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Reports of previous BASH events, 2008-2009Mon 8th Jun '09 - Pump Dressing
The Grimsby Morris Men danced at the pump outside The White Horse and the curate, David Eames, blessed that pump. Everyone then made their way to the pump at the County Bridge. The pump had been cleaned and painted by Paul Buttler the landlord of the Nelthorpe Arms. More dancing by the Morris Men and again a blessing by David Eames. The pumps had been beautifully dressed by the ladies of Brigg Flower Club. The flowers were supplied by Shirley at Brigg Fruit Veg & Flowers. A supper was provided for the Morris Men the Brigg & District Servicemen's Club where they played and sang folk songs. BASH are having a break in July & August but will be back in full flow on 1st September with an illustrated talk by Marilyn Roberts on The History of Anastasia. Fri 8th May '09 - Salute to V.E. day.
Paula Baldwin's Shiny Stockings Swing Band was a fabulous success and everyone thoroughly enjoyed listening to singers Sara Blair-Manning and Gary Grace and were mesmerised watching the four Jump Jive Alive dancers perform Swing Jive, Lindy Hop, Jitterbug and The Stroll. Nearly everyone came in 40's attire and the Club was yet again suitably decorated with bunting and flags. The buffet was prepared by the BASH committee led by Jean Neall and included bread & dripping, spam sandwiches and Anzac biscuits. The lucky ticket winner, Byron Teague, was presented with a bottle of Champagne. The best-dressed lady was Sally Rogers, the Pearly Queen and the best-dressed man was "spiv" Phil Allen. The bar staff were dressed in costume and were supervised by "Renee" ('Allo 'Allo!) alias Keith the steward. Sadly, the flypast was cancelled, as the wind was too strong for the Hurricane & Spitfire to risk flying. Tue 14th Apr '09 - Bash Exclusive - Operation Titanic
Rob had won a competition with the History Channel to go down in a submersible to the wreck of the Titanic. He had competed against 30,000 people but was lucky enough to be selected. His interest in the Titanic began when he was 5 years old and his enthusiasm for the subject must have helped him win. He talked about his fascinating experience and showed footage of the film of his exploits. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed his talk. His parents and Girlfriend, Liz, came with him and the family stayed overnight at Albert House, bed and breakfast, in Bigby Street. Photograph L-R Back Row: Brian Denison (BASH Vice Chairman), Danny & Lorna Goldsmith (Robs parents) L-R Front Row: Caroline Sharpe (BASH Committee member), Pat Parkinson (BASH Secretary), Rob Goldsmith (Speaker) & Girlfriend Liz. Photograph by Phil Allen. Tue 3rd Mar '09 - Bygone Bottles of Brigg
He was interviewed by Josie Webb, BASH chairperson, and answered many questions explaining how his collection began, which is mostly of Brigg companies' bottles, especially bottles from the 1800's. The audience were invited to ask questions from the floor, which Steve answered in full, then everyone had a close look at his collection. Photo L-R: Denise Torpey (treasurer), Jean Neall (committee), Steve Mundey (speaker) and Josie Webb (chairman). Tue 3rd Feb '09 - The Lincolnshire Rising of 1536
Bill gave a brief outline of life in the county to explain the causes of the uprising. Henry increased taxes and when rumours raced around the area that he had increased them even more it caused dissent among the poor who were also fearful of their churches closing as the dissolution of the monasteries had happened and Henry was now head of the Church of England and the new religion was being imposed on everyone. The uprising began at Louth and spread rapidly throughout the county. On hearing of these events the King threatened to send an army, but eventually the uprising was dispersed and Henry did forgive some of them, but not the ringleaders who were executed. Photo L - R: Josie Webb (chairman), Denise Torpey (secretary), Bill Brocklesby (speaker) and Anne Denison. Tue 6th Jan '09 - Quiz Night
The quiz was wide ranging including music and general knowledge questions and we all had an enjoyable light hearted evening's entertainment. The winning team were called Bag Puss, comprising Pete and Carol Ross, Terry and Gill Odlin. The runners up were the Beverly Sisters, Pat Parkinson, Denise Torpey and Caroline Sharp. Photo L - R: Brian Denison, Pete and Carol Ross, Terry and Gill Odlin. Tue 2nd Dec '08 - The History Of Morris Dancing
They performed several dances and told us the history of Morris dancing and the regional variation of each dance they performed. They also told us of the derivation of the plough plays and how they were put on each Christmas by the plough lads. A plough play was then acted and had everyone in fits of laughter, especially when the man with full beard came on to the stage dressed as a woman and holding a baby. Their adlibbing and forgetting of lines made the play even funnier. Photo from left: Brian Denison (vice chairman) with the Morris Men. Tue 4th Nov '08 - “Their Finest Hour” An audio-visual celebration of the Battle of Britain memorial flight in the
"Their Finest Hour", an audio visual celebration of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in the 90th anniversary year of the RAF was presented by Alan Taylor, Alan Thornton and Syd Marshall. Syd Marshall talked about his days as a flight engineer who flew on 36 bombing raids over enemy territory. Alan Thornton described the various fighter planes, some still existing as part of the flight. Alan Taylor described how the war began and how the invasion spread throughout Europe. They were joined in question time by warrant officer, Dick Harmer, who has given 45 years in service, the last 8 years of which have been on the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight as the engineering officer. Photo from left: Warrant Officer Dick Harmer, Chris Witty, Phil Allen, Alan Taylor, Syd Marshall. Tue 7th Oct '08 - Brigg Of Yesteryear
It was extremely well received with many reminiscing about such things as the beautiful vine court yard of the old Angel Hotel. Photo L-R: Pat Parkinson, Josie Webb, Ben Nobbs and Anne Denison. Tue 16th Sep '08 - B.A.S.H. Annual General MeetingBASH held its AGM at the Yarborough Hunt pub on Tuesday September 16th. Chairman Josie Webb gave the annual report and stated "It has been a great year once again. It had been hard work with the extra events - The VE Day celebration night in May and the Pump Dressings in June." We have a new sponsor "Albert House" Guest House of Brigg making nine sponsors in total now. The Highlight of the year was the magnificent Fly-past by "The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight", the public response we received from that was incredible! The new committee voted in is Chairman Josie Webb, Vice Chairman Brian Denison, Secretary Pat Parkinson, Treasurer Denise Torpey, Media/Emails Graham Austin and Phil Allen, Posters Chris Witty and Caroline Sharp, Buffet Jean Neall. Tue 2nd Sep '08 - Queen Victoria, grandmother Of Europe's Royal Families
She told of Victoria's birth in 1819 through the early years and marriage to her first cousin Albert, their nine children and sadness on the death of her beloved husband at the age of forty one years, and how she took herself out of public domain for thirteen years. Marilyn showed some wonderful old photos of Victoria's vast family including some of the ill-fated Tsar and Tsarina of Russia with their children. Photo Back row: Fernando Miranda, Janet Hutson, Norma Elmore Front row: Jean Merris, Marilyn Roberts (speaker).
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