A new scheme to help keep young people 'Safe by the Sea' in Morecambe has been inspired by a dramatic rescue in the Bay.
The Safe by the Sea project came about after a group of youngsters were cut off by the tides near the Battery and were rescued by the RNLI lifeboat crew.
Now a series of QR codes can be found in the West End Gardens area of the Promenade, which people can scan to hear information designed to keep the listener safe in Morecambe Bay.
A group of young people helped launch the scheme with a beach litter pick near the Battery.
Among them was Blake who was part of the group who were cut off by the tide.
LISTEN to Blake, as well as Phil Sykes, Robyn Thomas, Victoria Carter and Carys Nelkon from the 'Safe by the Sea' project
"We got stuck in the side rocks, the tide was taking us quickly with it, so it was a real struggle to swim back," said Blake.
"I managed to get out and help the others, try to help them onto the rocks and out. But it was a real struggle from how the water pressure was, it was taking us really quick.
"It was a panic, but we managed to stay calm and help everyone. But it was a real scare. We did manage to get everyone out.
"It means a lot, knowing that experience and going through that...letting others know how to be safe around it and how to sort the situation out, it's really important.
"You don't want really anyone to be out in trouble. The water is more dangerous than anyone thinks."
Safe by the Sea is a unique collaboration originally devised in the Morecambe Bay Poverty Truth Commission with Lancaster & Morecambe College, young people from Stanley's Youth and Community Centre, and The Morecambe Bay Curriculum.
With the help of Lancaster City Council, the QR codes have been installed and include a feature of an experience in nature voiced by local young people, along with an associated fact designed to keep them safe when navigating the sea and sands locally.
Below, Lydia and Becca with one of the QR codes.
"These young people grow up living 100m from the sea, from the beach, they live in the West End of Morecambe, they might have been here all their lives, but they don't understand the tides, the danger that's out there," said Victoria Carter, head of engagement at Lancaster and Morecambe College.
"There's a real gap in knowledge for young people, around how to keep themselves safe. They see the beach and they see the Promenade as a space that isn't particularly for them or safe for them.
"We wanted to do something to improve that, so they can live here and take part in activities in a safe way."
Below, young people and members of the 'Safe by the Sea' project team who took part in a litter pick on the beach on July 28
Robyn Thomas from Stanley's said: "Every year we run summer schemes and we always see young people who've never actually been on the beach, which is always a shock. It's such an amazing place to come down to, but you have to be really careful and you have to understand the tides.
"Giving young people the understanding of what to look for, tide times, is what we're about."
Phil Sykes, from Morecambe Bay Poverty Truth Commission, said the organisation "pulls together people with lived experience with poverty...we tell stories to each other, our own experiences, and through a series of conversations we devise projects that will have real positive effects on the wider community and we've had some really amazing outcomes over the past seven or eight years."
Carys Nelkon, from the Morecambe Bay Curriculum, said 'Safe by the Sea' was "about young people understanding where they live and how to care for it".
"You want to understand the tides, the nature that we have around us," said Carys.
"So it's really important that the young people here feel safe and feel able to access something that's a really important vehicle for feeling good about themselves and where they live."
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