60 Voices of Morecambe Bay Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk The Beyond Radio team speaks to local people across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay to discover their stories. The best of our interviews on our community programmes, local news shows and reports, and out and about at events across the area. https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ en-us Copyright Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd Aiir Wed, 13 May 2026 07:54:10 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 07:54:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss webmaster@aiir.com (Aiir) News Voices of Morecambe Bay no Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd The Beyond Radio team speaks to local people across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay to discover their stories. The best of our interviews on our community programmes, local news shows and reports, and out and about at events across the area. https://mmo.aiircdn.com/458/685d757286ddb.png Voices of Morecambe Bay Voices of Morecambe Bay https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ The Beyond Radio team speaks to local people across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay to discover their stories. The best of our interviews on our community programmes, local news shows and reports, and out and about at events across the area. Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd no Episode 9: Eric Morecambe's centenary and Lancaster Park Show revealed Professor Vanessa Toulmin from the Winter Gardens and Chris Lawson from The Dukes speak to Beyond Radio o458-5934-6985f907ef66f podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk (Greg Lambert) Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:21:59 +0000 0:30:15 https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ In this episode we bring you two major announcements on Beyond Radio. The first is a chat with Professor Vanessa Toulmin, chair of the Winter Gardens Preservation Trust, about big plans to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Eric Morecambe with a weekend of events at the theatre this May. The second is an exclusive announcement, first heard on the Beyond Breakfast Show, as Chris Lawson, CEO of The Dukes in Lancaster, reveals the identity of this year's summer Park Show in Williamson Park. In this episode we bring you two major announcements on Beyond Radio. The first is a chat with Professor Vanessa Toulmin, chair of the Winter Gardens Preservation Trust, about big plans to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Eric Morecambe with a weekend of events at the theatre this May. The second is an exclusive announcement, first heard on the Beyond Breakfast Show, as Chris Lawson, CEO of The Dukes in Lancaster, reveals the identity of this year's summer Park Show in Williamson Park. 

]]> Podcasts Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd no Voices of Morecambe Bay no Episode 8: Lancaster BID Christmas Toy Appeal Interviews from the annual Lancaster BID Christmas Toy Appeal delivery day o458-5934-694535a5c1c4e podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk (Greg Lambert) Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:23:17 +0000 0:22:45 https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ We had a fabulous day delivering presents with the Love Lancaster BID Christmas Toy Appeal team. Beyond Bear and the team visited: Unique Kidz & Co CancerCare North Lancashire and South Cumbria Ridge Community Centre The Royal Lancaster Infirmary Children's Ward A big thank you to Travellers Choice as always for the minibus and to everyone else who helped with transport and delivery, and of course everyone who donated gifts! We spoke to some lovely people along the way. We had a fabulous day delivering presents with the Love Lancaster BID Christmas Toy Appeal team.
Beyond Bear and the team visited:
Unique Kidz & Co 
CancerCare North Lancashire and South Cumbria 
Ridge Community Centre
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary Children's Ward
A big thank you to Travellers Choice as always for the minibus and to everyone else who helped with transport and delivery, and of course everyone who donated gifts!
We spoke to some lovely people along the way.

]]> Podcasts Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd no Voices of Morecambe Bay no Episode 7: St John's Hospice Jail and Bail Interviews from the St John's Hospice Jail and Bail event held in Lancaster on October 22 2025 o458-5934-6901020baa592 podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk (Greg Lambert) Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:48:59 +0000 0:25:28 https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ In this episode we follow the fortunes of the 'prisoners' taking part in the charity fundraiser 'Jail and Bail' for St John's Hospice, as people from local organisations are locked up in the former prison at Lancaster Castle and have to raise enough funds to be released. In this episode we follow the fortunes of the 'prisoners' taking part in the charity fundraiser 'Jail and Bail' for St John's Hospice, as people from local organisations are locked up in the former prison at Lancaster Castle and have to raise enough funds to be released.

]]> Podcasts Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd no Voices of Morecambe Bay no Episode 6: Lancaster wheelchair adventurer Shaun Gash Shaun Gash talks about taking on the 'Divers' Graveyard' in Egypt as a paraplegic amputee o458-5934-68ee65ea6558d podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk (Greg Lambert) Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:02:02 +0000 0:40:19 https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ Lancaster wheelchair adventurer Shaun Gash talks about his latest inspiring challenge, as he took on the deadly scuba dive in Egypt known as Bells Blue Hole - aka 'the divers' graveyard' due to the number of fatalities. Shaun is joined by his diving instructor Curly from Morecambe Area Divers, as well as MAD divers instructor Jodie Rawsthorn and Jim Cooke from Centreline Films, who captured the incredible journey on video. Lancaster wheelchair adventurer Shaun Gash talks about his latest inspiring challenge, as he took on the deadly scuba dive in Egypt known as Bells Blue Hole - aka 'the divers' graveyard' due to the number of fatalities. Shaun is joined by his diving instructor Curly from Morecambe Area Divers, as well as MAD divers instructor Jodie Rawsthorn and Jim Cooke from Centreline Films, who captured the incredible journey on video.

]]> Podcasts Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd no Voices of Morecambe Bay no Episode 5: Colin Brown and Rosie Ross Interviews with Morecambe hairdresser Colin Brown and author/musician from Lancaster, Rosie Ross o458-5934-68d6877e345e8 podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk (Greg Lambert) Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:30:54 +0000 0:46:05 https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ In this episode of Voices of Morecambe Bay, Greg Lambert talks to Morecambe hairdresser Colin Brown as he marks 40 years in business, plus songs and chat with Lancaster author and musician Rosie Ross as she releases her new book. In this episode of Voices of Morecambe Bay, Greg Lambert talks to Morecambe hairdresser Colin Brown as he marks 40 years in business, plus songs and chat with Lancaster author and musician Rosie Ross as she releases her new book.

]]> Podcasts Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd no Voices of Morecambe Bay no Episode 4: Lancaster City Council Housing Family Fun Day Interviews from the Lancaster City Council Housing Family Fun Day held on August 15 2025 o458-5934-68a86ab7bd284 podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk (Greg Lambert) Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:03:51 +0000 0:00:00 https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ Beyond Radio's Roy Ward was out and about at the Lancaster City Council family fun day at King George's Playing Fields in Lancaster, held on August 15 2025, and spoke to: Hattie Carr, a firefighter from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Charlotte Hartley from Citizens Advice Lyndsey Hall from the Lancaster City Council waste and recycling department Julie Seaton from Melbourne Food Club in Lancaster Beyond Radio's Roy Ward was out and about at the Lancaster City Council family fun day at King George's Playing Fields in Lancaster, held on August 15 2025, and spoke to:

Hattie Carr, a firefighter from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Charlotte Hartley from Citizens Advice
Lyndsey Hall from the Lancaster City Council waste and recycling department
Julie Seaton from Melbourne Food Club in Lancaster

]]> Podcasts Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd no Voices of Morecambe Bay no Episode 3: Armed Forces Day 2025 Interviews from Lancaster and Morecambe Armed Forces Day 2025 o458-5934-68767c276d848 podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk (Greg Lambert) Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:04:55 +0000 0:23:49 https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ The annual Armed Forces Day celebrations in Morecambe pulled thousands to the Promenade to watch two fly-pasts by the Red Arrows, parachute displays by the RAF Falcons and the Red Devils, and many more activities. Beyond Radio's Gibson Freedman spoke to some of those who were there on the day, of Saturday June 21 2025. Interviews are with: Commander Mark Lister OBE, retired submarine commander Alec Smith, 92, a local veteran who served on the HMS Vanguard battleship and HMS Morecambe Bay LCpl Welsh from the Lancaster Army Cadets based at Alexandra Barracks Matthew from the Royal Air Force Cadets based at Ripley St Thomas School in Lancaster Sgt Rich Peregrine from the RAF Falcons LCpl Jordan Brown from the Red Devils The annual Armed Forces Day celebrations in Morecambe pulled thousands to the Promenade to watch two fly-pasts by the Red Arrows, parachute displays by the RAF Falcons and the Red Devils, and many more activities.


Beyond Radio's Gibson Freedman spoke to some of those who were there on the day, of Saturday June 21 2025.


Interviews are with:
Commander Mark Lister OBE, retired submarine commander
Alec Smith, 92, a local veteran who served on the HMS Vanguard battleship and HMS Morecambe Bay
LCpl Welsh from the Lancaster Army Cadets based at Alexandra Barracks
Matthew from the Royal Air Force Cadets based at Ripley St Thomas School in Lancaster
Sgt Rich Peregrine from the RAF Falcons
LCpl Jordan Brown from the Red Devils

]]> Podcasts Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd no Voices of Morecambe Bay no Episode 2: Lancaster Pride 2025 Interviews from Lancaster Pride 2025 o458-5934-68663e143e2e9 podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk (Greg Lambert) Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:23:48 +0000 0:28:34 https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ Beyond Radio's Luke Edmondson talks to Robert Mee, organiser of Lancaster Pride, ahead of this year's event. Then Beyond Radio's Phil McGrath speaks to attendees of the event in Dalton Square on Sunday June 22. Interviews include: Councillor Caroline Jackson, Jim, Sam Ud-din, Lancaster and Morecambe District Secretary for the National Education Union (NEU), Simon Stewart, chaplain at the Cornerstone in Lancaster, Joanna Young, CEO of Citizens Advice North Lancashire, Donna from Red Rose Recovery, Tommy Jackson, LGBT Network chair at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Lewis Turner from Lancashire LGBT and Safenet domestic abuse support service. Beyond Radio's Luke Edmondson talks to Robert Mee, organiser of Lancaster Pride, ahead of this year's event. Then Beyond Radio's Phil McGrath speaks to attendees of the event in Dalton Square on Sunday June 22.

Interviews include: Councillor Caroline Jackson, Jim, Sam Ud-din, Lancaster and Morecambe District Secretary for the National Education Union (NEU), Simon Stewart, chaplain at the Cornerstone in Lancaster, Joanna Young, CEO of Citizens Advice North Lancashire, Donna from Red Rose Recovery, Tommy Jackson, LGBT Network chair at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Lewis Turner from Lancashire LGBT and Safenet domestic abuse support service. 

]]> Podcasts Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd no Voices of Morecambe Bay no Episode 1: St John's Hospice Moonlight Walk and Barefest 2025 Interviews from the St John's Hospice Moonlight Walk and Barefest festival o458-5934-68518df4760cb podcasts@beyondradio.co.uk (Greg Lambert) Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:47:00 +0000 0:42:40 https://www.beyond.radio/podcasts/voices-of-morecambe-bay/ The Beyond Radio team was out and about at two fabulous community events on Saturday June 14 2025 - the Moonlight Walk for St John's Hospice and Barefest in Morecambe. Luke Edmondson speaks to hospice heroes who took part in the walk, and Catherine Butterworth and Lily Knight from the hospice team. Meanwhile Gibson Freedman chats to Patricia Simon from the Morecambe 1940s Revival Weekend, street entertainer Adrian Catch, Vanessa Whittle from Lancaster Red Rose AODS, Alan Dean from Bare Village Club and inspirational fundraiser Graham Jackson. The Beyond Radio team was out and about at two fabulous community events on Saturday June 14 2025 - the Moonlight Walk for St John's Hospice and Barefest in Morecambe. Luke Edmondson speaks to hospice heroes who took part in the walk, and Catherine Butterworth and Lily Knight from the hospice team. 

Meanwhile Gibson Freedman chats to Patricia Simon from the Morecambe 1940s Revival Weekend, street entertainer Adrian Catch, Vanessa Whittle from Lancaster Red Rose AODS, Alan Dean from Bare Village Club and inspirational fundraiser Graham Jackson. 

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