Brigg has not enjoyed a funfair for many years but they used to be held annually on Horse Fair Paddock, part of the Old Courts Road car park and the old lorry wash area where the Lidl store now stands.
However, the Independent Brigg Line Rail Group has now signalled that Dowse's Funfair will be operating on The Green in nearby Kirton Lindsey from Thursday to Sunday, July 22 to 25.
The campaigning group is hoping that Brigg people, and particularly families, will use the Saturday-only passenger train service on July 24, to get to and from our neighbouring town to enjoy all the fun of the fair.
The IBLRG has kindly provided train times and ticket information.
- Depart Brigg station 11.47am (platform two).
- Arrive Kirton in Lindsey 11.55am.
- Depart Kirton station 4.48pm.
- Arrive Brigg (platform one, nearest to Station Road) 4.56pm.
- Adult return fare £5.70; child's return £2.85.
"if you have a North Lincolnshire bus pass with a train symbol on you are entitled to a child's return fare," the group informs Brigg Blog. Passengers can tender fares to the guard/conductor one they have boarded the train (cash or card).
This promises to be pleasant afternoon for parents, grandparents and children - combining train rides with what Dowse's says will be "fun for all the family."
The Green in on King Edward Street, which connects with Station Road via Spa Hill. Postcode DN21 4NQ.
Click here to view a map giving directions. It's about three-quarters of a mile's walk from the railway station to The Green.
For the benefit of Brigg people planning to visit Kirton's funfair by car, the opening hours are:
Thursday & Friday, July 22 and 23: 5pm to 9pm.
Saturday, July 24: 1pm to 9pm.
Sunday, July 25: 1pm to 7pm.
Visit www.dowsesfunfair.co.uk to find out more about this well-known South Yorkshire based company which is a big name in travelling fairs.
PICTURED ABOVE: Memories of Brigg funfairs. Colour images by Ken Harrison; black and white picture of Horse Fair Paddock in the early 1970s from the Ken Fisher Archive. Below - a train about to depart from platform two at Brigg station - next stop Kirton Lindsey.
Kirton Lindsey Railway Station - only one platform these days.
