Brigg (North Lincolnshire) news - January 2007

Winter over?

Probably a bit premature to say so, but according to the weather forecasters the winter has come and gone. Two days of cold and a snowstorm and that was it! Shows the effect of climate change: summer used to be two days of sun and a thunderstorm - now it has all changed round.

With the arrival of the first signs of spring, Brigg people have been having a spring cleanout with expensive consequences. Brigg Town Council are also splashing out on a revamp of the Tin Tabernacle.

The secret of attraction

North and North East Lincs council tourism chiefs have come up with a cunning plan to attract foreign tourists.
More: Het geheim van North Lincolnshire.

Practical recycling

A group of 'tightwads' in Scunthorpe have come up with a great way of recycling our unwanted goods. They have created a website Regive.org on which you can place your unwanted household goods so that others can pick them up. You can also browse the items which are being given away. Re-use is much more efficient than just recycling. More: regive.org.uk.

Where there's muck, there's brass ...

We are all worried about global warming. But what if it were possible to not only solve one of the problems of greenhouse gas emissions, but also make a healthy profit at the same time?? One company is doing just that.
More: Power from landfill gas.

Brigg Fair 2007

EMAIL. From Sarah Angell (BUGSS). Hi there. Just to let you know that we are well into organising Brigg Fair again. We now have 5 members in BUGSS!! James Martin (journalist student) has decided to join the 4 of us! Yippee!!

We have had our 1st meeting of the year. The fair will be on Sat 4th Aug 2007.10 till 4pm. Similar format to last year. Stalls and entertainment.

Anyone interested in helping on the day or becoming a member of BUGSS please contact me on 01652 659091 or sarahangell4@aol.com.

Many thanks - Sarah Angell (BUGSS Secretary)

Ed - The BUGSS people are doing a great job in keeping this 800 year old fair going - and deserve the support and recognition of the community of Brigg.

HumberFest Announces Pop Line-up

Organisers of a new music festival have unveiled a line-up of big names from the world of music to play at a specially built performance arena close to the town of Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire.

HumberFest features a programme of ticket-only concerts starting on Friday 29 June features Go West, ABC and former Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley.

The festival headliner performing on Saturday 30 June is yet to be unveiled. Though organisers state that the artist or artists have achieved major and recent chart success.

Humberfest closes on Sunday 1 July with Raw Talent, featuring over nine and a half hours of live music from the finest unsigned musical talent in the Humber region.

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Thursday last in Brigg wasn't only the usual market day. Like the rest of the country and northern Europe, Brigg experienced the tail end of a tropical cyclone as winds of nearly 100mph struck.

Felled tree on Redcombe Lane

Brigg got off lightly with a couple of market stalls overturned and some tiles blown off the roofs on the marketplace and Wrawby Street. Pictured right is a branch of an ash tree which was snapped off and blocked Redcombe Lane.

Fed up with school? In an article entitled 'Pupils praised for missing lessons' (Hull Daily Mail 19 Jan) the beneficial effects of reducing school hours at a Hull school - St. Mary's College - were shown. Year 10 pupils were allowed to skip GCSE lessons and were able instead to do media studies for the last month of term. Attendance improved to 'national acclaim' under the Creative Partnerships scheme. Ed. "Less is more" ?

Although he will be leaving the Vale of Ancholme College, headteacher Geoff Hensman will - according to a news feature (Market Rasen Mail 17 Jan) - be retiring with happy memories after setting the school on a successful course.

The new Community Support Officers in Brigg have been visible - and hence - effective in tackling criminal behaviour in Brigg town centre. Gangs of trouble makers have been dispersed from the shelters near Kwiksave and Tesco's supermarkets. Underage drinking has also been successfully tackled.

New on Brigg Life January 2007

• Brigg news - Brigg hits the national news headlines
• Saving money - ways to eke out those pennies after Xmas by claiming back unfair bank charges
• Lincolnshire house prices - how much has the value of your house changed over the last year?
• Brigg shops and business changes - how business has changed during 2006 in Brigg
• New Year - Brigg welcomes in the New Year 2007