A football match in memory of former player Adrian Gibbons will take place at Brigg Town FC's EC Surfacing Stadium (Hawthorns) tomorrow (Tuesday, December 27) by kind permission of the club. Kicking off at 11am, it will be raising money for charity.
This long-established 'old boys' game is to resume after being postponed last year due to Coronavirus emergency lockdown.
It will combine the long-established post-Christmas Briggensians get-together/reunion involving former football-playing pupils of Sir John Nelthorpe School and the 'Gibb' fixture played in memory of this very popular local teacher and ex-Brigg Town and Briggensians footballer who died seven years ago.
All the players tomorrow will be donating £10 to the Cardiac Risk in the Young charity. There will also be an opportunity for spectators to contribute on the day.
For many years the Briggensians Association, representing former SJN pupils and staff, held winter sports reunions a few days after Christmas, with 'Gibb' being one of the organisers.
These football matches were followed by 'indoor games' and a drink or two on licensed premises.
Adrian Gibbons - fondly remembered by so many people in the Brigg area.
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