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Eden Project seeks funds for Morecambe attraction | Eden Project seeks funds for Morecambe attraction |
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The Eden Project said it will open a version of its Cornish visitor attraction in Lancashire after carrying out a feasibility study. | The Eden Project said it will open a version of its Cornish visitor attraction in Lancashire after carrying out a feasibility study. |
The company announced earlier this year it was in talks to bring the attraction to the resort of Morecambe. | The company announced earlier this year it was in talks to bring the attraction to the resort of Morecambe. |
It is now looking for funding and support to move the project on. | It is now looking for funding and support to move the project on. |
Simon Bellamy, head of Eden Project International, said the vision is to "re-imagine what the 21st century seaside resort could look like". | Simon Bellamy, head of Eden Project International, said the vision is to "re-imagine what the 21st century seaside resort could look like". |
He said it will be different from the Cornish site. | |
"The Eden Project in Cornwall is about the connection with plants, this is about the connection with this wonderful environment here in Morecambe, the bay," he said. | |
Andrew Atherton, deputy vice-chancellor of Lancaster University which is one of the partners on the project, said it would be both a regeneration project and a tourist attraction. | |
The Eden Project opened near St Austell in Cornwall in 2001. | The Eden Project opened near St Austell in Cornwall in 2001. |
It had more than one million visitors in 2017, according to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. |
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