BRIGG SETS ITS STALL OUT

North Lincolnshire Council announcement


Brigg’s traditional market and its Farmers’ Market both have reasons to celebrate this week.
The traditional market will be given a fresh new look on Thursday (22 July) with the introduction of neat new stall canopies. The green and white striped canopies will bring a vibrant look to the traditional market held every Thursday and Saturday in the pedestrian area of the town.
With stalls selling everything from delicious home baked cakes, fresh fish, fruit, vegetables and flowers, traditional sweets, pet accessories, hardware, clothing and shoes this open air market brings the town alive and is vital to the local economy.
North Lincolnshire Council is committed to developing the area’s markets and the new canopies are the first part of these improvements.
Brigg general market is held every Thursday with a smaller market on Saturdays, which is joined on the fourth Saturday of the month by the hugely popular Farmers’ Market.
This award-winning Brigg Farmers’ Market celebrates its tenth anniversary on Saturday, 24 July.
The whole town will be joining in the celebrations, with retailers and market traders coming together to welcome local shoppers and visitors. Among the festivities will be cookery demonstrations by renowned local chef Nigel Brown who recently opened a cookery school at the Ropewalk in Barton. Nigel will be cooking simple dishes inspired by the fresh local ingredients found on the market.
There will also be chocolate-making demonstrations by Fiona Sciolti, a choclatier from Brigg who sells her handmade chocolate on the general market. With a clown, accordionist, balloons, birthday cake, free prize draw as well as all the usual stalls selling everything from smoked salmon and ostrich to artisan breads, organic vegetables and the freshest seasonal fruits it’s going to be a fun-packed day.
There will also be a Treasure Hunt throughout the shopping area for children aged around nine to 12-years-old with a Falcon Storm bicycle as the prize.
Coun Tony Ellerby, lead member for Markets and Partnership Development and chair of the Market Traders’ Federation, said: “Brigg’s traditional market is a good, sound, solid market and I take my hat off to the traders who work hard to keep it that way. The new canopies are well overdue and well deserved. The markets we have in North Lincolnshire work very well together and in Brigg there is the added bonus of the Farmers’ Market, now celebrating it’s tenth birthday. A big thank-you must go to the council’s tourism team, they’ve given it 110 per cent. It’s vital to the local economy and I wish it every success for the next ten years. Market traders are good for the area and represent good value for money. I have great respect for those stall holders who stand there in all weathers keeping the tradition alive.”
Coun Mark Kirk, Leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said: “North Lincolnshire Council is committed to improving our markets and the new canopies will greatly improve the appearance of Brigg’s traditional market. This is just one of many steps we are taking to give our markets a much-needed boost and bring them into the 21st Century. Brigg Farmers’ Market has gone from strength to strength and I’m thrilled to see it reach its tenth birthday. Both markets are huge attractions for the town and by supporting them you are supporting the local community and keeping alive a tradition that goes back hundreds and hundreds of years.”