PETER THOMPSON: PEOPLE TO MEET UP IN BRIGG TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS

The many people in Brigg who knew Peter Thompson, the former sportsman and teacher, will have an opportunity to pay their respects in the town this Friday (June 18).
The cortège from Caistor, where he lived, is likely to pass through Brigg around 10.00am. PLEASE NOTE THE AMENDED TIME.
Some of those who knew Peter well are to gather from 9.50am beside the A18 at East Park, near The Monument, with the cortege also proceeding along Barnard Avenue and Bridge Street on its way to Scunthorpe's Woodlands Crematorium.
Attendance at the funeral service is limited.
Peter was a long-serving player, official, coach and umpire with Brigg Hockey Club and also appeared for Brigg Town Cricket Club over several seasons as a bowler. Latterly, he was press officer for Elsham Golf Club where he was a member.
Educated at Brigg Grammar School, Peter had close connections with St John's Church and the local Scouting movement.
Having taken early retirement from teaching, he became a local photo-journalist, operating his own rural news agency and covering a wide area which included Caistor, Brigg and Market Rasen. He was very well-known in Brigg.