OLDER BRIGG FOLK WILL LOVE IT

A new gallery looking at how British culture has developed since the end of World War Two will be opening at North Lincolnshire Museum, in Oswald Road, Scunthorpe next year, and it's bound to attract the attention of many Brigg people older enough to remember the 1950s.
The gallery will focus on how the dramatic cultural changes of the past 60 years have affected North Lincolnshire.
Plans for the new gallery include a 1950s-style kitchen and diner, a 1960s living room, and areas featuring pop culture paraphernalia from the 1950s to the 1980s.
The museum is now appealing to people to for suitable objects to be displayed in the new gallery alongside pieces from its own collection.
Crockery, tableware, glassware, light fittings, ornaments, kitchen and dining room furniture and living room furniture from the post-war period, particularly the 1950s and 1960s, are among the items needed.
Pop culture collectibles from music and youth movements such as mods, rockers, hippies, heavy rockers, punks and new romantics will also be welcomed.
The new gallery will open in May 2012 and renovation work will start earlier in the year.
It will tell the story of how a huge number of workers flocked to the area after World War Two to work in the town’s steel industry and how the steelworks acted as a catalyst for the growth of the town.
The museum is very keen to hear from people who have stories to tell from this period.
It’s possible that these stories will be recorded for visitors to the new gallery to listen to.
For more details contact Emma Wood on 01724 843533 or email emma.wood@northlincs.go.uk.
Couin John Briggs, cabinet member for Asset and Estate Management, Sport, Leisure and Culture at North Lincolnshire Council, said: “North Lincolnshire Museum is very keen to hear from people who have pieces of furniture or other items that could be displayed in this wonderful new gallery.
“A number of exhibitions about North Lincolnshire’s more recent history have proved hugely popular with visitors.
“The new gallery is part of the museum’s plan to give more prominence to the post-war period and the many cultural changes that have taken place. Please contact North Lincolnshire Museum on 01724 843533 if you can help.”