Brigg Life frontpage July 2006

Claytons

Do you have any info about or are related to the Clayton family of Caistor (Lincolnshire) ? More: Clayton of Caistor.

Police meet

Tue. 25th - Public meeting: Brigg Neighbourhood Policing Panel - Tell police about crime and policing - 7:30pm St Johns Church Hall, Bigby St.

Keep NHS public

A local campaigner urges us to keep our NHS public!

Sengwer

Brigg MP Ian Cawsey is trying to help prevent a community in Africa becoming extinct. The Sengwer of Kenya are landless, have no healthcare or education and are subjected to raids from their 'neighbours' - AllAfrica.com

Brigg marina

Hi. I am emailing to ask if you could give me some information about the Marina in Brigg. Could you tell me if there are residential moorings available and what size boat they will accept. I hope you can help. Thankyou - Sue.

Ed: I don't think that they have any residential moorings, but you could try calling 01632 653412.

Cawkwells yard

More information has come to light about Nicholson's and Cawkwell's Yards more ...

BBA meeting

An enthusiastic group of Brigg businesses met to discuss ways in which business could be improved in Brigg.

Re: Brigg - a 'Yorkshire Treasure' ?

Read piece below. I cannot see that Brigg is responsible for Caistor's undoubted trading decline. I think that it is due to two factors.

Firstly, long-term depopulation of the Wolds down to a few families each farming hundreds of hectares with big kit; they are not to blame, it is inevitable given modern globalisation and massive importation of fresh food (Tescos and others are to blame for that.) The hundreds of families that once lived on the land and would have attended the equivalent of Brigg's Stennett's Market have disappeared.

Secondly, straight down the A.46 there is a huge Morrisons at the second roundabout, and the A.46 also provides a fast link to Market Rasen the other way. There is a good hourly bus link both ways. So why single out Brigg?
Jim Stearn

Buy it in Brigg

"Every day is an event in Brigg!"

Brigg Dance

The Brigg Dance Studios were opened officially by the Mayor of Brigg Maureen Glossop and the deputy mayor of North Lincolnshire (11 July). To mark the opening the students gave three performances of modern, classical and traditional dance.

Opening day of the Brigg Dance Studios

Oglesby

Are you an Oglesby or are you related to an Oglesby? This family's fascinating marine history is being researched ... more.

Infirmary

I am trying to trace records of my grandmother who died in Brigg infirmary in 1948 but seem to be coming up against a brick wall. Is there anyway I can find records of patients at the infirmary?

Many thanks - Ali Taft

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Brigg grows ...

Outline planning permission to 'erect 65 dwellings' on a 2.2 hectare site at Island Carr Industrial estate is being sought by Keyo Agricultural Services. The estate will be a mixture of mostly semi-detached with several detached and terrace 'town' houses.

Surveys for water voles, great crested newts and reed buntings will be undertaken. The developers will also pay 'SPG 8 contributions' for 16.25 new primary school and 13 secondary school places. Consultation ends 19 July 2006.

Location of the proposed new housing development on Island Carr, Brigg between Glanford Boat Club and the fishing pond

... and 'greys'

Full planning permission is being sought to 'erect 54 apartments with communal lounge' (PA/2006/0978) at Earnest Ward Roofing, Bigby Street on behalf of Golden Living Ltd.

The 0.38 hectare site next to Brigg Prep School will become new build sheltered accommodation with a warden. Comments until 20 July.

More information on both applications (and many others in North Lincolnshire) is available from: North Lincs Planning.

Flag day

Macmillan Cancer Support held their Annual Flag Day on Thursday 6th of July.

This raised £346.71.

The Committee would like to thank the local public for their support which is much appreciated.

JASC. Chant Watchmaker & Jeweller

I am trying to find out about a silver pocket watch that was maintained by a company in Brigg. The company's name is JAS. C. Chant Watch Maker & Jeweller. I can't read the name of the street. I was wondering if the shop is still there ?

Any info you can provide would be gratefully received.

Thanks in advance - Andy

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Buy it in Brigg

Heatwave ... or Global Warming?

Phew! Scorchio! It's that time of year again when the tabloid papers tell us the obvious fact that the weather's a bit hot.

An artist's impression of the possible effects of
Global Warming on Brigg Marketplace

With an unprecedented three days of sun without rain, our artist has drawn an impression of how Brigg market place may look if the heatwave continues for another few days ...

Brigg - a 'Yorkshire Treasure' ?

Under a feature named rather strangely 'Yorkshire Treasures', the Yorkshire Post (1 July) stepped into northern Lincolnshire with a travel feature.

Epworth and John Wesley get a star mention - even though he would have disapproved of leisure. Caistor too gets a mention: although it describes the town as: "One of those Lincolnshire places crowded with history and potential, yet marked by a shabbiness that would be unthinkable if this was the Cotswolds".

According to 83 year old Harry Minns - former clerk of Caistor Grammar School - the decline of Caistor has been hastened: "by the Tesco in bustling Brigg drawing trade away".

Reaction: Do you agree with Harry about the decline of Caistor and what do you think of Lincolnshire being a 'Yorkshire Treasure'? Send your reaction.

The paper also has a two page feature about Stephen Hilder who fell to his death at Hibaldstow airfield in July 2003 which is linked to an ITV programme 'Real crime - Murder or Suicide?' (Mon. 3 July 9pm).