LOOKING for somewhere to take the children this week? Why not celebrate sea life in this year's Irish Sea Marine Week from August 6-14. The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside is joining other organisations around the Irish Sea to celebrate its marine life. For the fourth year running, Irish Sea Marine Week will see a boatload of exciting activities taking place both at the coast and inland. A varied programme of events will ensure there is something to entice and inspire all ages! David Dunlop, acting marine conservation officer for The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside, explains: "We all like to be beside the seaside and cool off during the summer, but how many of us think about the creatures who make their homes both on the shore and beneath the waves? "Marine Week will help to introduce people to this forgotten world beneath the waves." Irish Sea Marine Week events include rambles and sea-watches as well as land-based activities involving crafts, family orientated games and activities. For information and a full listing of events, call The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside on 01772-324 129 or visit www.wildlifetrusts.org PROGRAMME OF EVENTS * AUGUST 6-14: Marine Wildlife of the Irish Sea, a display in The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside visitor centre, The Barn, Berkeley Drive, Bamber Bridge, Preston. Tel: Michael Allison or David Dunlop on 01772-324 129. * SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 Estuary Exploits, Wyre Countryside Service, Wyre Estuary Country Park, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire. Tel: Jo Beaman 01253-863 100. * SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 Estuary Exploits, Wyre Estuary Country Park, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire. Tel: Jo Beaman 01253-863 100 Sea Games, 12 noon-4pm; Heysham Nature Reserve, Heysham, near Lancaster. Contact: Sandra Kirkman, Tel: 01772-751 110. Age Guide: Family; Event Type: marine touch-pool, face painting, make a marine mini-beast, and more. Cost: No charge. * TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 Sea Masks - family craft activity, Fleetwood Museum, Lancashire. Tel: 01253-876 621 * WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 Family Beach Walk with the Marine Conservation Society and Wyre Countryside Service, Fleetwood Museum, Lancashire. Tel: 01253-876 621 * THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 Pebbles On The Beach - family activity, Fleetwood Museum, Lancashire. Tel: 01253-876 621 * TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 A Beginner's Guide to Seashore Wildlife - Heysham Nature Reserve, Lancashire, 1pm to 4pm. Booking is essential as places are limited. Tel: Daveen Wallis 01204-361 847. | 
