Brigg Life frontpage 6 November 2005

New footpath

Redcombe lane

Redcombe Lane has recently been 'upgraded' into an official footpath. Fingerposts and dog-litter bins have been installed at points where the track crosses the roads.

Members of the Town Council have spent a long time now trying to get the dumped rubbish in the lane tidied up, but problems with establishing who actually owns Redcombe Lane and the ditches on each side has meant that little progress has been made so far.

River cleanup

There is nothing nicer than having a stroll along the pleasant River Ancholme ... that is, however, if the river isn't marred with a layer of floating rubbish.

Many people have complained about the state of the River Ancholme, and now there seems to be a groundswell of opinion that the river should be cleaned.

Unfortunately, the "powers that be" can't or won't take responsibility for clearing up the mess.

Dunn family

Do you know any of the history of the Dunn family?

New school

Good news for parents of Brigg Primary School children: work has begun on building the new school.

The new site for the school - on land off the Atherton Way Industrial Estate is seen being cleared (below).

Building site

A fair is being held (24 Nov. 6-8pm. 01652 652 155) at the Glebe Road school to raise funds for the move.

BASH meet

Neil Wilkyn gave a fascinating talk about the history of family names. Read review

Survey results

The Brigg Pub Survey is complete - showing that a 'typical' Brigg pub visitor is: Male, over 40 and likes real ale. Thank you for all of your responses.

Read the full results

Mini survey: Where do you feel Brigg belongs?

With changes to local government, it seems like Brigg moves from one county to another roughly once every ten years. We were originally in Lincolnshire. Then Brigg moved to South Humberside. Later on it decided to up-sticks to North Lincolnshire. Now moves are afoot to pack up and re-locate to 'Yorkshire & the Humber'.

What do you think about this? Where do you feel that we Briggands should belong? To vote, just click one of the links below which best describes where 'your heart lies':

Vote: Brigg is in Lincolnshire | Brigg is in N.Lincolnshire | Brigg is in S. Humberside | Brigg is in Yorkshire & the Humber