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Skegness veterans honoured with lamppost poppy dedications for Armistice Day
Overview
Veterans in Skegness are being honoured with approximately 240 sponsored poppies attached to lampposts throughout the town ahead of Armistice Day on 11 November. Organised by the local branch of the Royal British Legion to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal, residents and businesses have paid £5 per dedication to remember individuals, including fallen service personnel and centenarian Burma Star veteran Alfred Conway.
Key points
- About 240 sponsored poppies are being attached to lampposts in Skegness for Armistice Day on 11 November.
- The campaign is run by the Skegness branch of the Royal British Legion to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal.
- Each dedication costs £5 and allows individuals and businesses to honour specific veterans.
- Tributes include ones dedicated to Lance Corporal Michael Beswick and Alfred Conway, the last Burma Star veteran in Lincolnshire who died in April 2026 aged 100.
- This campaign follows previous large-scale local poppy displays in 2024 and 2025.