BRIGG WILL BE SUPPORTING ARMED FORCES DAY

On Armed Forces Day (Saturday, June 26) many Brigg people will be thinking about those -  past and present - who have served, or are now serving, in the Army, Navy and RAF.
Residents with poles in their gardens will be flying flags, while others will be displayed near public buildings.
Brigg & District Servicemen's Club, on Coney Court, was founded around 100 years ago by local people who had served in the First World War and survived to return home. It involved early members of the Royal British Legion (officially reated in 1921).
North Lincolnshire Council today is "proud to be paying tribute to the brave men and women, and their families."
The authority says one way to remember the sacrifices made by our Armed Forces is by visiting the many beautiful and poignant war memorials in North Lincolnshire.
Brigg's Monument was one of the first to be erected after the so-called Great War of 1914-18 - a gift to the town from Alderman Harry Stamp, who chaired the Urban District Council and ran a local business. It was dedicated on on Sunday, June 15, 1919 at a ceremony attended by hundreds of local people.
Broughton also has a distinctive war memorial, dating back to 1924, showing a soldier in reflective mood.
Both memorials carry the names of local servicemen who died in the service of their country.
There are others in most villages across the Brigg area.
North Lincolnshire Council says: "We work with military partners, charities and public sector organisations to support those who are currently serving or have served and their families, under the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, to which the council has signed up."
Brigg Town Council has arranged periodic cleaning and refurbishment of the Monument over the years, including re-gilding the name-inscribed plaques on its base. The memorial is now a grade two listed structure.
The town authority also arranges the Remembrance Sunday parade, service and wreath-laying, and oversees the planting of crosses near the Monument by pupils from local schools.
Covid emergency regulations restricted what could take place last November, but wreath-laying and the sounding of the last post by a bugler was still undertaken.
People visiting Brigg Cemetery tomorrow may wish to reflect at the gravesides of former service personnel, many of whom are buried there. The cemetery has an area devoted to RAF personnel who flew on missions from the local Elsham Wold bomber base during the Second World War.
Among those reflecting on Armed Forces Day 2021 will be Brigg members of the Royal British Legion, the RAF Air Cadets and the Army Cadets (based in the town) and the local Veterans' Group.

PICTURED: Above - A previous Remembrance Sunday scene near Brigg Monument; below - Broughton's memorial.