Friday, January 04, 2013

FORTHCOMING BRIGG EVENTS INCLUDE MUSIC AND DRAMA FESTIVAL

Here's a helpful list of interesting Brigg events over the next three months - courtesy of staff at the Brigg Tourist Information Centre at The Buttercross. Note the Music and Drama Festival in March, the dates of the monthly farmers' markets and the free meetings being hosted by Brigg Amateur Social Historians (BASH).

Saturday 26 January 9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Brigg Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from ostrich to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.

Tuesday 5 February 8pm – Illustrated talk on the History of Hull by Bill Brocklesby for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.

Thursday 7 February 7.30pm - Brigg and District Horticultural Society – Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Ave, Brigg. Talk on Flowers, Foliage and Fat Rascals by Doug Stewart of Radio Humberside. Members free, non-members £2 including refreshments. 01652 653985.

Saturday 23 February 9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Brigg Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from ostrich to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.

Tuesday 26 February 7.15pm - Brigg and District Flower Club – Angel Suite, Brigg. All welcome. 01469 569607.

Monday 4 to Wednesday 13 March 93rd North Lincolnshire Music and Drama Festival (Brigg) – Music 4 to 7 March, Drama 11 to 13 March, Concert and awards 16 March. Closing date for entries 9 November. 01652 652084.

Tuesday 5 March 8pm – “Asleep in the Deep” Illustrated talk on the Bennett Family’s steam ship company by local author Diane Brian for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.

Thursday 7 March 7.30pm - Brigg and District Horticultural Society – Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Ave, Brigg. Illustrated talk on Clematis. Members free, non-members £2 including refreshments. 01652 653985.

Saturday 23 March 9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Brigg Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from ostrich to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.

Tuesday 2 April 8pm – Illustrated talk on the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington for BASH (Brigg Amateur Social Historians), Brigg and District Servicemen’s Club, Coney Court. Free. 01652 657053.

Thursday 4 April 7.30pm - Brigg and District Horticultural Society – Methodist Church Hall, Barnard Ave, Brigg. Illustrated talk on Fuschias. Members free, non-members £2 including refreshments. 01652 653985.

Saturday 27 April 9am to 3pm - Brigg Farmers’ Market - Brigg Market Place. Visit this FARMA accredited award winning market and buy delicious local food from the people who produce it. Now with over 30 stalls selling everything from ostrich to smoked salmon and home-made cakes to sauces. 01652 657053.

PUBLISHED BY BRIGG TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, THE BUTTERCROSS, MARKET PLACE, BRIGG DN20 8ER. TEL/FAX 01652 657053. www.visitnorthlincolnshire.com




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1 comment:

Ken Harrison said...

This diary of events is just what Brigg needs....It needs now to be illuminated, displayed and constantly up-dated in the middle of Brigg - perhaps using some large, electronic display screen.

However, it is not complete - for example, there is the Holocaust Memorial Service on the 27th Jan.