Skegness Magazine

Ships clock goes under hammer
A SHIP’S clock believed to have belonged to one of Lincolnshire’s most famous explorers could fetch £10,000 at auction today (Wednesday).
Sir John Franklin, whose statue stands in Spilsby Market Place, died along with 133 other men in 1847 while leading an ill-fated expedition in the Arctic.
The brass clock, which has since [...]

Churchgoers dismayed after thieves swipe lion statues
TWO priceless statues have been stolen from All Saints Church in Croft.
The 15th Century statues of lions were discovered to he missing on Wednesday and believed to have been taken on Monday last week.
At the time, the church was open to the public for prayer and visitors.
Both statues were [...]

Hangman’s letter goes under the hammer
A LETTER written by famous county hangman William Marwood will go under the hammer later this month.
The 1881 letter confirms the execution of notorious Victorian cat burglar and murderer, Charles Peace, pictured left). It was written from Marwood’s home in Foundry Street, Horncastle, at the height of his hangman career.
The [...]

COULD Guinness be the key to a long life?
It is what Gwen Louch, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday, has drunk daily since she was 18.
Mrs Louch, of Richmond Court, Skegness, drinks a glass every morning at 9.30a, and believes it has helped her reach her century.
She said: “I had health problems, and the doctor [...]

Skegness weatherman, Brian Porter tells us about the weather station in Skegness and shows us how he takes the weather readings for the Met Office. The interview was carried out in 2006.

Skegness Weather Forecast

Skegness Weather Station
The weather station in Skegness is situated on North Parade, as shown in the picture above with the Suncastle in the background.

The aperatus is very old and used to be situated in Compass Gardens as in the photo below. The station was moved to its present site around ten years ago when the [...]

Video of the Skegness Town Hall Open Day taken in September, 2006.
The video begins with the late Mr Terry Bryan, retired Skegness councillor, who tells us a bit about the history of the Mayoral Chains of Office.
Next, District Cllr. John Byford describes the two original paintings of the Skegness Jolly Fisherman, created by artist John [...]

Good Companions Easter Bonnet Parade held at St Paul’s Baptist Church, Beresford Avenue Skegness in 2006.

TV soap star, Coronation Street’s Sean Tully (Anthony Cotton) is interviewed by Lincs FM presenter, Eddie Shaw at the 2006 Skegness illuminations switch on.

filmed in 2006 by Skegness News on Video
The Cheeky Girls appeared at the Richmond Holiday Centre, Skegness in 2006. We caught up with them during the presentation to Skegness Lifeboat.