VERY RARE BRIGG SUBMISSION TO THE CONSISTORY COURT

A very rare Brigg application has been submitted for consideration by the historic Consistory Court in respect of our parish church, St John's, which is in the Lincoln Diocese.
Permission is now being sought to carry out the following: Conversion of the pedal action of the organ from pneumatic to electro-pneumatic action.
Three local petitioners have signed a public notice, dated September 27, which is displayed outside the church.
Anyone wishing to object to the proposed works may do so in writing (stating their reasons) by October 25 to the Bishop of Lincoln's Registry, 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3JT. Email lincoln.registry@1thesanctuary.com
The Consistory Court is overseen by a judge.
Brigg Blog reported in June that the Victorian organ, in constant use for more than 150 years, now needs repair.
Several appeals for grants to fund work on the instrument have been made, with Brigg Town Council among those approached for assistance.
The organ was made in 1868, with its 'pedal department' being added in 1938.
This is now causing problems, having deteriorated to such an extent that some notes are slow to sound or do not sound at all. So the intention is to update the operating system. Our church organ is regarded as one of the very best in the area.
The Town Council considered the grant application at its June meeting; Coun Rob Waltham suggested the authority should set aside £1,000 to be awarded if the church was able to raise the remainder of the money required.
During a lengthy journalistic career stretching back to the mid-1970s, we've reported countless cases before Brigg magistrates and licensing justices and (later) edited articles - and written headlines for - many crown, county, coroner's and even high court cases. But this is the first time we can recall a local application to the consistory court.

St John's Church, Brigg, with Bigby Street's Church Hall on the right.