'GAME ON' AT THE OLD ANGEL HOTEL IN BRIGG

We recall attending a Brigg Hockey Club annual dinner at the Angel Hotel during the 1980s during which game chips were served to accompany the main course.
This proved a talking point - certainly on our table.
Some guests thought they were crisps, which was not really surprising as the great British snack is said to have been inspired by the game chips which accompanied roast partridge, pheasant and grouse enjoyed by wealthy folk during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
The Smith company launched large-scale crisp production in the UK during 1920.
That fact is revealed in an interesting North Lincolnshire Council leaflet about the history of crisp-making in Scunthorpe, which was produced a few years ago. Someone has kindly given us a copy.
It contains much of note about Riley's Crips and Sooner Snacks, where manypeople from Brigg and district found employment.  
Brigg Men's Hockey Club used to end the season 30-or-so years ago by staging a couple of friendly matches on grass at the Recreation Ground. The players then had a shower and put on suits and ties to head down to the Angel for the annual dinner.
Next day, Saturday, many of us donned cricket whites and began a new season of summer sport, which continued until early September when we switched back to hockey.