CIVIC SERVICE

St John’s Church, Brigg, was full to capacity for the town council’s annual civic service. Some 30 civic dignitaries from other towns on the north and south banks of the Humber, plus
North Lincolnshire Mayor Coun Jawaid Ishaq, attended the event, together with Brigg and Goole MP Ian Cawsey and his wife Linda.
The sermon was delivered by Father Owen Mitchell, vicar of Brigg.
Lessons were read by Steve Pearce, recently retired headteacher of Brigg Primary School, and Town Mayor Coun Mike Campion.
Musical accompaniment was provided by St Mary’s Roman Catholic School and the St John’s Church Music Group.
After the service, the congregation were invited to the Angel Suite for a buffet meal.
The Town Mayor said: “It was a most enjoyable afternoon and we were gratified to see so many people in the church and so many visiting civic heads come along for the occasion.”