Mythic coastline between Cleveleys and Fleetwood

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Five waterfront sculptures marking the history and folklore of the Wyre coastline are planned for the coastline between Cleveleys and Fleetwood.

The proposals for a Mythic Coastline of artworks will be part of the council's £1.6m Sea Change project.

They will include a giant seashell spurting water with the tide and a wall of words commemorating Wyre shipwrecks.

They have been created by artist Stephen Broadbent and are linked to an illustrated book inspired by the area.

If the plans get the go ahead, the artworks will be unveiled in the summer to coincide with the release of the book titled, the Sea Swallow.

Mr Broadbent, who helped design the award-winning Cleveleys seafront, said the sculpture trail will bring to life the mythical world of Wyre's sea ogres, petrified forests and lost villages.

"They will take walkers and cyclists on a magical journey."

The first sculpture will be a 10m welcome beacon with two sea swallows at the top of Victoria Road West in Cleveleys.

He explained: "I hope the swallows will be seen as the symbolic guardians of the town, directing people to the promenade and marking the start point of the Mythic Coastline."

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