WILL BRIGG CHRISTMAS SHOWPIECE GO AHEAD THIS YEAR?

Will this year's Brigg Christmas lights switch-on ceremony with on-stage entertainment, festive fair and accompanying late night shopping event go ahead in its familiar format?
Lincoln Christmas Market 2020, in early December, has already been cancelled because of Coronavirus-related concerns over social distancing and the safety of traders and spectators.
Brigg Town Council and Brigg District Lions are central to the organisation of our Friday night festive get-togethers, which attract up to 2,000 people if the weather is favourable.
At the Town Council's next 'virtual' meeting, to be held on Thursday evening (July 16), 'Christmas Lights' appear on the agenda.
We expect this to prompt discussion about this year's switch-on ceremony and festive fair, and things should then become clearer.
It might seem a bit early to be talking about Christmas, but a great deal of organisation goes into setting up the festive showpiece in its usual format, including promoting and taking bookings for outdoor and indoor stalls.
Perhaps the lights will still be erected and illuminated from late November into January, even if the fair and other parts of the evening do not go ahead in the traditional manner.
A popular feature of the Market Place's on-stage entertainment in recent years has been Annie Fanny (played by Darren Johnson) and colleagues from the cast of Scunthorpe's annual pantomime.
PICTURED: Brigg Market Place on the Friday night when the Christmas lights were switched on at the end of November 2019. Social distancing was not then an issue.