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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 east coast of England was a popular point of attack from the German forces in World War 2, being just across the North Sea from Denmark. There are many examples of evidence of defense to be found on this stretch of coast, particularly around the Skegness area. I hope to report on more of [...]

SKEGNESS could be part of World Cup Fever in 2018 because it has joined Nottingham’s bid to be a host city. Nottingham is keen to expand its bid to incorporate the wider region, and representatives from the Football Asssociation visited the town on Monday to see what it has to offer.
If successful, it could mean [...]

SkegX Meccano Exhibition 2008
Did you show off your meccano models at the SkegX Exhibition? What did YOU think of this year’s models? Tell us in the comments box below…
Well, folks, it that time of the year again when the fantastic Meccano Exhibition hits Skegness!
The 2008 SkegX Meccano Exhibition will be staged at the Embassy Theatre, [...]

Source: Skegness News 1924
SKEGNESS SANDS FASTER THAN SALTBURN OR PENDINE
Malcolm Campbell Prepared to Attempt New Record in Skegness
FIVE MILE STRETCH WANTED
Mr Malcolm Campbell (left), the eminent racing motorist who a few days ago set up a world’s record on Pendine sands, Carmarthenshire, is prepared to come to Skegness to attempt to beat his mean record [...]

Mr Ron Hill from Alford, Lincolnshire is a collector of World War 1 and World War 2 Memorabilia.
He was exhibiting part of his collection at the Spilsby Show 2006, and kindly agreed to a video interview about items in his collection.
Mr Hill tells us that this is a baby’s gas mask which would have been [...]