SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH FOR BRIGG TOWN COUNCIL'S MARKET DAY PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS

 

Brigg Town Council held the first of what will now be quarterly public consultation sessions.
On market day (Thursday, August 26) the authority set out its stall, so to speak, in the Market Place, giving local people the opportunity to stop and talk with councillors and staff.
Couns Sharon Riggall and Jane Gibbons were present when we arrived, together with Town Mayor Coun Brian Parker and Coun Ann Eardley. Other councillors called in at other times.
A good number of local folk stopped by and helpful leaflets were given out listing the services provided by North Lincolnshire Council, Brigg Town Council and Andrew Percy, the Brigg & Goole MP.
When some local people have issues or problems, they may be unsure who best to contact for assistance.
Brigg Town Council services include grass cutting of verges, parks & amenities, the cemetery and public rights of way.
The authority provides the town's Christmas Lights, undertakes the Remembrance Sunday co-ordination, oversees the Millennium Green and the Market Place's Bandstand, makes community grants, has community projects, sees to floral displays and assigns the Brigg Handyman to deal with various tasks as they arise.
It is also consulted about all planning and licensing proposals in the town before North Lincolnshire Council makes the final decisions.
This year the Town Council has also provided #LoveBrigg shopping bags for every household - bags which can be used time and again instead of the throw-away plastic types.
The Town Council's latest community grant, £100 - agreed at the latest meeting - was presented by the Town Mayor during Thursday's consultation session to representatives of the Brigg Trefoil Guild, a branch of the Girl Guiding movement, which will go towards meeting room hire.
Town Mayor Coun Brian Parker is pictured below presenting the cheque. He's also seen above with Town Clerk Kerry McGrath beside the council's stand on Thursday's market.  The authority used the stand as a base for the presentation of awards for the best gardens, allotments and floral displays 2021.