THOUSANDS RAISED FOR CHARITY DOWN YEARS

Brigg’s Town Mayors should feel under no obligation to set up a charity appeal fund.
That was the conclusion after discussions by the elected members of the Town Council’s Policy Committee, held in the Angel Suite.
The talks were prompted by a suggestion from Coun Ben Nobbs, the town’s current first citizen, who is nearing the end of his year in office and who is raising money for worthy causes.
He recommended the Town Council should elect a committee at each annual meeting (to be chaired by the incoming Deputy Town Mayor) for the purpose of organising and co-ordinating events for the benefit of the Town Mayor’s Appeal.
Coun Nobbs suggested that each Mayor should be free to decide whether he, or she, wished to raise funds. However, given the number of Mayors who had done so in recent years, he felt it was now regarded as the done thing. As Mayor he had assumed he should raise money because so many previous holders of the post had done so.
Coun Nobbs was also concerned about the time Mayors had to devote to organising their own fundraising events, which was why he was suggesting assistance should be given.
“Nine months ago I started off with good intentions,” he admitted. “But I’ve got so much on. I think it is just too much for the Mayor to organise events himself.”
Coun Penny Smith pointed out the Town Council elected a Town Mayor each year, not a fundraiser.
Coun Mike Campion said that during both the years he had been Town Mayor some help with planning events had been forthcoming from within the Town Council office.
Assistant Town Clerk Alison Hannath added that support was given, but there was not much staff time available for “additional events” above those currently undertaken.
Not wanting fundraising to be seen as a burden to any Town Mayor, Coun Smith stressed: “If you put yourself forward you do not have to raise money.”
Coun Nobbs and Town Mayoress Barbara Morris (pictured here at an official function in the Angel Suite) have chosen the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance and the purchase of children’s playground equipment to benefit from their fundraising efforts during the Mayoral year 2010-11. Further cash will be raised during the civic charity dinner and auction in the Angel Suite next Saturday, March 19.
Thousands of pounds have been raised for a variety of good causes down the years by various first citizens of Brigg.



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