Celebrations are being planned to mark the date of the long-awaited first 'spade in the ground' at the Eden Project Morecambe.
Work will officially start on the central Promenade site on Wednesday June 24.
Beyond Radio has been told that the Eden team and their partners are planning a special event for the occasion - with more details to be released soon.
As part of this, a celebratory 'Community Conversation' will be held at the Winter Gardens - across the road from the site - that day.
Guests will hear first-hand how the £100m attraction is becoming a reality, directly from the project team and main contractor, VINCI Building.
This will be a free ticketed event and more information is due shortly.
The start of work has been highly anticipated by residents since plans were first publicly revealed for the Eden Project Morecambe - then known as Eden Project North - in 2018.
It follows the scheme capturing national attention at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with the award-winning Eden Project Morecambe Bring Me Sunshine Garden, in May.
The Eden Project said the garden will become a living classroom, community hub and beacon of regeneration, rooted in both the natural and cultural heritage of Morecambe Bay. It will include areas of shelter and seating, and patches for horticulture enthusiasts and local community groups to work on.
Named after the trademark song of Morecambe-born TV comic Eric Morecambe and his partner Ernie Wise, the garden has been created with help from young people from the town.
The Bring Me Sunshine garden is expected to officially open to the public as it bursts into spring colour in 2027, ahead of Eden Project Morecambe’s full opening the following year.
The project has been described as "the greatest show of nature’s rhythms, where time is sped up, slowed down or paused - revealing the wonder, rhythms and threats to the health and well-being of people, Morecambe Bay, and planet".
A design image of Eden Project Morecambe
It has also been called a "game-changer" for the local economy, with an estimated 580,000 visitors expected each year.
As well as exhibitions themed on the natural world and Morecambe Bay, housed inside a 'Realm of the Sun' and a 'Realm of the Moon', the attraction will include public gardens, a 6000-capacity concert venue, a cafe and a restaurant.
The land was previously occupied by The Dome entertainment venue and the Bubbles leisure centre, and prior to that the Morecambe Leisure Park outdoor swimming pool and the Super Swimming Stadium.
Eden Project is an educational charity and social enterprise with a global mission to create and build relationships between people and the natural world to demonstrate the power of working together for the benefit of all living things.
The first Eden Project opened 25 years ago, in a former China clay pit in Cornwall transformed into an immersive experience of plants and people.
Read more: Date announced for spades in ground at Eden Project Morecambe - Beyond Radio
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