Three popular events held in a Morecambe village have been given a funding boost.
Bare Community Association has been awarded a grant of £3000 towards its Barefest, Bare Remembers and Christmas on the Crescent events, by Morecambe Town Council.
Barefest takes over the centre of Bare on Saturday June 14.
The summer carnival-style event includes live music and entertainment, food and drink stalls and various competitions either side of a big community parade at 12.30pm.
The event also features the inauguration of the Lord Mayor of Bare – a historic tradition that dates back to 1910 when Bare formed its own local council – and the recognition of a local hero as nominated by residents of Bare.
Below, the current Lord Mayor of Bare, Chris Mount, with Beyond Bear.
Beyond Radio will also be part of Barefest 2025.
Bare Remembers then takes place on Remembrance Sunday, November 9, at the War Memorial on Princes Crescent.
This will be a secular service of music, readings and poetry.
Christmas on the Crescent returns on Saturday November 29.
Princes Crescent gets decked out in Christmas lights and plays host to a variety of stalls. It is an ideal opportunity to pick up some early Christmas gifts to a background of live music and other seasonal entertainment.
A popular Christmas [et fancy dress competition also makes a return along with a Santa-themed treasure hunt and mayoral fundraising challenges.
"I would like to thank Morecambe Town Council on behalf of the Bare Community Association, our members - both resident and business - and the local and wider communities of this area," said Marisa Seddon, chair of Bare Community Association.
"Without this grant, and those given in previous years, we, as a non-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers, would not be able to run our events in the way that we do."
Pictured below: back row (L-R): Councillors John Livermore, Geoff Knight, Russell Walsh and Lee Bradbury
Front row (L-R): Stuart Snow (BCA Event Team), Ray Stallwood (BCA Vice Chair), Kate Hackett (BCA Treasurer) and Tony Griesel (BCA Event Team).
Lee Bradbury, chairperson of Morecambe Town Council’s Festivals, Sponsorships and Events Committee, said: "As well as supporting large scale festivals and events that bring in thousands of visitors, the town council is here to support smaller scale, hyper-local events such as those put on by Bare Community Association.
"Being organised collaboratively by local individuals and businesses, these types of event play an important part in fostering community spirit and a sense of shared local pride.
"It would be great to see similar events taking place in other parts of Morecambe with their own distinct identities and we’d encourage anyone considering it to look at the work of Bare Community Association as a good example."
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