Safety on the Sands

Picture: Furness Coastguard

Coastguard responds to reports of person stuck in Morecambe Bay quick sands
FURNESS Coastguard has reminded members of the public of the 'hidden dangers' of the sands.

Trevor Stanley Dickinson had fallen off his motor-cross bike off Askam Pier

Warnings as boy and biker stuck in mud

Ulverston Inshore Rescue station officer Bruce Chattaway with the new tide information display at Canal Foot...JON GRANGER.

Coastguard alerted as tide threatens boy in Bay sands: Gazette launches Safety on the Sands campaign

Rescues spark a safety push

Rescues spark a safety push

New signs will warn of the dangers of Morecambe Bay sands

New signs will warn of the dangers of Morecambe Bay sands

A virtually deserted Bay this week as people heed the ‘safety’ message

Safety on the Sands campaign is having a positive effect

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Warnings over 'amateurish' fishing in Morecambe Bay

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Safety on the Sands: 'Are the danger warning signs good enough?'

Walkers on the Bay

Hundreds enjoy their day on the Bay with guide Cedric Robinson

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Exclusive UNBELIEVABLE: Mum pushes buggy 'half way across estuary' as tide comes in - while three sheep die in quicksands

Young people from Dallam School, Milnthorpe, and Queen Elizabeth's School, Kirkby Lonsdale, on a visit to HM Coastguard at Arnside. The students are pictured with Station officer Nigel Capstick and Coastguard Andrew Pringle

Safety on the Sands campaign taken to the House of Commons

Gazette reporter Anna Clarke hands a copy of the poster to Elizabeth McGonagle at The Little Shop, Arnside

Safety on the Sands message goes out on posters and leaflets

Mike Davis, training officer for Bay Search and Rescue, Queen’s Guide Cedric Robinson and Nigel Capstick, station officer for Arnside Coastguard, with a copy of The Westmorland Gazette Safety on the Sands poster

Gazette campaign highlights the dangers of Morecambe Bay sands

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Getting free of quicksand is not easy

Backing for the Gazette's Safety on the Sands campaign

Rescuers begin the delicate job of making their way out to the couple trapped at Sandside

Couple rescued after getting stuck in quicksand in Morecambe Bay

Credit: Twitter: @LakesGolfBreaks

Couple and their dog rescued after getting stuck in Sandside quicksand

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Warning renewed after sheep dies in Morecambe Bay quicksand

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VIDEO: Teenage girl rescued after becoming stuck in Morecambe Bay sands

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Dog drowns after getting stranded on Morecambe Bay sands at Hest Bank

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Arnside beach shut over bank-holiday weekend

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Comment: The dangers of Morecambe Bay's sands

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'Close call' for family stuck in Morecambe Bay sands

TRAINING: Practising a rescue

Warning as more walkers get stuck in Morecambe Bay quicksand