AS senior councillors involved in tourism we want to offer the following challenges:

1to Geoffrey Thompson... could he tell us about his future plans for Morecambe and when he intends to paint the rusty rollercoaster as well as cleaning up the back of Frontierland?

2we notice he's invested in Blackpool and Southport and anything out of date is sent to Morecambe, ie this year's new attraction 'the water tower' this is a disgrace.

3to the Save Bubbles Campaign. Could they tell us why they are satisfied with an attraction built nearly 20 years which has had little capital investment from the private sector?

4the present management have come up with no new ideas for the site. What do they see as the future of this site?

5will the group allow the public to swim in heatwaves beyond the allowed opening times, if it even opens at all?

6we challenge those who say the tourism dept is all but closed. What is it that hasn't been done, what they are complaining about? Tell us exactly what is not happening.

7to the tourism industry. This is about the lack of response to the the College of Further Education when they offered the resources of their staff and students in Art, Design, Catering and Tourism to organisations in the resort. Only six people from the private sector attended the meeting. Is this the way the tourism industry wants to face the 21st century? What a pathetic message to our young people who are eager to contribute to our area's future.

8to the promenade retailers. We challenge businesses to work with the city council to make their side of the promenade as clean as attractive as the seaward side. No authority can attend 24-hour litter clearing services. Businesses can help to make this the cleanest resort in England by keeping their own areas free of litter.

We know people come back to clean places.

More challenges to follow.

Cllr Jean Yates

Chairman Economic

D'ment and Tourism

Cllr Janice Hanson,

Ch Tourism Services

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