Morecambe And MoreMorecambe: A Note From a Resident
Morecambe, like many seaside towns, often gets a bad press. And I have
been guilty of the odd negative comment myself. The town centre needs a
radical overhaul and this will surely happen if, as looks likely, the
Eden Project goes ahead. The town will be transformed.
However, the elements of Morecambe that I am drawn to are the seafront,
the sunsets and the bird life. I am not a "birder" but have fallen in
love with oystercatchers; huge groups of noisy, monochrome birds, with a
rather ridiculous orange beak, reminiscent of the carrots used to give
snowmen a more human look! I am a keen landscape photographer and a
sucker for a sunset, but am often distracted by the oystercatchers -
they make stunning patterns when they are clustered together; and when
they take to the skies en masse, it is a beautiful sight and sound.
The Morecambe sunsets are deservedly famous; walking from one end of the
promenade to the other is easy exercise and if the tide is in, then the
sunsets and the birdlife and the fish and chips make for a fantastic
evening stroll. The prom is great for cyclists and joggers too. And the
sea air will give you a good nights' sleep.
What's not to like? Well, when the weather is bad - and we are in the
North West so it is often bad - Morecambe can be as wild and woolly as
any other coastal resort. But if the tide is high and the wind is
blowing, then the crashing waves can be awesome. And while the wind is
whipping off the Irish sea, it can also blow away the rain clouds.
Written by Christine Parker
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