09/11/2026
🌺 SKEGNESS, YOU DID REMEMBRANCE PROUD. 🌺
Yesterday, Skegness turned out in its hundreds and hundreds to pay tribute to those who served, those who sacrificed, and those who never came home.
We always have an incredible turnout for our Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service, but this year, by a country mile, was the best attended we have seen.
More veterans joined us, more members of our community lined the streets, and the atmosphere was one of genuine respect, gratitude and remembrance.
And there are some very important thank you's we would like to make.
Whilst the Royal British Legion Skegness Branch assists with organising the parade and service, it is important to remember that this is a civic event, organised and supported by Skegness Town Council.
However, on behalf of not only our Branch, but also our wider community, we would like to acknowledge something particularly meaningful this year.
The decision by the Mayor Daniel Kirk and Civic Party to have the parade led by Scott Adlington, a serving soldier with the Mercian Regiment.
It was a generous and thoughtful gesture, and one which certainly did not go unnoticed or uncommented upon.
Likewise, the decision for the Civic Party to be led by the Union Standard and our Branch Standard was another small but incredibly meaningful gesture.
Sometimes it is the simplest acts of respect that speak the loudest. These were two of them. 🌺
As we have done for the last few years, before the service commenced, we invited our veterans to come forward and stand at the front.
We fully appreciate that not every veteran wishes to do so. For some, Remembrance is deeply personal, a time for quiet reflection, memories and thoughts that belong to them alone. And we respect that absolutely.
But to see so many veterans standing together yesterday was genuinely humbling. Different generations, different services, different experiences, but united in Remembrance.
Our biggest thank you must go to Skegness Town Council
It is very easy to attend an event and not appreciate just how much work, planning and expense goes on behind the scenes to make it happen.
Our Town Council not only fully supports this incredibly important annual occasion, but also ensures that the road closures and first aid provision are funded, the necessary risk assessments are completed, and the Orders of Service are printed.
These are not insignificant undertakings, and as a community, we are extremely fortunate and grateful to have that commitment and support.
We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to:
Hildreds Centre for the use of their crowd barriers.
Mark Edwards, for transporting those barriers to and from the church.
Skegness Silver Band for providing the music that adds so much to the occasion.
Bugler Jackie Parkins and Drummer Lewis Knight, whose contributions are such an important part of the service.
Blue Anchor Leisure Ltd and their team, for the loan and manning of the PA system and speakers, ensuring that those attending could hear the service.
Rev. Lucy Ireland and Angela Baxter, for their contributions to this important occasion.
Barry Robinson who, as always, was there to capture the event and preserve those moments for us.
GO Skegness NeilR Greatest Adventures Moody's Holiday Let Beresford Cottage in Skegness, who also captured moments this year to record the occasion.
Cherry Bagnall-Kelly our Parade Marshal, whose hard work and organisation help ensure the parade runs smoothly, respectfully and on time.
Skegness Branch - The Royal British Legion members, who put in so much time and effort, much of it unseen, to help make the occasion what it is.
And finally, to YOU, the people of Skegness.
To those who paraded, those who laid wreaths, laid their own tributes, those who stood quietly along the route, those who attended the service, and those who simply stopped for a moment to pay their respects.
🌺 Thank you 🌺.
Remembrance is not about who has the biggest parade, the most standards or the largest crowd. It is about ensuring that the sacrifices made by generations before us, and the service of those who continue to serve today, are never forgotten.
But when you see hundreds upon hundreds of people coming together, voluntarily and some having travelled specifically, on a November morning, for no other reason than to remember, it tells you something rather special about the community we are privileged to be part of.
Skegness, you should be immensely proud. We certainly are.
We Will Remember Them. ❤️
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