Skegness Magazine

SKEGNESS’ Town Centre Partnership will move a step closer in January when a special Workshop takes place to give local residents and businesses an important opportunity to contribute to the resort’s future.
The Workshop has been organised by East Lindsey District Council’s new Town Centre Manager for Skegness, Stefan Krause, and takes place on January 14, [...]

We have unconfirmed reports that a baby penguin has been born at Natureland, Skegness, the first in 15 years.
We hope to bring you pictures and possibly some video footage in the next couple of days.
Left: Stock picture of penguins at Natureland, Skegness.

PUBLIC toilets in East Lindsey have come up smelling of roses in the 2009 Loo of the Year Awards.
This year East Lindsey District Council scooped 18 Awards in total, with 11 toilets receiving a full five stars and 7 achieving four stars.  The Attendants and Cleansing Team also scooped an award by coming third in [...]

Skegness is included in final Nottingham World Cup bid!
NOTTINGHAM has submitted its final bid to be a host city for the 2018 World Cup and Skegness is identified as a potential FIFA Fan Fest location.
The final bid required two formal FIFA Fan Fest sites to be named and those chosen were Wollaton Hall and Trentside.  [...]

The Hildred’s Late Night Christmas Shopping Fancy Dress competition was held this evening in Skegness. A total of thirty shops and cafes entered.

More photos of the Christmas Fancy Dress Competition

Christmas Lights Switch on Skegness 2009

EAST Lindsey District Council is exploring new funding opportunities to transform the Inn on the Park in Tower Gardens, Skegness, into a mixed use building with a traditional tea room, seaside museum and gallery space for local artists and travelling exhibitions.
This £1m vision, which was developed by the community, was one of over 50 projects [...]

UPDATE: Preview video now LIVE!

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The Skegness Santa Fun Run, organised by the Rotary Club, will be held on Sunday, 6th December, 2009, commencing at 10.30.
The Santas will be setting off from near the lifeboat Station on Tower Esplanade, weaving their way on a 5k run round Skegness seafront before crossing the finishing line back at [...]

STEFAN Krause has taken up his post as Skegness’ new Town Centre Manager.
He has been appointed with a clear remit to support existing partnerships, strengthen projects and stimulate growth by working together with Skegness’ business community.
Stefan, who is employed by East Lindsey District Council, has worked over a decade [...]

VIDEO Skegness Christmas Lights Switch on now LIVE!!
The Skegness Christmas lights switch on ceremony was held this evening Thursday, 26th November at the Hildred’s Shopping Centre, and what a FANTASTIC turnout it was!
Lincs FM Presenter, Ed Bretten hosted the ceremony and hundreds of people watched him do the all-important job of switching on the town’s [...]