Autumn came early to Brigg at the start of the August bank holiday and the weather proved to be a major talking point yesterday (Saturday) following heavy rain the previous afternoon and evening.
Autumn is officially three weeks away, unless you listen to weather forecasters for whom September 1 is the date.
Leaves on some of the trees on East Park, near the Tintab shelter, have already started to turn yellow and brown.
A chilly wind and squally showers yesterday made it feel more like late October than late August.
Waves are not commonplace on the Old River Ancholme in Brigg, but there was quite a swell evident near the County Bridge mid-afternoon on Saturday (August 29). The water could be heard lapping against the brickwork on the banks.
The wet weather put some people off visiting Brigg pubs on Friday and last night, which was a shame for licensed premises hit by the enforced Coronavirus emergency closure (March to July). Hopefully things will get back to normal today and tomorrow with some more seasonal weather.
Perhaps we will go on to enjoy a so-called Indian Summer, as was the case not many years ago when T-shirts, rather than coats and jumpers, were evident throughout the town centre in early October as the temperature topped 70F one weekend.
We recall going to photograph a Briggensians football match at Sir John Nelthorpe School where the players were feeling the heat.
Waves are not commonplace on the Old River Ancholme in Brigg, but there was quite a swell evident near the County Bridge mid-afternoon on Saturday (August 29). The water could be heard lapping against the brickwork on the banks.
The wet weather put some people off visiting Brigg pubs on Friday and last night, which was a shame for licensed premises hit by the enforced Coronavirus emergency closure (March to July). Hopefully things will get back to normal today and tomorrow with some more seasonal weather.
Perhaps we will go on to enjoy a so-called Indian Summer, as was the case not many years ago when T-shirts, rather than coats and jumpers, were evident throughout the town centre in early October as the temperature topped 70F one weekend.
We recall going to photograph a Briggensians football match at Sir John Nelthorpe School where the players were feeling the heat.
