NEW CO-OP STORE NOW TAKING SHAPE IN BARNETBY: WOULD BRIGG WELCOME ONE?

Brigg Blog has previously expressed its surprise that the Co-op - a very well-known and well-regarded retailer - has yet to establish one of its many Lincolnshire food and convenience stores in our town.
However, one its now taking shape in nearby Barnetby village, as the recently-taken 'progress picture' above illustrates.
Over recent years, the Co-op has built and opened convenience stores in Broughton (similar population size to Brigg) Hibaldstow and Scawby which are proving popular with customers.
There are others in the former Glanford area, and also in the Isle of Axholme, North Lincolnshire.
Back in the 1960s and perhaps early 1970s there was a Co-op store midway along Glebe Road, Brigg.
The facility now taking shape off Victoria Road, Barnetby, occupies a site once used by a well-known scaffolding company.
Its nearness to Barnetby railway station is bound to result in custom from waiting passengers once the store opens. It is on track to do so this summer and will create 14 full-time jobs.
Barnetby's food store Co-op will stock fresh and frozen goods, "100% British" meat, fruit & veg, chilled beers and wines and freshly baked bread, pastries and "sweet treats."
There will also be a Love Local range which includes Alfred Enderby fish and Docks Beers, both from Grimsby.
Picture credit: Anne-Marie Wescott, Barnetby.
Brigg Blog last gave an update on the store-building project in November 2021 when groundwork had just started.
The wooden Barnetby East signalbox, seen in the distance - was decommissioned several years ago by Network Rail.