I took a TRIP to one of THE WORST SEASIDE TOWNS in the UK - I WAS SHOCKED by what I DISCOVERED!!!!
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- čas přidán 25. 03. 2024
- Which resort has been voted THE WORST SEASIDE TOWN IN THE UK? The Telegraph printed an article listing the top ten worst seaside towns in The United Kingdom. I visited one of them and was shocked at what I saw. Is it time we removed the word Great out of Britain? I spoke to the local residents of this seaside resort that is now a shadow of it's former glory. A forgotten town with boarded up shops, derelict pubs and clubs, dirty beaches, a harsh concrete seafront, rising crime and a dark sinister side. What you are about to see exposes the TRUE reality of this once Great Seaside Resort.
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The government would rather spend 3 billion looking after people coming over in boats than spend it rejuvinating broken towns Morecombe.
Exactly, it's own people are the last thought.
This restoration man needs a medal, and a lottery grant. Amazing bloke.
Thank God for people like Nick Smith of Queens Market. Positivity that is much needed. Good luck to him and those that support his efforts.
That looked dreary and very depressing. The result of the government taxing people into poverty?
Being an old timer and having visited many of these seaside resorts in the past, it's a crying shame to see them in a rundown state. It's amazing how money can be found for "other" things, meanwhile our heritage is falling by the wayside!
Brill, a great guy with great vision, I wish him well on his project. I hope The people of Morcome and elsewhere appreciate this man and his dream.
Well Lee. That’s probably one of the best vlogs you have produced. As someone who lived there for a while in the 70’s it brought back so many great memories. (Including sleeping on the Noddy Train because I’d lost my front door key🤦🏻) I hope people see what Nick is doing and will help him out. Thanks for the memories 👍🏻
VAT, Business rates, interest rates, cheap flights, £4 a pint, greed and a Southern Government that needs replacing by someone that will work for England.
That humble guy doing the renovation should start a go fund me account get him a helping hand
He said in the video he had a go fund me page
Think I’d rather be in Paphos.
Joking aside, what a nice man that purchased that building. I do hope it does well.
Nick helps restore my faith in humanity. What an incredible human being he is ❤️
Such a shame its🎉 not just seaside places it's everywhere , our UK is btoken
Yes only us to blame because we have allowed for it to happen
UK is a foreign country to its inhabitants.
Dismal you wouldn't have seen all the curry shops and chicken shops a few years back. Place would be bustling with nice people having a few days away in summer. Britain's becoming third world country
too many weak “broken” posts. Should never give on anything
Beaches at Dover seem popular?
Councillors in general are only interested in their own little vanity projects and not the people they represent.
Unfortunately you are right.
We all must think long and hard prior to voting for these people.
@@markstarmer3677Unfortunately, all the potential winners are already in the pocket of deeply unpleasant organizations. One world government people.
What a moving video. The council should be ashamed. The irony is the surrounding area is absolutely lovely.
This was the best of your videos that we’ve seen! Loved it! What an amazing chap at Queens Market with so many wonderful ideas and thoughts. So sad to see the Winter Gardens, what a beautiful building. The fairgrounds of this country whether fixed or travelling need to keep going for fun, community, memories as well as jobs. I hope these older seaside resorts start to become more popular again and are invested in. Thanks Lee, what a great video x
What a visionary! I hope it goes well for him! Nick.
Hope the guy gets the funding wot an amazing job he's done looks fantastic. The passion in his voice about what he wants to do to help the kids is amazing. Great video I remember morecambe well used to be a nice place to visit. I was surprised to see how things have closed and gone.
Everywhere looks worse when it’s cloudy, wet and windy.
Go back in July when the Sun is shining
What an inspirational guy, giving back to a community, trying to bring out the best, from the worst.....making people feel proud to be part of that town....Let's hope it raises the much needed financial support.
WOW!! I now live in Australia but during my childhood, we went every year to Blackpool (we were dirt poor!!) BUT one year we went to MORECAMBE. Cant remember much about it other than it was such a great place, much better than Blackpool.
The man you heavily feature: He deserves a knighthood!! For one so Dyslexic, he has the most wonderful visionary speech. What he wants to do WILL hopefully revive the fortunes of MORECAMBE.
QUESTION: Where is the flipping Local Council?? Why is this venture not supported. It’s almost CRIMINAL!!
Love your videos. While you were in Australia, you should have come down to Hobart, Tasmania. One of the most BEAUTIFUL places on earth. A VERY underrated Place in Australia!!
Best wishes, Trish 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thankyou for your comments, the project is known to all local organisations but because i am trying to do things differently they are not proppered to take a risk one mans big vision.
The best part of this video was listening to Nick Smith talking about the restoration of the Queen's Market. So articulate and interesting as he was, one could make an entire video about his fascinating project and challenge.
Thank you for your kind comments. Funny you should mention videos of Queen's Market - I have been thinking all day how I can tell mine and the building's story through short films that I will post on the Queen's Market You Tube........
What a great bunch of people. Best of luck to Nick. Such a shame for the town to be left like that. xx
Great video, all the best to the guy working on the queens market project.
50 years ago my sister went here for her driving test, having failed elsewhere multiple times. She went in November and only saw one moving vehicle during her test! Needless to say she passed.
Thank you so much Lee for featuring Queen's Market in your video. The response has been amazing, I've read every comment so far 🙂 It was quite hard to watch as I believe this is what the outsiders impression of our great town is. As I said to you on the day - everything exists in the town to make it great. We just need to pull it all together and make the town the best seaside town in the country from which everyone goes away with a smile, even on a rainy day.
It was an absolute pleasure to meet you and you are an inspiration to the town of Morecambe. Can't wait to see it finished. Hope I get an invitation to the opening.
I'm sorry Lee, but the expression "you can't polish a turd" springs to mind after watching all those scenes of dereliction.
RIP Joan Morecambe, born 26/3/27 died yesterday 26/3/24 ☀️
My baby brother liamgearóid was born 26/3/87 died 26/4/87
There doesn’t seem to be anyone walking around anymore.
No one seems to just go out for the day or afternoon.
I think the “internet“ has changed everything!
People are glued to their TV’s and cellphones.
People just don’t get together anymore.
It’s sad.
Councils are the problem. They don't like people, only the money they can get from them. All of them destroy towns. It's people who make towns work. I live on the east coast and the towns are suffering from no investment. Great video Lee.
Jesus Lee, I’m no snob mate but what a dump!
If that was the best I could do for a family holiday, I’d stay in my back garden!😬😩
This guy is amazing, let's hope his enthusiasm spreads and breaths life back into the resort. If more people thought like he does ? We would see a big difference helping and developing run down seaside resorts, better to be positive, something seriously lacking in this country. Well done that man, and credit to you for bringing this to our notice.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Lee, quite simply, the best video you have ever made. You did make me cry. I am about your age. I adore Scarborough, my family holidays were these places. Gt Yarmouth, days out in Skegness, Mablethorpe, Hunstanton and the rest. Posh Llandudno, and the elephant in the room, Ryle. What’s happened from our shared childhood? From your Cyprus videos, even abroad for UK holiday makers, destinations are showing worrying signs of economic collapse.
Quite agree with you Stuart, I have watched it for the second time, poignant , moving , sad .Lee has surpassed himself on this vlog , much as I have enjoyed most of them , this really is wonderful - look forward to him visiting other resorts.
Exciting !! In Morecambe tourists queue to watch the traffic lights change colours 😂😂😂
Amazing, the guy that saved the building and it’s history!
Nick Smith from the Queens Market Project is the real hero of this video and of Morecambe. What an inspiration. The council need to be funding this without interfering in the process. If all your subcriber's just gave £1 each what a boost that would be!
On a school holiday to The Lakes in a hostel in the 60s, a treat was a day trip to Morecambe.Half starved, a mate and myself spent our last half-crown ( 12 1/2p ) in a restarant called The Fish & Chick'n , we had the best fish & chips we'd ever eaten !.Then a ride on a wooden roller-coaster , hot sunny day and heaving in August .So sad to see it like this 60 years later !.Great video Lee .
What an inspirational man Nick is. Bravo and I hope his project gets the funding it deserves.
I'm sorry Lee, but Nick is the absolute star of this one!! What an incredible bloke he is. I'd love to see his dream come to fruition.
Nice to see providing a more positive video - loved the guy refurbishing Queen’s centre. Nice to see someone making a positive step to improve things.
Morecombe..run down like everywhere else..brocken britain 😮..benidorm everything kept up to..as u well know.
Wow, that guy is truly inspirational!! The Fat Cats in London have no idea about what’s going on outside the M25. What a guy and what a video you have uploaded again. Boom, yet another 1… Mac, you need to support this guy and update on his progress, bringing reality to your channel
What a fantastic guy from the Queens Market!
I hope it turns out to be a huge success for him and Morecambe.
What a great guy Nick is,a true visionary. I really hope he gets the funding he truly deserves.
Yes indeed Martin , a visionary as you say , his heart is in the right place and with plenty of imagination and thought for future generations.We need plenty more like him in many faded seaside towns .
The Albert Hall/ Queens Market guy was amazing!!! Wow!! How creative and community-minded. He is better than any celebrity in this world!! I'm in love with him!!
Nick is a hero for what he's attempting to achieve. Shame he stands out for wanting to improve Morecombe and it's young people.
This was as organic and random as it gets and quality content Lee 👍.
The councils have caused this,,high rates and rents,closing public toilets,charging for parking etc,it's better weather and cheaper to go abroad
I wasn’t sure I would enjoy this video after watching most of your other work over the years. How wrong I was, a great piece of work.
Thank You.
Bravo to nick ..same thing happened to our town iconic buildings flattened by the council ..want it to be a big car park.should make nick ,the priminster hes in touch with. Us common people. Great video.
Lee just finishing watching this video and it maybe the best one yet ! Seriously top shelf footage etc
Lee, I have often commented on your vlogs and want to thank you, for this particular one. I lived in Morecambe between 1967 and 1971, before moving to Manchester. You actually gave me a lump in my throat, with some of your coverage.
My best friends family owned a restaurant on Northumberland Street, which I worked in during my school holidays, in
1973/74, it was called The Corner House Cafe and was always packed out. My friends grandad was the mayor of Morecambe and he actually opened Marineland, at the end of the stone jetty. I had a 30 shilling annual season ticket for the Super Swimming Stadium, which was the longest pool in Europe.
The certificate for doing a length, was called a Blue Seagull. I was in Oliver at the Alhambra Theatre, which eventually was ruined by fire, the same day as the Moby Dick and West End Pier.
Great memories and a big thank you to you.
As a resident I agree Morecambe has really lost its way! Bought up in My mum’s boarding house we were always full and the town was buzzing! Gradual decline over the years when people started flying off for cheap holidays in the sun. When the smaller hotels couldn’t get the business a lot turned them into flats. I must point out though that you focused on central Morecambe and not up towards Happy Mount Park which is still a nice place and no seaside town looks good on the middle of winter on a wet Wednesday 😂
Absolutely great memories of Morecambe when I was a kid, I remember specifically the Ferris Wheel at Frontier Land, My jaw just dropped to the ground when I seen the sheer size of it, it was huge. Very fond memories of the dolphin shows as well. It's sad to see Morecambe decline so much now, I'm surprised to see Southport in the top worst because that's a lovely place.
Absolutely brilliant video Lee. You even interviewed one of my wife's former colleagues on the promenade. I think everyone is waiting for the starting gun for Morecambe. Once the Eden Project of the North is up and running, the town should do really well. Unfortunately no one is prepared to invest there just yet. It's a bit of a chicken and egg type scenario. The guy investing in the Queen's Market project has amazing vision and is extremely brave, in my opinion. I hope everything turns out well for him and his vision is realised. Anyway, on your trip to Blackpool, call in at Fleetwood and I'll show you round another down at heal seaside town with wonderful friendly people and I'll even treat you to fish and chips from my son-in-law's chippy.
I was totally shocked when I visited Blackpool last year. I thought the front was bad. The back streets are totally derelict. What a shame, though. It was a great place for a break many years ago.
Victoria wood and Julie Walters used to go to lubin cafe back in the day , what a sad sight it has become 😔🇬🇧✌🏻 that guy who bought the market hall is what every British town needs 💯
Hi Lee, emigrated to Oz in 74, ❤ obviously would never return to live. Watching this blog and one or two other blogs on ruined British cities, it just re- enforces all the reasons my wife and I left. My Dad who died in 1959 would shed tears if he could see what England has become. Bankrupt councils, aircraft carriers before hospitals, able to fly from Cyprus to Aden to bomb the Houthi. Talking about conscription now, leave off. The people are the salt of the earth but they do not have the power and never have done since 1066. Nothing will change , there will be no revival, no coming back, the country is broken and cannot be mended. Sad , but it’s only down hill from here. Good job on the blog , thank you. My wife and I watch every single one. As a Yorkshire man from the Wharfe valley we thank you
By far one of the best vlogs you have done, Excellent work Lee and hope to see more like this.
What a wonderful concept from this amazing man! You can really feel his commitment to his vision. We stayed there on our honeymoon, and bought a wedding ring there, so I would have a Canadian ring and a British one.
Friendliest seaside town in the UK going off this video 👏👏👏
You nailed it - Salt of the Earth!
One of the best vlogs you've done I think. Sad to see Morcambe suffering but with people like Nick it can only get better...
Lee without doubt your best ever blog i have followed you since tenerife first time round during covid
On this occasion you let the locals tell the storie more of this
You travelled travelled the world but the most compelling story was on your doorstep ❤❤
So many places in the UK are like this sadly. What has gone wrong with it all? Thanks for the vlog Lee xx
Not often I'd watch a CZcams video for an hour ,but i thoroughly enjoyed this video, well presented and a great watch.
An amazing man wanting to give a hand up NOT a hand out to the next generation; just amazing lee to hear this man speak and the passion he has; would the kings award or duke of edinburgh help him with funding; really appreciate this video
Worth a visit on a warm summers day or during the Vintage Festival. The views are stunning and the sunset is beautiful. Not so much on a grey wet January afternoon 😂
This spiral downwards began when package deals to the med came in, fewer people = lower investment in renewal, and here we are. I remember in the late 80’s , before I emigrated, going to Southsea, and thinking “ what a dump “!!!!!!. Thankfully, we don’t have dreary seaside towns like this in OZ. Greetings from autumnal Sydney,( sunny 25 today)😎. P.S. CUCUMBER….😂😂😂😂
Talk about a trip down memory lane! I was brought up, originally at Carnforth then Bolton-le-Sands and, like you remember Morecambe being a lively and great resort. So sad to see how dilapidated it is now. Still you’ve still got those lovely views over the Lake District. What they’re doing to the old Palladium cinema is brilliant. Thanks Lee another excellent vlog. (P.S. Sent it to my brother in Oz as he was born in Morecambe.)
Your comment sent me down memory lane, too...I used to love going to the steam railway museum, at Carnforth.
I wonder if it's got anything to do with people spending their hard-earned in the likes of Tenerife, Lanzarote, Benidorm, Torremolinos and Paphos instead. 🤔
11/10 for what Nick is doing with the Queens market, Hope he gets his dream fulfilled, The beauty of Frontier land was that they weren't as strict on the height restrictions etc like pleasure beach was, What is it about you that you seem to attract the people that have had a bevvy or 2 ? Lol,
What a great job he did with the market. You can see what a state it was in on my own video of Morecambe from 2020.
Another great video that gave a nice positive light to a place that is a bit run down in parts but has lots of good people in it.
The man that owns the Queen’s Market has done a great job reviving that old building and was a great interview subject,as were the other’s Lee chatted too.The lady that sang did a nice job singing too 👌
A good man this man of Queens Market Company. Sobering video MacM. Borderline depressing watching on. In summer I found it to be passable. In winter it does like dire
I went to Morecambe over 8 years ago & then it wasn't that bad. The beachfront was OK, I looked at Eric's statue, but didn't really go to deep into the town. The football ground is OK for where the team is geographically & within football. Since COVID I can understand why some of the smaller seaside towns have been affected, I still don't think within this country we have recovered financially. I'm not getting into an argument as to blame, local vs national.
11:00 Shaun Ryder and Bez have really let themselves go
Lee that chap was right about Funfairs. They killed off Ramsgate and Folkestone by closing down the seaside funfairs.
Also why not rebuild the pier. Does no one in 2024 know how to build a Pier.
Weston Super Mare re-built their Pier after it caught fire.
Really enjoyed this video found it very interesting ! And yes you are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT government & council should be ashamed they have let it get so bad
what a brilliant man you have met, hats off to him, his passion to help the youth is outstanding
Totally agree in summer there’s no better place to be and that’s me living in Perth Australia 🤙
Brilliant episode. The country needs people like the chap at the Hall. ❤ visionary’s are very rare
I remember Morecambe in its heyday. I certainly remember the dolphin shows at Marineland. I also used to go to Blackpool.
Some years ago, I visited Blackpool for the first time in years. I couldn't believe how run down and tacky it had become.
I was glad to fly back south the following day.
Visited Scarborough with the family for the day last June. First time I'd Visited. It was a nice sunny day, very busy, and we thought it was pleasant and we all had a great time. Well worth another visit.
One of your finest vlogs this Lee. Real quality relaxed work. Well done m8
Over 20 million visitors a year. Blackpoo must be doing something right. I like Morecambe as well its nice!
Lee, you're going on full Charlie Veitch in Piccadilly gardens with those 2 lads 😂
I agree. Bring back the fair, it will give tourists a purpose to holiday in Morecambe. But the problem is councils are boring and don’t like to let people have things they’ll enjoy. Same with councils all over Britain, killjoys.
my god after australia what a total dump the uk looks
@ waynefoulkes2017 ... Not everywhere looks like this. I'm sure Australia, like most countries, has it's rough areas too, nowhere is perfect.
@@Tidybitz as an Aussie who spends 6 months a year travelling around this continent with a caravan I can tell there are plenty of small country towns that are dying. Thats not really the case for coastal towns as plenty of people want to retire there or they are full of backpackers (especially British ones) and tourists. Younger people no longer want to live in smaller rural towns or make their living off the land so they head for the bright lights of the big cities. Unfortunately succesive federal governments also seem intent on filling the place up with immigrants especially from 3rd world countries who all want is to live in the largest cities as well. Continually increasing the population through immigration and bringing in skilled people to fill short falls in targetted areas would be a great idea if they ended up in the places where they are actually needed but they dont they are just making the cities even more crowded. The majority of the governments spending goes towards trying to address problems they have created by the over crowding and little is left for the smaller towns besides the more people you have the more votes you get so no points for guessing where they target their spending.
Great video again Lee , it was sad to see what has happened to this town.
Like many people.....stopping the English channel boat crisis might help.
Charity should start at home , but unfortunately our Government's lack of compassion tells its own story.
The man renovating the building ,.... absolutely brilliant project he has taken on, which will serve the local people well hopefully.
I choked up a bit when you were talking about your Mum & Dad.....it reminded me about my own parents and all the happy memories that our family has had and they are totally priceless !!
What an inspiration that man is, yes places like this are run down, but it’s the people who make the place special. I absolutely love what that man is trying to do. And good luck to him
The slow demise of our once great country, from seaside resorts to town/city centres
It's a joke and fact landlords are ended tenancies of people who are born here have children in the local schools to give to illegal immigrants as getting 5 year lease deals of councils for far more money than people who live there currently is shocking and when the weather drys up and boats continue plus France this year holding euros in football and be even less policed this year could be record numbers
the buck stops with the government they are responsible for this mess.
Sadly there are places like it all over the country.
As a sandgrown'un living in another seaside town on your list (Southend), I see this every time I visit family, and it is heartbreakingly sad. I appreciate your sentiment and emotional connection, and it would seem to me that you are an honorary sandgrown'un, and should be championed for bringing this sorry story to the attention of those trying to level up.
Another one of your very best video's, Lee. I've never been to Morcambe but I know it used to be a very popular seaside resort along with many others. It's a shame it's been allowed to get into such a state though, and kudos to the guy renovating the ex nightclub, what a nice guy and I hope everything in his vision for it comes to fruition. I love old buildings and think they should always be preserved where possible because nothing that ever gets built in their place would ever be as beautiful and are usually just cheap and nasty. Alas, the weather didn't help here either as nowhere looks great in dreary conditions.
Morecambe used to be a lovely place, had many hols there as a kid with my parents but sadly overrun with migrants so no hotels available. Much the same as many other places, just nowhere to stay.
Another great video again , this was one of my favourites brings back many memories of past times , keep them coming Lee
What a fantastic and very interesting vlog , hope you will make some more of these. What an inspiration that man is l hope his venture will be very successful
Our government's is spending too much of our money on or in other country's, and the migrant issues, When this stops things could improve.
The UK is finished unfortunately 😢🇬🇧🏴🏴
We got to stand up to the elites. The politicos are selfish sh😶ts
Yes embrace the cultural enrichment LOL soon all people will do for fun is sit in their homes and look at Phones or their PCs all night haha
Great vlog! Brought back many good memories of my childhood and day trips to Morecombe. And what a vision that guy has for the old building....wishing him all the best!
What a brilliant video!
Yes, the town is decaying, but I think everywhere is going through this to at least some degree in these times of worldwide decay (I don't think it is just buildings that are decaying), but the beautiful memories of what the town used to be still live on in the minds of the people who either live there now, or once lived or visited there. It certainly made an impression for many and brought joy to all we heard from.
I was fascinated with the building project you showed. There is so much creativity in it. I hope you get a chance to follow that up at some point, it will be wonderful to see the progress and keeping it in the public eye will be beneficial. I loved the positivity of it.
You don't have to shine in the traditional realms of learning to be valuable. It is like when someone visually impaired develops super-hearing. Or when someone with dyslexia develops a super memory for places they have been once, so they remember the exact route to return there many years later. We all have something special to offer.
I loved hearing the lady sing for us, thank you for sharing your talent. 😀
Wasn't it wonderful to hear all the happy memories everyone had from their childhood. I think Morecambe must have been an exciting place to be!