A GOOD TIME TO BOOST BRIGG PLAY AREA FACILITIES

It's heartening to see a Brigg play area being used again after lockdown. So now seems a good time for one of its main attractions to be reintroduced.
The children's slide at the Davy Memorial Playing Field, between Kings Avenue and Bigby Road, was removed in the winter on safety grounds. The picture above shows that the cushioned pad it used to stand on is still in place.
A replacement slide is still awaited as mid-July approaches - a time of year when play areas prove particularly popular.
Clearly, those people accompanying children to outdoor play areas like this need to ensure social distancing is observed by their charges if other families are also in attendance.
But the fact that some other play equipment is still in use on the Davy Memorial field at present suggests that social distancing should not be a factor when it comes to installing the new slide.
The Davy Memorial - generously gifted to the town long ago - is divided into two parts - one housing the play equipment and the remainder a small football pitch with goalposts. Beyond the pitch is more grass, extending some distance to the perimeter.
The entry gates to the fenced off area designed for young children were kept locked for some weeks under a Coronavirus emergency measure that has since been lifted. Its grass, which had grown at a rapid rate in recent weeks, has now been cut.
Yesterday afternoon (Sunday, July 12) both parts of the playing field were being used by families, though rather surprisingly there were no youngsters enjoying a kickabout on the footy field. A sign of the times? Or had they opted to stay at home and watch Premiership action unfold on the TV? 
No cricket was being played, either - a far cry from how things were throughout the month of July in 'our day' 50-plus years ago.
On the other side of Bigby Road from the field, the former car sales lot is now on the market to let. Lately it has been used as a base by railway contractors working in Brigg.
 
 

There were plenty of motor-cycles passing through Brigg along the A18 and the A1084 on Sunday as their owners decided to enjoy 'ride outs' on a warm and pleasant summer's day.
Some gleaming scooters, built years ago, were also parked up near Wetherspoon's White Horse for a time in the afternoon.
These sights were a reminder that Brigg Bike Night 2020, which would have drawn big crowds on Friday night (July 10) failed to go ahead. Social distancing along Bridge Street would have proved impossible.