Brigg hosted annual horticultural shows for many years, with the old Corn Exchange being their popular venue.
Well-known local man George Green was the long-serving secretary and worked hard to publicise these events through the local press and with posters.
We were reminded of these summer favourites the other day when reading a current poster on display within Brigg town centre.
It is promoting nearby Barton's 70th Horticultural Show, coming up on Saturday, August 13, 2022. View/download full details via this link...
Coun Dick Long, from Wrawby, who was the leader of Brigg-based Glanford Borough Council for some years and also chaired the planning committee, won many prizes in vegetable classes at our horticultural shows. Dick certainly knew his onions!
There were also lots of flower classes, and some for children - a welcome feature of the forthcoming Barton event which the organisers say "anyone can enter."
Many spectators used to attend horticultural shows at Brigg Corn Exchange - this huge social venue being full of tables on which the exhibits were displayed for the judges' benefit.
We recall there was a fundraising auction of produce towards the end of the afternoon, resulting in much fresh veg being enjoyed with Sunday lunches across Brigg the following day.
Perhaps one of our church halls was used as a show venue after the Corn Exchange was demolished in the mid-1990; possibly they switched to the Angel Suite after it was created from the former Angel Hotel ballroom.
For the benefit of Brigg Blog followers who did not know the mid-19th century Corn Exchange, it was situated at the end of Exchange Place, off the Market Place (see pictures above).