Our 10th birthday conference was held at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal.

Programme

10:30	Welcome
10:35	2 short films - Morecambe Seafront 
	and St Peter's Church, Heysham 
10:50	Morecambe Bay Partnership Reports 

·Reflections on the first 10 years of the Partnership
	 - Alan Chester
·Review of past year's activities 
	- Susannah Bleakley, Partnership Officer 
·BeachCare programme 
	- Helen Annan, BeachCare Officer
·Review of other Morecambe Bay projects 
	- Susannah Bleakley 

11:35	Morecambe Bay Partnership AGM & Business Meeting 

Agenda AGM 
1.	Election of Chair & Vice-Chair
2.	Resignation & election of Trustees
3.	Report from Trustees
4.	Review of finances and budget
5.	Appoint auditors

11:50	2 short films - NW Coast Beach litter partners & RSPB
12:15	Caring for our Coastal Habitats 
	- Chris Lumb, Natural England 
12:40	Shellfisheries - current status 
	- Bill Cook & Bob Houghton, NW&NW Sea Fisheries Cmmtt 
13:05	Lunch, tea and coffee
Celebrating the Bay 
14:00	Mediaeval Mysteries - Jack Manning, 
	a retired fisherman who recorded mediaeval fish traps 
	before they were again engulfed in the sands 
14:30 	Commercial Shipping; diverse interests in the Bay 
	- Captain David 	MacNamee, SeaTruck
15:30	Coffee and network

Sponsors 

British Energy, Duchy of Lancaster, Morecambe Coastal Works Phase 6 & 7 Contracting Partners