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Singer celeb and songwriter Jane McDonald is to switch on the Skegness Illuminations 2008.

The event will take place at the Skegness Clock Tower on Saturday evening, 26th July.

Miss McDonald will also be appearing at the Skegness Embassy Theatre on 27th July, 2008. Follow the link to book online.

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Can’t wait for the Skegness Illuminations Switch On? Then take a peek at Jane singing ‘You’re My World’ on the video below…

Source: Skegness Standard 26th October 1932

Photo: Charles Smythe

A description of the 1905 ‘Battle of Flowers’ carnival event in Skegness.

Charles Smythe was the first photographer in Skegness. He died in 1910 and is buried in St Clements Church yard.

More pictures of the Battle of Flowers.

Source: Skegness Standard 15th April 1994

A plea “not to go overboard” over the rules of this year’s Skegness Carnival Queen competition has been made by town clerk, Mt Robert Lloyd-Smith.
The rules are under review following a wave of adverse publicity surrounding last year’s winner.
Zoe Chapman, 19, of Barnes Road, Skegness, was allowed to retain her crown - despite a court appearance for damaging a car belonging to her boyfriend.
At a meeting of the Skegness carnival committee, chairman coun Mr Evelyn Tate announced that the rules were being reviewed to protect all the competitors from the “Press and the muck-raking which ensued”.
Mt Lloyd-Smith warned the committee not to make the new rules too strict.
“I hope we are not going to get an overreaction to what happened to our Carnival Queen last year,” he said. “If we are going to go overboard, all the entrants would have to be as pure as snow, whiter than white and vestal virgins. We would do well to have a queen”.
The committee will also be putting an upper age limit on the entrants, said Coun Mrs Tate.
Miss Julie Allton said that last year an older lady had turned up at the door of The Suncastle on the night of the competition. Had she entered, she would have been outclassed by the other girls, said Miss Allton.

Children’s competitions were held today in Skegness Tower Gardens as part of Skegness Carnival Week.

There were three competitions in all, Tiny Tots, Miss Seaside and SuperHeroes.

One of the winning entries was this ‘Sandcastle on Skegness Beach’.

The proud owner (pictured below with her work of art) told us she got the idea as she was looking at some family photos of a giant sandcastle which she built on Skegness beach last year.

She and mum began work on the giant sandcastle just yesterday and put lots of hard work into it. Mum told us it was made from a big cardboard box, cardboard tubes and sponges. The sandcastle was decorated with postcards of Skegness scenes, flags and a bucket and spade.

More photos of the Carnival Week Children’s Competitions

Source: Skegness News 12th September 1951

Carnival Queen Crowning Ceremony Cartoon

‘ERB, the naughty nipper from Nottingham creation of Skegness News cartoonist Rowland, wends his mischievous way into the Embassy Ballroom during an important ceremony at the opening of Skegness’ September Carnival week.