BRIGG BLOG JOINS NEW CCTV CAMERAS TO KEEP WATCH ON BOXING DAY

There were plenty of people out and about in Brigg on Boxing Day morning yesterday (Saturday, December 26) and some came under the watchful eye of new CCTV cameras.
Townsfolk of all ages were taking a stroll during the fine pre-lunch weather - in some cases to walk off food and drink excesses of Christmas Day.
The Ancholme Way riverside walk & cycle way, running north from the County Bridge, proved particularly popular and came within CCTV surveillance of two new cameras - adjoining Riverside Mews and on a metal post near the Amcholme Way flyover. Our picture shows the latter.
Brigg Town Council and North Lincolnshire Council are involved in this latest bid to keep an eye out for wrong-doers, including anti-social behaviour by the riverside.
The cameras are monitored from the unitary authority's control centre in Scunthorpe, together with many others across the district.
As word spreads that these cameras are now operational, it should make people think twice about unlawful acts.
It remains to be seen whether the live footage captured is being, or can be, used to help identify fly-tippers and dog owners who opt not clean up after their pets.
If the answer is yes, pet walkers and other pedestrians with litter to discard are strongly advised to use the bins provided nearby.
There was no sign of any riverside activity that might interest the authorities yesterday morning, nor within the town centre.
It's common to see the odd discarded beer bottle or pint glass on the paved part of the pedestrian area after Christmas, but not this year.
With all pubs in enforced lockdown due to the Coronavirus emergency, it was sad to walk past them late on Boxing Day morning and see the doors firmly locked at what is usually such a busy time for the licensed trade.
In addition to Brigg Town FC's home game with Skegness, there was some other sport being enjoyed yesterday. Pleasure anglers were using the Springs Stretch near the Ancholme Way Bridge - these pegs taking their name from the former jam factory, since demolished.
Pictured below on Boxing Day are balcony seats on the side of Riverside Mews, offering a bird's eye or panoramic view of the Old River Ancholme beneath. Directly opposite, beneath the wall at the side of the former Nelthorpe Arms beer garden, a giant pike was rumoured to live long ago. Many handsome pike have been caught over the years on the Old River near the County Bridge.

But did anyone ever manage to land this particular monster of the deep?