Brigg Matters Issue 61 Summer 2021

Brigg 

Matters 

Issue 61 

Summer 2021 

The FREE community magazine for Brigg and District 

Brigg Matters 1

Greetings One & All 

The past three months have witnessed an unusual spell 

of bonjours and arrivedercis as pubs and other venues 

have given a warm welcome-back to punters wandering 

in the mundane haze of ‘Lockdown’. 

It’s a farewell and thank you to the 

Voluntary Action North Lincs group 

which has recently ceased. If it wasn’t 

for VANL this magazine would not exist 

as it was members of the VANL team 

who sought sponsorship, initiated, 

edited and published the original Issue 

1, Spring 2001, of ‘About Brigg’. Thus 

this year marks the 20th anniversary of 

Brigg’s own magazine. 

For those with extraordinary memories, 

the issue contained an article about 

Brigg Prep School and a short snippet 

of a sex shop consortium that intended 

to come to Brigg. An anonymous person 

was indicating that one interpretation of 

‘Glanford’ meant a place of merriment 

and wondered if history was about to repeat itself! 

We say a final thank you to Andy Mydellton and 

his regular wildlife contributions to Brigg Matters. 

Unfortunately Andy has been quite poorly for some time 

and needs to recuperate. 

It is said however that dark clouds have silver linings and 

Brigg Matters put out its antennae, tentacles, feelers and 

whatever other appendages we could muster, and found 

Sue Hoy. Sue was the Normanby Hall head gardener 

and used to write regular articles in the Scunthorpe 

Telegraph. We hope she will take root in Brigg Matters 

and folks will be able to benefit from her horticultural 

observations and expertise. 

Another good catch is the promising new contributor, 

Sarah Parker, who will provide regular tips on man’s best 

Graham West (left) receiving a 

leaving ‘thank you’ from 

Chairman, Ken Harrison 

friend. Her first contribution concerns what to do when 

doggies meet during walkie sessions (page 61). 

A huge loss is the departure of Graham West who is 

leaving Brigg with his wife, Jenny, to live 

closer to their daughter near Pembroke 

in west Wales. Graham has been BM’s 

prime-mover in innovation; he has 

encouraged us to work more efficiently 

rather than working harder, and like 

any successful mentor, he has left the 

Brigg Matters team with a legacy that 

includes the tools and motivation to 

further his ambitions. Many thanks 

Graham and all good fortune for your 

new life in Cymru. Diolch yn fawr iawn 

a pob lwc Graham! 

Finally, Chloe has joined the BM 

team. Some readers may recognise 

the surname, ‘Plachcinski’, and 

another clue might be H 2 

SO 4 

. Yep, 

Chloe is the daughter of Mr P, a science teacher at Sir 

John Nelthorpe School. Chloe has a degree in English 

and has led a romantic and 

exciting life as a member of 

the cabin crew flying from 

Humberside Airport. She has 

obvious transferable skills and 

has immediately settled into 

her role as a member of the 

Editorial Team. In Chloe we 

have acquired a lady with the 

potential to make a massive 

impact within the team. 

Welcome. 

Ken Harrison 

New BM 

Committee member 

Chloe Plachcinski 

Committee Members 

Ken Harrison • Gail Copson • Stephen Harris • Paul Hildreth • Danielle Li 

Chloe Plachcinski • Becky Reynolds • Sharon Worth • Josie Webb (ex-officio) 

All of the information within this 

publication is believed to be correct 

at the time of going to press; we 

cannot be held responsible for any 

inaccuracies. The views expressed 

in Brigg Matters are those of 

contributors and are not necessarily 

those of the publishers. 

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public are welcome - either as an 

article or a letter - subject to normal 

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Letters to Brigg Matters (NEW) and 

Brigg Matters AGM notice 

National recognition for local residents 

Brigg Lives Matter 

Oldest Club in Town (Brigg Town FC) 

Movers & Shakers 

Josie Webb’s Brigg Snippets 

Charles Chapman – feature article 

Brigg in Pictures 

Ammonites – back in Brigg after 

50 years 

Kids’ Matters – for our younger 

readers 

Brigg Town Council Report 

Summer Book Review from the 

Rabbit Hole 

Mind Craft – puzzle pages 

You’ve Been Framed 

Campaign Page 

News from Cadney and Howsham 

Profile Page (Albert House) 

Sue Hoy’s Allotment (NEW) 

Alice & Mario 

Whilst out shopping recently, Mario became 

quite distressed. 

“Alice said she was going to see her elderly 

mother in the Outer Hebrides but she’s 

taken a big jar with 50p pieces .....and that 

Postman Pat and his van outside Tesco have 

also disappeared!” Mario exclaimed. 

Brigg 

Matters 

Issue 61 

Summer 2021 

P61 

P63 

P64 

Pupdate (NEW) – a must-read for 

dog-owners 

Mind Craft solutions 

Brigg Heritage Centre 

The FREE community magazine for Brigg and Brigg District 

Matters 1 

Halstead medal-winner Paul Hildreth 

examining 170-million-year-old fossil sealilies 

in the Lincolnshire Limestone building 

stone of St. John’s church, Bigby Street 

(see page 7). 



Letters to Brigg Matters 

This page is new to Brigg Matters and allows space for readers to comment on or offer further detail to articles that 

appear in its pages. The Editorial Team has the right to censor inappropriate material and, in the circumstance of lack 

of page room, will prioritise and select. Where possible, omitted contributions will be stored and may appear in a later 

issue. Any opinions or factual information, other than in response, communicated in the correspondence is wholly 

that of the contributors and not of the Brigg Matters team. 

Dear Sir, 

I wish to refer to an inaccuracy contained in the otherwise fine article by Phill Hewson (Issue 60). The bottom 

right photograph on page 17 showed people alighting from a single carriage train at Brigg station. It also 

dates the photograph as circa 1960. This is obviously an error and the train in the photograph is a class 153 

“sprinter” which did not enter service until 1992, themselves being converted from 2-car class 155 trains in 

1988. 

S. Michael Daubney 

An e-mail enquiry from Paul Robinson asks “When was Riverside Surgery built and who were the first doctors in 

the Practice?” 

Editorial reply: The purpose-built surgery opened in 1991, the Practice transferring from the 3-storey Georgian 

building on Bigby Road that is now occupied by ‘Vanilla’. The doctors who made the move included Chester, 

Keyani, Norris and possibly Sutton and Tennant. Readers may be able to confirm or supply further information. 

I have just been sent a copy of Brigg Matters (Issue 60) – many congratulations on your article on the Peacocks, 

and thank you for citing my paper. I have a pile of information on Adrian (including some of his original 

manuscripts) if ever you need to consult it – hopefully in person when the present crisis is over. 

I have now been in self-isolation for more than 11 months, and made only one journey to Lincolnshire in that 

time. I am keen to complete my lichen survey of the county’s churchyards – of about 690, I now only have 

about 30 to visit (mainly in the SE). 

Mark Seaward (Prof.) 

A Moment’s Thought 

“What I need is the 

dandelion in the spring. 

The bright yellow that 

means rebirth instead of 

destruction. The promise 

that life can go on, no 

matter how bad our losses. 

That it can be good again.” 

(Suzanne 

Collins, Mockingjay) 

Public Notice 

‘Brigg Matters’ magazine invites you to its 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

(encompassing 2019/20 & 2020/21) 

At 7pm, Tuesday, 6th July, 2021 

at the Lord Nelson, Brigg. 

The agenda of this formal meeting will be limited 

to the Chairman’s Report, Financial Report and 

the Election of Committee Members. 

The AGM will be followed by a General 

Committee Meeting 

National Recognition for Local Residents 

The Chairman of the Wrawby Windmill Society, Mr Jon 

Sass, was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s 

Honours List. The award is in recognition of Jon’s work 

recording and protecting the windmills and watermills of 

the UK. 

Many of you know Jon from Sass’s Garage and as one 

of the original team who restored Wrawby Mill in the 

early 1960s and who has been involved here ever 

since. As well as restoring Wrawby windmill, Jon has 

been instrumental 

in protecting and 

restoring many 

UK windmills and 

watermills. He 

has also recorded 

the historical and 

technical details of 

many mills that have 

since been demolished 

and written numerous 

books and articles. He 

is regarded as being 

one of the experts in 

the restoration and 

operation of Windmills in the 

UK and further afield. 

The Annual General Meeting of the Geologists’ Association (GA), whose headquarters are at Burlington 

House, on London’s Piccadilly, was held as a virtual event via Zoom on Friday 7th May. One of the 

items on the agenda was the announcement of annual awards and for a local geologist this was to be a 

particularly significant occasion. 

The Halstead Medal was set up in 1991 following the tragic death of the then-current GA President, Beverly 

Halstead (13 June 1933 – 30 April 1991), in a car accident. Halstead was a palaeontologist and professor 

of Geology & Zoology and populariser of science, noted for his candid theories 

of dinosaur sexual habits. The medal is awarded for work of outstanding merit, 

deemed to further the objectives of the Association and to promote Geology. 

Imagine then the surprise and delight of Brigg’s (and BM’s) own Paul Hildreth 

on receiving an email on 17th February which contained the following: “I 

am delighted to be able to tell you that Council decided that the Geologists’ 

Association should offer you the Halstead Medal for 2021. You were 

nominated on account of the huge amount of outreach you have achieved over 

the years at all levels, and in particular with the Yorkshire Geological Society.” 

“I have to admit to being suspicious at first”, Paul commented, “but having 

satisfied myself of the genuineness of the attached letter, and pinching myself 

a few times, I was delighted by the offer and deeply honoured to accept.” 

Paul will receive the medal from the President of the GA sometime during the 

summer at an appropriate local site yet to be arranged. 

Any of you who know or have 

met Jon will also know that 

he is a true gentleman. He 

has an infectious passion for 

mills, history and Lincolnshire 

in general, and is generous 

with his time and knowledge. 

The MBE is not only very well 

deserved for Jon’s dedication 

to protecting part of our 

Heritage but also for the 

way he has inspired many 

others to do the same. We 

received hundreds of messages from across the world 

congratulating Jon and thanking him for inspiring them in 

their younger days to follow in his footsteps. 

It is nice to think that what started as a young mechanic 

in Brigg who had an interest in windmills, developed into 

a journey that took Jon around the world; a wonderful 

journey that started with his first restoration in Wrawby, a 

community that he is still a part of to this day. 

Paul with future geologists in a 

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ever to an NCEL campaign and will allow teams to play a 

league fixture before the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round 

that takes place on Saturday 7th August 2021. Games 

will be allowed to resume from 17th May but the club is 

still awaiting confirmation on the position of spectators 

before announcing any pre-season fixtures. 

Although relaxation of lockdown rules has begun, the 

club is still not allowed to reopen for indoor catering of 

food and drink. To this end, ‘Pip’s Kitchen’ has increased 

its capabilities to provide outside-catering in the beer 

garden and play area. The club has increased its table 

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HISTORY OF BRIGG TOWN FC - PART 2 

The first fifty years of the game In Brigg 

Although games of football were probably being played in 

the Brigg area some time earlier, the first clear reference 

to an organised match in the town was reported by the 

Lincolnshire Chronicle Newspaper in early January 1864. 

It records a game between the Gentlemen of Brigg and 

the Gentlemen of Lincoln which had to be postponed 

owing to the hardness of the pitch after bad weather. This 

was shortly after schoolmaster, Mr.Tring, had drawn up 

the Cambridge Rules and the Football Association had 

launched its first official set of rules just five weeks earlier, 

on December 1st 1863. 

With football being well-established in the town by 

the mid 1860s, the game became a well- recognised 

institution. Club members practised to take part in 

important matches in neighbouring towns and by the 

1870s games were being played at Lincoln, Grimsby and 

across the River Humber in Hull. Brigg Town had become 

a strong side and a much sought-after opponent by other 

town clubs. 

At this time the club had no distinguishing colours but in 

1877 it was decided to adopt magenta and white for the 

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By Paul Hildreth 

Thursday April 8th and it’s market day in Brigg. There 

are just four traders operating from stalls or vans in the 

Market Place, purveyors of fruit and vegetables, wet fish, 

cheese and locally-sourced, home-baked cakes. The rest 

of the town is quiet apart from the now-familiar queues 

for Wrawby Street shops. A new gathering at ‘Costa 

Corner’ (in fact the corner of ‘Boot’s the Chemist’ and 

‘Bengal Spice’), has become a regular venue for a group 

of friends determined 

to meet for their 

daily coffee and chat. 

Elsewhere in town there 

are signs of preparation, 

final coats of paint, 

fresh window displays 

and signs of movement 

deep within some of 

the premises that have 

not had a customer in 

months. 

Monday April 12th. 

My next-door neighbour 

and her mum left early 

this morning, no doubt 

eager to get to the 

shops for a long-overdue 

spending spree. The town has a spring-cleaned feel to it 

following several days of preparation of their premises by 

tradespeople. The message in the window of a Wrawby 

Street travel agent sums up all of our hopes: ‘The future 

is bright, the future is waiting’. Walking along Wrawby 

Street towards the Market Place there is a sound that I 

had almost forgotten; it is the chatter of friends meeting 

as a group for an al fresco drink outside the Woolpack. 

Similar groups have also gathered behind the Lord 

Nelson, the White Horse and the Black Bull. 

There are queues outside the barber’s shop, cars 

are lining up at the ‘Brigg Hand Car Wash’ near the 

Monument, business is booming at ‘Something Old, 

Something New’ and 

the proprietors to whom 

I manage to speak 

seem full of optimism. 

There are ‘licks of 

new paint’ at the ‘Deli 

Diner’ and ‘Pailthorp’s’ 

and the staff at ‘Sweet 

Memories’ are looking 

forward to new signage 

over their shop front. 

Thursday April 15th. 

What a difference from 

last week! There are 

market stalls not only 

in Market Place but 

also back in Wrawby 

Street again. I enjoy 

an Americano outside ‘College Yard Café’ on their (and 

I’m sure several others’) re-opening and meet an old 

acquaintance whom I have not seen for many months. 

Life is looking better! At least it was until I visit ‘The 

Rabbit Hole’, Brigg’s little gem of a book shop, to find 

that after an encouraging start to the week following 

Group celebrating the ease of lockdown outside the Woolpack 


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its enforced closure, 

overnight ‘visitors’ 

had smashed one 

of its windows and 

taken a pair of display 

bookcases. The 

major concern for the 

proprietors, Nick and 

Mel, however is the 

resulting potential 

danger from broken 

glass. 

Saturday April 

24th. It’s Farmers’ 

Market Day in Brigg 

and the weather 

is on everyone’s 

side. Shoppers are 

enjoying snacks of 

crepes, samosas, 

pizzas, sausage rolls 

and various other 

savouries with their 

morning coffee or tea. There is a real buzz about the 

town and signs of the ‘old Brigg’ returning. I meet one or 

two people I haven’t seen for some time so my routine 

shopping venture takes me a lot longer than usual, 

there’s a lot of catching up to be done. One of these is 

local resident Tony Glossop who I find manning the stall 

of his daughter’s ‘Glossop’s Cupcakes and Bakes’ – and 

he’s almost sold out! 

There are however several premises still empty. In Bridge 

Street, the ‘White Hart’, ‘Simon’s Fried Chicken’ and 

‘Sherwood’s’ remain 

vacant, the latter in 

a dilapidated state 

with safety fencing 

in front presumably 

in case of falling 

masonry or similar. For 

two premises in the 

Market Place that are 

currently empty there 

are encouraging signs 

and I hope to have 

further news on these 

in the Autumn issue 

of Brigg Matters. One 

of these, the former 

HSBC building, is 

being converted into 

a cocktail bar and 

restaurant which will 

be called ‘The Vault’ 

Kennedi shop front 

with apartments on 

the upper floors. The 

rear of the building will 

be developed for customer parking. Sadly however, the 

premises of ‘Ellis’ Hair & Beauty’ appear to be abandoned 

and available for rent. 

In Wrawby Street, ‘Kennedi Boutique’ has relocated 

from the Market Place, close to County Bridge, into 

what was the ‘Lindsey Lodge Hospice’ charity shop and 

‘Honey Bee’ has moved the short distance from School 

Court, where both should benefit from greater footfall. 

At ‘Honey Bee’ owner, Rachel Veitch, shows me her 

range of products including UK brands for which she has 

exclusive rights in Brigg. These include Wrendale, Katie 

Loxton, Joma Jewellery, Brakeburn, Orange Tree Toys and 

Pear Lane. 

‘Gregg’s’, ‘J.L. 

Bridal’ and the 

‘Churches Together’ 

shops remain 

empty but there 

is better news for 

the former shoe 

shop next to the 

Exchange archway. 

It is to become 

‘Brigg Hearing 

Studio’ run by a 

team consisting of 

Samuel Longman 

(audiologist), Jodie 

Chafer and Helen 

Longman (Hearing 

Care Assistants). 

There is still 

confidence in the town’s future as shown by the new 

management of ‘Brigg Hand Car Wash’. 

The owners are now Adam and Zian Ltd. 

the sons of Safar Mohammed to whom I 

managed to speak for a few minutes despite 

the queuing customers. 

There is also clear progress to be found in 

the re-development of the former Corah site 

off Bridge Street. Demolition and clearance 

appears to be complete and the early 

stages of construction can be seen from the 

roadside. I understand that it will become 

a residential area providing a variety of 

housing type. 

Sweet Memories (new signage) 

Though we must not overact, because the ‘war’ against 

the Covid virus is certainly not yet won, we have reached 

a stage where some 

light is beginning to 

appear at the end 

of the tunnel. For 

me it has become 

a time to reflect on 

the last year and 

try to take stock of 

the changes that 

have resulted from 

a very difficult 

period. There 

have been heroes 

and heroines, 

there have been 

many survivors 

but, surprisingly 

perhaps, there has 

been only the one 

obvious casualty. 

I am sure that most of us, if not all, are grateful to all 

of those who have continued to provide a service to 

Honey Bee 

‘The future is bright’ window display 

the community throughout the period of 

the pandemic. Supermarket and Chemists’ 

staff, local small businesses, market-stall 

holders, take-away and delivery food outlets 

and everyone else who has contributed to 

making it possible to access the necessities 

of everyday life have to be thanked for 

their efforts, sometimes having to deal 

with confrontational and non-compliant 

customers. It has been a stressful time for us 

all but let’s hope that the bustle and business 

of a market town can return to the streets of 

Brigg in the very near future. 

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THE RAILWAY WORKER WHO SAVED 

BRIGG FROM A MAJOR DISASTER 

On the night of May 23rd 1944, just 

two weeks before D-Day, a fire broke 

out on an Ammunition Train carrying 

500 tons of high explosives. 60-yearold 

Walter Ward (pictured right in the 

photo) was working in the signal box on 

the Bigby Road/ Bigby High Road level 

crossing. 

Stopping the train, and helped by 

the engine driver and fireman, he put 

out the blazing 16th wagon thereby 

averting a major disaster in the town. 

He was rewarded by the London North 

East Railway (LNER) company with £1! 

I think he should have received a medal 

for his bravery along with the engine 

driver and fireman. 

Snippets supplied by local historian Josie Webb 

BUTTON-UP IN BRIGG 

I was given the pictured button by a friend who had 

found it in her aunt’s button box; she was curious to 

know more about its origins. Thus began a piece of 

research starting with the names, ‘Dannatt and Cleugh, 

Brigg’, stamped into the brass from which it is made. 

Thomas Cleugh was born in South Shields in 1820 

where, later, he served an apprenticeship as a tailor 

before moving to Hull with his wife Alice and their young 

family. In 1840 he established his tailoring business in 

Bigby Street, close to the ‘Dying Gladiator’. 

Edward Dannatt was already established in Brigg as a 

tailor, woollen draper and hatter at 10 Market Place, 

and also had a business at 28 Queen Street in Hull. His 

partnership with a Walter Symington ended in the 1860s 

on the latter’s death but led to the association with 

Thomas Cleugh in 1868. The move from Bigby Street 

to the better trading area provided by 10 Market Place 

would have been very beneficial to Cleugh. 

Does anyone else have one of these buttons? 

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Thomas Cleugh’s son, Thomas junior, joined his father 

and the business continued through the 1880s but 

closed following the death of Edward Dannatt in 1890. 

In 1894, Thomas junior moved to work for a tailor in 

Bradford. 10 Market Place became ‘Melia’s Grocers’ and 

is now ‘Paul Fox Estate Agents’. 



Perhaps few of you 

will recognise the 

name, but Eamon de 

Valera was a leading 

figure in Ireland’s fight 

for independence in 

the first quarter of the 

20th Century. Indeed, 

he became Ireland’s 

prime minister on 

three occasions and 

died in 1992, aged 

75, regarded as an 

important political 

figure on the World 

stage. De Valera 

was the leader of 

‘The Easter Rising’ 

in Ireland in 1916. 

He was arrested but 

escaped a death 

sentence because 

of his American 

birth. Instead he 

served a term in 

jail. Consequently, 

this story, which I 

found in a pile of old 

newspaper cuttings 

that I had been given 

a few months ago, is 

worth sharing as I found it intriguing. 

Snippets supplied by local historian Josie Webb 

THE MYSTERY OF THE MAN 

HIDING IN THE MANOR HOUSE 

housekeeper very 

much on edge and 

nervy. 

When the young lady 

slipped back into 

the kitchen to collect 

something from the 

table, she discovered 

a man crouching and 

hiding in a corner. 

On her return to the 

garden she asked the 

housekeeper who the 

man was but Mary 

declined to say. 

The next morning 

there was hue and 

cry all over the 

county because 

Eamon de Valera 

had escaped from 

Lincoln Prison. Mary 

the housekeeper 

disappeared 

shortly afterwards, 

supposedly linking 

up with the de 

Valera supporters in 

Manchester who she 

had been visiting during the previous months. 

THE GLANFORD & 

SCUNTHORPE CANOE CLUB 

Martin Heywood 

As Covid restrictions ease, regain that fitness by 

learning to paddle with Glanford and Scunthorpe Canoe 

Club. There are lots of different craft you can try, from 

traditional canoes and kayaks to the latest sit-on-tops and 

stand-up paddleboards. You will get expert tuition from 

qualified coaches who can show you the techniques and 

skills required in a safe environment. 

Paddlesport is a great way to get fit and have fun messing 

about on the water. Catering for all ages from 8 yearsold 

upwards, it is great for families too. There are loads 

of things you can do: a gentle paddle down a quiet river 

or canal or, for the thrill seekers, you can run rapids. If 

you have a competitive edge you can race in sprint or 

marathon boats and even combine racing with the thrill 

of rapids by competing in slalom events. Finally, there is 

even a team sport, Canoe Polo, which is a ball game with 

goals played in teams of five. 

Like many sports and leisure activities, Covid has had a 

massive impact. The canoe club is only just back on the 

river in an extremely limited capacity and for experienced 

paddlers only. However, as government restrictions and 

British Canoeing guidelines allow, it hopes to have more 

paddlers on the water per session and start to welcome 

beginners. It is hard to put an exact date on when 

normality will return but it is hoped that restrictions will 

ease by the middle of May and that by 21st June the 

club can fully re-open. All of course is subject to there 

being no new Covid spikes, so please continue to keep 

safe and follow all of the current guidelines! 

You can find the canoe club on the River Ancholme 

behind the Ancholme Leisure Centre. General sessions 

are held on a Thursday evening at 6:30pm and racing 

training sessions on Saturday afternoons at 2:00pm. So 

have a walk down the bank and have a look and maybe 

a socially-distanced chat with club officials. For all the 

latest news, including when and how you can book 

a session, please like and follow the Facebook page, 

FriendsofGSCC or its website www.gscc-online.com. 

Hope to see you on the river soon! 

He was the first person to escape from Lincoln Prison 

and, according to one account, met with his associates, 

including other significant figures such as Michael 

Collins and Harry Boland, at the Adam and Eve pub 

near the cathedral. The story goes that after his escape 

from Lincoln Prison, de Valera travelled to Brigg and hid 

in the Manor House in Bigby Street, the home of the 

Elwes family (although they weren’t living there at the 

time) where the housekeeper was well-known for her 

sympathies towards the Sinn Fein movement. 

A young lady, who lived with her parents in a small 

stone cottage only a few yards from the Manor House, 

confirmed that she and her mother had been invited 

by the housekeeper to join her for coffee one Sunday 

morning. On arrival they were quickly shown through 

the kitchen and into the garden to find Mary, the 

Is this a myth? De Valera kept his escape details 

confidential for decades but then admitted that he, 

Collins and Boland had left the Adam and Eve pub in 

Lincoln and then immediately travelled over the Pennines 

by taxi to Manchester via Sheffield and the hazardous 

Snake Pass. 

Some historians however claim this version as unlikely as 

the Snake Pass at night, in the middle of winter in 1919, 

would have been extremely dangerous. Similarly, the 

simultaneous capture of the three most important Irish 

independent politicians would have grossly affected the 

cause. Then there is also the question of how the party 

had avoided the alerted police road patrols as the Snake 

Pass descends into Manchester. Some suggest that it 

was to protect third-parties involved in the escape. 

Did he, didn’t he? Would you Adam and Eve it? 

Wrawby Windmill News 

The windmill team is looking forward to opening the mill to visitors this year on Bank Holiday Monday 30th August 

for its annual family fun day. There will be classic cars, stationary engines, vintage games, bouncy castles and the 

Deli & Diner and other Brigg businesses. The event will only go ahead only if it is safe to do so under the Covid 

guidelines and regulations at the time of the event. 

Dates for Diary: Monday 30th August 10am – 4pm – Family Fun Day. 

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“The Captain speaks remarkably 

like our dear Father Halier, so full 

and mellow - consequently his tones 

possess a considerable charm for 

me....” 

Thus wrote Mother Mary Mulquin in 

her diary in 1873 on board the SS 

Great Britain, travelling from Liverpool 

to Melbourne under the command 

of Charles Chapman, a Lincolnshire 

farmer’s son who had spent much 

of his adult life serving, initially as 

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Mother Mary’s description, betraying a 

rather worldly attraction, is one of the 

very few recorded personal portraits 

of Charles Chapman, and therefore all 

the more meaningful to me, one of his 

many direct descendants. What else 

do we know of the man? 

Charles was born in 1821 in 

Broughton, the 9th of 11 children 

of John Chapman, tenant farmer, 

and his wife Charlotte Parish. Of his 

childhood, we only know that he went 

to school in Brigg in the 1830s. From 

his age and date of birth it is likely 

that he went to Brigg Grammar School 

although this cannot be confirmed at the 

time of writing; the school’s records prior 

to 1869 are archived in Lincoln. 

It must have been a good, if incomplete, education 

because it provided a sound foundation for him to later 

qualify for a Master Mariner’s certificate. 

By the time he was 15 he had run away from home and 

school and was beginning his five year apprenticeship 

as a seaman, sailing on the Sovereign out of Whitby. He 

gained experience, even at this young age, in the North 

Portrait of Charles Chapman 

American service. Once he earned his ticket he gained 

experience for a further 10 years as Seaman, Boatswain 

and then Mate on a range of sailing ships registered 

in ports such as St John’s and Quebec in Canada, and 

closer to home in Belfast and Cork. For some of this time 

he seems to have called Hull his home when not at sea. 

Towards the end of the 1840s he moved to Liverpool 

and married Ellen Campbell, daughter of a vegetable 

trader who had emigrated there from Newry. They 

had nine children of which two sons became, and two 



daughters married, Master 

Mariners. 

On gaining his Master’s 

Certificate in 1853, 

Charles immediately 

became Mate on the SS 

Great Britain which, after 

a troubled decade since 

her launch, had just been 

refitted in order to take 

emigrants to Australia as 

a consequence of the gold 

rushes there. She was the 

Concorde of her day, using 

a combination of steam and 

sail power to take up to 

700 passengers in varying 

degrees of comfort at record 

speeds because she could 

continue under steam in 

light winds. 

Charles served under 

Captain Gray for much 

of his time on the Great 

Britain, completing 14 

return voyages in total, 

the last three as Captain 

following the disappearance 

overboard and presumed 

suicide of Gray. 

You would expect a 

Master Mariner’s life to be 

adventurous, and Charles’ 

does not disappoint. One 

of the (literally) tall tales he 

told Mother Mary at dinner 

concerned being taken by 

the King of the Friendly 

Islands (Tonga) to the palace 

to meet the Queen who, towering above his 5’9” frame, 

caused him to climb on a chair in order to perform the 

traditional greeting! 

The Great Britain was refitted twice and, with Chapman 

as Officer, took British troops to overseas conflicts, firstly 

in 1855—as reported in the Stamford Mercury—to the 

Crimean War, and in 1857 to the Indian Uprisings. 

Shortly after this Chapman was given his own command, 

the Thetis, built in Canada. It briefly held the Blue 

Riband for the fastest crossing of the North Atlantic but 

in 1866 it was shipwrecked on an unmarked island in 

Isambard Kingdom Brunel with the chains of the SS Great Britain 

the Pacific. Chapman took six of his crew in a longboat 

to try to get help but it was a month before they were 

rescued and longer still before help could be sent for the 

remaining 26 crew members. We wonder whether his 

family knew anything until his safe return. 

Chapman was only to make three return trips to Australia 

as Captain of the Great Britain. It is understood that on 

his way to rejoin SS Great Britain, in dock in Liverpool, 

he fell from a horse-drawn tram creating the medical 

condition from which he later died in 1875 aged 53. 

Although still a relatively young man, he had lived a life 

few of us could match. 

This year marks the 

200th anniversary of 

his birth and, but for 

the pandemic, it would 

have been celebrated it 

in style this Summer on 

board the wonderfullyrenovated 

Great Britain 

moored in its original 

dry dock in Bristol and 

attended by over 100 

descendants from all over 

the world. 

At the time of writing 

no known descendants 

are living in the Brigg 

or North Lincolnshire 

area. It would be so 

appropriate should any 

be found as Rick and 

his wife are intending 

to revisit Brigg and 

Broughton in the near 

future to continue 

their research into the 

Chapman family. 

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Great Britain 

The SS Great Britain was the first iron-hulled ship designed as a passenger ocean-going vessel to be fitted with 

the revolutionary screw propeller. Designed and constructed in Bristol by the famous Victorian civil/maritime 

engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, she was launched in 1843 with her maiden voyage in 1845. She was, 

until 1854 the world’s largest passenger ship. 

Initially proposed for transatlantic routes, for which she gained the record of the fastest crossing of 13½ days, SS 

Great Britain was re-designated to the Far East and Australia routes. 

She had an illustrious but varied career, refitted from a 350- to over 700-passenger liner; officially sold for scrap, 

but brought back into service; used as a troop-carrier and, in later life, becoming a store ship and a static coal 

bunker in the Falkland Islands. In this latter role she fuelled the Royal Navy’s Southern Atlantic fleet during WW1 

and part of the metal structure was used to repair HMS Exeter, severely damaged during its skirmish with the 

German ship Admiral Graf Spee during the Battle of the River Plate in WW2 (December 1939). 

In 1970 the SS Great Britain’s abandoned hulk was recovered and brought back to Bristol where it now forms 

the city’s number 1 tourist attraction as one of this country’s National Heritage Fleet. 

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Brigg In 

Pictures 

Caught in the act! Brigg Town Council 

handy person, Andy Barnard, refurbishing 

the public benches about Brigg ready for 

summer and sensibility. 

Mine host of the Lord Nelson, Bob Miles, takes the 

orders from octogenarians, Chris and Jill Dyson. 

Wrapped in blankets, the inclement weather is not 

going to stop this couple dining al fresco. 

Raising their glasses, some of the regular punters 

of the Woolpack gather to say farewell to landlady, 

Sarah Ryder. Sarah has left to beer cellars new in 

the form of the King’s Head at Freiston, near Boston. 

The ladies who know! This trio of ladies, Hannah 

Shepard, Michelle Drury and Lisa Frith, are in the 

know about the proposed new wine bar in Brigg. 

Michelle says that there is intensive work both inside 

and outside the old HSBC bank and that the bar, 

hopefully, should be open before Christmas. 

Farmers’ Market 

Day and visitors are 

merrily entertained 

by violin-playing 

busker, Alexandra 

Parker, in the 

Market Place. 

Brigg Tennis Club 

Following the easing of lockdown, tennis is back at 

Brigg and it is great to see so many people taking the 

opportunity to play and enjoy the sport, whether or not 

they are beginners, returners to the game or competitive 

players. We are a friendly club, located at the recreation 

ground in Brigg and offer tennis for all – competitive and 

social play whatever your standard or age! 

There are adult social sessions on Tuesday evenings and 

Sunday mornings and members can also arrange to play 

at other times during the week. 

The junior section of the club continues to thrive with 

sessions for 5- to 16-year-olds run by level 3 coach, 

Adam, ably assisted by his young leaders. They meet 

on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings and 

newcomers are welcome. 

Adam also runs sessions for adult squad-training and is 

available for individual coaching for those who would like 

it. 

Competitive fixtures against other clubs are yet to 

commence but, as lockdown eases further, our 3 teams 

will play in the Gainsborough Evening League from the 

ANCHOLME ROWING CLUB UPDATE 

Spring is in the air, nights are drawing out, and there 

is real optimism that strict lockdown restrictions are 

finally beginning to ease. Ancholme Rowing Club 

members are looking forward to messing about on the 

river again. 

The past 12 months have been tough for everyone, 

including those that enjoy a sport or pastime that 

has been affected by the pandemic. The club reopened 

briefly between national lockdowns, with strict 

regulations, however our gym and changing rooms 

have remained closed for 12 months. The club took 

this opportunity to smarten up its facilities, including 

decorating and making improvements to the gym. 

Prior to lockdown, club membership was high, and 

thankfully the loyalty of members, who have continued 

to support the club during difficult times, along with 

generous donations and successful grant applications, 

By Jo Evans 

end of May. Players will be practising their competitive 

doubles play at the Early Bird Tournament on Tuesday 

11th May. 

For further information please visit www.briggtennis. 

co.uk where sessions and contacts for the club can be 

found! You can also visit us on Facebook or email Ali on: 

ajsharp1@hotmail.co.uk 

has meant we have been able to increase our fleet and 

purchase an impressive second-hand VIII from Corpus 

Christi College, Oxford. 

The racing squad is looking forward to training and 

competing again. Social rowers are looking forward to 

Sunday morning and Tuesday evening club sessions, 

and we are all looking forward to post-rowing debriefs 

in the Yarborough Hunt! 

We are proud of our town, the River Ancholme and 

our club with its history that dates back to 1868. Our 

membership ranges in age from teenagers to overseventies 

and we are always excited to welcome new 

rowing and social members. If you enjoy exercise and 

fresh air, or simply want to try something new, visit our 

website for details at: ancholmerowingclub.co.uk and 

arrange to come and have a look around! 



Ammonites – back in Brigg 

after nearly 50 years! 

Don’t get alarmed. Ammonites are extinct animals that 

disappeared along with the dinosaurs (and lots of other 

things) about 66 million years ago. But a collection of 

small, exquisitely-preserved specimens has found its 

way to me and close to the site where they were found 

in 1973. Why am I excited and why are ammonites so 

highly prized by geologists? Read on. 

Ammonites are classified as molluscs so are distantly 

related to snails, oysters, mussels and clams but their 

shells were coiled and their heads had large eyes and 

tentacles for catching prey. They are more closely 

related to squid, octopus and cuttlefish and superficially 

resembled the present day pearly nautilus. They all lived 

in the seas and oceans of past worlds, first evolving at 

the start of the Jurassic period about 200 million years 

ago. 

They varied in size from thumbnail to well over a metre 

in diameter and were pelagic predators, i.e. they swam 

and hunted for prey. They had an ingenious way of 

controlling their buoyancy. Their shells were chambered, 

each chamber, other than the one they were living in, 

being sealed off but linked by a tube which could be used 

to inflate or deflate the chambers in much the same way 

that a scuba diver uses his or her dive suit or jacket. Not 

only was this useful for finding food (or a mate at the 

appropriate time!) but also for their own protection. They 

shared the world’s seas and oceans with marine reptiles 

such as ichthyosaurs, pliosaurs and plesiosaurs, which 

hunted during the daylight hours and would be happy 

to munch on a juicy ammonite. Ammonites therefore 

descended to depths of up to 100m during the day but 

ascended at night to hunt their prey. Those of you who 

remember holidays in the Mediterranean will perhaps 

have noticed that the local fishermen go out at night time 

to catch squid and octopus which have a similar daily 

routine. Palaeontologists (scientists who specialise in 

the study of ancient life) believe that the water pressure 

at depths greater than 100m (>11 bar) would have 

crushed the ammonite shell. 

So why are they important to geology? As fossils 

they possess the four most important characteristics 

that geologists need in an indicator of time. 1, they 

are common. 2, they are geographically widespread 

Two species of ammonite from the Oxford Clay. Scale bars indicate 10mm. 



(globally). 3, they show rapid evolution so new species 

appear frequently over (geologically) short periods of 

time. 4, they occur in a range of different rock types. 

This allows the geologist who knows his onions, or more 

importantly his ammonites, to date quite precisely the 

rocks in which the specimens are found. 

During some current research and writing I came across 

a reference to a collection of fossils recovered by a Dr. 

Peter Rawson in 1973 from clay excavated during the 

construction of the reservoir at Cadney. It described the 

collection as containing “hundreds of small, beautifully 

preserved, pyritised ammonites ….. together with 

bivalves, belemnites and some saurian (reptilian) 

vertebrae.” Now it so happens that I know Peter (now 

Professor Rawson) well and contacted him to find out 

what happened to his collection from Cadney. Within 

a few days I received a small box containing several 

plastic bags containing mostly small ammonites. They 

had been sorted into species and as a result it was a 

straightforward task to use them to date the clays from 

the reservoir site. At Professor Rawson’s request, the 

collection will be donated to the North Lincolnshire 

Museum, Scunthorpe on completion of my research. 

Unfortunately the collection was made from the spoil and 

no measured section was made of the 4.5 metres of clay 

that had been exposed but the ammonites tell us that 

the clays belong to a formation called the Oxford Clay 

and probably to its top third. This would mean an age 

of between 167 and 165 million years ago, precise by 

geology standards! The Oxford Clay can be traced from 

the base of Castle Hill, Scarborough, southwards through 

Brigg and the Ancholme valley to Peterborough, where it 

has been extensively used for brick-making, then south 

westwards past Oxford to the south coast at Weymouth. 

Here’s hoping that by the time you are reading this 

article we are all still using the same ‘road map’ that was 

issued in early March and that the Brigg Geology Group 

can start to plan a programme of events for late 2021. 

If I have whetted your appetite at all and you want to 

learn more about rocks, fossils etc. please get in touch. 

Similarly if you would like an illustrated talk or ‘hands-on’ 

workshop on rocks and fossils for a small interest group 

or school, drop me an e-mail. Who knows, you may meet 

one of the Cadney ammonites. 

Paul Hildreth 

Panda_hildreth@hotmail.com 

Artist’s impression of an ammonite in living position with part of shell removed to show internal structures. 



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MEET AND CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL 

Brigg Town Business 

Partnership 

Mayor, Cllr Sharon Riggal 

07446 389511 

Cllr Rob Waltham 

07977 987903 

Deputy Mayor, Cllr Brian Parker 

07768 341189 

lovebrigg! 

‘lovebrigg’ is the new campaign from BTBP with support 

from Brigg Town Council and North Lincs Council. 

The aim is to encourage businesses and residents 

to celebrate the great things about Brigg. We will be 

highlighting our members’ businesses through the year 

as well as highlighting community groups, charities, 

or unsung heroes of our community. This marketing 

campaign will be used by the North Lincs Council to 

encourage new tourists to visit Brigg when they visit 

Lincolnshire on their holidays. Posters and leaflets will 

be distributed to all members over the next week. Please 

do use #lovebrigg on your social media posts to help 

spread the word! 

membership list will be able to book a stall. We will be 

working closely with North Lincs Council, the Lions and 

Brigg Rotary as well as many others to ensure it is a 

fantastic day for all. We will let you know more over the 

coming weeks. 

Other News 

Throughout May and June we are asking you to work 

with us to fill the town with flowers by using them in 

your window displays. We will be running a flower trail 

around Brigg similar to the Christmas Trail. This is when 

the Brigg- in-Bloom team will be busy planting up new 

planters and awaiting the judges’ visit! 

Cllr Jane Kitching 

07442 160785 

Cllr Ann Eardley 

07786 904466 

Cllr Carl Sherwood 

07789 991818 

Independents’ Fayre 

Saturday 10th July will see the first Brigg Independents’ 

Summer Fayre. The fayre will celebrate the independent 

businesses and spirit of Brigg. There will be 

entertainment for young and old alike in the market 

place as well as stalls in Wrawby Street for community 

groups and members to use to bring their shop into the 

street. No businesses from outside of the town and our 

Hanging baskets will be arriving towards the end of May. 

For those of you who have ordered a basket we will be 

in contact to let you know the dates as soon as we get 

one. All of the watering will be done by Brigg council. 

BTBP is planning to resurrect its gift vouchers as prizes 

for competitions. The idea is that the winner can choose 

any member shop to spend their voucher in and we will 

reimburse the shop they use in full. 

Dates for your diary 

June - Totally Locally Fiver Fest - reorganised from the postponed February event. 

Cllr Nigel Sherwood 

07788 910332 

Cllr Penny Smith 

01652 652024 

Cllr Jane Gibbons 

01652 653077 

July 5th -10th - Independent Brigg Week ending on the 10th with a Covid-safe summer fayre. 

August - TBC AGM followed by a summer social for members. 

Brigg Town Council Clerk, Kerry McGrath 

Town Council Office, S04 The Angel, 

Market Place, Brigg, DN20 8LD 

enquiries@briggmarkettown.co.uk 

October 1st - 8th - Lincolnshire week, starts on Lincolnshire Day (1st October) with the Brigg Food Festival 

and with various markets and events throughout the week. 

c/o The Deli & Diner, 13 Wrawby Street, Brigg. Chair: 07581205302 

chair@briggforbusiness.co.uk 

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SUMMER BOOK REVIEW 

from the Rabbit Hole 

The Silent Suspect 

Nell Pattison 

Avon, April 2021 

The third instalment of the trilogy 

by local author Nell Pattison. 

On a quiet street one house is 

burning to the ground… By the 

time sign-language interpreter 

Paige Northwood arrives, flames 

have engulfed her client’s home. 

Though Lukas is safe, his wife is 

still inside. But she was dead before the fire started… 

Lukas signs to Paige that he knows who killed his wife. 

But then he goes silent – even when the police charge 

him with murder. 

Is he guilty or afraid? Only Paige can help him now… 

The Miseducation of Evie Epworth 

Matson Taylor 

PB, April 2021 

July, 1962 and sixteen yearold 

Evie Epworth stands on 

the cusp of womanhood. But 

what kind of a woman will 

she become? 

The fastest milk-bottledelivery 

girl in East 

Yorkshire, Evie is tall as a 

tree and hot as the desert 

sand. She dreams of an 

independent life lived under 

the bright lights of London 

(or Leeds). The two posters 

of Adam Faith on her bedroom wall (‘brooding Adam’ 

and ‘sophisticated Adam’) offer wise counsel about a 

future beyond rural East Yorkshire. 

Moving, inventive and richly comical, ‘The Miseducation 

of Evie Epworth’ is the most joyful debut novel from an 

author who takes time to visit local indie bookshops and 

Matson has included a lovely piece in the paperback 

edition about them. 

The Rock from the Sky 

Jon Klassen 

Candlewick Press, April 2021 

A long-time favourite of 

The Rabbit Hole, Jon 

Klassen’s new book does not 

disappoint. 

Turtle really likes standing in 

his favourite spot. He likes 

it so much that he asks his 

friend Armadillo to come over 

and stand in it too. But now 

that Armadillo is standing in 

that spot, he has a bad feeling about it... 

A hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, 

shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get 

that there’s something off somewhere but you just can’t 

put your finger on it. Merging broad visual suspense with 

wry wit and existential silliness, celebrated picture-book 

creator Jon Klassen gives us a wholly original comedy for 

the ages and we really do mean ALL ages. 

When Mummy Goes to Work (Board book) 

Paul Schofield and Anna Terreros-Martin 

Templar Publishing, April 2021 

It is wonderful to see 

local illustrator Anna 

Terreros-Martin’s first book 

on the shelves of The 

Rabbit Hole. Emotive and 

gentle, ‘When Mummy Goes to 

Work’ introduces the concept 

of work to babies and toddlers 

through rhyming text. It also 

offers parents the ideal talkingpoint 

for conveying their own feelings about going to 

work and routine in a reassuring and nurturing manner. 

Beautiful artwork, reminiscent of bestsellers ‘Guess How 

Much I Love You’ and ‘Dogger’, draws parallels between 

the activities of the child and parent throughout the day. 

This is the ideal gift-book for anyone who is returning to 

work after the birth of a new child. 

These books have been recommended by: The Rabbit Hole. 21 Market Place, Brigg, DN20 8LD 

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You’ve 

been 

framed 

By Stephen Harris 



Message from Brigg’s Neighbourhood 

Police Officer 

Brigg Town Mayor, Cllr 

Sharon Riggall, and her 

team have distributed 

an important letter to all 

households about rogue 

traders and the Trade Watch 

Scheme. Please read the 

letter and take the important 

advice given by Humberside 

Police on keeping you and 

your property safe and 

secure. 

For example, fit a door 

chain and make sure your 

windows are closed/locked 

when you go out and at 

night. Talk to anyone you 

don’t know through the gap 

of a chained door. Perhaps 

PC Lawrence Grant with Mayor of Brigg, 

a relative, or a friendly 

Cllr. Sharon Riggall 

neighbour with some DIY 

skills, could help the elderly 

and vulnerable folk with the installation of a door chain. 

Few of us feel confident when dealing with the 

intimidating and manipulative behaviour often used by 

rogue traders. Their aim is to confuse you with false 

claims that your property is in need of urgent repairs or, 

in the case of cold-callers, they can offer a service which 

you don’t really need. 

If you feel confident you can flatly refuse but avoid, 

if possible, being drawn into a situation in which you 

The Ven. Rev. Andrew Ballard, supported by his 

capable and talented wife, Caroline, are moving to be 

nearer their family. Their last service will be on June 

13th. 

Canon Fr. David Rowett from Barton, our Rural Dean, 

has been available for support but has a very wide 

responsibility throughout the deanery. 

could become the victim 

of exploitation. Other 

strategies include telling any 

suspicious group that the 

property is rented and that 

you would need to get the 

landlord’s permission, that 

you’re staying in a relative’s 

house, or even that you’re 

looking after a friend’s pets. 

Should you feel that rogue 

traders have targeted 

you or an elderly relative/ 

friend, please inform 

someone from Brigg Town 

Council, or even your local 

Village Council, by ringing 

the police’s non-emergency 

number, 101. Mention 

the Trade Watch Scheme 

and give them as much 

information as possible. 

The police work in cooperation with such organisations 

as Trading Standards and Brigg Town Council and, once 

we are made aware that rogue traders are in the area, we 

can make the scammers feel most unwelcome. 

Lastly, put the Trade Watch sticker in your window. This 

will give the rogue traders the clear message that they are 

being scruntised by the community. 

Keep safe. 

PC Lawrence Grant 

St. John the Evangelist Brigg 

of the building as a presence in Brigg. This would not 

necessarily involve the religious aspects of the church, 

but the actual building itself. 

We are looking forward to welcoming increased 

numbers who are able to attend life event services 

despite still having to rely on visiting clergy to assist 

with baptisms, weddings, and funeral services. 

We are planning to develop a ‘Friends of St. John’s’ 

group of local people who want to see the continuation 

Pam Braithwaite 



To mount or dismount, 

that is the question 

Whether or not you are a regular bicycle user you will 

have been affected by, or experienced, a lack of certainty 

about where in Brigg cyclists are expected to dismount 

and walk with their bikes. As one of the many who 

has taken up cycling since the first of the government 

lockdowns in 2020, I have become aware of a gross lack 

of signage and in two instances signage that only causes 

complete confusion. 

My first point of confusion is the apparent expectation of 

cyclists, and a subsequent acceptance by pedestrians, 

to ride on pavements. Since when did this take place? 

I realise that times have changed since my childhood 

when the local police officer would chastise anyone 

cycling on the pavement. Traffic volumes, vehicle size 

(particularly goods) and Health and Safety regulations 

have all contributed to our roads being regarded as 

hazardous for cycling. 

I know that there are designated cycle lanes, some 

alongside space for pedestrians, others on the inside of 

main roads, but these are only confidently used if wellmarked. 

The lanes along the pavement on Wrawby Road 

for instance are clearly signed and seem to work well but 

cyclists entering Brigg from Scawby Brook will find that 

the signage on the road surface that marks the cycle lane 

is well-worn and faded; difficult to see on a bike let alone 

from a faster-moving car or lorry. 

The map that accompanies this article shows the 

only four points in Brigg where there are signs with 

instructions for cyclists. The sign at A is a classic 

example of ambiguity. It instructs cyclists that they 

must dismount through the Market Place. For some it 

means that they can continue mounted through the first 

part of the pedestrianised area, despite there being NO 

ENTRY signs, because it is Wrawby Street, not Market 

Place. Others think the sign refers to the whole of the 

pedestrianised area of Brigg town centre. And where are 

the signs for entering the pedestrianised area from Bigby 

Street, County Bridge and Cary Lane? 

There is a sign at B that informs cyclists to dismount 

as they leave the towpath and another at C, for those 

leaving the riverside to access Ancholme Way, that says 

the same. So what is the status of cyclists on the path 

alongside the River Ancholme between these 

signs and County Bridge? B assumes they will be 

dismounted, C assumes that they are mounted! 

D is now sorted. It is located at the beginning of 

a dedicated cycle lane in the pathway between 

Vale Academy and St. Mary’s Primary Academy 

that links Grammar School Road with Atherton 

Way. When I first took to the bike saddle I was 

confused because the instruction to dismount 

faced Grammar School Road and suggested that 

you should not ride on the cycle lane. Call me 

slow but it was only after about three visits that 

I tried to turn the post around to face the other 

way. Sorted! 

Where Have All The Landlords Gone? 

There has been ongoing public concern 

about absent landlords leaving properties in 

Brigg in a poor state of repair. In addition, 

upper floors of often prestigious and listed 

buildings have the potential to be developed 

into town-centre dwellings or office space. 

Some property owners however seem to be 

more concerned that bricks and mortar offer 

a higher interest rate, medium- and longterm, 

than any bank investment. 

Some years ago for example, the guttering 

to the building in Wrawby Street whose 

ground floor is occupied by McColl’s, was 

so full of vegetation that folks called it 

‘The Hanging Gardens of Brigg’! There was 

imminent danger from 

such a weight bringing 

down the cast-iron 

guttering. In addition, 

people highlighted the 

rattling window frames 

and glass panes on the 

upper floor but nothing 

seemed to be done until 

a dislodged pane fell 

and smashed only a few 

centimetres in front of an 

unsuspecting lady. 

Location map 

Go to the rear of the building - it’s a horror 

story. The cast-iron guttering seems ready 

to separate from the facia board, the downpipes 

are not connected to the guttering 

outlets and one pipe appears to be a 

length of plastic pipe that one would find 

connected to the drain of a kitchen sink... 

and this on a listed building! 

On local media, staff from ‘The Bank’ 

hairdressers indicated that they felt in 

danger of things falling from the roof 

opposite and it was said that associates 

of staff from ‘The Bank’ had taken the 

initiative and boarded the building’s window 

voids to stop pigeons entering the property. 

An absent landlord has the basic 

responsibility to keep a vacant 

building weather-proofed. The 

situation however has now seemingly 

gone to the extreme; external walls 

covered in vegetation and penetrative 

damp obviously creating problems 

to the external structure. Such damp 

can create havoc to the internal 

fabric by introducing potential fungal 

infection to structural timbers for 

example. 

Ambiguous signage in Wrawby Street 

The upper storeys of 

number 57 Wrawby Street is another prime example of 

extreme neglect that has now toppled into a potential 

health and safety issue. This was the building which had 

the exposed roof that allowed pigeons to roost and breed 

in the loft space. 

Brigg Matters has been reliably 

informed that NLC have been made aware of the state 

of the building over a protracted period. Can we assume 

that appropriate steps are already in progress? Perhaps, 

there is now an urgent need to hasten such procedures. 



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News from Cadney 

& Howsham 

Like most places events in Cadney and Howsham have 

been few and far between during the past few months 

but we hope to restart our Monday morning coffee 

mornings at Cadney church hall soon. Several people 

brought their own mugs each week, and all snacks and 

cakes were individually wrapped. Keep an eye out on our 

Facebook page, Cadney and Howsham news, and we will 

let everyone know when they are restarting. We had one 

gentleman from Brigg who timed his daily walk to fit in 

with the coffee morning so that he could have a seat and 

refreshments with a chat before he continued on his way. 

Plans are being drawn up to have another scarecrow 

weekend over the weekend of Saturday 3rd and Sunday 

4th July. This is a really fun way for everyone to join in 

putting out scarecrows around both villages. We then 

plan to hold a Street-Boot event on the Sunday (4th 

July). 

The village of Winteringham held a Street-Boot on 

Sunday 2nd May and a spokesperson described it like 

this: “For those of you unaware (of) what this is, it’s 

basically where you put a stall out in front of your house 

and fill it with the stuff you no longer want - you can 

pocket the cash yourself or sell things for a charity.” 

We have been without a vicar for over a year during 

which time the Rural Dean, Fr. David Rowett, who is 

also the vicar for Barton, South Ferriby, Saxby All Saints 

and Horkstow, has been helping out by taking services, 

answering our questions and generally offering support. 

So this year I am calling my walk ‘Posh Frock 2, from our 

church to yours’. On Saturday 24th July I will starting at 

Cadney church, then walking to all the churches in our 

group – Brigg, Wrawby, Worlaby and Bonby, then carrying 

on to visit Saxby, Horkstow, South Ferriby and finishing at 

St. Mary’s in Barton, the main church of the Rural Dean. 

It is around 17 miles and I plan to do it all in one day, 

wearing a ‘posh frock’ and walking boots, and hoping 

that a few people will walk parts of it with me. I will be 

setting up a fundraising page soon and will also have 

sponsor sheets. 

I plan to be in Cadney church hall helping out on the 

weekend of the scarecrows and Street-Boot on the 

3rd and 4th of July and will be happily collecting 

donations or sponsors then. All money raised will go to 

Cadney church funds for running costs, maintenance and 

general upkeep to keep this beautiful building open. 

The best way to keep up to date with any events or news 

about Cadney and Howsham is to follow our Facebook 

page Cadney and Howsham News. 

Political Snippet - Division 

Lobby 

Brigg is in the Electoral Constituency of Brigg & Goole with Andrew Percy as its MP but some of the town’s 

‘fringe’ residents are represented by other MPs. Those living at the end of Westrum Lane, Pingley Farm and 

its adjacent developments have Edward Leigh, the MP for Gainsborough, while folks residing in Scawby Brook 

have Holly Mumby-Croft, MP for Scunthorpe. 

With its population of around 6000, represented statistically by one MP per 2000 people, does Brigg hold 

some sort of record? 



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The Elwes family auctioned Brigg 

building plots in 1849 and Albert 

House was built on Lots 12 and 

13 in 1857. It was during a 

period which locally-renowned 

historian, Frank Henthorn, 

in his book ‘19th Century 

Brigg’, described as, ‘Brigg’s 

beautification’. Main roads were 

being cobbled and features, such 

as pavements for the convenience 

of pedestrians, were being laid 

in York Stone from the Market 

Place via Wrawby Street to Albert 

Street. 

The mid-1800s was a period 

when large middle class 

houses were being built for 

the professional classes in and 

around Albert Street and along 

parts of Bigby Street also known 

then as Station Approaches. Such 

properties were the first to benefit 

from the then state-of-the- art technology of the early gas 

works in Bigby Sreet. 

Brigg was losing its reputation as a brawling town, full 

of rivalry and lacking sophistication. Associations and 

clubs offering culture and leisure activities were emerging 

bringing positive and lasting heritage benefits; many are 

still retained in the town. 

At that time Albert House was two houses, 23 and 24 

Bigby Street, and at some time in its modern history 

became unified and evolved into a prestigious Bed and 

Breakfast accommodation. Asked for how long Albert 

House has been so named, Sue Cundy who, with partner 

Jeff, assumed ownership only in October last year said: 

“Since our arrival, we have been extensively renovating 

Albert House from top to bottom; from roof to cellar and 

during a previous refurbishment, an old, 1934, electricity 

bill, addressed to ‘Albert House’ was discovered under the 

fl oorboards, so, for some time”, responded Sue with a 

wry smile. 

Albert House is the couple’s first direct venture into 

the sphere of managing a B&B but both have extensive 

experience in the various facets of the hospitality 

industry. As an example, Jeff has been a professional 

IN PROFILE 

SUE, JEFF and OUR ALBERT 

snooker player and later owned 

the snooker hall on Doncaster 

Road in Scunthorpe for twenty 

years. He has achieved 

Championship breaks of 147 on 

two occasions, toured the world 

to play tournament matches 

and has played professionally 

alongside snooker champions 

such as Alex Higgins, Stephen 

Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan. 

But past fame does not end 

there. Sue’s son is Tai Woffinden, 

a 3-time World Speedway 

Champion. Tai was initiated into 

speedway as a junior rider in 

Australia where his late father, 

Rob, was a professional rider. Tai 

advanced his ambition by joining 

the Scunthorpe Scorpions on his 

return to his home town. The 

original Scunthorpe Speedway 

stadium was at Ashby Ville, 

present-day site of Morrison’s and the Lakeside Retail 

Park. It has now relocated to Normanby Road. 

Asked if one of Tai’s bikes would ever appear in the 

ever-growing event of Brigg’s Bike Night, Jeff asserted: 

“We actually have one of Tai’s bikes in Albert House, it’s 

mounted on the wall in the games room (complete with 

an inevitable snooker table) and has become a great 

talking point. But that one would be awkward to get 

down, although we are expecting another couple of Tai’s 

competition bikes to arrive soon...and then that could 

be very much a possibility”. At the moment Tai is the 

Captain of the GB team and competes in both the Polish 

and Swedish Leagues of speedway competitions. 

By contrast, Sue has lived in both Canada and Australia 

and has become a property developer, consequently 

becoming quite accustomed to revitalising property. 

Since October, apart from specialised work such as 

electrical installations, Sue and Jeff have been extremely 

industrious. Jeff conquered his fear of heights and has 

repaired the roof and together they have sanded and 

oiled the luxury dining room floor, which at one-time 

comprised oak planks from a church. In the same 

Victorian recycling theme, the decorative cast-iron 

radiators distributed around the accommodation were 

reclaimed from a bank. 

Sue added: “I may not have specific experience of 

managing a guest house, but during the family’s time 

in Australia our house became an important bed and 

breakfast venue on the Australian speedway racing 

circuit and, as such, I acquired very useful transferable 

skills for the necessary multi-skills for managing Albert 

House.’ 

The 10 foot-high ceilinged rooms, with their ornate 

cornices and decorated finials, offer a great feeling of 

palatial space and charm. Sue and Jeff have decorated 

each room in a unique, elegant Victorian style but have 

added the modern conveniences of Wi-Fi and smart- TVs 

now expected by discerning guests. 

Overall, the 167 year-old, Grade ll Listed Albert House 

has the ambience of luxury; its appearance is akin 

to a graded hotel. The simple external, symmetrical 

facade with multi-paned windows hints at a Georgian 

architectural style, rather than Victorian, but it belies the 

internal appealing grandeur that prevails to guests when 

Tai’s bike on the Games Room wall 

Sue and Jeff in the dining room 

they enter. “We like to complete the picture in detail 

and have even re-installed the outside Victorian 

iron-cast foot-scrapers, and added doors with fi nger 

plates”, Sue said with satisfaction. 

At the rear is a relaxing courtyard with parking 

spaces for guests and there is a dog-friendly Coach 

House annexe for guests who wish to bring their 

pets. The annexe offers the opportunity to opt 

for a self-catering experience. The four en-suite 

guest bedrooms are a very fine example of a B&B 

accommodation. Albert House will emphatically 

reflect on Brigg’s hospitality reputation. 

Sue and Jeff acknowledge the reputation of the 

previous owner, Jeannie Walker and the high 

positive reviews she received on a regular basis. 

“Our aim is to improve Albert House’s already 

excellent rating; we already have bookings and 

we eagerly look forward to the lifting of Covid- 19 

restrictions.” 



SUE HOY’S ALLOTMENT 

In Search of the Perfect Rose 

Nothing says summer quite like the sight and scent of 

roses in the garden. Although there are roses in flower 

as early as May and as late as October, June is often the 

peak time in British gardens, the weeks when they are 

at their glorious best. Roses hold a special place in our 

affections; it’s the English national flower, the symbol 

of romance and there’s nothing to match its voluptuous 

abundance in gardens 

large and small all 

over the country. 

We’re all familiar with 

the large, high-pointed 

blooms of hybrid 

tea roses, which are 

often used in massed 

plantings, but they 

are only a small part 

of the fabulous rose 

story. Roses come in 

an amazing range of 

vibrant – and more 

subtle – colours; 

they can be grown 

as climbers, shrubs, 

ground cover and 

miniatures, so there’s 

space for a rose in 

every garden. So how 

do you begin to make 

a choice from the 

thousands of varieties 

and types available? 

I’m greedy, and 

want to enjoy my 

roses for as long a 

period as possible, 

so I always look for 

roses which repeatflower 

throughout 

the season. Some, 

particularly older 

varieties, are only in bloom for a few weeks in 

midsummer, whilst others flower from May right through 

to September – fantastic garden value. I also want scent 

in a rose. Although there are some very lovely unscented 

roses, for me the perfume makes all the difference, 

whether wafting over the garden on a warm summer 

day, or enjoyed at close quarters in a vase. By the way, 

each rose has its own unique scent, from the orangey, 

spiciness of the beautiful climber ‘Albertine’, to the ‘true’ 

rose scent of ‘Roseraie de l’ Hay’. 

It’s also a good idea, if possible, to buy roses that have 

some disease resistance. Some of the older roses are 

very susceptible to fungal diseases such as rust and 

black spot, which are difficult to control, while modern 

varieties tend to be 

more resistant. 

Having said that, 

I grow one of the 

oldest-known roses, 

‘Great Maiden’s 

Blush’. It suffers 

badly from rust 

but I love its palest 

pink, flat, quartered 

blooms and delicate 

scent. Decide too, 

how much space 

you have; there’s 

no point in planting 

a very vigorous 

climber or rambling 

rose, which could 

reach 9 metres, on 

a bungalow, or a 

2-metre shrub rose in 

a tiny garden. 

Climbers are 

particularly useful 

in smaller gardens; 

wherever ground 

space is limited, go 

upwards. Climbing 

roses can be planted 

on fences, house 

walls, trellising, 

over archways or 

even tunnels. All 

will add atmosphere 

and character to 

your garden along with glorious scent and colour. A 

good shorter climber, reaching only about 2.5 metres, is 

‘Parade’, with a nicely-shaped, deep pink flower; ‘Pink 

Perpetué’ is also good. 

Among larger climbers, ‘Ginger Syllabub’ is very striking, 

with large, amber-pink blooms and good fragrance. 

‘Clotted Cream’ also has large blooms with creamy-yellow 



centres. ‘Dublin Bay’ has deep red flowers and those 

of ‘Rêve d’Or’ apricot-yellow. The old variety ‘Alberic 

Barbier’ is creamy-white and very long-flowering 

and the little cream pom-pom flowers of ‘Felicité et 

Perpetué’ are borne in huge profusion in July. My 

favourite at the moment though is the peachy-pink ‘A 

Shropshire Lad’ which has enormous flowers almost 

constantly in bloom. This is one of the many fantastic 

introductions by David Austin Roses, blending oldfashioned 

flower shape and perfume with the health 

and continuity of flowering of modern roses. 

Shrub roses, a strangely neglected group, have the 

advantage of not needing the regular hard pruning of 

hybrid teas. Instead, older and dead stems are taken 

out every few years avoiding the bare, stark appearance 

of other roses in winter. Look out for ‘Felicia’, masses 

of pale pink flowers, ‘Buff Beauty’, soft apricot, and 

the early-flowering ‘Frühlingsgold’ with pale yellow, 

semi-double flowers and prominent golden stamens. 

The best of all though is the deep crimson ‘Roseraie de 

l’Hay’, flowering from May to October. It is pest- and 

disease-free and does well even on poorer soils. The 

perfect rose. 

Girlguiding in Brigg and 

surrounding villages 

Girlguiding runs in Brigg and covers 

all 3 sections, Rainbows, Brownies 

and Guides. Rainbows caters for 5- to 

7-year-olds, Brownies 7- to 10-year-olds 

and Guides 10- to 14-year-olds. All 3 

sections offer girls the opportunities to 

grow and discover. There is, in addition, 

a ‘senior’ section, Rangers, for 14- to 18-year-olds. 

Units meet in school term-time offering a range of 

activities. 

We offer a safe, welcoming, girl-only space for girls and 

young women to try new things, help other people and 

discover their passions and talents, all while having fun 

with a group of ready-made friends! 

We’re dedicated to girls leading the way - they choose 

activities, challenges and events that inspire them, and 

our volunteers support them to make it happen. Because 

girls shape and lead everything we do, we know that 

we’re offering the best opportunities and experiences for 

girls today. 

We’re always updating and adapting our programme and 

resources so that they’re relevant to girls today. 

Guiding is also excellent value for 

money and we have a range of support 

available to enable all girls – regardless of 

ability or financial circumstance – to get 

involved with guiding. 

If you would like your daughter to become 

involved, please contact Fiona Reid on 07725021725 

or visit https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-forparents/register-your-daughter/ 

to register your interest. 

Please note that many units operate a waiting list so 

please register early. 

Additionally, all groups are run by volunteers with 

volunteering opportunities available from the age of 14 

upwards. Training is provided for all volunteers and 

offers flexibility for all. Should you wish to get involved 

please contact Fiona Reid for more information by 

calling on 07725021725 or by visiting https://www. 

girlguiding.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-volunteer/ 

register-your-interest/ 

Brigg District Lions CIO 

Like many organisations, the members of Brigg District 

Lions have had to adapt as a result of the Covid-19 

Pandemic. In April 2020 we saw our meetings move 

onto Zoom. Initially it was as much about touching base 

and members checking in on each other although, as 

members adapted to the new technology, we began 

conducting business and making donations to worthy 

causes in the local area. 

We also held a few quizzes among members, again to 

enable us to connect. We unfortunately had to cancel all 

our usual fundraising events due to the various lockdown 

periods. We did however have a club member hold a 

birthday fundraiser in aid of the Club. 

We have made donations to various charities, including 

Brigg Music and Drama Festival, the Lincs & Notts Air 

Ambulance, Brigg Breast Cancer Support and Wrawby 

Windmill. In addition, we worked in conjunction with 

the Children’s Centre to supply Christmas food hampers 

to families in need as well as gifts for children. As 

part of a wider Lions project supporting youth and 

the environment, we supplied local primary schools 

with Wild Tribe Books which help young children to 

understand the dangers of plastic waste on wildlife. 

The pandemic has allowed us to transfer our focus to 

community service in recent months, supporting Brigg in 

Bloom with our garden at the entrance of Old Courts Car 

Park, litter picking in the community and supporting at 

vaccination clinics. 

During March 2021, our Club President, Lion Wendy, 

supported Marie Curie by taking up the Step into Spring 

Challenge to walk 10,000 steps everyday in March. 

Wendy actually did a total of 375,407 steps and raised 

£260 to support the work of Marie Curie nurses in our 

area. 

Lions are keen to support sight-related projects and as 

such we collect spectacles. We have collection boxes 

in the Red Cross shop and Norfolk Optics for anyone 

wishing to donate their used glasses. 

We continue to raise funds and held a virtual raffle 

on social media. You can support us through www. 

easyfundraising.org.uk and www.smile.amazon.co.uk 

and by selecting Brigg District Lions CIO as your chosen 

charity. We also have a text donation option. To donate 

£2 to Brigg Lions Charity Fund simply text LIONSDEN to 

70085 (Texts cost £2 plus standard message charge). 

Updates on all our events and service projects can be 

found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and our website. 

Brigg District Lions is run by volunteers and we continue 

to seek new members to help our fundraising and 

service activities. If you are interested in joining, or 

feel you can assist with any of our projects, please call 

07725021725 or email 

briggdistrictlionsclub@gmail.com 

CLOUDS 

(Kathleen Webb 1923-2019) 

Way up there in a clear blue sky 

Fluffy white clouds were just sailing by, 

And as the sun behind each one shone 

A ring of silver framed every one, 

Then as I laid back and watched as they floated by 

I dreamed of being carried away up high. 

To distant lands with snow white plains 

Never to touch down on earth again. 

But in a fantasy world we can’t live forever 

Though it’s nice to have dreams that give us pleasure. 



Brigg Methodist News 

Hallelujah! The doors are open again. We are again 

worshipping in our church building but with a difference. 

As the value of online worship continues to be 

appreciated we now have integrated morning worship 

to meet the needs of some folk who are unable to get to 

church - thanks to our ‘Tech Team’ who are continually 

working hard to improve the system. We give thanks 

to God for keeping us connected to each other through 

technology and the weekly letter. As the Revd. Peter put 

in one of his weekly letters “We have much to celebrate in 

our Covid-shrouded Church life”. 

Another piece of good news is that OIKOS-BRIGG has 

obtained new premises - the old Greggs shop. It will no 

longer be called ‘Churches Together Shop’ but have an 

altogether new title. This is an exciting venture which will 

incorporate Christian books, cards and gifts a ‘drop in 

centre’ and an extra town outlet for the Brigg Food Bank. 

We are awaiting approval of the terms of agreement. 

During this interim period, following the move to 

Nottingham of the Revd. Nichola, the Revd. Angy Long, 

Superintendent Minister of Scunthorpe & Epworth, has 

been in charge of the Circuit aided by Revd. Louise 

Carr, from Wolds and Trent, and Revd. Neil Vickers from 

Grimsby and Cleethorpes. The new Superintendent 

Minister appointed to the Barton & Brigg Circuit will be 

Revd. Sally Long who is at present serving in Bodmin, 

Padstow and Wadebridge Circuit, Cornwall. She will move 

into the Barton Manse at the end of July ready to start 

work on September 1st when the Revd. Peter Thomas 

will retire. 

‘Thy Kingdom Come’ is an initiative begun by the 

Archbishop of Canterbury some years ago which has 

gathered momentum. During the Lenten season we were 

grateful to our Deacon, Helen Webster, for providing 

us with ‘Lent Bags’ to guide us through Lent to Easter 

Day when we celebrated Christ’s rising from the dead. 

We now look forward to Pentecost, the coming of the 

Holy Spirit. With this in mind our Pastoral Visitors have 

distributed ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ Prayer Journals to help 

refresh our faith during Pentecost as many have felt 

isolated from our community and church during these 

difficult past months. The booklets have been written by 

Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York. At the time of going 

to press it is our intention to hold a Pentecost Party in 

the garden area around the church as part of the climax 

to our own ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ celebrations. See us on 

Facebook. 

Sylvia Thomas 

MESSAGE IN 

THE WIND 

A local tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh 

An interesting gem of a snippet was spotted in the 

local media during the official mourning period 

following the death of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of 

Edinburgh. The sails of the Wrawby post-mill were left 

in the traditional Dutch position of mourning. 

With the uppermost sail just to the left of top 

centre, at about 11 o’clock, the resulting sail pattern 

indicates a sad occasion. For a joyous occasion, such 

as a birth or wedding, the top sail is positioned to the 

right of the upper-centre line, or at about 1 o’clock. 



PUPDATE 

By Sarah Parker of The Dog & Running Co. 

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and so to bed... 

Dog owners love taking their pups off the beaten path 

for some brilliant adventures but have you ever thought 

about how you would describe your location to the 

emergency services when there are no landmarks to be 

seen? You could say, “I’m down the secret track, past the 

3rd tree” or more usefully you can use the free ‘What 3 

Words’ app! 

Used by the emergency services themselves, every 3 

metre square in the world has its own unique 3-word 

combination. This proved invaluable when we found 

someone in need of urgent medical help down a wooded 

track recently. For your information, the three words for 

the centre of Brigg Market Place are ‘keys.enclosing. 

dreams’! 

We have had a lot of questions recently about 

reactive dogs. Here is a little introduction to what 

that means and how you can help if you see one. 

Reactive dog-owners are the ones who know the secret 

lanes, tracks and places where no one else usually 

walks. Walking a reactive dog often takes meticulous 

effort and planning, from the time of the walk, the route 

taken and even making sure that you have scanned the 

area before getting out of the car. 

Reactivity is when a dog over-reacts to things in its 

environment. These reactions can include: barking, 

lunging, and growling. It may stem from the dog’s genetic 

make-up or it could be from a lack of social experience, a 

particularly scary experience, or a tough start in life. 

Owners of reactive dogs quite often have a Plan B for 

when they approach a situation. They know their dog 

may be challenging and are often working with behaviour 

experts to put a training plan in place. There is no 

overnight quick-fix for a reactive dog and some never fully 

lose their reactivity. 

Owners of non-reactive dogs, this is where you come in! 

Lucky you, you are every reactive dog-owners dream. 

However, as happy and ‘waggy’ as you know your dog is, 

an off-lead non-reactive dog trotting over to a reactive onlead 

dog can still have stressful consequences so always 

check that your dog is back on a lead before approaching 

others. 

01652 651828 

Princes Street | Brigg | DN20 8HG 

Even these friendly little pups go back on-lead to 

pass another dog. 

Even the most reliable dogs can sometimes forget their 

recall but, if we see another dog or a group of dogs 

approaching in the distance, even with 4 dogs on a group 

walk, we recall and get them under control. You never 

know how the other dog will react, if it is indeed reactive 

or under any kind of training. 

To those non-reactive dog owners who do recall 

your furry friends, thank you, you’re really making a 

difference! 



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Brigg Heritage Centre – Back at 

Last and with Exciting News! 

Regular visitors will be delighted to hear that, in common 

with many other places, we finally re-opened for business 

on Tuesday 18 th May. This is not the place to comment 

on the difficulties and frustrations of the last fourteen 

months, but suffice to say we are raring to go and have a 

number of exciting projects in hand which we know will 

appeal to locals. 

It seems to be increasingly the case that more and more 

people mistakenly believe that we are part of North 

Lincolnshire Council. This is very much not the case. 

We are an independent charity and do not receive any 

regular funding from outside sources. We rely instead on 

our own fundraising efforts. We have not been affected at 

all by the recent refurbishments to the Angel and anyone 

coming in will see little difference. 

But that is about to change and that’s our exciting news! 

Many will remember the popup 

exhibition from three years 

ago which looked at the story of 

Pingley Camp, from its pre-war 

days as farmland, through its 

time as a Prisoner-of-War camp, 

housing Italian and German 

prisoners, and its various postwar 

uses until it was eventually 

pulled down some years ago. 

Well, we are now delighted 

to announce that we are 

converting a small section of the 

Centre to create a permanent 

‘Pingley Experience’. Visitors 

will be able to get to feel what 

life would have been like in the 

camp and to learn more about 

its history and some of the 

Apology 

fascinating stories of the people involved, not just during 

the war but beyond. 

We are now asking the public to get involved. We are 

looking for anything that might enrich our knowledge 

– whether it’s historical background or personal 

reminiscences and anecdotes that may have been passed 

down through families - and if anyone has any physical 

items that may have come from the camp, well you’re 

our new best friend! 

This promises to be one of the most exciting additions 

in modern times, not only to the Heritage Centre but to 

Brigg itself, and we would like to think that the people 

of Brigg and the surrounding area can play a major 

role in this development. So, if you have anything that 

you think we might be interested in, please email us at 

briggheritage.centre@northlincs.gov.uk or ring on 

07394 960396. 

Brigg Matters apologises for any misunderstanding or misinterpretation that may have been caused by the 

content that appeared in a past article which could have implied that the Heritage Centre benefited from the 

recent NLC investment in the Angel. 

Rural Task Force 

On Friday 30th April 

2021 Humberside 

Police’s new Rural Task 

Force along with staff 

from Brigg, Ashby & 

Goole Neighbourhood 

Policing Teams spent the 

day in North & North 

East Lincolnshire with 

Environment Agency 

and The Angling Trust. 

The Rural Task Force is 

distinct from your local 

neighbourhood policing 

team. Where some of 

the local policing team are wildlife-trained they act as 

local advisors for their teams in addition to their core 

community role. 

The Rural Task Force, along with North & NE 

Lincolnshire’s Wildlife & Rural Crime Officer PC 736 

PROUD, is dedicated to dealing with a range of Heritage, 

Wildlife and Rural Crime. The day’s focus was specifically 

on ‘Op Clampdown’ to prevent illegal river-fishing during 

closed (breeding) season which is March 15th- June 

15th. The operation also supports the Environment 

Agency & the Angling 

Trust’s volunteer 

bailiffs in checking 

that stillwater (ponds, 

lakes & canals) anglers 

have the required rod 

licences. In general 

most were abiding by 

the rules and only the 

fish appeared to be put 

off by the afternoon’s 

hailstorm! 

If you have an enquiry 

for The Rural Task Force 

and PC 736 PROUD they can be contacted via email: 

SPOCRuralandWildlifeCrime@humberside.pnn.police.uk. 

Follow us on Twitter: @HPWildlifeRural @Humberbeat_ 

NL 

Facebook: Humberside Police – North Lincolnshire 

If you are reporting a crime in action or a crime that has 

occurred please contact 999, 101. 

PS Jenna Jones 

What’s On 

June 2021 to mid September 2021 

7 th June Brigg Wool Shop – Learn to Crochet 9am-12pm 

11th-13th June Scawby Gala Weekend. Scarecrows etc. 

12 th June Brigg Wool Shop – Learn to Crochet 10am-1pm 

16 th June Brigg Wool Shop – Felting Flowers 2.30pm-5.30pm 

19 th June Brigg Servicemans Club. Skaburst. Free entry 

24 th June Brigg Wool Shop – Starting Socks 1pm-4pm 

26 th June Brigg Farmers Market. Market Place, Brigg. 9am-3pm 

3 rd – 4 th July Cadney and Howsham Scarecrow & Street-Boot Event 

6 th July Brigg Matters AGM, The Lord Nelson. 7pm. All Welcome 

7 th July Brigg Wool Shop – Mosaic Crochet 2.30pm-5.30pm 

10 th July Brigg Independents Summer Fayre, Wrawby St/Market Place 

14 th July Brigg Wool Shop – Weaving 2.30pm-5.30pm 

17 th July Brigg Servicemans Club. Relentless Rockabilly Band £3 at door 

19 th July Brigg Wool Shop – Learn to Crochet 9am-12pm 

24 th July Brigg Farmers Market. Market Place, Brigg 9am-3pm 

31 st July Brigg Town FC CIC 2021/22 season starts 

31 st July Brigg Wool Shop – Weaving 3.30pm-6.30pm 

7 th August Brigg Servicemans Club. Emma Ramsden. Free Entry 

18 th August Brigg Wool Shop – Tunisian Crochet 2.30pm-5.30pm 

19 th August Brigg Wool Shop – Learn to Knit 1pm-4pm 

28 th August Farmers Market. Market Place, Brigg 9am-3pm 

30 th August Wrawby Mill Family Fun Day. 10am-4pm 

1 st September Brigg Wool Shop – Mosaic Crochet 2.30pm-4.30pm 

All Subject to change due to 

Covid-19 restrictions 

Brigg Town FC 

01652 794275 

The Wool Shop 

Pam or Sian 01652 408632 

Servicemen’s Club 

Debbie 07745722113 

Scawby Gala/Scarecrow weekend 

www.scawbyvillage.co.uk 

Wrawby Postmill 

01652 408632 

If you have anything you would 

like included on this list, please 

contact Gail; briggmatters. 

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