BRIGG TO FLAG UP LINCOLNSHIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS THIS YEAR

Brigg Blog has long campaigned for more to be done locally to celebrate our own county day. 

So we were pleased to hear during Tuesday night's meeting that when Brigg Town Council installs a new flagpole on the side of the Buttercross building, it intends to fly the flag in support of Lincolnshire Day on October 1 (as well as others on the calendar, including royal anniversaries).
Many counties, including Yorkshire, have long held their own days to highlight local heritage and food delicacies.
Lincolnshire Day became a fairly recent addition in 2006 and has since failed to generate the support it merits in the northern part of the historic county.
Some householders who have flag poles in their gardens have been known to fly the county flag (example pictured above).  

So it will be good to see the landmark Buttercross in the Market Place reminding passers-by, this autumn, about Lincolnshire Day.
This will be an opportunity to eat locally-made sausages, pork pies, haslet, plum bread, Poacher and Yellowbelly cheeses and to drink beer made in the county by firms like Lincolnshire Craft Beers (Melton Ross), Batemans (Wainfleet) and Axholme Brewing (Grimsby).
Our Yarborough Hunt pub, on Bridge Street, is the 'brewery tap' for Lincolnshire Craft Beers - serving its range of ales as well as guest beers from other suppliers.
As September's Brigg Farmers' Market will be held only a few days prior to October 1, 2021 (a Friday) there will be a golden opportunity to stock up with suitable products.