IN THE FESTIVE SPIRIT

A nice tradition was continued this week by Brigg's current Town Mayor, Coun Mike Campion.
He invited fellow councillors, officials and the solitary member of the Press, to enjoy a Christmas drink with him at Hardy's, following the pre-Christmas meeting of the town council, in the Angel Suite.
The Mayor dealt with the bar bill himself, by the way, before anyone thinks otherwise!
The tradition was established, if memory serves me correctly, when Coun John Kitwood was the town's first citizen. And subsequent wearers of the civic chain have kept it alive, with visits to the Black Bull and Yarborough Hunt I can recall.
Welcome trade, too, on a midweek night in December - and much nicer than standing round in the Angel, having a glass of sherry and a mince pie, as used to be the case. Well, that's my opinion.
In return for Coun Mike's hospitality, most, if not all, his guests will be popping in to the Angel tomorrow morning to support his charity coffee morning. Hopefully many townsfolk will pay it a visit, too.
That coincides with the special Christmas farmers' market, from 9am in the Market Place. You may have noticed that the organisers of the market have now included 'award winning' on their publicity material, including the banner on the railings near The Monument. And why shouldn't they? It's not often Brigg gets named the best in Britain!
Tomorrow's market should be well and truly heaving. And hopefully many of the visitors will spend their hard-earned in Brigg town centre businesses while they are in town.