Brigg rose to the occasion and celebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in fine style over the extended bank holiday weekend.
Brigg Town Council and the Town Clerk, Kerry McGrath, were heavily involved in the organisation along with the hard-working Jubilee co-ordinating committee and the Business Partnership, while a host of local groups and organisations took on important roles, together with volunteers of all ages. Residents also got together to organise some street parties.
Townsfolk appreciated all the hard work everyone put in.
Three days of decent weather (Thursday to Saturday) was followed by gloomy conditions on Sunday afternoon but events were still held.
The printed Platinum Jubilee Celebrations leaflet, distributed in advance to households, proved very useful - complementing a wide range of online information (including our own humble efforts to publicise various events).
It was good to see that the Platinum programme differed somewhat from that staged 10 years ago to mark Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee (60 years as monarch)
Back in June 2012, people assembled in Bridge Street and the Market Place and a mass procession took place along Cary Lane, Newlands,Grammar School Road, Preston Drive and through Woodbine Park to the Recreation Ground, where a range of entertainment and events took place throughout the afternoon, including children's races and a pet show.
In the evening there was a ticket-only social event/ball in the Angel Suite which featured dancing and refreshments, with a licensed bar arranged.
Some weeks after the Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the organisers of Brigg's programme were officially thanked "for all their hard work in organising the celebrations enjoyed."
That followed a formal proposal by the then Town Mayor, Coun Carl Sherwood (currently our Deputy Town Mayor 2022/23).
It's likely that Brigg Town Council's next meeting, later this month, will see this June's organisers mentioned in despatches, to borrow a military term.
A conversation we had last Thursday afternoon while Town Crier Chris Dyson prepared to read the Royal Proclamation from the Angel's balcony reminded us that the Market Place had seen a similar Proclamation when Queen Elizabeth II succeeded her father, King George VI.
We think townsfolk today might be interested in looking back 70 years to see how things were done back then. View details here...
PICTURED ABOVE: The Blessing of the Pumps procession crossing the County Bridge on Saturday morning on the way to Grammar School Road South.
