Skegness Magazine

Here is an old photograph which revived many memories and when published locally in 1939, interested not only those who are depicted but also a great many more who knew or were associated with the “young life” of Skegness in the days of the war.
It is a photograph of the pupils and staff of the [...]

In May 1939 an article was published in a local newspaper to the effect of “Hassall calls for a museum in Skegness’. The article stated that Hassall, through his famous Jolly Fisherman, had enticed many holidaymakers to visit Skegness. The article went on to say that “a Conference held at Skegness last week led to [...]

Well, our persistant historical research over the last few years seems to have uncovered many a skeleton in the Grand Cupboard of Skegness! First we discovered a spelling mistake on the Skegness Clock Tower, then we challenged the world when we proved that Skegness wasn’t infact the first UK resort to get a Switch Back [...]

Peter Hopper of Ipswich has very kindly sent in these two photographs of World War II child evacuees.
Peter, who is in the pictures below,  was only three years old when he was evacuated from Grimsby in 1939. The Grimsby child evacuees, on their arrival at Skegness, gathered in the Tower Gardens.

A shocking wife murder was committed in the Boston district on Monday evening. A plate-layer named Root, and his wife, residing at the Gatehouse, Sibsey High Ferry, quarrelled on Friday last, and Root threw the woman out of the house. She then went to Frithville, a neighbouring district, with her daughter.
About 5 o’clock on Monday [...]

The Skegness Standard 8th February 1939
Photograph by Mr F J Soar of Mablethorpe
Two Suspicious Fires at Skegness Butlin’s Holiday Camp

Fire broke out in the dance hall of Butlins holiday camp in 1939.
The siren was sounded at Skegness Town Hall 6.20pm on the fatal evening and “there was the usual wild rush to the fire station”. [...]

AFTER 23 years at the Thirty Club in Castleton Boulevard, Skegness, licensee Mr Bob Hardy and his wife said goodbye to their members at a special party one Sunday night in 1974.
One-hundred-and-fifty People were treated to a buffet and disco by the Hardys on their last night before going into retirement. They are going to [...]