BRIGGSTOCK 2014 MUSIC FESTIVAL UPDATE

FROM MALCOLM BAILEY, BRIGG TOWN BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Briggstock 2014, Saturday 30^th August

Three weeks on Saturday - 30^th August - we will be enjoying  our third Briggstock Acoustic festival

There will be a rolling start of live music at four busking stations (Bridge Street, Wrawby Street, College Yard and Chapel Court) from 10am onwards. 

The main stage will go live at 11am and end with the very talented and must-hear Lizzie Goddard headlining at 5pm. 

Huge thanks go to Coun James Truepenny, again, for organising the musical side of things, and to Sophie Brumby for the design of our marketing material.

Each year we try to build on the previous year’s success. This year we will see  Paul Keane in Brigg Stocks! We also hope to have a limited amount of seating and to trial the provision of street food courtesy of a BBQ run by the Deli Diner (burgers, etc).  If successful we will expand on these next year.

There is a very active promotional programme with flyers going to all residents, courtesy of Brigg Matters newsletter, a further leaflet drop of 4,000 to outlying villages, press releases and radio interviews.  

Further distribution of flyers has taken place to sports halls and information centres further afield, thanks to Margaret Price and her team at North Lincolnshire Council. 

Banners for the main stage are being sponsored by Brigg Town Council and local businesses. By popular demand, Chris Darlington and Jane Kitching will be treading the sandwich boards the week before at the Food Festival organised by NLC on 23^rd August.  

I’m also told that the Nelthorpe Arms, our newest BTBP member, is continuing with live music into the evening after the official Briggstock event closes.

What can I do to help, I hear you ask!  The purpose behind Briggstock is, of course, to attract folk into the town, to increase the footfall and ultimately increase trade in Brigg on behalf of us all. 

I would like to ask for your help in promoting both this event, and that of the Food Festival the week before.

Last request: if anyone has a couple of hours spare on the 30^th to steward please let Janet know - janet@link2energy.co.uk

Finally, we are extremely grateful to North Lincolnshire Council for the provision of a community grant which, when coupled with our residual Portas monies and fundraising, enables us to put Briggstock on and our other programme events throughout the year.

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