BRIGG PICTURES & MEMORIES FROM 10 YEARS AGO - SEPTEMBER 2012

 

There were some interesting happenings and events in Brigg 10 years ago. So here's a selection of various pictures Brigg Blog posted during September 2012, together with some memories.
Brigg Bowls Club celebrated its 100th anniversary with an event held on the green near Dudley Road (see picture above).
Brian's DIY, in the town centre, launched Santa's Attic, its new first floor Christmas shop, while Brigg Garden Centre, off Bigby High Road, opened its 2012 Christmas displays to visiting shoppers.
Brigg District Lions hosted a two-day cider festival at John Reid Transport, on Atherton Way.
At the Rhythm & Booze off-licence, on Springs Parade, there was a Champagne moment for shop assistant Janet Thompson (pictured) when she left with a parting gift, having worked her final shift.

 

 

Brigg Town Council hosted a well-attended wedding fair in the Angel Suite, where many stands were taken by businesses offering services of interest to future brides and grooms.
Centrica thanked many local people for attending an "informal consultation" about its proposed biomass power station at Scawby Brook.
"We received a lot of useful feedback about the project and, where possible, this has been incorporated into our plans," the company said in September 2012.
Brigg Amateur Social Historians (BASH) began its 2012 programme in September with a talk by Sue Allan at Brigg & District Servicemen's Club, Coney Court.
The Brigg Branch of the Royal British Legion staged a 10k running event which started from the Market Place and proved popular. More were to follow in later years.

Ken Harrison kindly sent Brigg Blog some pictures showing unusual vehicles visiting the town, which included this personnel carrier.

 

He also spotted a military gun being towed over the County Bridge from the Market Place - artillery pieces not being listed on the historic toll board charges displayed nearby on the wall of what was then still the Nelthorpe Arms pub!

 

A very enjoyable Saturday morning get-together in the Angel Suite on September 22, 2012 saw Brigg Town Council's best-kept garden and allotment awards presented during Town Mayor Coun Carl Sherwood's Appeal Fund coffee morning. He raised money for the Brigg & District Breast Cancer Support Group and for the LIVES first responders during his year in office.
Brigg LIVES also received a £100 donation in September 2012 from the regulars of the King William IV pub at Scawby Brook, who held a whisky-tasting session (single malts and blends) and a raffle.

 

Canoes, kayaks and even a coracle or two took to the New River Ancholme, near the Leisure Centre, as part of an organised event in September 2012 (also attended by Ken, from Brigg Matters magazine).
Brigg & District Netball Club received a £250 grant from the Town Council after applying for funding, and was also informed about a "Custodian Pot" being available in North Lincolnshire which might prove helpful to the group.
Dilapidated tennis courts at the Recreation Ground were removed to provide an additional area of car parking near Brigg Town Football Club 10 years ago.
Fine new all-weather courts were eventually provided by North Lincolnshire Council when it revamped the sportsground.
Orienteering sessions were being held in Brigg during September 2012, with club runners meeting up at the Lord Nelson Hotel, Market Place. They then had 45 minutes to find as many “controls” as possible.
The Brigg Beds shop, on Princes Street, began selling tickets in September 2012 for Brigg Amateur Operatic Society's annual show, Carousel, performed between October 30 and November 3 at the Vale Academy's Westmoor Hall, off Grammar School Road.
Perhaps resulting from the very wet summer in 2012, there were few horse chestnut tree conkers about in early autumn, a Brigg Blog spot-check on Wrawby Road revealed.
We wondered if any Brigg kids 10 years ago were interested in 'stringing' them for games against their friends.
Some residents spotted and/or heard a WW2 Spitfire fighter plane high over Brigg. It undertook a flypast at nearby Kirton Lindsey where the 70th anniversary of the local airfield was being marked. Famous pilot Sir Douglas Bader had been stationed there early in the conflict.
Brigg Blog wondered in September 2012 if there was any chance of someone, or some group, re-establishing the town's once-popular communal bonfire and firework display previously held on the Recreation Ground over many years in early November.
However, this idea was not taken up. Ten years later, the position remains the same.
North Lincolnshire Council revealed in September 2012 that 21 per cent or the 27,398 adults resident in its area had never used the internet.
As a result, they continued to miss out on the social and financial benefits it could offer.
The authority stressed that people could do a wide range of things through its website www.northlincs.gov.uk –  including paying bills, applying for jobs, reporting their concerns and accessing general information.
In an effort to encourage use, the council arranged free internet taster sessions at its libraries, including those in Brigg and Broughton, 10 years ago.

A reminder of how Rhythm & Booze looked on Springs Parade - premises now occupied by a charity shop.

A break in play during the Brigg Bowls Club centenary event 10 years ago.