Brigg Matters Issue 68 Spring 2023

Brigg 

Matters 

Issue 68 

Spring 2023 

The FREE community magazine for Brigg and District 

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BRIGG - FIGHTS ABOVE ITS WEIGHT 

Ken Harrison (Chair) 

‘Brigg Matters’, together 

with its forerunner, ‘About 

Brigg’, is over 20 years old. 

In a 2003 edition of ‘About 

Brigg’, the front cover carried 

a monochrome photograph of 

Brigg FC’s players atop an topped, double-decker bus 

after they won the FA Vase, for 

a second time, at Upton open- 

Park. 

Hopefully, the magazine 

has always endeavoured to 

reflect all aspects of life in 

Brigg and its surrounding 

communities, from the serious, 

through the eccentricities, 

to a plethora of interesting 

snippets of local history, as well 

as reflecting upon numerous 

social happenings. 

Brigg and its surrounding 

villages have, it seems, always 

been a bit idiosyncratic, such as the annual Duck Race 

at Cadney Beck and the Downhill Challenge at Worlaby. 

In Brigg itself we have the traditional Pumps Blessings, 

a peculiar parade of worship, stoic dignitaries, street 

dancing, troops of Brownies and, last year, some 

characters from Walt Disney. In recent years, we have 

also had two lady steam punks! 

But in contrast, we also show respect for the Holocaust 

Memorial Day in February and the solemnity of 

Remembrance Sunday is 

regarded as extra special. 

In the winter edition of ‘Brigg 

Matters’, there was an article 

about mediaeval archery 

and the magazine has had a 

second call to encourage folk, 

men, women and children to 

find out about 15th Century 

bowmanship and weaponry 

with a view to, eventually, after 

training, join a local contingent 

for public re-enactments and 

possible TV and film work. If 

interested, call Howard Boyd 

(07974 479622). 

Brigg Live Arts work tirelessly 

and we look forward to their 

open-air, bring-a-picnic, 

production of Jane Austen’s 

‘Pride and Prejudice’ on Brigg 

Recreation Ground in July. 

Indeed, swat up on the BLA’s programme on Page 11 of 

this issue. 

‘Brigg Matters’ is always seeking something new and 

there are many talents that are hidden in plain sight, for 

example Shelly Busby at Orchard Court. She was a prime 

mover in creating a cocktail bar for residents and is now 

arranging an opportunity for her senior citizens to bottlefeed 

needy lambs following the March lambing season. 

Now that needs a mention in the summer issue of ‘Brigg 

Matters’ due out in June. 

Committee Members 

Ken Harrison • Gail Copson • Debbie Copson-Brumby • Stephen Harris 

Paul Hildreth • Danielle Li 

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Letters to Brigg Matters and BM business 

Brigg Community Partnership/ Scawby WI 

Brigg Live Arts 

Oldest Club in Town (Brigg Town FC) / Breast 

Cancer Group 

Oikos Update 

BASH / Brigg Morning WI / Colouring Page for 

our younger readers 

Sutton & Bean (special feature) 

Brigg Rotary Club 

Movers & Shakers 

– what’s happening around town 

‘A New Coach for the King’ – a scoop for BM 

You’ve Been Framed 

Tribute to Patrick (Paddy) Harrison 

“Warrior” – poetry from a local writer 

/ Probus report 

Methodist News 

Brigg Town Council Report 

Ancholme Rowing Club 

Brigg Geology Group 

Mind Craft – puzzle pages 

Brigg Profile (Anna George) / Charlie’s Pond 

News from the Pews 

Brigg in Pictures 

“Sparkle” by Joanna Code of the Brigg Creative 

Writers Group 

Glanford and Scunthorpe Canoe Club 

Glanford and Scunthorpe Canoe Club / On the 

Right Track 

Advertising Matters / MacMillan 

Local Nature Page by Len Reaney 

Kids’ Matters – for our younger readers 

prepared by Hina Li 

Inner Wheel / Photo Features 

‘Vikings’ – a look at the origin of local place 

names 

Mind Craft solutions 

Brigg Heritage Centre Report 

What’s On – your quick guide to events in 

the Brigg area 

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8-year-old Nikoletta, from Kherson, south Ukraine, 

admires snowdrops in a Brigg garden. Mum, Olha, 

said that the snowdrops were just blossoming in their 

garden in Kherson as the Russians attacked the city 

in late February, 2022. The family, including, then 

6-year-old sister, Oryna, fled the bombardment via 

Poland to the UK. 



Letters to Brigg Matters 

This page 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 Paul 

Once again I submit for your consideration 

work from a member of Brigg Creative 

Writing Group. This time something 

different - a contemporary poem by Sarah 

Reid, one of our long standing members 

who is an accomplished modern poet. 

Thank you so much for including in the 

winter edition two submissions from our 

Group with such wonderful photographic 

illustrations – they really bring the stories 

to light. It was particularly good to see Jo 

Code’s story ‘My Angel Wore Trousers’ 

included as she has been very unwell and 

this cheered her up immensely - thank 

you. 

Best wishes --Sue Farrar (facilitator for 

Brigg Creative Writing Group) 

(Editor’s response: Thank you Sue from 

all of the BM team. We are more than 

pleased to receive contributions and 

would encourage others, particularly 

youngsters, to send in interesting articles 

or creative pieces of their work) 

Dear Editor 

My 25 year old autistic daughter Zoe disappeared from her 

home in Bedale on Saturday June 13 2020. Her body was 

found on Sunday 21 June the day I received a Father’s Day 

card and luxury chocolates from her. Heart breaking! She 

had committed suicide. Her demise was investigated by a 

protracted coroner’s inquest which ended in May 2022. 

Exactly two months after my daughter’s death, my beloved 

partner, Pat Hinch, passed away after a stoic battle with 

cancer. At that time we were living in Broughton. Eight 

months later I relocated to Brigg and after a short time I 

decided that I needed to do something to help my mental 

and physical states. One sunny morning I took a walk 

down to Brigg Bowling Club at the end of Dudley Road and 

introduced myself to the secretary, Margaret Berry, and her 

husband, Neil. I soon found myself on the green enjoying 

bowling bowls towards that elusive jack! I promptly joined 

the club and have never looked back. My grieving quickly 

improved and the club members have been very supportive 

and understanding. 

I strongly advise anyone in any situation to give bowling a 

go. 

John Zaremba 

Brigg Community Partnership 

We would like to take this opportunity 

to announce that from January the 

Brigg Town Business Partnership is now 

the Brigg Community Partnership. 

We are currently midway through 

the process of becoming a charity. 

The process is a long one but we are 

nearing the end, so wanted to let you 

all know how we are moving forward 

into 2023. 

The Brigg Town Business Partnership 

started in 2011 as a group of local 

businesses working together to be 

heard and to promote the town. There 

have been a number of successes since 

we started, such as when we were a 

runner up in the Great British High 

Street Competition in 2015, as well as 

difficulties brought about by the pandemic and economic 

uncertainty. We intend for charity status to mean that 

there will be many more successes. 

As the years have gone by, the Brigg Town Business 

Partnership has taken on more and more of an active role 

in promoting Brigg, both on its own and with other local 

groups such as Brigg Live Arts, Brigg Lions, Brigg Rotary 

and Brigg in Bloom as well as Brigg Town and North 

Lincolnshire councils. Ultimately, being a charity will open 

up many new and exciting options for us to improve the 

town for us all, driving footfall up and encouraging local 

community relationships. 

Concluding service for the Tree 

of Remembrance - sponsored by 

the (former) Brigg Town Business 

Partnership 

Scawby WI 

by Maria Cooke 

We are starting 2023 with the return 

of our popular Arts and Crafts Market 

which is held on the 2nd Saturday of 

every month on Saturday 11th March. 

If you know any crafters who might 

like to get involved then contact us at 

briggcommunitypartnership@outlook. 

com 

We have also have an Easter Market 

on Saturday 8th April where there will 

be entertainment for all with an easter 

egg hunt, falconry and much more. 

We are also working with St. John’s to 

promote their Easter Saturday Messy 

Church which will be in the church 

hall from 10am – 2pm. Messy church 

invites children to come into the 

church and enjoy making craft items 

that can lead to a bit of mess! 

We would like to thank all of you who supported the 

Festival of Christmas Trees and the Tree of Remembrance. 

The money raised is being donated to St. John’s church 

and we will have a total amount very soon. The festival 

returned after being cancelled for 2 years because of the 

pandemic and we were really pleased that the event, 

although smaller, was well supported. All of the trees 

looked wonderful and very festive and a big thank you 

to everyone who entered a tree. We will be holding the 

festival again for Christmas 2023. 

Members new and old enjoyed a race night to celebrate Christmas. A great time was had by all, 

especially those who had one, or more, winners. 

OPPORTUNITY TO 

JOIN THE BM TEAM 

As reported in previous issues, BM 

still needs someone to take over the 

voluntary responsibility of magazine 

distribution. Please contact us via 

briggmatters@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 

01652 655784 for details or information 

regarding the role’s commitment. 

ADVANCE NOTICE 

Deadline for contributions to the summer issue 

(Number 69) of Brigg Matters is 1st May 2023. 

Contributors are requested to submit copy as 

either Word or pdf documents and any logos 

or photographs as jpg or png files rather than 

embedded images. 

Forthcoming events: 

• 25th January - we have a talk and demonstration on First Aid by Richard Bottomley. 

• 22nd February - we will have a talk by Joey Richardson. Joey, who is a renowned local craftsperson, 

will be sharing details about her work as a wood turner. 

• 22nd March - Annual General Meeting. 

We meet in Scawby Village Hall on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. 

New members are always welcome. 

Keep up to date with all our activities on: Facebook@scawbywi or call Maria Cooke on 01652 651129 

or email: scawbywi@gmail.com. 



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As spring approaches, the Brigg Live Arts 

calendar of events for the year is taking 

shape with its usual interesting and exciting 

range of activities. The committee has had 

a ‘get together’ with some of the fantastic 

team players and everyone is now full of 

ideas, enthusiasm and looking forward to a 

year of ‘Bringing the Enjoyment of the Arts 

to Brigg’. 

Future Dates 

Partnership Food Fest following the very 

successful event last year. We are at 

present establishing the lineup and would 

welcome any suggestions – contact details 

below. We are encouraging newly formed 

bands as well as established bands too. 

Anyone who is interested in joining our 

friendly planning group or if you have any 

suggestions please contact us via our Facebook page or 

telephone 07706087340. 

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PROUD TO BE SERVING THE COMMUNITY 

On Friday March 3rd we are presenting the Often Herd 

Band. The Often Herd are one of the most engaging and 

dynamic live acts in the UK’s Bluegrass, Americana, and 

Roots scene. They will be playing at the Servicemen’s 

Club in Brigg. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets at £8 can be 

bought from Grandad’s Shed or the Rabbit Hole. This 

event is sponsored by North Lincolnshire Live Lincs. 

On Saturday May 20th we are privileged to host the G. 

Gospel Choir from Hull which recently was runner up in 

the BBC’s Songs of Praise Gospel Singers of the Year final. 

It was also a finalist in 2019. Its amazing sound allows 

the G Choir to perform a variety of songs both Gospel 

and inspirational soul- stirring songs from Kirk Franklin 

to Donald Lawrence, Hezekiah Walker to spirituals, Emeli 

Sande and Cold Play! This will be held at St Mary’s 

Catholic Church in Brigg. 

On Friday July 21st we are 

planning, subject to grant 

applications and the event 

application being successful, to 

put on an outside performance 

of Pride and Prejudice by the 

professional IIIyria Theatre 

Company. Discussions are 

taking place in the hope that we 

can use the grass area behind 

the changing rooms at Brigg 

Recreation Ground. This would 

allow people to set up picnics 

etc. On getting, hopefully, the 

go ahead we will be sending out 

further information on Facebook 

and our BLA email list. 

The North Lincolnshire Ukulele Group is a very 

welcoming adult ukulele group which meets on 

Thursdays during term time at Sir John Nelthorpe School 

(Grammar School Road) from 4.30 – 5.30pm. The group 

performs a wide repertoire spanning from the early 

20 th century to modern day. There is no requirement to 

already know how to play the ukulele; all abilities are 

welcome. There is a small charge of £3 per week to join 

in. Members perform at a wide range of events such 

as charity concerts, parties, summer fetes, WI talks, 

church groups, and care homes. We are always happy 

to consider coming to perform at your event! For more 

information contact Kathleen Watson at 

k.watson@nelthorpe.org.uk 

The music section of ‘Songs of Love and War’, Community Theatre 

at SJN School on Remembrance Day sponsored by BLA. 

On Saturday August 12th, 11am 

to 8pm Brigg Live Arts will be 

providing live music for all tastes 

to support the Brigg Community 



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The Oldest Club in Town 

Since our last article the club has seen major changes 

in the team management. A run of poor results in 

November resulted in the resignation of manager 

Nathan Peat. The club quickly appointed Dave Smith as 

manager. His pedigree is impressive with a successful 

time spent at Cleethorpes Town. His aim is to stabilise 

the transition period in terms of players and playing 

style. His knowledge at this level will enable him to 

attract players of high quality to the club. 

On the results front, with the disruption of team 

personnel, the club has struggled to win games but 

became the only team to beat the league leaders 

Campion on their own ground and ending their run of 17 

successive victories. 

The club reached the semi-final of the Lincolnshire 

Senior Trophy, being the current holders, and played 

at home against Boston Town on February 1st. 

Unfortunately the visitors came out as 3-1 winners and 

will play either Deeping Rangers or Skegness Town. 

UPCOMING FIXTURES 

Wednesday 1 March v Selby Town 

Saturday 11 March v Shirebrook Town 

Saturday 25 March v Armthorpe Welfare 

Saturday 8 April v Athersley Recreation 

by Roy Sheppard 

HISTORY OF BRIGG TOWN - 

PART 8 

Disputes frequently arose 

in games played against 

Gainsborough. In 1883, an 

appeal by Brigg for “handling 

and offside” resulted in a 

disagreement between the 

umpires and the game was 

ended. The following season, 

against Gainsborough Town, 

it was reported that a number 

of ‘rougher folk’ found their 

way to the ground with the 

sole intention of annoying 

players and visitors. 

Two years later, against Doncaster Rovers, when Brigg 

scored four goals to Doncaster’s single reply, one of the 

Brigg goals was disputed by the Doncaster umpire and 

ultimately the game was broken up because several of 

the Doncaster players left the ground. 

Brigg beat Boston Reserves in the 1888 Lincolnshire 

Minor Cup Final. The Boston team was reported as 

“never playing in worse form” and evidently was suffering 

from extreme nervousness against a stronger and more 

robust side. 

The Brigg and District Breast Cancer Support Group 

Before I move into the new year, let me 

tell you how we finished off 2022. For our 

November meeting we were joined by 

members of the Wrawby Community Choir 

who sang for us. The choir meets at Wrawby 

Church every Wednesday at 7.45pm - 9pm 

and all are welcome. 

As you may recall in my article in the winter 

2022 issue, we were preparing for the Brigg 

Christmas Market where we had a ‘Lucky 

Dip’ stall. I was hoping for a dry evening and 

well it was a lovely night; a huge thank you 

to all who came and supported us. We raised 

£500 which met our target. 

The next evening we went to see Broughton Amateur 

Dramatics performance of “Play On” at Broughton 

Village Hall. It was very good, very funny. Well done to all 

involved. 

Registered Charity No. 1098380 

“offering care and support in the heart of its community” 

Angie Benson and 

Georgie Lings cut one of 

the 21st ‘birthday cakes’. 

Early December saw us at Ashby Decoy Golf 

Club for our Christmas meal. We had chosen 

our meals ahead of the visit and thanks go to 

Caroline for reminding those of us that had 

forgotten what we ordered. A very enjoyable 

evening out. 

In January 2023, the group celebrated its 21st 

birthday with a couple of cakes and a good 

catch up and for our February meeting we 

had a visit from Helen Todd who gave a talk 

and demonstration on all things ‘Body Shop’. 

Look out for the photos in the Summer Issue 

of Brigg Matters. 

Our March meeting will be the AGM with the usual raffle 

and refreshments. 

For information contact www.breastcancersupport-brigg. 

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Wrawby Windmill 

Sian Sargent 

The volunteers at Wrawby Windmill are getting ready 

for opening up for this year’s open days and events. This 

year we will be holding our first open day on Monday 10 th 

April which is Easter Monday. As always, guests will be 

greeted with a welcoming smile by our knowledgeable 

guides and will be able to enjoy our home-made cakes 

and refreshments before leaving. 

Work has been continuing over the winter period on 

preparing to get the windmill once again producing flour 

that can be sold to help raise funds to keep the will well 

maintained. Our volunteers are learning the intricacies 

of milling and we hope that soon we will start to see all 

the hard work paying off. 

You may have seen that between October and January 

the windmill society was one of the charities asking 

for help in Tesco. As this goes to print we don’t yet 

know how much we raised but the money will be going 

towards the purchase of a new mobile food trailer to 

replace our old caravan which has seen much better 

days. We are very close to reaching our fundraising target 

so we expect to have the new food trailer very soon! 

We are constantly trying to improve the experience of 

our visitors on open days whilst making the most of 

every penny and as such we are 

on the look out for some second 

hand I-pad-type screens. We are 

looking to use them to help visitors, 

especially children, to understand 

how flour is produced and we only 

need them to be able to play videos. 

If you, or someone you know, has 

an old device that they would 

consider selling or donating to the 

mill then please contact us on info@ 

wrawbywindmill.co.uk 

Mr. Jon Sass (centre) 

with family members 

at Windsor after 

receiving his MBE 

We have a great fundraising event on Saturday 1 st April 

at 7pm. It is a general knowledge quiz with a pie & pea 

supper and a lovely pudding. You can bring your own 

drinks and the tickets cost £10 per person. Tickets are 

available from Susan Day 01652 653699 or Sian at Brigg 

Wool Shop. 

Lastly we have good news. On a sunny and happy 

Tuesday 18 th October our chairman, Mr Jon A. Sass, 

received his MBE at Windsor Castle from HRH Princess 

Anne. Those of you who know Jon will know how well 

deserved this recognition was. 

Oikos Update 

Oikos has not formerly adopted a mission statement 

but during its early development it shared this strapline 

which I thinks still holds good today: 

A place in Brigg where Christians of all denominations 

can work together, to demonstrate Christianity in action 

by responding to local needs, encourage young people 

to discover Jesus Christ for themselves and to become a 

voice of conscience to global challenges. A place where 

you can hear God’s heartbeat! 

Statements like this can sometimes come across as grand 

and idealistic, so the question is what has this actually 

meant in practice. Our 

recent submission of the 

Trustees Annual Report to 

the Charities Commission 

was an occasion to stop and 

look back and see how close 

we are to that aspiration. 

Here are some of the 

things that we were able to 

mention in the report. 

With the move to the 

premises at 67 Wrawby 

Street, we saw significant 

improvement in the food 

larder facility in support of 

the Food Bank. The people 

of Brigg and surroundings 

continue to be amazing in 

their kindness, generosity 

and support of their 

neighbours in need. An 

associated food voucher 

system was established 

with a local butcher for 

the supply of fresh meat. 

Christmas hampers were 

distributed, in the main to 

those families identified 

by Brigg Children’s Centre. 

Now alongside the food 

bank, and complimentary 

to it, is the development of a Community Pantry, running 

monthly. 

A ‘front-of-house’ drop-in facility where Christian 

literature and gifts may be found/purchased and 

conversations had in connection with social and spiritual 

Malcolm Bailey 

support and the appointment of a chaplain to help foster 

spiritual wellbeing. We support the local ‘Open the Book’ 

teams taking bible stories into primary/junior schools 

each month and are fully supportive of the work that 

Anna George, featured elsewhere in this edition, is doing 

in secondary schools. 

The hosting of a Café Fellowship twice each month, a 

weekly prayer meeting and a men’s breakfast club every 

third Saturday. Occasional Bible Studies and an Alpha 

course and a Death Café. 

One of the most important features of all is the closer 

working together for the 

benefit of the community by 

people of all denominations 

(and none) and a much fuller 

integration with the life of 

Brigg and its community 

events. 

All our light fittings are low 

energy LEDs and with a 

renewable energy contract 

we are nett carbon zero. A 

lending library is available for 

books on climate change and 

there is a stock of Fair Trade 

products. From February 

there will be new lines in 

eco- and packaging-free 

products and refills. 

All of the above is run and 

managed by 48 amazing 

volunteers. If you want to 

know what’s happening, 

volunteer, or join an ‘Open 

the Book’ team, then pop 

in anytime between 10am 

and 2pm each Thursday/ 

Friday/Saturday. There is also 

a Facebook post most days 

at Oikos - Brigg | Facebook. 

We are still on a journey and 

hugely grateful for the support of everyone. There are so 

many things to be thankful for. I will also pay particular 

tribute to the Nottingham Building Society and staff. We 

are in God’s hands, counting our blessings and looking 

forward to the future. 



B.A.S.H. 

Brigg Amateur Social Historians 

Forthcoming meetings, which will be held in the 

Function Room at the Brigg & District Servicemen’s Club 

starting at 8pm, are listed below. Admission is free and 

all are welcome. 

Tuesday March 7 th : “Bread and Gruel - the Glanford 

Brigg Union Workhouse 1835—1948” - 

an illustrated talk by Josie Webb. 

Tuesday April 4 th : “The Cold War in Lincolnshire 1945- 

--1989” - an illustrated talk by local historian Dave 

Gibson. 

Tuesday May 2 nd : “The history of the Brigg Cricket Club 

and surrounding area” - an illustrated talk by Nigel 

Fisher. 

BASH CONTACT: JOSIE WEBB Tel: 07784170572 OR 

email: josie.webb@outlook.com 

1905 map showing the workhouse (shaded in blue) 

Brigg Morning 

WI 

Gwen Harlow 

Vice President 

We wrote to the King with our condolences on the 

death of the Queen and have received the lovely 

reply shown. Poignantly, earlier in the year, we had 

celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee and I attach a photo 

of the committee members with ‘the Queen’. 

Brigg Morning WI meets on the second Wednesday in 

the month, 10am until noon in St. John’s Church Hall. 

There are more photos on our Facebook page: 

https://www.facebook.com/wi.brigg.morning 

Brigg’s Britannia Brewery 

While walking along Wrawby Street, 

I noticed a drop kerb by the ice 

cream shop and wondered about 

its history. It turns out that many 

years ago it was a brewery known 

as the Britannia Brewery operated 

from 1889 by Sutton and Holmes, a 

partnership that did not last long. 

By 1893 Francis Richard Sutton had 

also taken over Wood’s brewery at 24 

Market Place. 

Sutton seems to have moved from 

Scawby and started brewing in 

c.1876. He formed a partnership 

with William Ashby Bean, a Hull 

accountant, by 1900, when they took over Brunt & Co. 

of Scunthorpe. Brigg’s Sutton, Bean & Co. Britannia 

brewery sold its beer through its taproom, the Britannia 

pub, the White Horse and about 15 other outlets, 

mainly in Lincolnshire. For those of you who enjoy a 

beer, please do not turn green when you look at the 

prices shown in the accompanying price list. 

The local area produced the raw materials needed for 

brewing, barley from nearby farms and water from wells 

drawing from the underlying Lincolnshire Limestone. 

Only the hops would need to have been ‘imported’. The 

brewery’s last brew was on December 31st 1924. 

Hewitt Bros. bought the Cross Keys, Gainsborough, 

Neptune Inn, Gainsborough and the Station Hotel, 

Barnetby from Sutton, Bean & Co. in 1924. Sutton & 

Bean also owned the Lord Nelson in Bigby Street, Brigg. 

The partnership broke up soon afterwards. Bean, who 

had lost two sons during April 1918 also lost his wife 

in November of the same year and five years later, the 

firm suffered a crisis when Sutton removed his capital. 

In 1925 the brewery closed. Bean, at the age of 60, 

by Stephen Harris 

Sutton & Bean’s Britannia Brewery 

viewed from Bigby Street (photograph 

supplied by Nigel Fisher) 

The old fire station in Wrawby Street, 

now an ice cream parlour 

decided to sell the assets and offered the pubs to the 

tenants at reasonable prices. The only Brigg licensee to 

take up the offer was Billy Bell at the Nelthorpe Arms. 

The remaining outlets were acquired by the Hull Brewery 

Co. Ltd. and Wards of Sheffield. 

In 1978, the Britannia was still a Hull Brewery outlet, as 

was the Brocklesby Ox, and the White Horse was run 

by Wards of Sheffield. The brewery building became 

Brigg’s fire station and was used for many years until 

the Fire Service move to Barnard Avenue. They had 

accommodation upstairs and a pole that went through 

the floors for quick access to the ground floor when the 

alarm went off. In July 2004 the building went up for sale 

for offers around £69 950 and in recent years has become 

the Blyton ice cream parlour. 

Brigg’s most recent foray into brewing ale was started 

in 1997 by Bob Nicholson at the Queens Arms Hotel, 

Wrawby Street. Known as the Brigg Brewing Company, 

it relocated in 1997 to Scawby Brook and became a twobarrel 

plant called Orchard Brewery (Brigg). Production 

restarted under this new name in late summer 2000 but 

ceased in 2002. 

The White Horse (now Wetherspoon’s) 

Not a Sutton & Bean outlet, but an 

just after its sale by Sutton & Bean 

interesting image of the Black Bull in 

(image from PH private collection) 

Wrawby Street (image from PH private 

collection) 



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Purple4Polio – Thank You 

Rotary Club of Brigg 

What a fantastic performance by the people 

and businesses of Brigg in their support of 

the Polio Campaign of the Rotary Club of 

Brigg this year. We held markets during 

October, a bucket collection at Brigg 

Town Football Club and more businesses 

sponsored the campaign than previous 

years. Brigg Town Council was again a 

great support this year. A final total of £2680 has been 

raised this year, which is the best, and with the Bill Gates 

Foundation support that will be £5360, each vaccination 

costs £0.23, so this is amazing. 

The Club planted approximately 1088 corms on the 

main entrances to Brigg with help from the scouts, 

Rotarians and a resident of Brigg; please look out for 

these beautiful purple crocuses. Both SJN and The Vale 

had presentations, and their school councils agreed to 

support us by raising money and planting 1000 corms at 

each school. 

The Rotary Club of Brigg thanks everyone who took 

part and contributed in any way, and 

looks forward to the coming year. 

If anyone would like to volunteer 

or have any suggestions where we 

can plant them please contact a 

member of Rotary or telephone 

07519330432. 

CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) and 

The Beat Goes On 31 

Every week in the UK, at least 12 

apparently fit and healthy young 

people aged between 14 and 35 

years die from Young Sudden Cardiac 

Death (YSCD). Gill and Steve Ayling, 

spoke at the club in October 2021 

describing how their son Nathan, 

aged 31, died very suddenly in 2019 

from YSCD. Following Nathan’s 

death, the couple became aware 

of the charity, Cardiac Risk in the 

Young (CRY), which provides Cardiac 

Screening for young people between 

the ages of 14 and 35 around the 

country, something that is not 

currently available on the NHS 

unless you are diagnosed or present 

symptoms. 

Michael Silley 

Purple4Polio Rotarians Lesley 

Whitehand and Chris Darlington with 

pupils from SJN. 

Pictured presenting a cheque to Mike 

Forster, screening manager for CRY, are 

R to L, Rotarians Mohammad Ali and 

Paul McCormick, Steve and Gill Ayling. 

The club was delighted to be able to support 

two screening sessions held on the 10 th and 

11 th January at Hope House in Scunthorpe. 

The cost of the two sessions was £10,000 

and 186 young people were screened. A 

third session is being planned for early 

2024 where it is hoped a further 100 young 

people will be screened. 

The Rotary Club of Brigg’s contribution to 

this project was £1,000 which included a District Grant 

of £500 from the Rotary Foundation, Rotary’s own and 

only charity delivering our vision of a better world. The 

Rotary Foundation is supported solely by contributions 

from the public, Rotary members and friends of the 

Foundation. 

The Fourth North Lincs. Rotary Swimarathon 

An exciting event to raise funds for local organisations 

takes place at The Pods in Scunthorpe on Sunday 26 th 

March. For further information, and to register your 

interest in taking part and obtain a sponsor form, or to 

receive an award for your cause, visit our website 

http://www.nlrswim.org.uk. 

Our third Swimarathon in 2020 was 

a huge success, particularly in view 

of the national COVID-19 pandemic. 

We raised over £10,000, all of 

which was awarded to deserving 

local organisations. You can get a 

flavour of both the event and awards 

evening on YouTube: 

Event 2018 – https://youtu.be/ 

uCThvHFpjM4 Awards Evening 

2019 – https://youtu.be/_9- 

_4sKZhmE 

And a Date for your Diary… 

Rotary Charity Ball – Elsham Golf 

Club – Saturday 17 th June 2023, 

7.00pm-1.00aThree Course Meal 

and Dancing to Abba Mania Band 

and Disco 

Supporting Rotary Charities – CRY, 

Lindsey Lodge, etc. 

Watch out for further details… 

follow Brigg Rotary on our website 

and Facebook page. 



Movers & Shakers 

Since the previous issue of Brigg Matters 

I have been in the doghouse a few times 

but happily not as a punishment. As 

reported on page 59 of the winter issue, 

The Doghouse is the name of the bar that 

opened in November 2022 at the Exchange 

Hotel complex. It has become a popular 

venue with comfortable seating, a friendly 

atmosphere and efficient service provided 

by Andy Carrington and his staff. 

By Paul Hildreth 

notice seeking permission to open as a microbrewerycum-micropub 

has been removed. I am assuming this 

means that approval has been granted as I have heard 

on the Brigg grapevine that ‘the brewers’ have been 

offered the adjoining premises (formerly a dry-cleaners) 

currently being used for storage. If this is correct and all 

goes well, it could be a welcome improvement to the 

north side of Market Place. 

A very warm welcome was waiting for me 

when I visited the ‘House of Stoves’ in 

Market Place, close to County Bridge. Elissa 

and Johnnie Shearman had opened the 

former betting shop premises on November 

19 th , just after the winter edition of Brigg 

Matters went to the printers, and they 

are pleased with the initial interest. They 

offer a range of wood-burning, gas, electric 

and bio-ethanol-fuelled stoves together 

with outdoor living products and fireplaces. They offer 

installation using a trusted fitting team (Milson Services) 

from Grimsby. Currently they concentrate on business 

within a 45-mile radius of Brigg (which includes both 

Doncaster and Hull) but their outdoor living equipment 

is offered nationwide. Elissa has previous experience 

from working in a Scunthorpe showroom and Johnnie, 

currently employed at the steelworks, plans to retire in 

2024 and devote his full time to the business. 

A walk down College Yard to see the activity at number 

13 found Clarissa O’Hagan and Helen Atkinson (plus 

Helen’s hardworking parents) decorating their new 

venture which is to be called ‘Curvy Queens’ and 

scheduled to open in late February. They are to 

specialise in clothing for size 14+ ladies together with 

shoes and handbags. They plan to operate Monday to 

Saturday, 9.30am to 4pm. 

Sisters in spirit, Karen Johns (right) and Jenna Johns 

County Antiques transferred business from Market 

Place to Wrawby Street in early January moving into 

the spacious, former ‘Something Old, Something New’ 

premises. The first transformation was the attractive 

window display curtained off from the rest of the shop 

rather like a museum diorama of a bygone age. Owner, 

Alan Stevens, moved to Brigg from Lewes in East Sussex 

where he operated for 35 years before retirement. He 

Construction work continues on the Falcon Way estate 

Brigg Matters’ circulation has increased since the New 

Year as houses on the Falcon Way estate become 

occupied. Though construction work continues on the 

Keigar Homes site, and on the adjacent CLS development 

of retirement apartments, Corahs Mews is an oasis of 

suburban occupancy. BM extends a warm welcome to 

new residents and hopes that they will enjoy reading our 

humble magazine. 

Towards the Monument end of Wrawby Street, things are 

more uncertain. The Britannia pub is up for lease and I 

have seen no activity for a very long time at the premises 

of Lucy’s hairdressing salon. 

Next door and above, at numbers 15 and 17, sisters 

in spirit, Karen Johns and Jenna Jones, have opened 

separate businesses in the former Caritas space. 

Karen, at 15 College Yard, makes bespoke clothing, 

including recycling, memory pillows, handmade gifts 

and embroidery. The business is called ‘Sew Handmade 

by Karen Johns’ and is open on Tuesday, Friday and 

Saturday at present. Jenna is a clairvoyant offering 

services such as psychic readings, sound therapy, soul 

sessions and energy healing from ‘Jenna Jones Psychic’. 

A surprise was in store for me when I visited Jenna’s 

plushly furnished rooms at number 17; she is a former 

pupil of mine! 

Alan Stevens at County Antiques 

specialises in jewellery but the additional space that the 

new premises provide allow him to now accommodate 

more furniture. If you want to find out how to tell a 

davenport from an escritoire, this is the place to be. 

There seems to have been little movement in the former 

Molly’s Flowers shop in Market Place though the sharpeyed 

amongst you will have noticed that the application 

New housing, now occupied, in Corahs Mews 

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A NEW COACH FOR THE KING 

O.H. Boyd 

Woodcarver to the Palace 

For some years work has been quietly continuing with 

the construction of a new coach for the new king by 

the Royal Coachbuilder, Jim Frecklington MVO, OAM, 

FAIHA. This new coach brings comfort and security to the 

pageantry that we as a nation do so well and complies 

with our late Queen Elizabeth ll’s wishes for this to 

happen. 

The new king’s coach is extra special as there hasn’t 

been an enclosed coach made specifically for a king for 

261 years; all the others have been made for female 

monarchs or acquired externally. The existing coaches, 

with the exception of the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, 

despite being beautifully made, were built for their times 

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The stable of coaches 

contained at the 

Royal Mews are all 

beautifully maintained 

of course, but they 

are also very old and 

aging, as well as being 

uncomfortable to 

ride in. In particular, 

the familiar Gold 

Coronation State 

Coach, built for King 

George lll but not 

completed in time for 

his coronation, was not 

called into coronation 

service for another 

60 years when King 

George lV rode in it 

to his Coronation in 

1821 although it was 

used for the State 

Opening of Parliament 

in the interim. The 

Coronation State Gold 

Coach, with which 

we are all familiar, is 

beautifully made and 

splendid, but extremely 

uncomfortable for the 

occupants. Being a 

large coach suspended 

on leather straps, it is 

subject to pitch, roll 

and yaw, all capable of 

inducing awful motion 

sickness, so much so 

that King George IV 

likened the ride to 

“being aboard a ship 

tossing in a rough sea.” 



Queen Victoria rode in it for her coronation describing 

“a distressing oscillation” and often refused to ride in 

it, such was her experience. King George V declared 

that someone would do the nation a favour if they set a 

match to the bloody thing (his expression, not mine). 

Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, rode in it three 

times, once for her Coronation, once for her Golden 

Jubilee and again for her Diamond Jubilee. She is on 

record as saying that it was too much of a burden to 

expect future monarchs to go through the experience 

that she had for the nausea that it induced. Her Majesty 

also said publicly that it was horrible to ride in and not 

meant for travelling in at all. From her conversational 

exchange with Jim Frecklington, the concept of a new, 

comfortable and, above all, secure coach was born in 

Jim‘s practical imagination. Paramount of course is the 

major and fundamental question of security. These 

ancient carriages are simply not built to stand any attack 

or hazard that this modern world unfortunately presents. 

Jim must have one of the rarest skills ever; he is the only 

royal coachbuilder in the world and being that, there is 

no one with his depth of experience and tremendous 

level of diverse skills, from the coaches’ innovative 

technical and artistic design, to the hands-on forging of 

metalwork and the fashioning of the perch and wheels. 

Over the years, Jim has assembled a dedicated team 

of the finest craftsman to be found, necessary because 

his attention to detail and standard of work are 

phenomenally high and exacting. These special skills, 

now sadly on the decline, face the danger of being lost 

to posterity, something that King Charles will be acutely 

aware of owing to his declared and active interest in the 

revival of ancient crafts and skills. 

Jim assumed the challenge of building a new coach to fit 

more modern requirements, specifically designed for a 

king, incorporating all the modern advantages of comfort 

and security in the materials and advances technology 

now allows. I greatly admire him for his artistry, his 

industry, his single mindedness to duty and fortitude 

because during the deliverance of this project he has 

been battling with cancer during the whole process, in 

remission now, he is still a dynamo of human energy. 

He is most probably the last Royal coachbuilder ever, 

leaving a wonderful legacy for our nation, but his 

shoes are unlikely to ever be filled. This new coach is 

spectacularly beautifully made, the attention to detail 

exquisite, it incorporates tributes to the nation that were 

significant to the success of a monarchy standing for 

almost a thousand years. I have the privilege of carving 

the crown that adorns the roof of the new coach which 

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The theme of the new coach is the Kings and Queens 

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nation’s history in a beautiful and fitting way. Tribute is 

also paid within the coach to the services that support 

the Crown. These are represented by artifacts placed 

within to honour those who have made sacrifice in 

defence of the realm, all the auxiliaries and civilians 

as well as the Armed Forces. This coach with its finery 

and state-of-the-art security embellishments is a 

tremendously fitting tribute to our country, our long 

monarchial history and to the coachbuilder’s vision and 

skill. 

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You’ve 

been 

framed 

By Stephen Harris 

Tribute to Pat 

(compiled from contributions from Patrick and Charmian) 

On Monday, 13 th February, a packed St. John’s church 

witnessed a fond farewell to one of Brigg’s own. Patrick 

Harrison was born in August 1941 and lived all of his 

life in the town, growing up in Hawthorn Avenue and 

later, at the marital home with Elizabeth and children, 

in Springfield Road. He passed away surrounded by his 

loving family on 21st January. 

Pat had numerous jobs. He started with working at the 

steelworks, straight from leaving school, then came a 

couple of trips to Iceland on a trawler out of Grimsby 

followed by a draughtsman at Sergeant’s Brewery and 

construction work for Clugstons. He finally found his 

niche in life as a HGV driver for Frank Johnson. A short 

time after this he decided to buy his own lorry and went 

into the haulage business. 

We will hold you close within our hearts, 

And there you will remain, 

To walk and drive us through our lives, 

Until we meet again. 

Many thanks go to members of Pat’s family who kindly 

provided the content and agreed for it to be featured in 

Brigg Matters. I hope that Liz, for whom this article is a 

surprise, will find it comforting and accept all of our best 

wishes. 

His son, also called Patrick, delivered a moving eulogy 

and three of his grandchildren added their own tributes. 

BM is honoured to be able to share the poem, composed 

and read by granddaughter Charmian, with its readers. 

It encapsulates the life of a devoted husband, father, 

grandfather and most recently, great grandfather. There 

are references to his interests, tastes in music and 

idiosyncrasies well-known to those close to him. 

Until we meet again 

We will think about you always, 

We will talk about you still, 

You have never been forgotten, 

And you never will. 

We will plant our hanging baskets, 

Every single year, 

But when they don’t bloom like yours, 

We will wish you were here. 

We will wear our smartest suits for you, 

Whenever we possibly can, 

And hope to jive half as well, 

To keep a smile on Gran. 

We will listen to Elvis and Percy, 

And all your rock and roll greats, 

We will remember our family dinners, 

And how you set out the plates. 

We will miss our grandad’s taxi, 

Even the road rage, 

But we promise to tell the young ones all about it, 

When they reach that age. 



Warrior 

by Sarah Reid© 

It’s Warrior class and he’s proud 

You can see by the way he squares up 

Raises his voice and is loud 

Master of a shiny builders’ pick-up 

He’s blond and deeply tanned 

Stocky build, muscular hands 

Steel toe-capped boots, quality fleece 

Lovely smile, looks after his teeth 

With a work ethic that’s second to none 

Whatever happens he’ll get the job done 

And he won’t be countermanded by anyone 

He’s quite the lad in his fortress on wheels 

Granite grey impenetrable, tinted windows sealed 

And when he’s up early, prowling the road 

And another vehicle cuts in 

Regardless of his heavy load 

Or is creeping up the inside lane 

Looking for motorist weakening 

He’ll swerve in retaliatory action 

Or speed up to block their shoe-in 

Sundays he’ll unreel the hose 

Spray all over, wash and foam 

Until it shines like a diamond ring 

With t-cut and wax and chrome polishing 

Then he’ll park it up front to aggravate 

A neighbour who’s disrespected his family 

And for his own pleasure, Warrior ‘in state’ 

Being more handsome than an exhibit in a gallery 

And on a weekend family outing 

The girls in patent shoes for added shine 

With spotless dresses matching 

The wife in something sheer and fine 

With their long, black, beautifully dressed hair 

They could be gypsies, so don’t stare 

They’ll find Warrior above all other vehicles there 

As it’s the tallest and longest with plenty to spare 

And when the council tip is closed 

Because it shuts one day every week 

And he’s filled Warrior with a tipping load 

Secured under a taut tarpaulin sheet 

He’ll tour the ancient woodlands really slow 

Searching for a ditch or sunken hollow 

Or high among the wind-swept honey-scented 

Purple heather-clad unspoiled moors he’ll idle 

And don’t think to stop him as Authority can 

Because he 

will have his 

satisfaction 

And Warrior’s a 

battering ram 

BRIGG PROBUS 

CLUB (Mens) 

Brian Matson 

proud to announce that the Club is 

celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year 

A Probus club is a local association of retired and semiretired 

professional and business people, and others, 

who have had some measure of responsibility. In truth, 

these days our members come from most walks of life. 

The name ‘PROBUS’ is an amalgam of the abbreviation 

of the words professional and business. Each Probus club 

is autonomous. There is no central organisation and each 

club sets its own rules. 

The Probus Club movement was formed in the United 

Kingdom in 1965. The object of the club shall be the 

promotion of good fellowship. It has now spread to 

many countries across the world and has been described 

by a member in Australia as the best thing that England 

ever exported. By 1971 about 150 Probus Clubs existed 

and by 2014 there were around 2000 clubs in the UK 

alone. 

The Brigg Probus Club was founded in 1973, and its first 

president was a Mr. W.E. Bardgett. It is now the longest 

surviving Probus club in the area. We are currently 

formulating plans on how we may celebrate our 50th 

Anniversay. 

We meet for a luncheon meeting on the third Tuesday of 

each month, 12 noon for 12.30pm normally completing 

by 3pm. At a number of meetings we have a guest 

speaker. There is also an annual ‘Ladies Invitation’ 

luncheon. 

On the first Wednesday of each month we hold a coffee 

morning at 11am (meetings normally completed by 

around 12noon) and we have an active golf team that 

represents the club. 

Regular meetings are currently held at the Millers Barn, 

Wrawby and we are on the lookout for potential new 

members to help ensure the club is around in another 

50 years! If you are interested in applying to join Brigg 

Probus Club, you can obtain further details and/or an 

application form by contacting: 

Brian Matson - Honorary Secretary 

Email - Brianmatson1@aol.com 

Telephone 01652 655236 

Or any Brigg Probus Club member 

Michael Silley 

(left) and 

Ernie Ferrier 



Brigg Methodist News 

by Mary Knaggs 

The Church is a family. And just like your family or my 

family, we suffer loss, either through moving away, 

or disagreements, or death. We at Brigg Chapel have 

recently lost 3 people who we loved. 

Just before Christmas, Peter Brock, known to many 

people in Brigg, passed away. Peter was our church 

caretaker and funeral steward, working right up until he 

went into hospital. But Peter was more than a caretaker. 

He really DID care for his church - as a building and 

as a family. Nothing was too much for him. No matter 

what time of day or night he was needed to unlock the 

door, or lock up again, or put the heating on, or open 

the windows, or move the chairs and tables, we always 

knew we could rely on Peter to say “Yes. No problem”. 

He knew everyone and everyone knew him. He will be 

sorely missed. 

A few weeks ago, another member of our church, 

Brenda Stothard, also passed away following a fall at 

home. Brenda came to Brigg chapel after the closure of 

Scawby Brook chapel and she was also a member of the 

Wednesday Group. 

Just a few days before the time of writing, we heard of 

the death of Gordon Neall, husband of Jean, one of our 

members. Many Brigg people will remember seeing 

Gordon walking his lawn mower from his home on the 

Brocklesby Park to the chapel. The gardens at the chapel 

were his pride and joy and together with Jean, the lawns 

and flower beds were kept immaculate. We remember 

Peter, Brenda and Gordon. 

In this coming year we will be doing a lot of 

remembering and looking back as we celebrate our 

Diamond Jubilee. Yes! 60 years since the new Methodist 

church was opened on the corner of Wesley Road. 1963 

- no dual carriageway then. No traffic lights. No Barnard 

Court. No Old Courts Vets. No Police Station. Brigg was 

very different then. We will be planning some events to 

celebrate this special birthday so look out for details. 

Easter will soon be here. Beforehand, we celebrate Lent, 

the 40 days of preparation leading up to Easter Day. A 

Lent Course will be held at the chapel every Thursday 

at 12.15pm starting on February 23 rd . This will take the 

form of a discussion on The Lord’s Prayer and will include 

a light lunch. Everyone is welcome to attend. We will be 

holding a Maundy Thursday service at 7pm on 6 th April 

and a Good Friday service at 10.30am on 7 th April, both 

led by Revd. Enid Knowles. 

Following the Good Friday service we will be joining 

our friends from other churches in the traditional 

Walk of Witness and Easter Sunday will be celebrated 

with a communion service at 9am led by Revd. David 

Woodward followed by our Easter breakfast. Please 

come and join us at any or all of our services. 

Finally a reminder that we are offering a Warm Space 

every Thursday morning when we hold our weekly 

Coffee Morning. All are welcome to have a hot drink and 

biscuit and just chat or read a selection of books and 

magazines or do a jigsaw or play a board game. Details of 

all our services and meetings are on our church notices, 

on the church door and on our Facebook page. 

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Ancholme Rowing Club 

By Jim Copson 

With the effects of the Covid 

pandemic largely behind us, 

Ancholme Rowing Club has 

emerged relatively unscathed. 

Club membership and finances 

remain healthy. Last summer 

saw a number of new members 

take up rowing most of whom 

have remained active with the 

club throughout the winter. 

The long spell of hot weather 

last summer was ideal for 

rowing but caused a number of 

problems due to the excessive 

weed growth. Thankfully the 

weed had almost disappeared 

in time for the club’s annual 

Ancholme Head in early October. 

Over 150 crews raced the 2500 

metre course from Broughton 

Bridge to the motorway bridge. 

Ancholme managed class wins 

in the Women’s Coxed Four and 

Men’s Single Scull. Club racing crews then moved on to 

the Head of the Don, at Doncaster. The Women’s Coxed 

Four was again successful in winning its class as was the 

Women’s Eight and the Men’s Coxless Pairs. December 

saw the club’s flagship crew, the Mixed Eight, competing 

at Newark. Unfortunately we were narrowly beaten 

into second place by old rivals 

Bradford Rowing Club. 

The Club’s annual dinner and 

presentation evening was held 

at the White Swan in Scotter. 

Thanks go to the staff at the 

White Swan, who accommodated 

us at short notice after a mix up 

with the booking at our usual 

venue in Scawby. 

Looking ahead into 2023, 

the club has embarked on an 

ambitious project to replace the 

current concrete landing stage 

with a dual height, adjustable 

level jetty. Three years ago, the 

Environment Agency decided 

to increase the summer water 

level to 1.6metres, meaning that 

our existing landing stage was 

almost permanently submerged. 

Cracks were beginning to 

show on the surface, so something had to be done. 

An application was made for funding from the SSE 

Sustainable development fund via North Lincs Council. 

SSE is the company behind the wind farm project at 

Keadby. Our application was successful and R.A. Marine 

of Banbury in Oxfordshire was chosen to build the new 

landing stage. At the time 

of writing, the demolition 

of the old landing, which 

is being undertaken by 

club members, is almost 

complete. R.A. Marine is due 

to commence construction 

in mid-February so, until 

the first section of the new 

landing is installed, we 

are limited to gym-based 

activities. On completion, we 

hope to enjoy another joint 

Open Day along with GSCC, 

Glanford and Scunthorpe 

Canoe Club. Look out for 

details in the summer issue 

of Brigg Matters. 

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Brigg Geology Group 

The group’s pre-Christmas social 

and quiz night raised £24 from the 

proceeds of a raffle, the prizes for 

which had been kindly donated 

by several of those attending. A 

cheque for the amount raised was 

presented to the Brigg Servicemen’s 

Club on 27 th January in recognition 

of their continuing support. 

At the January meeting, Moira 

Smith, a recent regular attendee at 

meetings, brought in a collection 

of rocks, minerals and fossils some 

from her Kings Avenue garden. 

Amongst them were a couple of 

specimens that I would like to 

feature, the first a block of the 

mineral fluorspar (or fluorite) 

shaped to form an attractive 

paperweight. This is a variety known 

as ‘blue john’ which has bands of 

blue and yellow and which give it its 

name as it is an anglicised version 

of the French bleu and jaune. It was 

highly prized by the Romans when 

they discovered deposits in the 

caves of Derbyshire. 

The second specimen that caught 

my attention was a sea urchin 

(echinoid) fossil, the only members 

of the Animal Kingdom with 5-fold 

symmetry (A), which is so well 

preserved in flint that it can be 

identified to its species, Echinocorys 

scutata. Echinoids of this type are 

identified by the relative position 

of the mouth and anus (B) as well 

as general body shape. This species 

is typical of the Chalk and ranges in 

age from 92 to 66 million years ago 

(Late Cretaceous). I have found this 

species in quarries at Ulceby, Great 

Limber and Barrow-on-Humber. 

The test (shell) of this sea urchin is 

covered in post mortem scars caused 

by marine worms which have found 

it a useful foundation on which to 

secrete their tubular housing. 

By its state of wear, Moira’s 

specimen was almost certainly 

collected from gravels that were 

the product of the wearing away 

by Paul Hildreth 

Shaped block of ‘Blue John’ fluorite showing 

yellow (y) and purple-blue (b) veining 

(Scale bar = 5.5cm) 

Posterior view of echinoid showing its general 

shape and symmetry. 

(Scale bar = 4cm, wt = worm tube scar) 

Oral view of echinoid showing the relative 

positions of the mouth (m) and anus (a). 

(Scale bar = 2cm, wt = worm tube scar) 

of the Chalk by ice and their later 

deposition by meltwater. The 

deposits at Kettleby are an example 

of such chalk-flint gravels. 

The Yorkshire Geological Society 

is holding its annual ‘open day’ 

on Saturday 29th April at the 

National Coal Mining Museum 

(NCMME) between Wakefield 

and Huddersfield. There will be 

guided tours, both surface and 

underground, displays, hands-on 

activities and a chance to have 

specimens identified by experts or 

even cut to reveal what lies within. 

The afternoon will also include short 

talks on a variety of geological topics 

including fish poo, fatally-bitten 

ammonites and how to extract tiny 

fossils from rocks using a pair of 

tights! Activities are free and aimed 

particularly at youngsters and family 

groups. There are catering facilities 

within the museum and ample car 

parking. Two of us, Mike Oates 

and myself will be participating, 

Mike with a demonstration of fossil 

cleaning and preparation and I shall 

be taking my Flamborough Head 

display together with a collection 

of fossil sponges (the subject of my 

January talk). 

Programme: 

Thursday 23 rd March: “Geology in 

Brigg” – an illustrated talk on the 

rocks and fossils to be found in the 

town’s buildings, footpaths and 

monuments. Brigg Servicemen’s 

Club, 7.45pm. 

Thursday 27 th April: “British 

Mesozoic fossils and the emergence 

of mammal traits” by Dr. Elsa 

Panciroli. A highly recommended 

ZOOM webinar on the early 

evolution of mammals organised by 

the Yorkshire Geological Society (I 

shall be on duty handling the Q&A 

session). Book a place by using the 

website (www.yorksgeolsoc.org/ 

events) and click on the page to bring 

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2022 to start my new job for the Brigg and 

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Brigg Profile 

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College, a theological college in the Peak 

District, where I lived for three years whilst 

I studied for my degree in theology. This last year, for 

my postgraduate year, I have been living in Jersey as a 

youth and community worker for a church there. It was 

an amazing experience and I learned a lot from it, but it is 

lovely to be back in the UK now. 

To give a flavour of what I’ve been up to so far, it has 

mainly been introducing myself and getting to know 

people! Another teacher and I have started an art club, 

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The fishing pond in Manley 

Gardens was dedicated to Charlie 

Taylor in late October at a 

ceremony attended by Charlie’s 

wife, Pat, and his daughter, Dawn 

Dean (née Taylor) who were 

accompanied by Brigg MP, Andrew 

Percy, ward councillors, and 

friends and members of the Brigg 

Syndicate Angling Club. 

The angling club, formed in 1971 and 

now in its 51st year, limits itself to 60 

members. It has a waiting list of others 

who wish to join and has a junior section, 

but they must be accompanied by a 

responsible person. The club has lots of 

long-term members with Pat adding that, 

until his very recent passing, Ken Pottage, 

Charlie’s father-in-law, had been the 

oldest member. 

As a young lad, one of ten siblings, Charlie 

was a keen fisherman and founded the 

Anna George 

chat. Art is a joy of mine and I have just 

qualified as a Therapeutic Art Practitioner 

for children and young people by CPCAB 

which uses the arts to help express and 

process emotions that might not so easily 

be expressed verbally. 

I have enjoyed helping Brigg Rotary 

in some of their ventures at The Vale 

Academy such as planting crocuses for 

polio, mock interviews with students and 

packing Christmas hampers. I have been to 

Elsham Holme Farm and Wrawby Hall, to sing hymns with 

the older folk there, and also making pastoral visits and 

going to coffee mornings, anywhere where you can have 

a good chat! I also spend time in Oikos, on the main high 

street, where I am chaplain. It is great to be in the hustle 

and bustle of Brigg. 

My joy is getting to know and meet people and I hope to 

make more connections in my time here. As I say, Brigg 

has a great community feel to it, and it is a pleasure to be 

a part of that. 

Dedication of Charlie’s Pond 

transcribed from notes kindly provided by Pat Taylor 

Pat with daughter, Dawn, 

and the specially-made sign 

club after the then Brigg Urban 

District Council leased the pond. 

He remained the annually-elected 

chairperson for 48 years until his 

death in 2019. 

It was intended to have the 

ceremony some years ago, but 

Covid deferred any proposed plans. 

It was subsequently arranged to 

coincide with the NLC’s handover 

of a sponsorship cheque towards 

the pond’s improvement. Pat said 

emotionally, “The renaming of the pond 

is a fitting tribute to a lovely man who I 

was proud to call my husband. The pond 

was Charlie’s pride and joy and when our 

children, Carl and Dawn, were young, 

we used to spend time picnicking on the 

banks.” 

The sign was made by Charlie’s brotherin-law, 

Martin North. 



News from the Pews 

By Maria Simpson 

As this is being written, St. John’s 

is still without a permanent vicar. 

Despite the challenges that not 

having a vicar present, we are 

delivering 2 services a month on the 

2 nd and 4 th Sundays at 9.30am. (See a 

full list of services below). Baptisms 

are held after the 4 th Sunday morning 

service. The church is used for 

funerals, civic and remembrance 

services and March sees the return of 

the Music & Drama Festival. 

The PCC (Parochial Church Council) 

is doing its utmost to keep the 

church viable. Emergency repairs 

have been done to the church roof 

and gutterings to help stop the leaks 

but more work is required to make 

good the stonework, especially to 

the Bigby Street porch doorway so 

that the scaffolding can finally come 

down. 

Last year the church, with the support 

of the then Brigg Town Business 

Partnership, held numerous events: 

The Queens Jubilee Flower Festival, 

Blessing of the Pumps, a Pudding Party, the Tree of 

Remembrance and the Festival of Trees. These events 

went ahead even though at times we were challenged 

by the continuing presence of Covid with already 

stretched volunteers stepping into the gaps. Maybe you 

have thought about offering to help at these events. If 

so, please get in touch via email or send a message via 

our Facebook Page. Help would be appreciated with 

Sunday 12 th March 9.30am 

Midge Antic (left) together with two 

Ukrainian ladies, Natasha and Olha, 

decorating the Wado Ryu Karate 

Centre’s presentation at the annual 

Christmas Tree Festival in St. John’s 

Church. 

Morning Service 

planning, fundraising, DIY or website 

building. Could you be the one to join 

our small team? 

Contact with the church is via email: 

st.johnsbrigg@gmail.com 

Following on from last year’s fabulous 

Jubilee Flower Festival, another 

flower festival will be held in the 

church in June to celebrate the 180 

th 

anniversary of St. John’s alongside 

other events that the town council 

and Brigg Community Partnership 

are planning in the town. Please get 

in touch if you would like to be a 

part of this. There will be a ‘People’s 

Choice Award’ for the arrangement 

voted the favourite by the public. 

This proved popular last year with 

the Trefoil Guild arrangement being 

voted the favourite. 

We have reopened the Thursday 

morning café which is open from 

9.30am until 12noon and also café 

on Farmers Market Saturdays with 

various craft stalls in the hall. 

The hall is available for hire and is currently used by 

the Ancholme Artists, BAOS, Exercise, Yoga and Pilates 

groups and Brigg Morning WI group which meets on the 

2 nd Wednesday of the month. 

To hire the hall please contact using the above email 

address. 

St John the Evangelist Brigg 

Services March – June 2023 

Sunday April 23 rd 9.30am Morning Service 

Sunday 26 th March 9.30am 

Communion Service 

Sunday 14 th May 9.30am Morning Service 

Thursday April 6 th 7.00pm Maundy Thursday 

Friday April 7 th 11.30am Walk of Witness 

(Meet at Chapel Court near Brigg Optical and Radleys) 

Sunday April 9 th 9.30am Easter Communion Service 

Sunday 28 th May 9.30am Communion Service 

Sunday 11 th June 9.30am Morning Service 

Sunday 25 th June 9.30am Communion Service 



Brigg In 

Pictures 

Ken Harrison 

An assemblage of 

photographs taken during 

the pre-Christmas festivities 

in Brigg, mainly around the 

focal point of activities, 

Market Place. Did we catch 

you celebrating and having 

a good time? 

EARLY YEAR’S HAPPENING 

There were some unusual 

shenanigans in Brigg 

during the first week of 

January. 

The group, ‘Folks 

Ken Harrison 

Round ‘Er’ performed 

a ploughjag in Market 

Place - a version of 

mummers’ plays that 

have their origin in the 

Middle Ages. Ploughjags 

are confined to eastern 

England, particularly to 

Lincolnshire. During the 

quiet agricultural months of winter, workers 

would perform an unscripted play to supplement their income. Following 

tradition, ploughjag plays are men only and reflect a simple story of love, 

rejection, murder and miraculous resurrection. 

A trio of pupils 

from the Vale 

Academy who offered 

readings at Brigg’s annual ‘Holocaust Commemoration’ 

on Sunday 29th January on Millennium Green. 

‘Folks Round ‘Er’ also performed in the Lord Nelson pub. 

The event was promoted by Brigg Live Arts. 

Wrawby’s Jolly Millers pub would like to thank everyone who 

supported their seasonal raffle and auction, an event which 

raised an amazing £3,368.60 from its regulars. Prizes were 

generously donated by local Wrawby and Brigg businesses. 

Headed by Paul and Diane Coult equally-split proceeds were 

handed over in January to the chosen charities, MIND 

(NE Lincs) and the Humber Rescue team. 

The annual 

Brigg Town 

Council’s 

Holocaust 

‘MYSTERY LEAD! Partners Donna Stanley and 

Craig Cope, from their premises, ‘One Man’s 

Junk, Another’s Treasure’, in Springs Parade, 

are eager to establish the antiquity of this 

inscribed lead sign. In context, 1881 was in 

the decade when both Brigg’s Bronze Age 

boats and trackway were discovered. 

Remembrance 

Service which 

was held on 

Sunday 29th 

January on 

Millennium 

Green. 

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Sparkle’s City Tour 

by Joanna Code 

Sparkle picked herself up 

and shook her long flowing 

white mane. Oh no! It had 

happened again. She looked 

around. Where was she? She 

shivered feeling a little scared. “I 

really must be more sure-hoofed’ 

she said to herself. Sparkle realised 

that she had fallen, yet again, 

through a portal. 

As she looked around, 

she noticed that she was 

in a garden, actually on a 

garden. It appeared to be on 

a roof, set in the midst of the 

tall city high-rises. Sparkle knew that these 

increasing green spaces were kind to the 

air, by helping to reduce the pollution 

created by the careless city dwellers. So, it 

was a healthy spot to have landed on. 

For the moment Sparkle was stuck in her thoughts. 

She could use her horn to guide her back home; not a 

problem. Her unicorn magic had always worked before. 

It was then that she noticed her head felt a bit cold and 

there was no light radiating from her horn. “Oh no! 

Sugar snap peas”. This was going to take longer than she 

thought. She knew from her mother’s teaching that she 

would have to carry out five special tasks within the city 

to bring the magic back to her horn. 

Sparkle concentrated hard to cover her body in an 

invisible blanket of finely woven spiders’ webs and 

stardust. This, to the ordinary human eye, would just 

glisten in the changing light of the city. Well hidden 

under her cloak, she set off on her first task, to find 

some lion cub hair. 

She could see the new ninety-six-storey glass sky scraper 

and knew she was in London England, not far from the 

Shard. And London had a zoo! 

It only took ten minutes, guided by the River Thames, 

for Sparkle to fly the five miles to the zoo. 

She landed carefully in the lion enclosure and soon 

found some shed cub fur by a bush. Rubbing her nose 

into this, she could feel a little warmth returning to her 

horn. 

For her second task, she 

had to polish her horn 

against stone. Sparkle 

immediately thought 

of Nelson’s Column 

in Trafalgar Square. 

This was a fifty-sixmetre 

statue made 

of granite which 

would be just 

perfect. Still 

in her cloak, 

she flew just 

three miles before 

landing next to one of 

the four lions guarding 

the column. She felt very 

tiny next to the huge bronze 

guardian. Walking slowly 

over to the column, she gently 

rubbed her horn against the cold granite 

feeling the warmth entering her body 

and giving her energy. “Two down” she 

thought. 

The third task was easy; it was to catch a feather. 

Trafalgar Square had lots of city pigeons. Moving quickly 

and skilfully, she soon found loose newly-dropped 

feathers. She played and blew on them, gently moving 

them with her nose, taking in the energy from the dull, 

not particularly attractive, grey plumage. Sparkle was 

feeling better. But the last two tasks she knew would be 

more difficult. 

She decided to tackle her fourth task, that of flying 

through a circle. There were no rainbows that she could 

see. This was one of her favourite games at home. Most 

people only saw the arc of a rainbow, but these lines 

of beautiful colours actually joined to form a full circle. 

This Sparkle delighted in, flying in, out and around, the 

strands of bright colours. She thought hard then it came 

to her. She needed a full circle of something. The London 

Eye was a huge construction, a round wheel built in 

the year 2000, situated on the south bank of the River 

Thames and still working. Its diameter of three hunted 

and ninety four feet was big enough for her wings to get 

through with no possibility of injury. A rainbow could be 

flown through, but metal bars were a different matter. 

The one mile journey over the River Thames took only 

seconds. Sparkle was soon hovering above the south 

bank poised for her dive between the great white metal 

bars in-front of her. She focused her thoughts. It would 

have to be a tightly controlled swoop. One, two, three, 

go! Sparkle dived and brought herself up over the water, 

she had done it. She felt exhilarated and there was now 

even a little light glowing at the top of her horn. Now, 

only one task to complete to get her home. 

For this she had to talk to another magical character. 

Sparkle was stumped. She flew up and down the 

glistening river as she thought. Passing Cleopatra’s 

needle on the Victoria Embankment, then the clock 

tower of the Palace of Westminster, containing the 

huge bell called ‘Big Ben’. Like a flash it came to her, she 

remembered flying around with him. Who better to talk 

to than ‘Peter Pan’, the boy who never grew up? Sparkle 

remembered his statue was located in a small gardened 

area by The Long Water of Kensington Gardens. She 

turned herself around and flew the last three miles to 

complete her search. Landing softly against the carved 

bronze statue of fairies and tiny animals, she gazed up 

at Peter standing proudly on the top of the beautifully 

carved pile of creatures. She nuzzled against him, feeling 

the warmth of magical energy filling her horn. Yes, she 

had done it. 

The light from her horn was now shining brightly. As 

it continued to grow more luminous it uncovered a 

miraculous pathway twinkling in the sky above the dreary 

city buildings. Sparkle, now full of confidence, reared 

up onto her hind legs and spread her glorious wings. 

Thinking her cloak away, she launched herself in to the 

multi-coloured, glistening tunnel of sparkling lights which 

would lead her back to her own world. As she flew, she 

calmly told herself she would be much more careful when 

playing with rainbows in the future. Although she had to 

admit to herself that she had enjoyed her London tour. 



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Canoe club review 2022 

(and a look forward to the new river season) 

Club competitions at Glanford 

and Scunthorpe Canoe Club 

resumed in 2022 after the 

pandemic, with marathon and 

sprint events being contested 

and counting towards the Club 

Champion awards at various age 

groups. The other two events 

that normally count towards 

club champion, slalom and 

polo, will resume in 2023. We 

finished 2022 with our first prize 

presentation party since 2019 

at the Brigg Servicemen’s Club 

where we presented two special 

awards in memory of departed 

founders and members. 

Tony Pell formed Glanford & 

Scunthorpe Canoe Club with 

his late wife Shirley in 1982 

and was chairman for many 

years. Shortly before they 

retired from the committee 

of GSCC, they delivered the 

fantastic boathouse facility that 

we currently enjoy today. This 

award in their memory is for a 

marathon paddler who has not 

necessarily been the fastest, 

but someone who has shown 

great determination or passion 

for marathon or has overcome 

personal obstacles to progress in the sport. 

The Colin Robinson Volunteer of the Year Award 

was presented to the club by close friends of Colin 

who tragically passed away in 2015 aged 47 whilst 

undertaking safety and rescue training for another 

passion of his, subaqua diving. Colin was a long-time 

member of our club, he was a committee member, an 

active coach, a polo player, he competed in slalom, 

marathon and enjoyed white water paddling. Colin threw 

everything at whatever he did and was one of the first to 

volunteer his support, hence this award. 

New river season starts in April 

Spring heralds the start of a new river season for 

Glanford and Scunthorpe Canoe Club. Although our 

by Martin Heywood 

Matilda Thew, aged 9, being presented with 

the Tony and Shirley Pell Award for Marathon 

The Colin Robinson Award for Volunteer of 

the Year presented to our fundraiser Michelle 

Bourne. 

pool sessions continue until 

the end of March, come the 

first Tuesday and Thursday in 

April you will see us back on 

the River Ancholme launching 

from our boathouse behind the 

Ancholme Leisure Centre. These 

sessions are for all as we are 

an inclusive club and promote 

equality, diversity and inclusion. 

You don’t have to compete 

in the club championship, 

just paddle for fun. As well as 

kayak and canoe we also run 

stand-up paddleboard (SUP) 

sessions on the river. For more 

information on our remaining 

pool sessions and our river 

sessions contact Gail on 07811 

619360 or visit our Facebook 

page 

FriendsOfGSCC. 

Canoe club qualified for 

National finals in 2022 (and we 

hope progress in 2023!) 

Our highlight last year was 

qualifying for the Canoe 

Marathon UK’s Hasler Marathon 

Finals in September by winning 

the Yorkshire Region League. 

The Hasler Series is run 

throughout the year, allowing all different ages, abilities 

and clubs to compete against each other in distances 

ranging from 4km to 20km. Paddlers are allocated 

divisions depending on their ability and speed. The 

division you are allocated also depends on the distance 

you will paddle within the race. 

Racing boats are surprisingly accessible. Beginner boats 

are very stable and steer easily, with most races on calm 

inland rivers and canals. Top-end boats are long and thin 

as they are built for speed. This gives the sport the speed 

of running with the tactics of road race cycling. The Finals 

were contested on the River Thames at Runnymede with 

over 700 competitors taking part. This was a massive 

event for our youngsters as we get considerably fewer 

competing in the Yorkshire League. We had paddlers in 

Divisions 5 to 9 and finished 26 th out of 32 clubs, a great 

result considering marathon 

is predominantly a southern 

sport with much bigger clubs 

than ours. 12-year-old Charles 

Thew, competing in division 7, 

said “The day went well and the 

whole team enjoyed themselves. 

It was a day to remember, and 

the team performed successfully. 

The weather was beautiful 

although the races were tough 

and competitive. We will be more 

prepared next year in terms of 

training and equipment and will go back fighting!” 

GSCC has a great fleet of racing boats for all abilities. If 

you want to try marathon we will certainly be running 

sessions in the spring. Please contact Graham at 

marathon@gscc-online for more details, or post on out 

On the right Track 

After 54 weeks (378 days) and 324 cancelled services, 

the communities on the Brigg line from Cleethorpes to 

Sheffield received their passenger service 

again on Saturday 14th January. 

The current service provided by Northern 

Railway has been suspended since the 1st 

of January 2022, because of Covid-related 

staffing issues, and the return to normality 

was later affected by an industrial dispute. 

The North Lincolnshire towns of Brigg and 

Kirton in Lindsey have been completely cut 

off with no replacement bus service offered 

by the train operator. 

The communities have reacted angrily 

to this, and are looking for another train 

operator to take over a realistic, but 

improved passenger service on the Brigg 

Line, with TransPennine Express 

coming out as favourite operating 

a Cleethorpes to Worksop shuttle 

service. Brigg station has been 

restricted to a Saturdays-only service 

since 1993, three trains running 

to Grimsby and Cleethorpes via 

Barnetby and three towards Kirton in 

Lindsey, Gainsborough, Retford and 

Sheffield. 

To rub salt into the wounds when the 

services do run the passenger services 

only run on a Saturday and have done 

The Hasler finals 

Marathon squad. 

The Independent Brigg Line Rail Group 

The Brigg Line notice in 

Manchester Piccadilly 

concourse. 

Phil Hewson (and bike) boarding a 

train to Sheffield (image courtesy of 

Nigel Fisher). 

Facebook page FriendsOfGSCC. 

The next Brigg Hasler in the 

Yorkshire Region League is 

Sunday 26 

th March 2023. 

Neil Marley and Alfie Smith in 

the division 5 K2 event 

so since October 1993. The Department for Transport 

dictates the public service requirement and sees it fit 

that these communities just receive this 

sparse service. Now that the unique oneday-a-week 

passenger service on the Brigg 

line has returned after an unacceptable 54 

week break, the emphasis is to generate 

footfall and highlight the case for a better 

service for the communities of Brigg and 

Kirton in Lindsey. 

Changing at either Sheffield or Barnetby, 

customers coming from Manchester 

can connect with the Brigg Line on a 

Saturday. We are therefore absolutely 

delighted that Network Rail, that operates 

Manchester Piccadilly station, and has a 

footfall of around 19 million, has kindly 

put the latest Brigg Line poster on their 

electronic display in the main 

concourse. 

Of interest to Brigg and district readers 

perhaps is that Sheffield- based 

Northern Rail guard, Keith Godley, 

recently retired from the railway after 

53 years service. He started on the 

railway in 1969 and was a regular 

on the Brigg Line when the line had 

a 7-days-a-week passenger service. 

Keith is pictured enjoying a retirement 

pint and wearing his Independent 

Brigg Line Rail Group hat. 



Advertising Matters 

Before I tell you about our new advertisers in this Issue, 

I would like to say a huge thank you to those advertisers 

that pay their invoices on time and especially those 

who pay as soon as they receive their invoice; I’m 

talking about you Tyson from Truesweep and Lorna 

from Hornsby Accounts along with Angus from Shed 5 

Storage, Sonny Christian, painter and decorator and Jo 

from The Old Parsonage. Thank you, Thank you. Oh yes, 

while I am thanking people, thank you Steve and Paul 

from Webcetera for helping me out with the website 

footers. Thank you for your endless patience! 

Now, our new advertisers: Shire Contracting, a local 

family business who can offer, tree/hedge removal, 

collection of garden waste, rubble and general site 

clearance. They can also supply top soil, hardcore etc. 

and offer machine hire. They also offer a free quote and 

site visit. Handy people to know! I must also add that Zoe 

paid their invoice as soon as I sent it. Thanks Zoe. 

New to us is Quickline, who have a full page advert 

and are offering you the chance to switch broadband 

provider, going contract-free and a 24 month price 

freeze. They are advertising a couple of options, airGO 

for £28 per month or airCONNECT for £33 per month. 

Welcome to Brigg Matters. 

Welcome back to Daz Jordan who offers Landscaping and 

Groundworks including patios, driveways, shed bases, 

fencing, decking and lots more, just ask him for a quote. 

Cancelled for this issue: Paul Elberfield from Elbers 

Carpentry. Paul has moved to Hull. Best wishes from all 

at Brigg Matters Paul. 

If you have anything you would like me to add to 

Advertising Matters, please send to 

briggmatters.advertising@yahoo.com. 

MAKE GREEN SPACE 

YOUR HAPPY PLACE 

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT 

Registered Charity No: 261017 

by Gerry Hartley (Secretary) 

WE’LL HELP YOU 

GET THE LAWN 

OF YOUR DREAMS 

Get in touch to speak to one of our 

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The committee raised over £7,700 

last year so many thanks to all of 

those people who supported our 

charity during 2022. This is an 

incredible amount for such a small 

committee and, as previously stated, 72p in every pound 

is used for grants to people dealing with cancer. 

We will again be holding an Easter Egg Tombola stall at 

Brigg Market on Saturday 8 th April so we look forward 

to meeting all you chocoholics out there! We will also 

be arranging a tea and scone afternoon with a talk at 

Scawby Village Hall by Hannah Dale of Wrendale on 

Saturday 10 th June. Tickets will cost £6 so look out for 

our posters with further details nearer the time. Our 

Facebook page is also up-and-running and contains 

useful information, so have a look. 

As I have previously mentioned, if you are considering 

raising funds for Macmillan please contact either Anne 

(Chairperson) on 07512761157 or Gerry (Secretary) on 

07538327139 as we can supply you 

with the necessary bunting, posters, 

t-shirts etc. and the money you raise 

through the Brigg committee stays 

in the local area. These funds then 

help people affected by cancer as we provide practical, 

emotional and financial support, particularly during 

these difficult times. 

We are now a committee of 7 so we are understandably 

in need of more people to join us. We are a very laid 

back committee that meets every so often and we 

tend not to organise too many events during the year. 

So if you are young, old, male or female we would be 

delighted to hear from you if you feel you have a bit 

of spare time on your hands to help Macmillan Cancer 

Support. 

In the next issue of Brigg Matters we will have some very 

exciting news so watch this space. 

* all figures correct at time of print 



Local Nature Page 

Spring is near and our spirits 

are lifting in anticipation; the 

world seems more alive. Our 

winter visiting birds, fieldfares, 

redwings, blackbirds, starlings, 

various geese and species of 

duck, all depart for their more 

northerly breeding grounds 

but will soon be replaced by 

our summer breeding visitors. 

Many will have wintered in sub- 

Saharan or West Africa so their 

arrival time is partly dependent 

on weather conditions over the 

Sahara and southern Europe. 

Insect-eating swallows usually 

appear in early April, soon 

followed by house martins 

and swifts in early May. The 

various migrant warbler species, 

typically of woodland, scrub and 

reed beds, also begin to appear 

from April, the males singing 

and establishing territory and 

attracting later-arriving females. 

A good selection of warblers can 

be found near Scotterthorpe. 

Park at NGR SK 872019 and 

walk along the rough track 

northwards, then west and listen 

for singing males in the bushes, 

trees and small reed beds. 

Messingham Sand Quarry (SK 

913032), a Lincolnshire Wildlife 

Trust (LWT) reserve (no dogs 

allowed) is in the same vicinity. 

It is a reserve with a variety of 

habitats providing conditions 

ideal for warblers, water fowl, 

tits (including the scarce willow 

tit) and little egret. There is also 

a colony of noisy, breeding headed gulls. An early morning 

visit in May for the dawn chorus 

black- 

is a joy to the senses. 

by Len Reaney 

5 marsh harrier chicks fledged at 

the reserve. The meadow also 

has a good mix of wildflowers 

including orchids. 

Twigmoor Woods car park (SK 

945057) has a very active birdfeeding 

station serviced by the 

Nelthorpe Estate who also grant 

permissive access (including 

dogs) through the woods. The 

feeders attract nuthatch and 

great spotted woodpecker as 

well as great, blue and coal 

tit. In the woods, you may be 

rewarded with sightings of jay, 

a mix of warblers and the sound 

of drumming from the great 

spotted woodpecker. 

Nuthatches also frequent the 

mature trees near Scawby 

church, the Hall and park 

together with treecreepers. 

They are best seen before the 

trees come into leaf. Nut feeders 

in local gardens also attract 

nuthatches. 

Warmer early spring days 

bring out some of our most 

colourful butterflies to feed 

from spring flowers. Peacock, 

small tortoiseshell, comma and 

brimstone hibernate as adults in 

nooks and crannies, outbuildings 

and dense foliage whilst the 

various white butterflies, 

including orange tip, which 

winter as pupae, fly later from 

April. 

The frogs in my garden ponds 

become very vocal, and usually 

lay their first spawn, very late in 

February or early March. Newts 

and toads spawn later. 

A visit to Barton Far Ings (TA 229012), another LWT 

reserve in March and April, especially early or late in 

the day, may be rewarded with the experience of the 

foghorn-like calling of the male bittern. More often heard 

than seen, they are sometimes seen in flight when they 

leave or return to the reed beds. Last year, 4 bittern and 

The Lyrid meteor shower predicted for 22 nd April occurs 

with no moon so, given a clear sky couild be worth 

watching with about 10 meteors per hour streaking 

across the heavens. Look to the north east from around 

11pm to 3am. 



THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF BRIGG 

Yvonne Knibbs 

With illness, the cold and wet days, 

I have not been the most effective 

correspondent that I could have been. 

But the Ladies of Brigg Inner Wheel 

continue to be busy raising funds and 

giving support where it is needed. So, 

to ensure I catch up with you all on 

what the ladies at Inner Wheel having 

been doing, I would like to share their 

activities. 

In November, at our International 

meeting, and after filling up on a lunch 

of soup and scones, those present set off on a Book Bus 

journey to meet Tiger, Charlie, Alfie, George, Sophie and 

Mathilda. Learning about their jobs as mobile librarian, 

we found how the Book Bus libraries are encouraging 

Flying the flag at Brigg 

Christmas Market. 

children to read and hopefully gain 

opportunities to change their lives. This 

event will help towards buying another 

bus and keeping it on the road. 

At the Brigg Christmas Market, a few of 

our ladies braved the cold, dark evening 

to hold a bottle stall. 

Some of our members participated in 

the decorating of trees for two tree 

festivals, the Scunthorpe Festival of Trees 

and at St. John’s church in Brigg. To finish 

the year, we enjoyed a Christmas meal together with 

excellent food, drink, games and good company. 

Large donations of wool have kept our knitters busy, 

knitting squares to make into blankets for Ukraine. A 

‘knit-and-natter get-together’ resulted in those knitted 

squares being sewn together to produce blankets for 

sending on. 

All sewn up – a blanket for 

Ukraine. 

Members at the Festival of 

Trees. 

PHOTO FEATURES 

Members celebrated World Inner Wheel Day on 10 th 

January with a meal out to wish Happy New Year 

to everybody, and feel the friendship and sense of 

belonging, as 2023 begins. As we travel through 2023, 

here’s to another great year of friendship as we continue 

to meet monthly. If you might be interested in coming 

along to one of our meetings, held on the fourth 

Thursday in each month, please contact Pat on 

07760 417994. 

Pulling out all the stops, Roger 

Hall has been kept busy during 

the festive season as St John’s 

Church organist. Some may 

remember Roger when he 

was Head of Music at the Vale 

of Ancholme School some 

years ago. He partially left his 

teaching career to venture into 

the private sector and has had two periods as the church 

organist. After 12 years, Roger and his wife, Lesley, took 

up-sticks and went to live in Whitby, a major holiday 

haunt of the family. 

However, the combined pull of their children and the 

magnetism of Brigg saw them return in about 2012 from 

when Roger re-assumed his seat at the church keyboard. 

Kathy Smith, from Brigg’s Trefoil 

Guild, with an assortment of 

knitted hats destined for the 

Premature Baby Intensive Care 

Unit in Scunthorpe. 

St John the Evangelist 

180th Anniversary Flower Festival 

‘A Right Royal Do’ 

June 8 th – 11 th 2023 

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The Legacy of the Vikings 

in North Lincolnshire 

Although the earlier Viking raiders into 

Lincolnshire from 841 were often brutal, the 

later Danish invaders, in the 860s and 870s, 

who landed along the coasts and sailed up 

our rivers, were primarily farmers. Though the 

native populace may have initially been forced 

out, evidence suggests that the Danes settled 

down reasonably peacefully with their Anglo- 

Saxon neighbours. 

Lincolnshire became part of The 

Danelaw which comprised northern and 

eastern England in which the laws of the 

Danes held sway and dominated those 

of the Anglo-Saxons. The Danelaw was 

established as a result of King Alfred the 

Great’s efforts to avoid further Viking raids 

into the Anglian Kingdom of Wessex. He 

proceeded to cede lands to the Danes who 

then engaged primarily in trade and the 

building of settlements. 

Most of the Viking trading posts or colonies 

have long since disappeared into the 

mists of time or been swallowed up by 

the surrounding culture. However, even if the Vikings 

themselves and any physical remains they might have 

left behind have long since disappeared, they did leave 

unmistakable marks on the landscape in the local place 

names; wherever the Vikings settled, we can find place 

names with Norse origins. 

Viking place names can be identified by the use of 

a Norse suffix, such as -thorpe ( þorp, an outlying 

farmstead that probably relied on a larger settlement 

nearby for protection). By far the most common suffix 

is –by (bý, a farmstead or settlement) such as in Grimsby, 

which simply means the settlement or farmstead of 

Grímur. 

Looking at the region around Brigg, there are many 

examples of Old Norse or Viking place names. In fact, 

the name, ‘Brigg’ itself is derived from ‘byyggja’ the 

Old Norse word for ‘jetty’ or ‘quay’ and not necessarily 

‘bridge’, as many would suggest. 

The suffix ‘-by’ occurs in several place names linked to 

Old Norse personal names: 

• Wrawby - the farm/settlement of Wraghi 

Colin Gray 

• Worlaby the farm/settlement of Wulfric 

• Barnet-by, the farm/settlement of 

Beornnoth/Beornede 

• Kettleby, the farm/settlement of Ketill 

There are certain place names with the ‘-by’ 

suffix that could relate to natural or physical 

features: 

• Scawby from skalli, an Old Norse word for 

bald/bare, ‘bare hill farm/settlement’ 

• Ashby, from askr, Old Norse for ash tree, 

‘ash tree farm/settlement’ 

• Somerby, summer-slopes farm/settlement 

• Brumby, brunnr, Old Norse word for well or spring 

Some examples of the suffix ‘-thorpe’ are: 

• Raventhorpe, outlying farm/settlement of Ragnald 

• Scunthorpe outlying farm/settlement of Skuma 

Other old Norse words crop up in place names also: 

Holme (Old Norse ‘holmr’) meaning an inland 

promontory, raised ground in a marsh or a river-meadow 

Gunness (Old Norse ‘ness’ meaning headland) ‘Gunni’s 

headland’ 

Kirton in Lindsey (Old Norse kirkja for church) 

Star Carr (‘kjarr’) is a lane in Wrawby which is Old Norse 

for ‘sedge bog’ 

A final thought: if Brigg = byyggja (a jetty/quay) and 

the possible Celtic word ‘glan’ (bank/landing place) in 

Glan(d)ford could have some connection. 



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Brigg Heritage Centre 

Spotlight on: Our ‘BH...C: Rafty’ 

Schedules for 2023... 

Creative Crafts Workshops: (for adults and children aged 

11+) Unlock your inner creativity in the Ancholme Room 

by enrolling onto one of Brigg Heritage Centre’s creative 

workshops. Become part of our crafting community and 

learn new and life-long skills...Priced at just £15.00 for a 

two hour session (10.30am to 12.30pm) - refreshments 

included. 

Phase One of our fantastic schedule is currently 

underway. So far this year, our ‘Heritage Crafters’ have 

welcomed ‘Workshoppers’ to Calligraphy ABCs (in 

February ’23). Our programme continues apace with the 

following workshops: 

• Greeting Cards for Any Occasion 

(on Thursday 9th March ’23) 

• Watercolour (on Saturday 15th April ’23) 

• Loom Weaving (on Thursday 11th May ’23) 

Phase Two (from July ’23 onwards) dates will be 

announced soon! What to expect: “I Can’t Draw”, Artful 

Journaling, Embroidery Essentials, Brilliant Batik, 

Mastering Mosaic, Silk Painting and Glass Painting 

Farmers’ Market Crafts 2023: Come along to Brigg 

Heritage Centre’s Ancholme Room (10am to 1.30pm) 

and join our farmers’ market Saturdays fun-filled creative 

activities (from only £1.00) - with things to make and 

new skills to learn: 

• March ’23: Egg-stravaganza. 

• April ’23: Coronation Treats for KCIII. 

• May ’23: Woven Placemats. 

With more fun-packed activities planned throughout the 

year. All children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Click on our website www.briggheritage.org > What’s 

On > Craft Workshops & Children’s Activities for full 

details. You can download the 2023 schedules directly 

from these webpages. 

We are Brigg’s No.1 Heritage Destination. 

As mentioned in the last issue of Brigg Matters, Brigg’s 

‘Beeting’ Heart - The Sugar Factory Story - ‘communityinspired’ 

exhibition continued its extended display into 

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2023. In February, we held a special evening event to 

say a BIG ‘BEETING’ HEART-FELT THANK YOU to all those 

individuals who contributed to bringing the display to life 

– be it through: artefact loans, invaluable knowledge of 

the British Sugar Corporation (BSC), and to our ‘Heritage 

Angels’ for their day-to-day nurture of the exhibition and 

centre as a whole. Your last chance to catch BBH - The 

Sugar Factory Story will be Saturday 18th March 2023. In 

due course, highlights from the exhibition will feature on 

our website Galleries pages. We look forward to hosting 

an independent exhibition in The Churchill Room curated 

by Barton Camera Club, with ‘Lights, Camera, Action!’ 

from the end of March onwards. 

In partnership with Brigg Town Council, Brigg Heritage 

Centre’s Holocaust Memorial exhibition ‘Ordinary 

People’, brought to the forefront learning from 

genocide - for a better future. The display coincided with 

Holocaust Memorial Day 27/1 and Brigg’s Holocaust 

Memorial Service 29/1. The ‘E-Exhibition’ is available to 

download from our website Galleries pages. 

The Period Room - reference library is now fully 

expanded and is a designated space for visitors to sit and 

view our various heritage publications and information. 

The ‘Brigg Raft’ (circa 800BC), and principal artefact, 

forms the basis of the permanent collection - spanning 

from the Bronze Age to the 20th Century. Within Brigg 

Heritage Centre there is a ‘raft’ of exciting things to see 

and do! Behind the scenes, we continue working on 

exciting projects for 2023 and beyond. We are proud of 

our ‘www’ - we will share updates on our website, via 

our social media and associated groups. 

BHC General Public Opening times/info: Tuesdays, 

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays - 10.00am to 2.00pm. 

Admission is free, although donations (however small) 

are gratefully received. Please sign our Visitor Book and 

don’t forget to ‘Shop Heritage’ in our Little Shop. 

www.briggheritage.org 

E: briggheritage.centre@northlincs.gov.uk 

T: 01724 296771 

What’s On 

March 

– May 2023 

Brigg Cancer Support Group, 21/3, 18/4, 16/5. 7.30pm Angel Suite 

Every Monday: 

Steel Rooms, 9.15-10.15 Gentle Hatha Yoga. Booking rqd 

Every Monday: 

Brigg Wool Shop. 1-3pm & 6-8pm Craft and Chat 

Every Monday: 

Steel rooms, 6-7pm Strength & Stretch Yoga. Booking rqd 

Every Monday: 

St John’s Church Hall, 9.30am-12pm The Ancholme Artists 

Every Tuesday: 

Brigg Wool Shop, 10am-4pm Brigg Community Crafters 


Scawby Coffee Morning, Village Hall, 10am-12 noon 


Brixx Gym, Circuits. 6.45-7.30pm 

Every Wednesday: 

Steel Rooms, 5.30-6.30pm Gentle Hatha Yoga. 


Wrawby Church, 7.45-9pm Wrawby Community Choir. 


St Mary’s Church, Broughton. 10.30am-1pm Open Church 

Every Thursday: 

St John’s Church Hall, 9.30am-12 noon, Tea, Coffee & Cake 


Brigg Servicemen’s Club. Quiz Night 8:30pm 


Brigg Wool Shop. 10am-12pm Craft and Chat. 


Steel Rooms Art Group 9.15am-12.15pm or 1-4pm or full day. 

Every Friday: 

Brigg Wool Shop. 10am-12pm Craft and Chat. 

1 st Thursday of the month: Brigg Servicemen’s Club. Men in Sheds 1-5pm 

Every 2 nd Wednesday: St John’s Church Hall, 10-12pm Brigg Morning WI 

Every 3 rd Wednesday: Scawby Village Hall, Morning. U3A 

Every 3 rd Wednesday: Yarborough Hunt, 7-9pm Brigg Creative Writing Group. All Welcome. 

Every 1 st & 3 rd Thursday: Brigg Servicemen’s Club. A place to be, 6-8pm 

Every 2 nd Friday: 

Brigg Library, 1.30-3.30pm Brigg Borrowers Book Group. 

Every 4 th Saturday: Heritage Centre Crafts, 10am-1.30pm 

2 nd March: Brigg & District Gardening Club – Birds, Bees and Butterflies by Janet Merlion 

– Methodist Church Hall. 7:30pm 

8 th March: Brigg Wool Shop – Cable wrist warmers 12-3pm 

15 th March: Brigg Wool Shop – Intoduction to weaving 12-3pm 

18 th March: Memphis Cruisers – Brigg Servicemen’s Club. 8.30pm 

20 th March: Brigg Angels WI– AGM followed by fish & chip supper. 7.30pm 

22 nd March: Scawby WI – AGM 7:30pm 

25 th March: Auction at South Kelsey Village Hall. 2pm 

25 th March: Brigg Wool Shop – Cracking knitting patterns. 11am-1pm 

31 st March: Charity Comedy Night – Brigg Servicemen’s Club 7pm. £12 

1 st April: Brigg Wool Shop – Learn to crochet. 9-11am 

2 nd April: Brigg Town CIC – Brigg Ladies football 2pm KO. 

8 th April: BCP Easter Market, Market Place, Brigg 9.30am-3pm 

8 th April: Emma Ramsden – Brigg Servicemen’s Club. 8.30pm 

12 th April: Brigg Wool Shop – Mastering Amigurumi. 1-3pm 

13 th April: Brigg & District Gardening Club – George’s Jungle Garden by George Lowther 

– Methodist Church Hall. 7.30pm 

15 th April: Stolen Fridays – Brigg Servicemen’s Club. 8.30pm 

15 th April: Broughton Village Hall - One New Man Celebration presents a Passover celebration 

in song and word - 2pm. All welcome. Contact: 07934608837 

17 th April: Brigg Angels WI- Chocolate tasting by Lindsay Spire. 7.30pm 

1 st May: Wrawby Windmill Open Day 1-5pm 

2 ND May: BASH - Brigg Servicemen’s Club, 8pm 

11 th May: Brigg & District Gardening Club – Lincolnshire Wildlife by Geoff Trinder 

– plus plant sale. Methodist Church Hall. 7.30pm 

15 th May: Brigg Angels WI- The Art of Chinese Writing 7.30pm 

29 th May: Wrawby Windmill Open Day 1-5pm 

Contacts:Brigg Heritage Centre - briggheritage.centre@northlincs.gov.uk 

The Wool Shop – Pam or Sian – 01652 408632 | Servicemen’s Club – Debbie 07745722113 

Brigg Breast Cancer Support Group – 07955770995 | Steel Rooms – 01652 657256 

Scawby Village Hall – scawbyvillagehall@gmail.com |Scawby WI – Maria Cooke 01652 651129 

Brigg & District Gardening Club; 01652656681 | Brigg Borrowers & Creative Writing Groups; Sue 01652 409781 

SNLCS: snlcs1949@gmail.com 

If you have anything you would like included on this list, please contact Gail: 

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Index of Advertisers 

A C Pailthorp 2 Little Bird Sewing Studio 10 

AHM Installations 25 Marc Benson 10 

Almond Builders 42 MG Joinery 42 

Angela Powell 8 Molly’s Flowers 54 

Annabel’s Blinds 28 Munchkins Nursery 63 

Bennett’s Timber 38 O’Brien’s Opticians 18 

Breast Cancer Support 10 Office Maid 9 

Brian’s DIY 14 Ovenu 54 

Brigg& Humberside Roofing 58 Parker’s Carpets 12 

Brigg Beds 60 Peacock & Binnington 4 

Brigg Optical 44 Pickering’s 12 

Brigg Hearing Studio 50 Piece of Minds 28 

Brigg Wool Shop 64 Prostate Cancer 12 

Brown & Co. Property 68 Quickline 30 

Conservative Club 38 Rebecca Beaton Accountancy 60 

Daz Jordan 51 RNS Financial Advisers 10 

Dean Wray Carpets 28 RNS Chartered Accountants 38 

Endurance Doors 25 S B Electrical 51 

Forrester Cleaning Services 42 S. Christian, Painter & Decorator 51 

Fun Forest 9 Sentry Financial 28 

Greensleeves 54 Shed Storage 8 

Guy Whitney 67 Silver Birch Blinds 22 

Harrison’s Hideaway 4 Sirius Heating Solutions 32 

Henderson Stairlifts 63 Smithy’s Pond 44 

Hornsby Accounts 62 Spelman’s 58 

Ian Jobson Pest Control 12 T’ai Chi 28 

Jason Threadgold Funerals 10 The Accolade Clinic 32 

Jaylaurs Sewing Studios 62 The Old Parsonage 22 

JB Rural Services 54 Shire Contractors 51 

John Winship Motors 60 Tracy Sykes Logo Design 54 

J Naylor Funeral Directors 58 True Sweep 54 

LCS/Darren Lidgett 51 Turnerwarran 9 

Lincs Locks& Glazing Repairs 62 Victoria’s Tea Room Deliveries 42 

List Recruitment 12 

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