Skegness Magazine

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]