of someone in uniform 'having a word' on market days, and at other times, would help. Perhaps a patrol or two can be arranged for future Thursdays and Saturdays.
