Bring Me Sunshine (please!)
In 1968 Bill Rich went with Peter Verity to
Morecambe. They had just finished their exams and were leaving
school. Bill described that trip on this website, with photos
taken at the time, some time ago [go]. He recently relived
that trip on a return visit. Bill says:
Some 40 years later, I returned to Morecambe. The
Cobblers were playing there and I used it as an excuse to go back
and relive a few memories.
I was not let down by the weather as it was raining yet again.
However, I was not as wet as when I arrived in Morecambe back in
1968. Then I had travelled, over 14 hours from Northampton, on
the back of Brian Richardson’s motor scooter.
I wanted to see Marineland, the old railway station and Moby Dick.
The train arrived at a halt some quarter of a mile from the front.
So where was the old station? Back in 1968, I am sure I saw a
steam train as we walked along the esplanade. Walking towards
the front I did find the old station building, so my mind was not
playing tricks on me. Today it is the Tourist Information
Centre, the Platform Concert Hall, a public house and a Wacky
Warehouse.
However, I did not have a clue where Marineland would have been and
Moby Dick was long gone. Marineland, I believe closed in the
1990s and Moby Dick was destroyed by a fire in 1972.
So that was Morecambe and, yes, there was some sunshine. The
Eric Morecambe statue and the result at Christie Park made me feel
warmer and prepared me for the return journey.
I’m glad I went. The photo gallery below shows another 10
photos from my visit, including some at the Cobblers' match.
Bill doesn't mention the score, but the Cobblers won 4-2.
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