BRIGG & DISTRICT EVENTS IN JULY - COURTESY OF OUR TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE

Here are Brigg events to be held in July, courtesy of the Tourist Information Centre, based at the Buttercross, Market Place:

Wednesday 1 July
5 to 10pm - Barton Bike Night - Town centre streets closed to traffic to allow the thousands of visitors and motorbikes to assemble. Trade stands, live bands, food. 0789 6712048. MANY BRIGG BIKE FANS WILL BE ATTENDING, SOME RIDING THEIR OLD MACHINES ON THE OLD ROUTE TO BARTON, VIA ELSHAM LEVEL CROSS AND ELSHAM HILL.

Saturday 4 July
1.30pm – Railtour around the TATA iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours (suitable for all ages).  Places must be booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).

Saturday 4 to Friday 10 July
1.30 to 5pm - Scawby Hall Open - Conducted tours in groups of max 12 people. Adults £7, concessions £5.50, children (5-16 yrs) £3, under 5s free, family ticket £17. 01652 654272. 

Saturday 11 July
10am to 4pm - Our Big Gig – Music and storytelling in Brigg Bandstand as part of National Bandstand Marathon Weekend. Some seats available. Free.01652 657053. www.briggisbest.co.uk
10am to 4pm – CPRE Conference on Extreme Weather – The Steel Rooms, Springs Parade, Brigg. £20 including lunch. Booking essential by 26 June. 01652 618744. Email: jenny.haynes@btinternet.com
11am - 5pm, gates open from 9am – Rescue Day - 7 Lakes Country Park, Ealand, off DN8 5SX. In its sixth year the event promises to be bigger and better than ever before. In aid of the Air Ambulance, Humber Rescue, several emergency services and local charities. www.rescueday.com
1.30pm and 4.30pm - Railtours around the TATA iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours (suitable for all ages) and brake van tour 4.30pm for 3 hours (unsuitable for under 10 years old).  Places must be booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).

Sunday 12 July
9.30am to 6pm - Broughton Agricultural Horse and Dog Show – Sports Field, Broughton. Family fun day out with jumping and horse showing, horticultural, dog show, vintage tractors. 01652 653022. www.broughtonshow.co.uk
11.30am to 4.30pm – Jerry Green Dog Rescue Annual Summer Show – Broughton. Dog show, demonstrations, children’s activities. 01652 650886.

Saturday 18 July to Sunday 6 September
11am to 5pm - Elsham Hall Country Park Open Every Day - Adults £5.50, children £4.50, concessions £5, children under 2 free, family £19.  01652 688698. 

Saturday 25 July
9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it.  Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from venison to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.
1.30pm – Railtour around the TATA iron and steel making plant at Scunthorpe - Standard tour 1.30pm for 2 ½ hours (suitable for all ages).  Places must be booked with Brigg Tourist Information Centre 01652 657053. Admission free (donations welcome).

Sunday 26 July
2 to 5pm - Wrawby Mill Open Day - Mill Lane, Wrawby. The last remaining postmill in the north of England.  Adults £2, children £1, family £5.  01652 653699. 
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Tuesday 28 July
10.30am or 1.30pm – Funny Faces - Children’s Pottery  Workshop - Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton. £10, booking essential. 01652 631500. 

All of the information within this publication is believed to be correct at the time of going to press. North Lincolnshire Council cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. 
PUBLISHED BY BRIGG TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, THE BUTTERCROSS, MARKET PLACE, BRIGG DN20 8ER. TEL/FAX  01652 657053 brigg.tic@northlincs.gov.uk   www.visitnorthlincolnshire.com