The following is an excerpt from Cllr Fry’s address at the Town Hall on the occasion of the visit to Skegness by the Prime Minister of England in 1948.
The speech contains the astonishing revelation that Napier, New Zealand, was modelled on Skegness as it was rebuilt after being devastated by an earthquake in 1931!
Rebuilding took [...]
BAPTISMAL SERVICE AT ST. PAUL’S
The Baptist denomination which purchased St. Paul’s iron church about twelve months since, have now obtained a firm footing in this town, and under the able ministrations of the Rev. Geo. Goodchild, the resident minister, is satisfactorily progressing and gaining a large number of adherents.
The first baptismal service was held on [...]
BEATING THE BOUNDS
In several places in England—at Oxford and some of the London parishes for instance—a singular procession may be seen every Ascension Day.
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A number of men and boys carrying white willow wands walk round the boundaries of the parish and afterwards dine together.
This custom is called ” beating the bounds,” and arose in olden [...]
CORPSE WAYS (1920)
At various times considerable discussion and argument has centred around the subject of opening up the West end of Grosvenor Road as a shorter route to the Churchyard on the occasion of a funeral. The cortege has always proceeded along the public highway along Wainfleet Road, past Church Farm to St Clements Churchyard, [...]
EXCITING ARREST OF TWO ARMED DESPERADOS AT SKEGNESS
SMART CAPTURE BY THE SKEGNESS POLICE
DESPERATE STRUGGLE TO ESCAPE
Prisoners Wanted for a Number of Burglaries In Lincolnshire.
OVER £2,000 WORTH OF SWAG.
THE TOPLISS THEORY EXPLODED
Great excitement prevailed in Skegness last Wednesday afternoon when it was rumoured that Percy Topliss, the man wanted for the Andover murder had been captured [...]
Here is an excerpt from a 1936 issue of the Skegness News which covered the story of John Hassall’s first visit to Skegness. Hassall joined a party at the County Hotel where he sketched the Mrs Jolly Fisherman character.
Well, yes, we’ve already covered that! But look what we’ve discovered! Look at the date of the [...]
INTERESTING REVIEW BY THE REV. W. G. FIELDER
STORY WHICH COVERS 102 YEARS
An interesting review of the history of Primitive Methodism in Skegness and District, from the pen of the Rev. W. G. Fielder, appears in the attractive handbook which was issued by the Roman Bank Methodists in connection with the successful three days’ Persian Market. [...]
Name
Rank
Service
Regiment
Date Of Death
Age
Grave/Memorial Ref.
ABLITT , W
Private
2156
Suffolk Regiment
24/04/1916
Unknown
Grave
ALSOP, SAMUEL HAYWOOD, S H
Sergeant ( Pilot )
1006349
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
12/10/1941
19
Plot 35. Grave 16.
ATKINS, WILLIAM EVAN, W E
Warrant Officer ( Pilot )
741156
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
21/01/1943
Unknown
Grave 843.
ATKINSON, HERBERT ANTHONY, H A
Company Serjeant Major
12/838
York and Lancaster Regiment
09/07/1916
34
BARLING, SYDNEY ROY, S [...]
SCHOOLBOY DIES FROM INJURIES (1944)
An extraordinary story of how a small boy entered a mine field, prised up a mine and threw it over a wire fence, and then threw stones at the detonator which he had removed from the mine, was told to Mr. W. C. Howard when he resumed the inquest yesterday into [...]
1955
PETROL-SOAKED OVERALLS CAUGHT FIRE IN AMAZING MISHAP
MOVED TO HOSPITAL NEAR SHEFFIELD
Fred Marshall, a 15-years-old apprentice garage mechanic, suffered extensive burns to both arms and right leg when his petrol-soaked overalls caught fire whilst he was working at the Old Wainfleet Road branch garage of Messrs. Henry Thrall Ltd., motor engineers, Wainfleet Road, Skegness.
Marshall, who lives [...]
Wainfleet Road Playing Fields Gates Restoration Appeal
Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
Community pull together to ensure future of gates
AN appeal to preserve a part of local history has received overwhelming support from members of the community.
Mayor of Skegness, Cllr Pat Phillips appealed for donations towards the refurbishment of the memorial gates at the entrance to Wainfleet Road [...]
1964 – GASSING of rabbits warrens in the sand dunes from Princes Parade to Seacroft Lagoon, to be carried out for Skegness Council as a pest control measure, will end on 28th February, the Council was assured on Wednesday. This is to ensure that “what slight risk there is ” will not be present at [...]
ALONG time ago the Two-T’s Coffee Bar in London saw the debut of many a rock group that reached chart fame. In Skegness the Chatterbox once introduced the Seminoles to the local beat scene and following in their footsteps is another local group—”The Missing Links.”
On Friday evening a somewhat “daring” Dinah arranged a “personal interview” [...]
Crossed the Wash but disgusted with reception
MARK Raynor, the 20-year-old Skegness diver who crossed the Wash on a wind surfing board at the weekend, was “disgusted” with the reception he got when he reached Skegness. [hidepost]
Mark, of 6 North Foreland Drive, Skegness, said there was no special reception to greet him and only three members [...]
Source: Skegness Standard 8th December 1978
Photos: supplied by Mr Henry Wilkinson
The line drawing shows Gomersall Terrace as it looked around 1900, forming a row of boarding houses along Lumley Road from Drummond Road to Beresford Avenue.
The photograph, by Mr H Wilkinson, shows the contrast today with single-storey shops extending from the building for the entire [...]
Skegness Standard 29th September 2000
News story author is not credited by the Standard
Photos by Paul Gooch
Horror news story about an elderly woman who found a dead frog in a packet of Walkers Crisps. The woman, who lived on Rutland Road, Skegness, said at first she thought the dead frog was a toy, but when she [...]
Source: Skegness Standard 29th December 2000
Story: Keith Moody
Photos: Paul Gooch
Carry on as normal is the police advice to Skegness people, despite the resort nearly grinding to a standstill after thousands of travellers flocked to the town on Saturday.
Around 200 vans crammed into the Embassy Centre car parks and on to Scarbrough Esplanade, but at [...]
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