Skegness

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Local author, Marjorie Colleen Wilkinson was born and educated in Skegness, on leaving school she spent two years in the grocery trade, before training to be a Postal and Telegraph Officer with the G.P.O. She was later employed by the National Westminster Bank.
Marjorie is married to Ken, whom she met after joining the Skegness Wheelers; [...]

Skegness’ Jolly Fisherman sends a special birthday party invitation – everyone’s invited!
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Glorious sunshine and hundreds of people helped make the Skegness Jolly Fisherman’s 100th Centenary Birthday Party in the Park on Sunday a day to remember for the next hundred years!
People were staking their claim to ringside seats as early as ten o’clock in the [...]

Living History
The English Civil War era was re-enacted by the Living History group, Sealed Knot at Skegness Church Farm Heritage Museum recently.
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The two-day event included an authentic battle and children’s toys, as well as displays of traditional crafts such as lace-making, woodwork, braiding and spinning wool.
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Carnival Week in Skegness kicked off on Sunday 10th August with the Carnival Parade Procession.
This year’s theme is ‘Music’ and floats assembled in the Wainfleet Road Playing Fields ready for a 2.30pm set off. The Parade progressed from the playing field eventually ending up at the North Parade (X-site) pullover.
Hundreds of people lined the streets [...]

It’s party time is Skegness!
2007
Skegness held a Grand Party today to celebrate the re-opening of Grand Parade after the Skegness Fire.
And what a grand party it was!
Crowds gathered around the Clock Tower and on Grand Parade.
The procession made its way along Tower Esplanade, round the Clock Tower and into Grand Parade.
Cheers, applause and whoops of [...]

Flog It! comes to Skegness
The popular BBC2 antiques programme, Flog It, presented by Paul Martin, is coming to Skegness at The Embassy Theatre on Wednesday 17th September.
Flog It! – the major BBC2 antiques series – regularly gets an audience of 2 million viewers each weekday – around 25% of the television audience.
The Embassy Theatre will [...]