Brigg Blog took scores of pictures during 2018, many of them appearing on this website which always includes at least one image with each post.
We've looked through our back catalogue and chosen these 30 for a variety of reasons.
PUBS: We recall Brigg Beer Festival 2018, the relaunch of the Black Bull, the new Stables Bar opening, some good nights enjoyed in bars like the Lord Nelson, the Britannia and the Exchange, but the sad closure of the Nelthorpe Arms.
SPORT: The Adrian Gibbons memorial football match in aid of charity was staged at Brigg Town FC's Hawthorns ground, while Brigg Town Cricket Club won their division, losing only one game.
ANNUAL FAVOURITES: We recall August's Brigg Horse Fair, the Brigg Live Arts Festival, the Christmas lights switch on, the Brigg Poppy 10k and Military Challenge race, the Keyo Brigg Sprint Triathlon and the colourful Blessing of the Pumps.
THE WEATHER: The Beast from the East brought snow early in the year (see picture above taken in Brigg town centre by Ken Harrison) but the summer proved to be one of the hottest in living memory, peaking perhaps on the day of the Jerry Green Open Day at the Broughton dog sanctuary that we attended one Sunday in July. It was a scorcher!
THE UNUSUAL: The circus came to town at Brigg Recreation Ground and the town also saw a cavalcade of scooter riders, recalling the era of the Mods in the 1960s.
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| Emma Coaker, landlady of the Black Bull pub in Brigg when it reopened in April 2018 after refurbishment by the new owners |
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| Raising a glass to the success of Brigg Bike Night 2018 near the Yarborough Hunt pub from where this well-attended event was organised |
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| A steed being ridden at Brigg Horse Fair 2018, held on Station Road |
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| Renowned Scunthorpe pantomime performer Annie Fanny entertaining the crowd at the Brigg Christmas lights switch-on 2018 ceremony, with Brigg Town Mayor Coun Donald Campbell (left) enjoying the fun |
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| A competitor in the Keyo Brigg Sprint Triathlon 2018 - held in September - does his Sir Mo Farah impression during the 10k section on Cadney Road |
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| Brigg Town Mayor Coun Donald Campbell applauding competitors in the Brigg Poppy 10k 2018 running race - held in October - as they approach the finishing line |
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| Service veterans proudly wearing their medals in Brigg town centre on Remembrance Sunday 2018 |
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| The Adrian Gibbons 2018 memorial football match under way at Brigg Town FC's Hawthorns ground. The teams were playing for this trophy, remembering the renowned local teacher and footballer. This game is now an established annual event |
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| Scott Mitchell, left, behind the bar at Brigg Beer Festival 2018 |
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| The 2018 Briggensians' Association dinner at Elsham Golf Club went ahead, despite snowy weather in March |
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| One of the Brigg Hockey Club teams (green shirts) in action on the floodlit 'Blue Astro' pitch at the town's Recreation Ground |
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| Brigg in Bloom 2018 added floral colour throughout the town centre and beyond |
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| Dancing in the streets formed part of the Brigg Live Arts Festival 2018 |
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| This Poppy Cascade at the entrance to the Angel building was one way in which Brigg marked the 100th anniversary of the guns falling silent in the First World War |
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| Tom Brock fielding for Brigg Town Cricket Club during one of its 2018 home games at the Recreation Ground. Town had a top season, topping the table in division four of the Lincolnshire County Cricket League to gain promotion |
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| A Grim Reaper moment on Brigg railway station to mark the 25th anniversary in 2018 of the death of the town's Monday to Friday passenger train service - reduced to Saturdays only |
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| Britannia Inn landlord Shane Garrett with customer Gemma Chelton at a Christmas 2018 event held at the Wrawby Street hostelry on December 22 |
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| A circus came to Brigg during 2018 - a rare event at the Recreation Ground |
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| People taking to the dance floor at the Exchange in Brigg as local band The Dirty Pitchers provide the music |
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| Former Brigg & Goole MP, Ian Cawsey, judging the dog show at Jerry Green's sanctuary near Broughton on a very hot Sunday in July 2018 |
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| Lee Fielden with the cake presented to him in 2018 to mark his 500th game as manager of Barnetby United Football Club |
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| A sad moment in May 2018 - the last night of the Nelthorpe Arms pub in Brigg before it closed to be turned over to purely residential use. This was Brigg Blog's last pint at the town centre hostelry! |
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| Staff at Orchard Court in Brigg celebrating the care home being graded one of the best in the country following an official inspection |
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| Some of those who took part in the annual Blessing of the Pumps ceremony in Brigg town centre where two of the old cast iron water suppliers have been preserved |
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| Memories of the 1960s "Mods" era in May 2018 on the A18 in Brigg as a large group of scooter riders roared through on their way to a rally on the coast |
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| Opening night at the new Stables Bar in Brigg town centre during 2018 |
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| Brigg couple Joan and Keith Smith celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in 2018 at the refurbished Lord Nelson Hotel in Brigg, with music from the Ancholme Jazz Band |
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| Hardy shoppers in Brigg during a spell of snowy weather in 2018 |
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| Enjoying a Christmas 2018 music night at the Stables Bar in Brigg |
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