These two articles, published during the Second World War, illustrate how stringently blackout rules were enforced:
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Wartime Advice for Women
Posted in Skegness at War on August 9, 2008 by Skegness MagazineSee Skegness Revisited for more information on this project
War Declared in Skegness
Posted in Skegness at War with tags declared, germany, skegness, war, world on July 20, 2008 by Skegness MagazineSee Skegness Revisited for more information
VE Day Street Party Skegness WW2
Posted in People, Town Council, War and Military with tags day, II, party, skegness, street, ve, war, world, ww2 on June 15, 2008 by Skegness MagazineEnd of World War II Celebrations
Like a Child Slave Market recalls Wartime Child Evacuee
Posted in Human Interest, Social History, War and Military with tags children, evacuees, market, second, skegness, slave, war, world, ww2, wwII on April 19, 2008 by Skegness Magazine
Police Machine Gunned
Posted in War and Military with tags gun, machine, police, second, shot, skegness, war, ww2 on March 30, 2008 by Skegness Magazine1945
During enemy activity over an East Coast town, [Skegness] in the early hours of Sunday morning, various districts were subjected to cannon fire.
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Local Men Missing
Posted in War and Military with tags casualties, men, missing, skegness, war on March 30, 2008 by Skegness Magazine1945
We searched the Commonwealth War Graves website for the men listed above. Thankfully, they are not listed, which means that they survived the war.
Information about the full WW2 story coming soon
What to do in an Air Raid
Posted in War and Military with tags air, raid, shelter, skegness, war, world, ww2 on March 30, 2008 by Skegness MagazineIN AN AIR RAID
If Caught Out-of-Doors
Skegness Officer Shot
Posted in War and Military with tags army, officer, shot, skegness, war on March 30, 2008 by Skegness MagazineSKEGNESS OFFICER SHOT
REGRETTABLE ACCIDENT TO CAPT. R. S. ROBERTSON
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
