FEWER PEOPLE VISITING BRIGG POP-IN CENTRE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO BUS SERVICES, TOWN COUNCIL TOLD

Fewer people are visiting the Brigg Pop-In Centre following recent changes to bus services, the Town Council's July meeting was told.
The long-established facility for senior citizens, located on Cary Lane, caters for folk who pop in for a chat and a cuppa and is located very close to the town's main bus stop.
However, Coun Mike Campion told Monday's meeting that since recent changes to services, including those from some neighbouring villages, the Pop-in had "lost customers."
This view was supported by Coun Penny Smith, a volunteer, who suggested that some people had been "excluded".
Coun Rob Waltham - leader of North Lincolnshire Council as well as being a Town Councillor - said some changes had been made by those operating buses.
However, he pointed out that the  local Call Connect (dial-a-ride) service was really busy, while the internal Brigg Town bus service was carrying more people, with a request made for an additional stop.
Brigg Blog recently reported the launch of a new X-press service between between Brigg and Scunthorpe, along the A18.
Coupled with the familiar route through Broughton, this means buses running every half-hour for much of the day between the market and steel towns (except Saturdays).
During the Town Council's June meeting, Coun Campion made particular reference to buses coming to Brigg from the Ulceby and Wootton areas.