Christmas in Skegness

Skegness Christmas Late Night Shopping Fancy Dress Hildreds

December 4, 2008

Photos of some of the thirteen entrants in the 2008 Christmas Late Night Shopping Fancy Dress, organised by the Hildred’s Shopping Centre, Skegness.

Hildred’s Manager, Pete Roffe and Deputy Manager, Steve Andrews in festive spirit.

Girls from La Senza ladies’ lingerie shop dressed as gangster and moll.

Staff from the Skegness branch of Superdrug in rabbit, fairy and elf fancy dress.

WH Smiths book and stationary shop girls dressed as an elf and a fairy.

Shoe Zone staff entered the fancy dress competition as ‘playing cards’ from Alice in Wonderland.

A squirell was stashing nuts at Julian Graves health food shop.

Girls from Birthdays card shop dressed up as Christmas Presents.

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Withern Carol Singers

November 23, 2008

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Withern Carol Singers in Victorian dress in the Hildred’s Centre, Skegness.

Photo by Angela Gooch

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Santas Little Helper

November 23, 2008

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Santa’s Little Helper in Santa’s Grotto in the Hildred’s Centre, Skegness.

Photo by Angela Gooch

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Snow White

November 23, 2008

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Snow White, played by a Julie Stevens dancer. Skegness Christmas switch on Parade.

Photo by Angela Gooch

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Christmas Lights Parade

November 23, 2008

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Janice Sutton dancers at the Skegness Illuminations switch on parade.

Photo by Angela Gooch

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Christmas Fancy Dress

November 23, 2008

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Christmas fancy dress, Skegness Superdrug.

Photo by Angela Gooch

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Sea Scouts

November 23, 2008

Sea Scouts at the Skegness Parade Complex Christmas tree lights switch on, 2007.

Photo by Angela Gooch

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Victorian Christmas Market

November 23, 2008

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These Victorian maids are warming the mulled wine at the Skegness Carnival Victorian Market.

Photo by Angela Gooch

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Hildreds Centre Christmas Fancy Dress Winners

November 23, 2008

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What fancy dress theme would staff at the Thornton’s Chocolate Shop choose? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, of course!

The Thornton’s staff were the Hildred’s Centre fancy dress competition winners in 2007, pictured here with Hildred’s manager, Pete Roffe (right), Hildred’s Deputy manager, Steve Andrews (centre back) and two of the judges (second from left and kneeling right).

Photo by Angela Gooch

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Santas Grotto

November 23, 2008

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The Mayor and Mayoress of Skegness, Coun Ken Milner and Mrs Deborah Milner, were one of the first to tell Santa what Christmas presents they were hoping for in Santa’s Grotto, Hildred’s Shopping Centre, Skegness.

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