Skegness Magazine

Another Jolly good Skegness tattoo
JOLLY Fisherman fan Claire Gillett has been as good as her word by getting a tattoo of Mrs Jolly on her right foot.
The Standard got in touch with Mrs Gillett, of Skegness, a few weeks ago after she announced on our Facebook page that she had a tattoo of the Jolly [...]

The Skegness Jolly Fisherman is 101 years old today!
101 today, 101 today,
He’s got the key o’ the foreshore – never been 101 before.
The Mayor says Jolly can do as he likes – so he shouts “Hip-hip Hurrah!
For Jolly’s a jolly good fellow – he’s 101 today!
To celereate Jolly’s Birthday, we’ve put together all our articles [...]

The famous Skegness Jolly Fisherman is joined by 100 little jollies from Skegness Junior School on the Jolly Fisherman Trail centenary celebrations.

May 21st 2008

The Skegness Jolly Fisherman greeted Robin Hood at Skegness Train Station this morning, (Sunday 12th July), as the first train from the long-awaited Robin Hood Line Service drew into Skegness.

The train passed through Hucknall and Newstead as it headed for the east-coast beach resort of Skegness.
The route was due to start weeks ago. But it [...]

A rare Jolly Fisherman figurine has been left shattered after a bid to return the mascot to its hometown in Skegness went horribly wrong.

The Jolly Fisherman figurine, which was made by Skegness Pottery, Burgh Road, in 1977 to celebrate Skegness’ Centenary, 1877-1977, was offered for auction on the internet and WE placed the winning bid [...]

Snapped – Jolly adding the final touches to his entry in this year’s Meccano Exhibition.
We were sauntering in Compass Gardens this afternoon, and when we glanced at the Skegness Jolly Fisherman statue, we caught the little monkey putting the final touches to the crane which he must secretly be entering into the Meccano competition at [...]

Jolly was foaming at the mouth today as sneaky pranksters, not for the first time in history, added washing-up liquid to the Jolly Fisherman fountain in Compass Gardens, Skegness.
The water feature, brimming over with foam, proved to be the latest tourist attraction in Skegness as youngsters were having foam fights, much to the amusement of [...]

It was full steam ahead for the Jolly Fisherman Steam Train when the Jolly Fisherman service blasted out of Keighley, Bradford, behind two diesel locomotives – a pair of class 20s – that used to operate the train in the 1980s and 90s.
Picture by kind permission of moonhead
The Jolly Fisherman service started operating in 1908 [...]

Lincolnshire Echo
The Lincolnshire Echo has launched a special publication to celebrated the Skegness Fisherman’s 100th birthday.
At a mere 60p, the special edition is packed solid with facts and pictures accounting the last hundred years of the Skegness Jolly Fisherman which was created by artist John Hassall in 1908.
We are proud to say that many of [...]

news story date 29th July 2006
Skegness Pier celebrated its 125th anniversary today
And what an absolutely fabulous day it was!
Built in 1881, the pier was reduced to its present length by storms and flood in 1978. Over half a million pounds has been spent on refurbishing the pier by its present owners. It’s one of the [...]