The Fleetwood Motor Trawler Site

Lighthouse Walk 2010, Saturday July 10th, 15-45 hrs

This four mile guided walk across the sands at low water, replaces the Wreck Trek.

The walk is on flat sand but there is a little wading through gullies – so old trainers are ideal. Bare feet are not recommended.

The walk is organised and escorted by the Fleetwood Lifeboat crew with the help of Her Majesty’s Coastguard.

We will be assembling on the beach behind the Marine Hall in Fleetwood from 15-45 hrs. Check-in will open at 16-00. The walk will start following a short safety briefing.

The walk is free but may we please suggest that it is in aid of the Lifeboat – so any donations / purchases from the Lifeboat Shop stall will be gratefully received.

Children supervised by adults and dogs on leads are welcome. We expect to be back by about 19-30 hrs.

Check-in can be speeded up by printing the following registration form and handing it in to the marshals on the day.

It is very important that all walkers CHECK IN beforehand and then SIGN OUT afterwards with the marshals.

Speed up your registration by filling in the Walk Registration Form.

If you are able to advertise the walk for us, please print the poster here.

The three programmes in the series – For Those In Peril, The Joy of the Sea and Gone Fishing – use home movies and amateur films, much of it never before seen on television, to tell the story of our relationship with the sea in the 20th century.

We experienced the sea in that century for either work or pleasure and when we got into trouble it was the men and women of the rescue services who helped us out. The three programmes encompass these themes; wonderful film archive of long-board surfing, shot in Cornwall in the 1920s by north London Jewish teenagers, the lives of a herring fishermen family from Peterhead in the 1950’s and the astonishing film record of a dramatic air sea rescue off the Cornish coast in the 1960’s are some of the highlights.

Click here to view the TV schedule.

Fleetwood Development Trust have made a rival bid for a replacement for the burned out pier. The new building will be a Heritage Pier and will be for the benefit of tourists and local folk alike.

The mainstay of a series of attractions will include the following.

• A rolling maritime heritage exhibition.
• A planetarium/cinema.
• A debating chamber for the newly formed Town Council (this will also be available to local interest groups for meetings and displays).
• A cafeteria/coffee shop.
• A viewing platform to allow visitors to make full use of the panoramic vista of Morecambe Bay.
• Local schools will have the opportunity to participate in projects such as The Jason Project.
  And much more.

Several large corporations have expressed interest in supporting the project and an artist’s impression shows the projected building.

More to follow.

Artists Sketch of the proposed Maritime Heritage Pier