Gully has been immortalised in a limited-edition, high-quality 'Gully of Morecambe' hand puppet, complete with a little red bandana. Available for just £10 from the places listed below Gully makes a perfect present for Christmas (sorry for the early mention), birthdays, and visitors. All proceeds go to local charities. Gully is available from the following outlets: [...]
Businesses in Morecambe have overwhelmingly voted yes to renewing the town’s Business Improvement District (BID). Turnout in the ballot was 36.95% with 89.65% of businesses by number voting in favour and 80.2% in favour by rateable value. The vote was independently managed by Civica Electoral Services. The successful ballot means that the Morecambe BID will remain [...]
Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID) has updated its successful food and drink trail to highlight the variety of foods and beverages that Morecambe has to offer visitors and residents alike. This is especially important this year as we expect to welcome record numbers of visitors in town due to Staycations. The update includes all the new [...]
Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID) is lighting the Morecambe Winter Gardens and Eric Morecambe statue on the promenade in hues of yellow to form part of a national day of reflection to mark the anniversary of the UK's first Covid lockdown on Tuesday March 23rd. The idea, originally muted by the Marie Curie cancer charity, has [...]
Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Lancaster City Council, will be lighting up five of Morecambe’s iconic buildings this year with the technical expertise of Brent Lees, the man behind some of Light Up Lancaster schemes, the Ashton Memorial and The Dukes theatre lighting. The five buildings, all on the promenade are The Winter [...]
A group of young people in the Morecambe/Lancaster area, who are very keen for Eden North to happen, have formed a grass roots campaign group. They have called themselves North West Youth For Eden (NWYFE). They are currently building a website which should launch in the next couple of days ( you can have sneaky peek [...]
From the early days of its announcement, MorecambeBID has been in close contact with the Eden Project and assisting it wherever possible locally, and through the corridors of power up to Westminster. Eden North will be one of the most significant and long-lasting investments in North Lancashire since the canal system of the 18th century. It [...]
Morecambe BID raises £4,000 for local charity Over the Christmas period and into January, Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID) managed to raise a total of £4,000 for local charities. The charities that benefitted are the Morecambe Bay Food Bank, Galloways Society for The Blind, Morecambe Winter Gardens Trust and Escape2Make (E2M). Each charity received £1,000. Over the [...]
TV and radio personality Craig Charles helped Morecambe to truly sparkle as the town kicked off the festive season in style. The star switched on the Christmas lights at the Festival Market then brought the house down with a soul and funk-packed DJ set at the Winter Gardens on Sunday. The popular actor, comedian and radio [...]
