PLANS have been announced for a new festival of golf in the Morecambe Bay area.

City councillors will consider plans for the festival, due to kick off in September 2001, at a meeting next month.

The event would take place at Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham golf clubs and is being organised by Rob Kavanagh, with Lancaster City Council likely to provide sponsorship.

Up to 500 golfers are expected to take part, with prize money of around £500 a day on offer.