SIZEABLE GRANT FOR BRIGG FOOD BANK TO HELP CONVERT FORMER GREGGS SHOP

Plans to re-purpose the former Greggs bakery and sandwich shop in Brigg town centre for use by the local Food Bank are to receive a major cash contribution from the Town Council.
Oikos - Brigg requested a half-funding contribution to help with refurbishment of these Wrawby Street premises into a food bank larder where items can be sorted prior to being distributed to help local families in need.
It is also planned to have a drop-in centre operating from the former shop at some point in the future.
Costings provided with the grant request included the suggested use of firms like Amazon and Wickes to supply some of the requirements.
The council agreed a £1,000 grant... and requested they source materials from local firms.
The restoration/refurb costs include hiring cleaning equipment and building materials, racking and fire extinguishers.
Proposing the £1k grant, Coun Rob Waltham said these premises had spent "a long time not let." He was keen to see traders in the town providing requirements rather than buying online.
Brigg Blog can add that Greggs served its last sandwich in Brigg on Saturday, November 25, 2017. We were among the final customers, buying a ham and salad takeaway sandwich and a chocolate slice from the national retailer's outlet.
Oikos - Brigg is a registered charity "set up to enable Christians who live in and around Brigg to work together for the benefit of the community."
Oikos says that in July 2019 "it was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission and assumed the running of the Brigg Foodbank."
It now works closely with the local mutual aid group "to deliver the Brigg Foodbank after the huge expansion of need this year."

PICTURED: The long-empty former Greggs premises as they current look, and the sort of items generous local people may donate to Brigg Food Bank to benefit those in need.