Welcome the New Year with a Nostalgic Glimpse at Poulton’s Past

Poulton Neighbourhood Management has produced another calendar for 2006 of photographs providing a nostalgic glimpse of Poulton’s past.

The Poulton area has a rich historical heritage, being the part of the town which, as Poulton le Sands, was the original fishing village around which Morecambe grew. These photographs capture the atmosphere of what was not only a thriving seaside resort for holidaymakers, but also a busy community for those who lived here. The photographs illustrate some dramatic changes that have taken place over the years and also some views which are still very familiar.

The people of Poulton can be justly proud of their past and, at the same time, look forward to a bright future thanks to everyone’s efforts in regenerating this part of the town.

We are most grateful to all those who donated photographs for this calendar and, in particular, to Ray Parkinson from Morecambe Press who contributed pictures from his own collection.

The calendars cost £5.00 and all proceeds go to the Friends of the Winter Gardens. They are on sale at the Neighbourhood Management Office from the end of October.

Picture This…

Poulton has addded two new murals to its collection over the last few months.

The mural on Edward Street representing the railway station that used to occupy this site has suffered many delays but has now had a coloured paint primer applied and is waiting for the coloured render to be applied over the top.

The latest mural on Poulton Road of an old woman cockling on the bay was an idea taken from a postcard and translated into the mural we can see today.

Local artist Patricia Haskey Knowles has designed and worked on the mural and it should be completed by Christmas if the work continues to stay on schedule.