Memorabilia Appeal by Skegness Civic Society

By Angela Gooch on April 12th, 2008

APPEAL FOR SKEGNESS MEMORABILIA
Skegness Civic Society is asking Skegness people to search their collections, sheds and attics for once familiar, but now forgotten, everyday objects to display in the Society’s Jolly Fisherman Exhibition for National Heritage Days 12th to 14th September 2008.

Jolly Fisherman Centenary Exhibition

To coincide with the National Heritage Days in 2008 (see www.heritageopendays.org), Skegness Civic Society is planning a Jolly Fisherman Centenary Exhibition in the Town Hall from 12th to 14th September. Among other exhibits that will give a flavour of the times the exhibition will show large specially-printed Jolly Fisherman posters and feature the life and work of the famous poster artist John Hassall - who created the Jolly Fisherman in 2008.
Admission will be free.
Although the Society already has posters, photographs and exhibits about John Hassall and the Jolly Fisherman for the core of the exhibition, what it doesn’t have enough of are the everyday objects that would once have been so familiar to everyone in the Town but are now hardly ever seen. To give the exhibition more atmosphere the Society hopes Skegnesians will lend them everyday objects reflecting different periods in the 1900s to place around the exhibition hall. Objects will be securely displayed and insured against damage or loss.
Skegness Civic Society is therefore asking people in Skegness to lend us bicycles, advertising signs, telephones and the sorts objects people would just routinely see on the streets and in public places. The Society is particularly keen to borrow old mechanical slot and gaming machines (particularly wooden ones) that would have been familiar to generations of holiday makers. We are also interested in displaying any small collections specifically relating to Skegness.
Although arrangements are at an early stage yet, if anyone has items they are willing to lend to the Civic Society for the exhibition they should contact the Civic Society’s Secretary on 01754 896622 or email sunningdale8@hotmail.co.uk.
Further information may be obtained from:
Mr Peter Stephenson, Secretary to Skegness Civic Society
8 Sunningdale Drive, SKEGNESS, PE25 1BE
Tel: 01754 896622 Email: sunningdale8@hotmail.co.uk