BRIGG MOVING TO TIER 2 COVID ALERT LEVEL

Brigg will be subject to tougher Coronavirus emergency measures to be introduced by the government from midnight tomorrow (Friday, October 30).
North Lincolnshire Council's area and North East Lincolnshire have been moved into the next tier (No 2) following a rise in local 'positive' virus cases.
The main changes effective from the early hours of Saturday morning mean you should not visit other households or share a table with people on licensed premises unless you live under the same roof as them or they are in your 'support bubble'. But you can still sit at a table inside licensed premises on your own.
Brigg Town Football Club, which has a licensed bar at the ground, said earlier tonight that, going forward, customers need to be mindful that "indoor mixing is to be one 1 household/bubble only."
Brigg's Coun Rob Waltham, as Leader of North Lincolnshire Council, has commented on the situation (see below) as part of a news release issued this afternoon (Thursday). 

FROM NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

After close discussions with Government and Public Health, the following areas will move from local COVID alert level medium to local COVID alert level high from 00.01 on Saturday 31 October at midnight.
North Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
Kingston-upon-Hull.
This means further restrictions will be put in place to prevent the spread of the virus:

• People must not meet with anybody outside their household or support bubble in any indoor setting, whether at home or in a public place
• People must not meet in a group of more than six outside, including in a garden or other space
• People should aim to reduce the number of journeys they make where possible; if they need to travel, they should walk or cycle where possible, or plan ahead and avoid busy times and routes on public transport.

Cllr Rob Waltham, Leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said: “Whilst infection rates in North Lincolnshire remains lower than in many parts of the country, we have still experienced a rising number of positive cases in most recent weeks particularly among those aged over 59. These are among the groups most at risk.
“It is this, the very real  risk to our older residents, our mums, our dads, our grandmothers and grandfathers, which has caused most concern and led us to be move up a tier in the Local Covid Alert Levels.
“I would urge everyone in North Lincolnshire to follow the guidance in order to protection the most vulnerable people in our communities and not only avoid tougher measures being introduced but go back to Medium.
“I understand this requires sacrifices, especially families not being allowed to meet socially indoors, but if we all play our part we can reduce the spread of the virus, protect the NHS and return North Lincolnshire to the lowest alert level.
“Now would be a good time to download and complete the council’s Personal Covid-Secure Plan designed to help people put in place measures to stop the spread of the virus.
“There will be some impact upon people’s lives and upon a number of businesses but we have secured access to immediate Government monies to help those businesses navigate these uncertain times.”
PICTURED: Brigg from the air by Neil Stapleton; Coun Rob Waltham in the town centre by Ken Harrison, of Brigg Matters magazine.

MORE TO FOLLOW ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC, AND ITS LOCAL IMPLICATIONS, FROM BRIGG BLOG TOMORROW. STAY SAFE!