BRIGG YOUNGSTERS TO ENJOY ADDITIONAL PLAY EQUIPMENT

Brigg Town Council has discussed providing new play equipment for very young children who are taken along to Bigby Park near Kings Avenue.
Coun Rob Waltham told the authority's latest meeting that although older children were well catered for, there was a need to supply equipment for those in the 'early years' category.
Councillors were shown colour pictures of a wide range of play equipment for the very young which is available on the market.
Items mentioned by councillors during the discussions included play panels, talking flowers, secret message senders and push balancers.
Quotes having been received, further details about this project are expected to be revealed at a future meeting.
In recent years the Town Council has provided football goalposts, a new slide and an outdoor table tennis table on the Davy Memorial Playing Field (Bigby Park).
This supplements equipment provided by North Lincolnshire Council which operates the recreational area.
There has long been a fenced off portion aimed at the under-12s, with a range of play equipment including swings.
A comment from Coun Carl Sherwood during the discussions struck a chord with Brigg Blog, as it will with readers of a certain age.
He recalled the 1960s when Brigg youngsters put down four jumpers to mark out the goals while playing football on grassy areas in the town.
'Bigby Swings' (as local kids then called the Davy Memorial Field) was better equipped then than some similar areas in Brigg, also having a tall slide which was very popular.
However, Brigg Urban District Council did not cut Bigby Park's grass as often in the 1960s as it gets trimmed in the modern era.
Once the new equipment has been installed, the park will cater for successive age groups from toddlers through to late teens.

PICTURED: The Davy Memorial Playing Field as it currently looks.