Painted Pigeons and Lady's Tresses collection of 8 embroidered patches for Morecambe: the Arnside tidal bore | a plea to local people, particularly dog owners to try not to disturb the vast numbers of birds - waders through to common gulls - with roosts on the beach | the local beach clean campaign, Love My Beach | Wakes Week (when factories would shut in the summer for holidays, with workers coming from northern cities to the coast | Painted Pigeons - 1930s Winter Gardens act | the rare orchid ‘Autumn Lady’s Tresses’ | Betty Jackson with her monkeys and dogs, a 1930s Winter Gardens performer.

A social exchange & making project commissioned by Deco Publique for Vintage by the Sea 2019 | 
8 aspects of Morecambe Bay’s rich social & natural history inspired each of the designs of the 8 collectable embroidered patches.

 Visitors to the festival could exchange their memories of Morecambe, written on the back of a bespoke designed postcard, for a patch, & make their own badges, using elements of the patch designs.
Morecambe Bay has several Sites of Special Scientific Interest &a rich history as a resort for northern workers before its decline in the late 20th century.

Badges made by visitors using design elements from the patches.

Postcard for visitors to record their stories of Morecambe in exchange for an embroidered patch.