The Skegness Fire

Skegness Fire

Posted in The Fire with tags The Fire on October 25, 2008 by Skegness Magazine

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Skegness Fire Video

Posted in The Videos with tags The Videos on October 26, 2008 by Skegness Magazine

Great Parade Complex Fire of Skegness 2007

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Skegness Fire

Posted in The Fire on October 25, 2008 by Skegness Magazine

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Skegness Fire

Posted in The Fire on October 25, 2008 by Skegness Magazine

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Skegness Fire

Posted in The Fire on October 25, 2008 by Skegness Magazine

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Skegness Parade Complex Fire

Posted in The Fire on October 27, 2008 by Skegness Magazine

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Water Pumped from Tower Gardens Pond

Posted in The Next Morning on October 27, 2008 by Skegness Magazine

Firefighters pumped water from the Tower Gardens pond to help with the Parade Complex fire.

Just enough was left to sustain the fish and other pond-life.

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LA Cafe Broken Windows

Posted in The Aftermath, The Next Morning on October 27, 2008 by Skegness Magazine

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Protected: National drive to reduce roadside litter

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Mablethorpe Illuminations Switch On Timmy Mallet

Town gears up for visit from yellow bikini Mallet MABLETHORPE is gearing up for a visit from whacky Timmy Mallet later this month, the celebrity turning on the resort’s famous summer illuminations. With his crazy sense of humour and comedy mallet, Timmy is sure to be a big hit with local people and visitors on July 19, [...]

Protect our Planet Think Green

Are you thinking ‘Green’ to protect our planet? If not, why not? EAST Lindsey residents are being asked what they can do to reduce their carbon footprint and help protect the planet from global warming. With the recent announcement that by the 2050’s temperature looks set rise by two Degrees Celsius with sea levels set to rise [...]

Empty-Headed Girls

“Empty-Headed Girls” Condemnation by Skegness College Headmistress A thought-provoking article appeared in a 1928 issue of “The Factorient”, the magazine of the Orient Girls’ College, Skegness. Headmistress of the college, Miss Nimmo LLA, wrote: “Let us look for a moment at … that army of empty-headed, shallow-hearte […]

Wainfleet Magdalen College School Party

Wainfleet Magdalen College School Party, 1928. Click on the images to enlarge.

Skegness RAOB Dedicated Building

The two Skegness Lodges of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes erected a new Club and Institute on Briar Way Skegness in 1928. The local “Buffs”, the John Robinson Lodge and the Charles Farmer Lodge, were the second in the country to possess a building devoted exclusively for the use of ROAB members.

UK’s number one recyclers can now recycle even more!

EAST Lindsey residents who are currently the UK’s number 1 recyclers can now recycle even more of their household waste, the District Council has announced. From today plastic bottles; margarine tubs and yogurt pots can all be included in the grey recycling bins for the first time. Other items that can still be recycled include newspapers, magazines [...]

Head Trapped in Grate with Fire Burning

Skegness Woman’s Ghastly Ordeal A 53-year-old woman was found with her head trapped in a burning fire grate at her flat in Sea View Mansions, Skegness, in 1926. The victim was Mrs Minnie Messom who had resided in room 8 of the flats, which constituted the old Sea View Hotel on North Parade, Skegness, for about five [...]

Historial Arctic Food Find

Famous Arctic Explorer’s Tinned Meat Found After 81 Years Franklin Relic A tin of meat was found 81 years after being abandoned by the famous arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin of Spilsby in 1845. The tin, which was found on a sledge abandoned by the ill-fated Franklin party, was found to contain boiled beef in mutton fat after [...]

ELDC Support Service Praised by Government

Support Service to help families fight the recession is one of the best, says Government A SUPPORT service launched in East Lindsey is being held up as an example for other Councils to copy by the Government’s Improvement and Development Agency. In January, East Lindsey District Council launched a support service at Skegness Magistrates Court in partnership […]

Human Skull Unearthed in Hotel Yard

A human skull was unearthed during excavations in the White Hart Hotel at Burgh le Marsh in 1926. Workmen were laying down new drains on the premises when they came across the human skull which was fairly well preserved. The discovery was made as they had dug away about a foot of earth. Alongside the skull were various [...]

Woolworths Makes a Comeback!

Former high street store Woolworths has made a comeback as an online retail company called Woolworths.co.uk. The brand was taken over by Shop Direct, the online and catalogue retailer owned by Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, after the retailer collapsed leading to the shut down of 800 stores and a loss of 31,000 jobs. Mark Newton-Jones, [...]

Summer Fun on Skegness Beach

SKEGNESS is set to enjoy an action-packed summer season as the town plays host to a variety of high-profile events this year. Central Beach will host three beach sports festivals which are being marketed alongside the eagerly awaited SO… 2009 festival taking place on July 24 and 25. On July 4, a children’s seven-a-side beach football event [...]

Stranded Sky Ride Fireman Rescued by Fire Brigade

With cheeks as red as his fire engine, a Yorkshire fireman had to be rescued by the Skegness Fire Brigade after being left stranded when a Skegness amusement park ride broke down in 1975. Local firemen used a Snorkel to get Yorkshire fireman, Arthur Troughton, his wife and their eight-year-old daughter back down to terra-firma. But despite [...]

Protected: Westgate Building Work

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Skegness Roman Bank Pottery

A new pottery firm opened on Roman Bank, Skegness at the end of 1976. The workforce consisted of two men, Mr Harold Slight who was 70, and Mr Roger Perkins who was aged 33 at the time. Harold lent a hand on a part time basis, preparing the clay ready for putting into the moulds and [...]

Lincs County Council Childrens Home Skegness

Children from Ellerslie, the Lincolnshire County Council’s children’s home in Franklin Avenue, Skegness, set off for a weeks holiday in Scarborough on a snowy Easter Sunday in 1977. Skegness Lions Club, who funded the holiday break, laid on a mini bus which was driven by one of their members, Gordon Hawkins who helped finance the holiday.

Audit Commissions Praises East Lindsey Progress

Audit Commission continues to praise progress at East Lindsey EAST Lindsey District Council is making important improvements across the whole District and residents are continuing to receive some of the best services in the country, the Audit Commission has said in its latest Report. The Commission’s annual inspection into the Council’s performance praises […]

Castrated Bull Runs Amok in Skegness

Runaway steer shot dead after sea rescue A steer ran amok in Skegness before running panic-stricken into the sea after it broke away from the Skegness District Meat Traders in 1977. The animal, a castrated bull, ran from Heath Road, through Dorothy Avenue, along Roman Bank, past the traffic lights and along Sunningdale Drive and Sea View [...]

Ghost Haunts Skegness Grammar School?

A ghostly brown figure has been seen by four people on two different occasions, haunting Skegness Grammar School. The second appearance of the figure occured in 1977 during the rehearsals of the school play in the assembly hall. Two prefects in the play, David Reeves and Eric Stewart, went outside the main entrance to check on the [...]