Brigg will be able to fly the flag in support of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee next June, Lincolnshire Day on October 1 every year and other major occasions.
Members of Brigg Town Council who attended meetings held last night (Tuesday, July 27) were informed by Town Clerk Kerry McGrath that planning permission has now been granted for two new 4-metre, 45 degree-angled flag poles with flags on the historic 200-year-old grade two listed Buttercross in the Market Place.
Councillors were meeting in the first floor function room of this building when they received the positive news.
North Lincolnshire Council has granted formal planning approval, following an application by the town authority.
A heritage statement submitted with this application said: "As part of the Support Local initiative and taking pride in our area, Brigg Town Council are investing in two flags and flag poles to be placed in the centre of the town.
"The flagpoles and flags will be seen as an enhancement to the town and its local pride and heritage, especially at times of celebration as well as remembrance and memorials, and will not adversely impact the Conservation area it is situated in. It will be seen as a positive improvement to the area’s character, appearance and setting."
Announcing its decision yesterday, North Lincolnshire Council said: "The flagpoles would support the civic use of the building and would not detract from its historic contribution to the character of Brigg town centre. The design of the flagpoles would be appropriate and sympathetic to the historic nature of the building."
The Queen's Platinum anniversary, celebrating her 70 years as reigning monarch, is to be marked by an extended public bank holiday.
Our picture (top left) shows a previous flag being attended to on one side of the Buttercross, which is owned by North Lincolnshire Council, some years ago; and the Lincolnshire Flag (top right) being flown in the garden of a domestic property in the town. October 1 is Lincolnshire Day - a chance to celebrate all that's good about the historic second largest county in England.
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