Registration is now open for the third and final international workshop of the Celtic Seas Partnership project. The event will take place at Croke Park in Dublin on 18th and 19th of October 2016. The event will showcase the final outputs of this exciting project and find ways of ensuring that the work that’s been
Registration now open for: Tying the Celtic Knot – creating lasting partnerships for the Celtic Seas, Dublin 18-19 October 2016
by NW Coastal Forum on July 11, 2016
Morecambe Bay Shifting Sands Symposium – 18th & 19th July 2016
by NWCF on June 17, 2016
Morecambe Bay Partnership is hosting a two day ‘Shifting Sands Symposium’ to be held on the 18th and 19th July in Kendal, Cumbria. The symposium will explore the management and monitoring of sand dunes and shingle around Morecambe bay with site visits to Walney Island the Fylde coast. The event is ran by a partnership which
Job: SIMCelt Solway Project Support Officer
by NWCF on June 14, 2016
Closing date: 5pm Monday 27th June. The Solway Firth Partnership are advertising a new job: SIMCelt Solway Project Support Officer. The fixed term job, based in Dumfries until December 2017 will aim to support an EU-funded initiative looking at transboundary and cross-border marine planning in the Solway Firth. For more details about the job, click
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) News – May 2016
by NWCF on June 3, 2016
The newsletter for the Defra, Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Government Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Research and Development programme for May has been published and covers the following topics: Policy, Strategy & Investment Catchment process modelling The costs and impacts of the 2013-14 winter floods Public dialogues on flood risk
Keep Britain Tidy #Street2Sea Marine Litter Campaign Launched
by NWCF on May 16, 2016
UK charity Keep Britain Tidy, in partnership with supermarket chain Lidl, have launched the #Street2Sea campaign which aims to raise awareness of the damage that urban litter has to coastal environments and marine wildlife. To launch the campaign, a eco-artist, nicknamed ‘Moose’, has been enlisted to manage an art project which power-washes stencils of marine wildlife onto
Understanding Morecambe Bay – Spring and Summer Events by Morecambe Bay Partnership
by NWCF on April 23, 2016
Morecambe Bay Partnership are hosting numerous events this summer ranging from a ‘Eider Courtship Walk‘ and ‘Wildlife Taster Days‘ to sessions on ‘Incredible Edibles: Coastal Foraging‘. In order to help understand more about the heritage of the bay, MBP are running ‘Archaeological Geophysical survey training‘ days taking place between 25th and 29th April and an ‘Archaeology Festival: Rediscovering
3rd Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference, 27th September, Dublin
by NWCF on April 19, 2016
The third annual Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference will be held on the 27th September 2016 in Dublin. The Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference aims to facilitate a central hub for stakeholders of the Atlantic Strategy and provide good opportunities for stakeholders to create contacts, share best practices, publicise innovative projects and ideas and explore funding opportunities and partnerships. The conference will promote Atlantic
Date for your diary: Morecambe Bay Partnership Conference, 9th March 2016, Morecambe
by NW Coastal Forum on January 12, 2016
Morecambe Bay Partnership has announced the date of its 2016 conference, which this year takes place at the Platform in Morecambe. The line up of speakers has yet to be announced but as ever this promises to be an inspiring event rounding up the work of the Partnership over the last 12 months. For more details
Last chance to book: Celtic Seas Partnership England Workshop, 19th November, Bristol
by NW Coastal Forum on October 5, 2015
The Celtic Seas Partnership is holding a 2nd round of national workshops over Autumn 2015. Workshops are taking place in England, France, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and will enable participants to explore a range of issues impacting the future of the Celtic Seas, and to hear an update on the latest developments with
Morecambe Bay Partnership Events Summer 2015
by NW Coastal Forum on August 7, 2015
The Morecambe Bay Partnership has published a newsletter giving details of events around the Bay. Covering August, September and October the impressive range of fascinating things to do includes Heritage Open Days, dates of 9 Beach Cleans, talks and guided walks on local heritage including archaeology, fishing, salt-making and marine life. The newsletter can be