The Morecambe Bay Podcast
By Nigel Thompson
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Episodes: 160
Description
Morecambe Bay is a place of big skies, dramatic tides, iconic seaside towns, world-famous birdlife and unforgettable sunsets.
Join journalist Nigel Thompson as he meets the people, visits the places and hears stories that make the Bay so special.
From culture and the arts to birdwatching and the legacy of Eric Morecambe, discover what makes this unique corner of Lancashire and Cumbria tick.
With over 150 episode since 2021, there’s always another story to hear.
It’s all about the Bay.
#MorecambeBay #Lancashire #Cumbria
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60 Years of Saving Lives: Inside Morecambe RNLI
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Vinyl revival and cassette comeback; meet the man enjoying musical archaeology
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Why We Swim: Dr Mark Christie on Morecambe Bay and the science of open water swimming
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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50 Acres, A Castle, and a King: The Legends of Piel Island
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Turning the tide; how saltmarsh conservation work could help save Sunderland Point
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May 22, 2026 |
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Saving Sunderland Point
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May 22, 2026 |
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Keeping history on the road ;the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust
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May 02, 2026 |
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Ep 153 Picturing the Bay with photographer Liz Withey
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Fore Get Me Not Golf; How Golf Is Helping People Living with Dementia in Morecambe Bay
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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More Music
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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A lifetime at sea
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Ep 149 Marking Eric's centenary
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Ep148 Sunset over Morecambe Bay
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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A walk on the Moss
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Working to get Spray back onto the Bay
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Morecambe Faces
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Dave Day in Barrow
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Sounds of Morecambe and District 1981
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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From Heysham Port to the TT
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Sounds of Morecambe and District in the 1980s
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Bidding to big up Morecambe
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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A splash of colour; Morecambe's mural
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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From house to boat; 12 months living on the Lancaster canal
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Banish the winter blues - Baylight 25
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Incoming tide
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Treasure on the beach!
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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High tide at Morecambe
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Leighton Moss in winter
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Life afloat; at home on the canal
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Behind the scenes at Eggcup
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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The Friends of Happy Mount Park
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Morecambe People's Biennial finale
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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About last night - the northern lights
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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The Shipyard Gallery
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Our Future Coast - protecting the Bay
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Dark skies over the Bay
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Making a mark on the Bay for Growing Well
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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The Morecambe Bay Curriculum
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Blue Sky Morning - 14 years of Hiroshima Twinkie
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Conducting the Promenade Concert Orchestra
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May 16, 2024 |
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Swimming the Bay; Jon Gibirdi
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May 03, 2024 |
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Sandscale Haws: 40th birthday toad patrol
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Bay Veterans Association
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Sunderland Point Sea Shanty Crew
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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The Slow Ways of Morecambe Bay
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Studying the Bay's Blue Economy
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Baylight 2024 - Morecambe's new light entertainment
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Morecambe Bay Cockling Disaster memorial service
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Sigh of the Sea
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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More than just books; a new chapter for the Friends of Heysham Library
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Putting nature Back on our Map
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Morecambe Bay Podcast 2024 season preview
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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On Leighton Moss with Jon Carter
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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On the tiles; fixing the foyer floor at Morecambe's Winter Gardens
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Noreen Masud - A Flat Place
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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The Bay's sound artist
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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The Running Granny
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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The timeless skill helping restore the Winter Gardens
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Morecambe's Nib Crib
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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120 miles: 120 stories Bay Lines Beach of Dreams finale
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Beach of Dreams Finale trail
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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The Bay's first Beach of Dreams
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Hidden Depths
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Beach of Dreams update
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Morecambe's new community store
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Walking around England
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Fleetwood's artist in residence
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Trekking around the Bay - Beach of Dreams part 2
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Beach of Dreams
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Going to the Sand
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May 19, 2023 |
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Morecambe's Seagull Cafe
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May 17, 2023 |
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Ospreys over the Bay
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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The ospreys of Foulshaw Moss trail
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Looking after the Lune
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Looking after the Lune trail
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Saving time; repairing Morecambe Clock Tower
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Up the Knott
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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LitFest 2023
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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The Bay International Film Festival
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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The Bay Film Festival trail
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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The Bay returns: Meet one of the leading lights behind Morecambe’s TV crime series
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Daniel Ryan trail
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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The Bay trail
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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The Bay: Remembering Morecambe Bay’s first radio station
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Surfing the Arnside Bore: Riding Morecambe Bay’s inland wave
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Can you help shape the future of Morecambe Bay?
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Hidden history! Shifting sands reveal a relic from Morecambe Bay's industrial past
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Morecambe Bay’s sand dunes: A hidden world of wildlife
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Dynamic Dunes trail
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Still Bringing Sunshine: The Morecambe and Wise Archive
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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Eric and Ernie Archive trail
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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From Morecambe Bay to Ukraine: The Christmas Boxes Bringing Hope
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Boxes of Hope trail
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Beach cleaning trail
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Cleaning the beaches of the Bay
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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A West End creative collaboration
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Mars in Morecambe: Step inside the Red Planet
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Mars comes to Morecambe trail
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Britain's biggest family
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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The Codebreaking Sisters: Two remarkable lives in wartime
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Secret Sisters trail
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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For Dom, Bruno and the Amazon: Remembering a remarkable journalist
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Defending the Amazon trail
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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From Couch to 5K: How running is changing lives in Morecambe
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Running the Bay trail
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Taking the Plunge: Discovering the joy of swimming in Morecambe Bay
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Finding your target: why archery is taking off around Morecambe Bay
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Advice for the Bay
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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North Lancashire Citizens Advice trail
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Guiding ships through Morecambe Bay: Life as a marine pilot
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Vintage by the Sea day 1
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Vintage by the Sea: Morecambe’s celebration of style, design and nostalgia
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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Walking the Bay: The campaign to bring Grange Lido back to life
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Cross Bay Trail
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Vintage by the Sea trail
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Morecambe FC: More than just a football club
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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A closer look at one of Morecambe Bay’s greatest wildlife treasures — and the challenges it faces.
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Ready for the call; Inside Fleetwood’s lifeboat station
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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The Lost Art of Living: A festival for wellbeing around Morecambe Bay
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Could you answer the call? Meet Morecambe’s on-call firefighters
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Back on the road: Morecambe’s historic buses return
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May 22, 2022 |
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From the Bay to Ukraine
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Going to the Sand: Photographing the people who make their living on Morecambe Bay
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Morecambe Band: 147 Years of Music and a bright new future
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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From the Isles of Scilly to Morecambe Bay; we meet the woman helping shape the Bay
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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The Bay: Behind the Scenes of Morecambe’s Hit Crime Drama
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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Chasing starlings: The magic of Morecambe Bay’s murmurations
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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New Year’s Day Dip: Taking the Plunge for St John’s Hospice
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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After the storm: how the damage caused by Storm Arwen is repaired at Eaves Wood
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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From Morecambe Bay to the high seas: Charlie Overett’s remarkable story
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Nature’s Route to Recovery: Bringing Morecambe Bay together
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Saving Morecambe’s Winter Gardens: The fight to restore a seaside icon
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Painting the Bay: The Story of artist Chas Jacobs
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Dancing in the Woods: The Story of Heysham Moss
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Seal island: Meet the newest residents of Walney
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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From the Bay to the Page: Sarah Dodd’s journey to becoming a published author
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Grange Lido: Can Morecambe Bay’s Iconic Pool Rise Again?
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Eden Project North: Could This Transform Morecambe?
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Frontierland’s Walls: When Hoardings Become Art
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Morecambe’s West End: 19 Years of Making a Difference
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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The Secret Side of Morecambe Bay: Discover Eaves Wood
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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Listen to the Bay: Full of Noises and a soundscape from South Walney
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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From Lockdown Litter Picks to 1,000 Bags: The Carnforth Wombles
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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Behind the headlines with Mike Whalley part 2
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May 30, 2021 |
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Behind the Headlines: Morecambe’s Golden Age Mike Whalley part 1
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May 30, 2021 |
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Morecambe on Film: The Town Captured for Future Generations
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May 25, 2021 |
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Bay Clicky Roller: Finding Joy Around Morecambe Bay
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May 22, 2021 |
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Bay Clicky Trail
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May 20, 2021 |
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Miss Great Britain: Glamour, Scandal and the Story Behind Morecambe’s Famous Contest
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May 15, 2021 |
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Growing Up on Sunderland Point: Iris Birks’ Morecambe Bay Story
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May 08, 2021 |
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Dance, History and Morecambe: Jenny Reeves Brings the Bay to Life
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May 01, 2021 |
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Morecambe Bay Podcast Series 2
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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BOOM across the Bay
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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Back to the Bay
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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Marking the history of Morecambe Bay
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Picturing the Bay
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Nature on the Bay with Jon Carter
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Swimming in the Bay with M.A.L.L.O.W.S.
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Morecambe Bay Podcast Trail
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Mar 16, 2021 |