Police officers are turning away visitors to Skegness on the roads and at the town’s train station - leaving the resort unusually lifeless as the battle continues to stop the spread of Covid-19. Steve Kirk, of East Lindsey District Council, is urging Leicestershire people not to attempt to get to the coast. Meanwhile, the beach and promenade are deserted.A man is seen walking past the closed Funland arcadeA couple are seen walking past a roller coaster on the deserted seafrontCrowds not a problem for this person exercising their dog
“I, for one, would not ever frequent a local business that chooses to open at a time of crisis purely for their own financial gain. All rights reserved. Seaside town busy in spite of official guidance to stay at home to curb spread of Covid-19A dentist has warned of a “disaster waiting to happen” as thousands of people flocked to his seaside town in spite of official guidance to stay at home to curb the spread of coronavirus. It is socially irresponsible.
These caravan sites & arcades must be closed and quickly. Seaside in lockdown: 21 pictures show Skegness as you've never seen it before.
People will die.”Craig Leyland, leader of the town’s East Lindsey local authority, Skegness was not the only seaside town reported to have been busy this weekend. A lifeboat crew recovered the body of a man from off the beach at Skegness yesterday. Police close busy road in Skegness after 'serious' crash Lincolnshire Live 11:54 3-Aug-20. Butlin's at Skegness reopens today as coronavirus restrictions are eased, but only about 2,000 visitors will be allowed in. This is a disaster waiting to happen,” he added. I understand it.
Body of man is recovered from sea off Skegness beach Leicestershire Live 13:45 3-Aug-20. Lincolnshire’s health and 999 services cannot and should not be facing 100s of thousands visitors on top of residents to support. Skegness Pier opened in 1881, as a popular Victorian attraction and continues today as a 21st century Family Entertaiment Centre. Hartsholme Park in Lincoln was empty on a warm April Sunday due to coronavirus (Image: Lincolnshire Echo). In Chichester, West Wittering Beach There were also reports of large crowds along the East Yorkshire coast, and other resorts, including Brighton and Hove, were believed to be busy.
Hundreds of thousands of people were Marc Jones, Lincolnshire’s police and crime commissioner, has called for the town’s caravan sites and arcades to be closed, “and quickly”.Time for everyone to be socially responsible or be made to be. It’s not a holiday. It’s not.
Skegness businesses fear it's too late to save the season after weeks of lockdown Lincolnshire Live 13:25 3-Aug-20. I cannot support it. Clark, who voluntarily closed his dental studio last Tuesday, said he was “appalled” to see his town “looking like it does on a busy summer day” as he drove home from walking his dog along a deserted section of beach.“I view these actions as massively, massively socially irresponsible. Police have confirmed that a Skegness RNLI crew retrieved a man’s body from the sea at 2pm.
“Now is the time for us all to come together, to stay at home bar essential trips, to look after people and to do the right thing.”He warned that the schools being closed and the caravan parks being open would bring an “enormous influx” of visitors into the small town next week.“People are treating it like it’s a holiday. Skegness Beach - Stay safe in the sun. One beach in Sussex is to close, while Lincolnshire's police and crime commissioner called for caravan sites and arcades in Skegness to shut.
© 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Skegness was not the only seaside town reported to have been busy this weekend.