GALLERY: Call to arms for new Mayor of Skegness at 1940s fundraiser

The was a call to arms for the new Mayor of Skegness when he started his year at a 1940s event.

By Chrissie Redford

Published 24th May 2022, 08:47 BST

Along with his Deputy Mayor Coun Pete Barry, Coun Tony Tye was guest at the Village Church Farm fundraiser.

The was also attended by Royal British Legion veterans and included a parade and ceremony, re-enactments, a wartime campsite and a Spitfire fly-past.

Proceeds from the event help keep the museum in Skegness with its Victorian farmhouse open.

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Proceeds from the event help keep the museum in Skegness with its Victorian farmhouse open.

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Display at the 1940s event at the Village Church Farm Museum. Photo: Barry Robinson

Visitors were treated to a spitfire flypast. Photo: Barry Robinson

The 1940s event included a wartime camp. Photo: Barry Robinson