Thursday, June 05, 2014

LOTS TO SEE AND DO IN BRIGG THIS WEEKEND SAYS TOWN BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Traditional Celebration Weekend
Commencing Friday 6th June – Saturday 7th June

Folk Music Weekend at the Angel Courtyard, Market Place, Brigg, Friday, 6th June 7.30pm – 11.00pm

Come along and listen or take part with local folk musicians playing and/or singing folk music.  Hosted by our Master of Ceremonies (MC) Mr Dave Hoy.

Free for all performers.

Advance tickets £2.00 available from Climatise, 1 – 3 Bigby Street Brigg
Tel: 01652 601753

Craft Market/Blessing of the Pumps Saturday, June 7th 2014

Why not head towards the Market Place in Brigg where a Craft Market will join with the general Saturday Market from 9.00am – 3.00pm to coincide with the traditional blessing of the Pumps

The music starts at 10.00am followed by the traditional blessing of the Pumps at 11.30am, where the old town Water Pumps will be dressed by flowers carried by the Brigg Brownies and blessed by a local Clergyman.

A spectacle that must be seen with Morris dancing from local dance groups and music from the  Lootbeggers Old Time String Band!

Don’t miss this unusual tradition!

 RUNNING ORDER for Pump Blessing

Scunthorpe Tatterfoals Morris Team
Grimsby Morris Men
Bootleggers Appalachian Dancers and the Lootbeggers Old Time String Band
Bandstand
10.00am
10.20am
10.45am – 11.20am
Dunham’s Bakery (over the bridge)
10.40am


Boots
10.20am
10.40am

Chapel Court

10.00am


Short break for Tatterfoals and Grimsby Morris Men 11.00am – 11.15am

·         11.00am – Brigg Brownies arrive in Market Place;
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·         11.15am Parade leaves the Bandstand ;

Order: 1st Tatterfoals, 2nd Bootleggers and Band, 3rd Brownies, 4th Grimsby Morris Men
Arrival outside The White Hart, dance spot by the Tatterfoals followed by the Grimsby Morris Men (One dance each).
·         11.30am Blessing of The Pump (County Bridge)  followed by dance spot by
Grimsby Morris Men then the Tatterfoals (One dance each);
·         12.00pm Parade leaves to process along Wrawby Street to the Pump at Grammar School Road South near Brian’s DIY;
Order: 1st Grimsby Morris, 2nd  Brigg Brownies, 3rd  Bootleggers and Band, 4th Tatterfoals
Arrival at the side of The White Horse, dance spot by the Grimsby Morris Men then the Tatterfoals (One dance each);

·         12.15pm Blessing of The Pump (Grammar School Road South) followed by a dance spot by theTatterfoals then Grimsby Morris Men (One dance each);

·         12.40pm Parade leaves to process back along the Wrawby Street in the same order (Grimsby Morris stay at White Horse, the Tatterfoals peel off at Boots for their dance spot at Chapel Court).


Scunthorpe Tatterfoals Morris Team
Grimsby Morris Men
Bootleggers Appalachian Dancers and the Lootbeggers Old Time String Band
White Horse

12.45pm

Boots
12.45pm


Bandstand


12.45pm – 1.30pm
Climatise/Petticoats

1.10pm

Chapel Court
1.10pm



1.30pm all teams meet back at the bandstand (one dance each) to finish at approximately 2pm.

Ceilidh Band Saturday, 7th June 7.15pm – 11.00pm
St Mary’s Church Hall, Brigg.

Brassy Sharman’s Fancy will be playing so come along and enjoy a night of Ceilidh dancing with a live band!

 Bring your own food and drink.

All are welcome!

Advance tickets costing £6.00 are available from Climatise, 1 – 3 Bigby Street Brigg
Tel: 01652 601753

All proceeds will be divided between Brigg Town Business Partnership and our nominated charity of the year 2014 – Brigg Food Bank.


Malcolm Bailey, Chair of Brigg Town Business Partnership, would like to thank everybody who has worked so hard to organize these events. Thank you to all!

1 comment:

Ken Harrison said...

Excellent programme .....but June 6th is also the 70th anniversary of D-Day...Has this event been forgotten?