The town has made the headlines on many occasions for good – and sometimes bad – reasons.
Here we look at 13 things including some famous faces and major events that have made our town famous.
5. Blobbyland
Morecambe and the infamous Blobbyland saga made national headlines. It centred around a doomed theme park called Crinkley Bottom which opened in Happy Mount Park in summer 1994. At the time Mr Blobby was a popular TV character on Noel Edmonds’ hit BBC1 show, Noel’s House Party. There was great optimism for the economic boost the theme park could bring to the town but the attraction was a flop and closed after just 13 weeks. A bitter legal battle between Mr Edmonds and the council ensued. The council eventually had to pay £950,000 in damages to Mr Edmonds after claims of misrepresentation and negligence against his company Unique Group were thrown out. Our pictures shows Noel Edmonds giving his creation, Mr Blobby, a hug during the opening of Crinkley Bottom in Morecambe. Photo: Staff
6. Morecambe Bay Potted Shrimps
Let’s talk about the bay's famous potted shrimps. They're so good that Baxters were granted a Royal Warrant for them, based on a totally unique recipe handed down through the Baxter family for seven generations. Our picture shows Baxters shrimps being potted in Morecambe (year unknown). Photo: Andrew Reilly
7. Lakeland views
A beautiful picture of Morecambe Bay with the tide out and a view of the Lakeland Hills, which Morecambe is renowned for. Photo: Phil Dawson
8. Colin Crompton
It was hardly the best advert for Morecambe but years ago, the comedian Colin Crompton used to joke about people watching the traffic lights change in Morecambe for the want of anything better to do. Photo: Submit