It's community action at its best; Sunderland Point community to deliver their first small-scale saltmarsh restoration trials.

It's one of the best bits of the Bay; Sunderland Point originates from the 17th century when it was known as an area of safe anchorage.

But the seas is causing erosion, both at the point itself where around 1 metre a year is being loss and on the approach where marsh grass is struggling to keep hold in a delicate climate that's increasingly scoured by tides.

Now residents are working with Morecambe Bay Partnership to try and give nature a hand. Through Our Future Coast which is funded as part of DEFRA's Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation programme innovative, environmentally friendly structures are being placed on the foreshore to help remaining grass flourish.

We've joined them to hear what life is like on the point and to hear how the project could become a test bed for locations around the coast of the UK and beyond.

Ding ding!

The Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust is preparing to stage the eleventh ‘Vintage Bus Running Day’ on Sunday, May 17th. Preserved buses which range in age from the 1930s to more recent times will be operating a free service between Heysham Village and Carnforth railway station via Morecambe promenade and Happy Mount Park.

In the run up to the event we've been behind the scenes at Trust HQ to see how the volunteers behind the day keep the fleet on the road. And also in this podcast hear how my dad made his impression on bus fans far and wide.

Enjoy!

Fore details check out: www.rvpt.co.uk or www.facebook.com/RVPT.events

Who hasn't tried to capture the perfect picture of the Bay?

Is it down to skill or just managing to be in the right place at the right time?

Photography Liz Withey from Carnforth has taken some brilliant shots of the Bay, the Lakes and Lancaster over the years and you can see some of them at The Junction Gallery on Carnforth railway station.

We met in the gallery for a chat during which she offers some top tips and we discussed mutual love of steam trains!

Dementia is a growing challenge.

As the population ages and people live for longer, it has become one of the most important health and care issues facing the world. In the whole of the UK, the number of people with dementia is estimated at 850,000.

That's one reason why a golf programme with a difference is underway here in Morecambe Bay.

Called Fore Get Me Not Golf it aims to foster a sense of community among those with dementia along with their carers.

Heysham Golf Club is now hosting monthly Dementia Cafes but, as you'll hear, with the success of the programme here there are high hopes it could be adopted all over the UK.

Marianne Barraclough is the executive director of More Music, the community music and education charity based in the West End of Morecambe. As you'll hear, it's an organisation that appeals to young and old and has great track record in getting people from all walks of life involved. Marianne tells us why she wanted the gig, shares her musical background and reveals how she still keeps her hand in today.

BTW the team have got a busy few weeks coming up:

Dare! Young children and their families can swim with the silver fish, peer through telescopes, ride the tide and take a leap, with a newly-created musical experience on 20 & 21 February at More Music in Morecambe at 10am, 12pm & 2pm.

Girls Can is a free two-day workshop over the weekend of Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th March for girls, young women and non-binary people aged 12–19.

This feature-length episode of the podcast features a conversation with someone from the Bay who has spent over five decades at sea in a variety of roles.

I've been talking to Tony Cowell who first went to sea when he was just 3 years old!

He's seen the sea at its best and worst during a career that has taken him from skippering some of Fleetwood's best known fishing boats to serving as lifeboat coxswain.

While he is still chair of RNLI Fleetwood he's just retired as captain of the Fleetwood to Knott End Ferry, a post he held for two decades.

Much loved - and much missed; Eric Morecambe would have been 100 years old in 2026.

Plans are afoot to mark his contribution to the world of comedy.

But did you know as well as delighting millions with his performances and pursuing birdwatching as a hobby Eric was also a keen artist?

It's one reason why the man behind the Morecambe Bay Art Fair is keen to mark Eric's life.

Artist Anthony Padgett has been explaining more about the ideas that are gaining momentum (read more and keep in touch here).

We met - where else - at the statue of Eric!

The Morecambe Bay Podcast will be recording a series during Eric's centenary year. If you'd like to get involved get in touch.

nigel.thompson@journalist.com