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- NIGEL FISHER
- BRIGG, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, United Kingdom
- Nigel Fisher played almost 800 games for Brigg Town Cricket Club in a variety of leagues for 30 years up to 2004, also making appearances for Brocklesby Park. Since then he has umpired as a member of the Scunthorpe panel. He is results secretary of the Lincolnshire County Cricket League, chairman of the Broughton Evening League and supplies cricket content for the Scunthorpe Telegraph, the Grimsby Telegraph and the Lincolnshire Echo. He also penned the very popular and long-running In A Spin column, taking a light-hearted look at the game at local club level. Nigel welcomes your input.Please email scoopfisher@aol.com
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This was an added extra to the Big Brigg Spring Clean week-end Nigel -
North Lincolnshire Council organisd the cleaning of the
rainwater gulleys at the Angel and the Angel Suite for this mroning.
On behalf of the Town Coucnil can I also record thanks to everyone who turned out for the Spring Clean, despite the heat; and to the W.I. and the Lions for excellent and much needed refreshments; North Lincs. Neighbourhood Services Team who have worked the whole week-end alongside the volunteers, and were a pleasure to work with; and the Env Agency for their work last week - litter picking from the river, and beginning on the first stage of a longer term project to repair the wharf wall.
Just for the record, the whole of the riverside from the railway bridge to the motorway bridge was litterpicked; the tow path from the County Bridge alongside Lidl was edged and weeded; Atherton Way was litter picked, as was the Town Centre, the courts leading off, the car parks; and the bus terminus area at Cary Lane.
And the icing on the cake was to see the river taxis from Brandy Wharf travelling up and down the Old River - watch the Town Council web site and facebook page to see the photos.
A fantastic community effort by one and all.
Thanks for that, Jeanette.
Everything looking spick and span, a credit to all the hard work. Does anyone know the route for the river taxi and if it is in operation. I fancy a nice quite trip up the Ancholme for a pint of scrumpy, sounds great especially in this weather.
A big yellow crane, eh?....I've checked me little book, Nige.
We have such species of Common Crane, Whooping Crane and even Blue Crane......but no Big Yellow Crane.
I shouldn't excite it too much, Nige....feed it some fish.
ALAN R. Don't know about the River Taxi, but the barge Amy Howson is going to the Brandy Wharf Festival over ?5th/6th June. It takes groups. Check it out on the Web.
Another possibility: buy an inflatable + electric motor and pay EA licence (non-swimmers + kids may need bouyancy aids)...DIY.
Overall, what's needed in Brigg is a decent landing stage/launching pontoon....positioned in the right place, this facility will itself attract river users.
Ken. We moved to Brigg from Spalding and they run a very successful river taxi from the town center to the Springfields Shopping outlet on the outskirts of the town.The ride takes approximately 30 mins and is priced at £5.well worth it to take a slow boat to Sprinfields.This is co-owned by the South Holland Council and private businesses. VERY successful. Any budding business people out there???????
Details for booking the river taxi are available at the Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053
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