MORE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO BE ADDED IN BRIGG FOR 2021 DISPLAY

Additional Christmas lights in Brigg town centre are to be provided by the Town Council ahead of the next display scheduled for the end of this year.
The authority replaced the previous illuminations with new ones ahead of the recent festive period, adding some lighting features to some lamp-posts for the first time.
It has now budgeted to provide more lights along Bridge Street and within the town centre for late 2021.
Hopefully, the Coronavirus emergency will be over by then and the public can once again attend and enjoy the traditional Christmas lights switch-on ceremony from a stage in the Market Place, accompanied by the Lions' festive fair with indoor and outdoor stalls, plus sideshows and children's rides.
The Town Council's January meeting, held on Tuesday night, heard that the taking down of the Christmas lights was about to be undertaken, having been delayed because of the unexpected unavailability of a 'cherry picker' vehicle required for this task.
Town Mayor Coun Sharon Riggall lit the lights on her own in late November 2020 - footage of the ceremony being 'live streamed' over the internet by the council. The usual mass gathering was ruled out by the Covid-related restrictions and the festive fair had to be cancelled for the same reason.