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rmation cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikivoyage wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 54 04 23 n 2 52 12 w 54 073 n 2 870 w 54 073 2 870 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia town in lancashire england this article is about the town and parish in lancashire england for other uses see morecambe disambiguation town in england morecambe town town hall alhambra theatre the winter gardens eric morecambe statue midland hotel morecambe location in the city of lancaster district show map of the city of lancaster district morecambe location of town centre in morecambe show map of morecambe morecambe location on morecambe bay show map of morecambe bay morecambe location within lancashire show map of lancashire population 34 590 2021 os grid reference sd425634 civil parish morecambe district city of lancaster shire county lancashire region north west country england sovereign state united kingdom post town morecambe postcode district la3 la4 dialling code 01524 police lancashire fire lancashire ambulance north west uk parliament morecambe and lunesdale list of places uk england lancashire 54 04 23 n 2 52 12 w 54 073 n 2 870 w 54 073 2 870 morecambe ˈ m ɔːr k ə m mor kəm 1 2 is a seaside town and civil parish in the city of lancaster district of lancashire england on morecambe bay part of the irish sea in 2021 the parish had a population of 34 590 3 history edit in 1846 the morecambe harbour and railway company was formed 4 to build a harbour on morecambe bay close to the fishing village of poulton le sands and a connecting railway by 1850 the railway linked to skipton keighley and bradford in the west riding of yorkshire and a settlement began to grow around the harbour and railway to service the port and as a seaside resort the settlement expanded to absorb poulton and the villages of bare and torrisholme the settlement started to be referred to as morecambe possibly after the harbour and railway in 1889 the new name was officially adopted morecambe was a thriving seaside resort in the mid 20th century it was home to the largest pontins resort in the country pontins closed in 1993 while the resort of blackpool attracted holiday makers predominantly from the lancashire mill towns morecambe had more visitors from yorkshire due to its railway connection and scotland mill workers from bradford and further afield in west yorkshire would holiday at morecambe with some retiring there this gave morecambe the nickname bradford on sea 5 6 7 between 1956 and 1989 it was the home of the miss great britain beauty contest morecambe suffered a decades long decline after a series of incidents that damaged tourism and the local economy 8 two piers were lost west end pier was partly washed away in a storm in november 1977 and the remnants were demolished in 1978 central pier damaged by fire in 1933 was removed in 1992 in 1994 the world of crinkley bottom attraction in happy mount park closed only thirteen weeks after opening the ensuing blobbygate scandal a financial disaster after projected visitor numbers did not materialise led to a legal battle between lancaster city council and tv star noel edmonds costing north lancashire taxpayers 2 6 million 9 the closures of bubbles morecambe s swimming pool and the frontierland fairground soon followed tourism decline in morecambe in the late 20th century was unusually spectacular just as its boom had been earlier in the century this decline was due to various factors including competition from nearby blackpool and other lancastrian resorts 10 morecambe was selected by the rnli as the location for its first active life saving hovercraft griffon 470sar h 002 the hurley flyer which became operational on 23 december 2002 was housed in a temporary garage next to the yacht club until a permanent building could be designed and built work on the latter began in 2008 and it officially opened on 12 june 2010 11 on 5 february 2004 there was a major loss of life in morecambe bay when at least 21 chinese immigrant shellfish harvesters were drowned after they became trapped by the incoming tide 12 in december 2017 a local general practitioner and community health activist claimed that children in morecambe were suffering from malnourishment and implied that cases of rickets had been observed as a consequence 13 14 15 the morecambe bay clinical commissioning group subsequently sought to correct the gp s claims and clarified the etiology of vitamin d deficiency in the local population explaining rickets is a very rare condition and has multiple causes 16 the morecambe budget edit morecambe beach looking towards the west end enoch powell made a speech in morecambe on 11 october 1968 on the economy setting out alternative radical free market policies that would later be called the morecambe budget 17 powell used the financial year 1968 69 to show how income tax could be halved from 8s 3d to 4s 3d in the pound basic rate cut from 41 to 21 18 19 and how capital gains tax and selective employment tax could be abolished without reducing expenditure on defence or the social services these tax cuts required a saving of 2 855 million and this would be funded by eradicating losses in the nationalised industries and denationalising the profit making state concerns ending all housing subsidies except for those who could not afford their own housing ending all foreign aid ending all grants and subsidies in agriculture ending all assistance to development areas ending all investment grants 20 abolishing the national economic development council and abolishing the prices and incomes board 21 the cuts in taxation would also allow the state to borrow from the public to spend on capital projects such as hospitals and roads and on the firm and humane treatment of criminals 22 governance edit morecambe town hall completed in 1932 the town is in the morecambe and lunesdale parliamentary constituency the member of parliament following the 2024 general election is lizzi collinge before brexit it was in the north west england european parliamentary constituency morecambe is governed by three tiers of local government morecambe town council 23 lancaster city council district lancashire county council economy edit morecambe promenade morecambe s main central shopping area incorporates two markets the festival market and the morecambe sunday market and the reel cinema complex tourism edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed april 2026 learn how and when to remove this message morecambe sands in summer morecambe hotel and tourism association which had forty members has merged with the bay tourism association at a full meeting of the morecambe hotel and tourism association on monday 8 march 2010 it was unanimously resolved that the mhta would join with bay tourism to become one association under the name of the bay tourism association and the mhta would cease to operate as an association the bta works closely with lancaster chamber and organises joint promotional ventures with other tourism associations in the region 24 recent tourism initiatives have made morecambe a centre for bird watchers 25 with the tern project enhancing the town s heritage linked to the extensive natural landscape of morecambe bay and its diverse wildlife 26 eden project morecambe edit main article eden project morecambe in 2018 the eden project revealed its design for the eden project north later renamed eden project morecambe 27 on the seafront in morecambe there will be biodomes shaped like mussels and a focus on the marine environment 28 29 grimshaw are the architects for the 80 million project 30 which is a partnership with the lancashire enterprise partnership lancaster university lancashire county council and lancaster city council 28 29 education edit morecambe is served by a number of primary secondary and tertiary educational establishments these include morecambe bay academy bay leadership academy morecambe road school and lancaster and morecambe college culture edit performing arts edit morecambe has two large live music venues the platform and more music the platform is a converted victorian styled building which used to be the old railway station it also houses the morecambe tourist information centre morecambe has a number of bands playing in the town s pubs and music venues morecambe is home to community music charity more music more music was established in 1993 and is based in the hothouse the hothouse is now a venue for live gigs morecambe and alan bennett edit the yorkshire playwright and author alan bennett has enjoyed a long association with morecambe and has often referred to the town in his work and writing one of his early tv plays sunset across the bay 1975 is about a couple from leeds who retire to morecambe leaving their old home with the words bye bye mucky leeds 31 he based the play on memories of the many holidays he spent in morecambe with his parents in his essay written on the body collected in untold stories 2005 he even suggests that his association with the town is pre natal i t had been in a boarding house that i was conceived sometime over the august bank holiday of 1933 at morecambe or filey 32 in the same collection bennett pays tribute to the morecambe born actress thora hird in the essays last of the sun about the final play he wrote for her and thora hird 1911 2003 a memoir of the work they had done together since the 1960s earlier in the book he discusses his maternal aunt kathleen who married in morecambe and lived there until her death in 1974 art edit morecambe was the birthplace of the artist william woodhouse 1857 1939 who lived all his life in the town and is buried with his wife and daughter at st peter s church in the village of heysham a little to the south of morecambe youth and community edit stanley s youth and community centre is based on stanley road in the west end of morecambe it offers the opportunity for young people aged 8 18 to play music cook or just use the facilities to catch up with friends there are also community sessions including community meal women s group and get connected information service the exchange which was set up in 2015 and is based on west street in the west end of morecambe is a community arts cic offering free creative workshops to local residents promoting creativity as a means of well being it serves as a non profit welcome space for all ages and abilities in addition to workshops the exchange sells the artwork of local residents and hosts events such as the popular soup night cuisine edit morecambe bay potted shrimps are a well known local delicacy throughout the country and were a favourite dish of queen elizabeth ii boiled in butter with a variety of spices until they are tender when cooked they are sealed into pots 33 baylight edit baylight is an annual event established in 2023 with a trail of illuminated artworks on the promenade for two nights in february and an associated parade 34 35 36 the 2025 event was supported by financial contributions from both lancaster city council and lancashire county council 37 it was estimated that the 2024 event brought 28 000 visitors to morecambe who spend 460 000 in the town 37 landmarks edit the statue in 2008 overlooking morecambe bay is a statue of eric morecambe by graham ibbeson the bronze sculpture commemorating eric morecambe 1926 1984 who was born in the town was unveiled by queen elizabeth ii in july 1999 38 one of morecambe s landmark buildings is the partially renovated victoria pavilion or morecambe winter gardens which once housed a swimming pool a theatre a restaurant and a ballroom the winter gardens replacing the 1928 victoria street library a new library designed by the architect firm of roger booth was opened in 1967 earlier proposals to build a library in morecambe with carnegie funding had stalled due to arguments about the rates involved the library is mentioned by pevsner and is one of the few noteworthy buildings other than churches that are not connected to the seaside trade the building is formed by hexagons with a hyperbolic parabolic roof creating a distinctive skyline and interior 39 two fairgrounds existed in the town a small one to the north of the railway station which closed down in the 1980s and a larger one to the south of the station which ultimately became frontierland and closed in 1999 the last remaining landmark on the site was the polo tower left standing only because of the contract for the phone mast on top 40 in july 2008 the local council ordered a clean up of the polo tower and it was demolished in july 2017 near the promenade is the morecambe and heysham war memorial commemorating the men of morecambe who lost their lives in the two world wars and the korean war 41 the memorial differs from most as it lists the first world war as 1914 to 1919 rather than 1914 to 1918 in march 2019 a time and tide bell designed by marcus vergette was installed beside the stone jetty as part of a national public art project 42 43 midland hotel edit midland hotel in 2008 after restoration the midland hotel is an art deco hotel on the seafront it contains interior design and art pieces by artist eric gill in 2009 it underwent a 7m restoration headed by manchester company urban splash the hotel re opened for business in june 2008 44 in march 2011 the freehold of the building was sold by urban splash to lancashire based the lancaster foundation sport edit football edit morecambe football fans at the 2018 fifa world cup in russia on 20 may 2007 morecambe f c known as the shrimps won the conference national playoffs to earn promotion to the football league for the first time in their history they had a successful first season in the football league and in the 2009 10 season they reached the play offs only to lose 7 2 on aggregate to eventual winners dagenham redbridge at the end of the 2009 10 season the club moved from christie park to a new home the globe arena the old stadium was demolished to make way for a sainsbury s supermarket on 31 may 2021 morecambe won the league two play off final at wembley stadium beating newport county 1 0 after extra time to win promotion to league one for the first time in their history they were relegated back to league two in 2023 and two seasons later they were relegated again bringing their 18 year stay in the efl to an end set to play in the national league for the 2025 26 season they were briefly suspended from the competition in july 2025 due to financial and ownership issues 45 46 rugby league edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed april 2026 learn how and when to remove 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