HELP IS AT HAND TO HELP FIX THE CAR PARK HELPLINE IN BRIGG

It seems replacement parts are required in Brigg to fix North Lincolnshire Council's broken helpline call system - designed to help motorists having difficulties with the ticket machine at our main Old Courts Road car park. We've posted twice about this problem recently, but as yet there's no definite date it will be resolved. We checked again on Wednesday night and it was still out of order.

ESTIMATED AGE PROVIDED FOR GARDEN STREET SIGN IN BRIGG

Correspondence received from Brigg Blog's most senior correspondent in New Zealand suggests this Garden Street sign has been here for at least 80 years. We've told him of a surviving archive picture from 1901 showing another identical sign at the end an alleyway off Wrawby Street. Urban District Councils were created in the 1890s. Could signs like these have resulted from this major step forward in Victorian local government? We will leave the matter with our local history experts to ponder and report back.

VANDALS TARGET BRIGG RAILWAY STATION

Vandals have struck at Brigg railway station, daubing graffiti, ripping off one of the timetable boards and doing some damage to a sign. These incidents have been reported to Northern Rail and British Transport Police.

 

LABOUR POLITICIANS PAY BRIGG TOWN CENTRE A VISIT

Brigg Blog was introduced to a couple of visiting Labour politicians in the Market Place on Saturday.
Labour politicians all over the UK were campaigning in towns and cities at the weekend.
Jacky Crawford, who will be the Labour candidate for Brigg and Goole in the next General Election, was here with Linda McAvan - Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and The Humber.
We told Jacky what we tell all candidates and councillors: Brigg Blog is independent and has no political affiliations. But we are always happy to report what's newsworthy.
The same message was given to Andrew Percy (Conservative) when he was elected to serve Brigg and Goole in Parliament at the last election.
We like to think we've enjoyed good working relationships with politicians of different parties, including Ian Cawsey (Labour) when he represented our area.
Jacky will be making further visits to town, and we've suggested she comes on farmers' market Saturday when Brigg is at its busiest.
It would help publicise the cause of improved rail services if she arrived by train.
we took some pictures of Jacky in the Market Place, with the landmark Buttercross as a backdrop.
This wasn't a planned meeting, we just happened to be walking through the town centre when he were called over and introduced by Coun Mike Campion.
Sadly, while we were talking to Jacky we had to move to one side to let a car ease past as it exited Cary Lane. Vehicles within the pedestrian area is a local issue for politicians of all parties!
Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin (Labour) also came to Brigg and later reported on Twitter that there had been "positive feedback."

Coun Mike Campion with Jacky Crawford

Jack Crawford and supporters

100th ANNIVERSARY OF BUS FIRM SERVING BRIGG

There are plenty of fun and exciting activities coming up at the North Lincolnshire museum.

You can have fun with all the family by taking part in the family fun day, or sharing memories at the memory lane drop in session.

Other activities include:

• ‘We’ll Take You There’ 100 years of Hornsby buses - 2014 marks 100 years since brothers, Arthur and Joseph Hornsby, set up their bus company in Ashby. This exhibition will celebrate Hornsby Travel’s centenary by exploring the social history of bus travel and the impact this family business has had on the local area. Runs from 25 January to 15 June.
• Free family fun day - To celebrate the opening of this new exhibition. Prizes to be won including mascot Dudley the bear merchandise. Come along to see our 1950s bus! Saturday 25 January.
• Memory lane drop in session - Do you have a local history story to share with us? If so why not come along to our brand new memory lane drop in sessions. Your memories will be archived and then be added to our museum archive, and even used in future exhibitions. Every Wednesday during term time from 1pm to 3pm.
• 1950s afternoons - Come along to enjoy our 50s style tea and cake afternoon. Enjoy 50s tunes, see a range of 50s objects and learn more facts about the fab 50s. Share memories and meet new people. Every Tuesday afternoon during term times from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
• Night at the Museum - Enjoy a medieval museum at night experience. Take part in free object handling and free medieval trails. Look out for our very own Knight as he comes to life in the museum. Make and take home medieval crafts. Every second Thursday of the month from 4pm to 8pm.
• Makaton – Designed to develop and encourage language skills in babies and toddlers. Sessions start 24 February from 1.30pm to 2.30pm and run every Monday for six weeks. Full course costs £20 and includes a course book. Book in advance by calling 01724 843533.

Cabinet member for Asset Management, Culture and Housing, Cllr John Briggs, said:

“The museum is a great place to visit with your family and friends.

“You can look back through 100 years of Hornsby buses, learn more about the 1950s and enjoy a medieval experience with Night at the Museum.

“The museum is a great place to learn more about local history, I’d encourage people to come along and discover more.”

FORMER BRIGG CHILDREN'S HOME CHANGING HANDS

"Subject to contract" North Lincolnshire Council has sold the former children's home in Poplar Drive, Brigg - for which the guide price was £170,000.  It has eight bedrooms and is quite a sizeable property on the Springbank estate.

PICK UP A BUILDING PLOT IN BRIGG FOR £70,000

North Lincolnshire Council has building plots for sale in Brigg. Follow this link for details