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Cedric took over the position aged 30, and has transformed it from a role that was in danger of becoming confined to the history books into a modern-day recreational institution. His knowledge of the bay and its shifting sands is regularly called on by rescue organisations.
People who have walked with him talk of communing with nature, feeling part of the elements, in tune with sand, sea and sky, with the Lakeland landscape on the horizon. Around , have so far followed him on the three-hour trek across the sands. Born to fisherfolk, in the house where his father was born in Flookburgh, on the west coast of the Cartmel Peninsula, Cedric spent much of his childhood cockling in the bay.
His book includes wonderful old photographs of cocklers and shrimpers out with horse-drawn carts waiting to load up with a catch. It was a still night with no moon or wind.
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We travelled over the marsh and out into the Bay. For a young lad, this was a bit eerie, so dark you could hardly see your horse.
As we arrived at the shrimping grounds we made our nets ready to drop from the cart, then the horses made their way into the water; splashes from their hooves lighting up like sparklers. Working with horses in water was fraught with danger, as Cedric discovered on several occasions. They were stuck in the sand, when the tide was on the turn the fishermen had to leave. All they could do was stand and watch as the tide lapped over the horses and eventually covered them.
What seemed like an age was perhaps only a few minutes and, with the buoyancy of the animals and the struggling, they popped up to the surface and swam to the awaiting fishermen. Quite a remarkable experience!
Married with a young family, Cedric was encouraged to apply for the post of sands guide, and in October he landed the job, with responsibility for the River Kent side of Morecambe Bay. With 12 carriages taking part, forecasts of rain left Cedric concerned about conditions out on the bay.
On the day, however, the weather was fine. At one point the Duke lost sight of the route markers in the milling crowd and Cedric had to put him right. Help Edit search New search Author finder.
He takes his job very seriously, carrying out recces the Friday before a crossing to check the sands. Principles that apply to all vertebrate infecgions. His book includes wonderful old photographs of cocklers and shrimpers out with horse-drawn carts waiting to load up with a catch. Shops, Trades and Business. Working with horses in water was fraught with danger, as Cedric discovered on several occasions. Windsor, CT, Cedric L.
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