MORE BRIGG CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ALREADY PLANNED FOR 2021

Brigg Town Council is to provide more Christmas lights in the town centre when the 2021 display goes up towards the end of this year.
Having bought and installed a new set of illuminations in late November 2020 which were on show well into the New Year, the authority will be adding to them.
During the review of Christmas lights undertaken at last night's February meeting, Deputy Town Mayor Coun Brian Parker said he was very pleased with the latest display but wanted to see more "up above" Wrawby Street where he noted some "dark areas." He also hoped more shops would display Christmas trees on their frontages later this year.
Coun Rob Waltham agreed about the "dark areas" and suggested that the showpiece Christmas tree in the Market Place needed to be "dressed up" by installing a triangular mesh for its lights.
He and Coun Nigel Sherwood thanked the Nelthorpe Estate at Scawby for again donating the latest tree - something that needed to be pointed out.
Town Mayor Coun Sharon Riggall noted that lighting features had been extended this year to include the area near Cross Street. Coun Riggall switched on the latest set of illuminations but had to do so on her own because of Coronavirus emergency restrictions on gatherings.
These led to the cancellation of the usual mass gathering in the Market Place for the switch-on ceremony from a temporary stage in the Market Place. The Lions' festive fair, with indoor and outdoor stalls, was also called off for the same reason.
Hopefully normal service can resume later this year!

 

PICTURED: Some of the new Christmas lighting features installed on Wrawby Street on November 27, 2020 - the night they were illuminated for the first time.