MORECAMBE'S sea-front Flock of Words' will be officially ope-ned tomorrow (Friday).

One of the final pieces of the current phase of the Tern public art project in the resort, it is a path of bird poems, traditional sayings and song lyrics which begins with the book of Genesis and stretches from Shakespeare to Spike Milligan.

More than 300 metres long, the poetry path' links the railway station, bus station and main car parks to the Midland Hotel, sea front and stone jetty.

Created by Lead artist Gordon Young and Why Not Asso-ciates' and implemented with Russell Coleman, it will be seen by almost every visitor to the Morecambe.

On Friday from 1.30pm at the Platform, performances and exhibitions from children and young people from Dallas Road, Morecambe Bay, Torrisholme, Sandylands and Skerton prmary schools and Ripley St Thomas Secondary school will mark the official opening.

They have been working with More Music In Morecambe, Ludus Dance Company and Litfest to develop a series of original pieces drawing on A Flock of Words' as their inspiration.

Funded by the Arts Council of England and Lancaster City Council, the Tern project is one of the country's largest arts-led regeneration projects and has also received funding from Lancashire County Council, Morrison's, the Lancashire Tourism Partnership and the North West Arts Board.

June 5, 2003 08:00