I’m so proud to be building Eden Project after leaving Morecambe years ago with a heavy heart’
Dewey Lord is the senior project manager for the Morecambe attraction and took part in the Eden Project’s ‘ground-breaking’ ceremony
Last updated 25th Jun 2026
A Morecambe man is proud to be playing a key role in building the new Eden Project after leaving his hometown years ago ‘with a heavy heart’.
Dewey Lord, 32, is the senior project manager for the Morecambe attraction and took part in the Eden Project’s ‘ground-breaking’ ceremony on the town’s promenade on Wednesday evening.
He recalled leaving Morecambe ‘in decline’ when he was younger but feeling a new sense of hope for the area, with the Eden Project contributing to its future regeneration.
Dewey said: “To be working on the Eden Project here is fantastic for me. I grew up here in the 1990s, when Morecambe was probably in the dying embers of its heyday. I went to gigs at The Dome and vaguely remember the old Bubbles pool when I was younger.
“But watching Morecembe’s slow decline was one of the reasons I left – with a heavy heart. So to be back here, working on such a big project like this, makes me so proud and really excited. All my family live here and, for me, to be able to say ‘I helped build the Eden Project’ will be great.”
Dewey grew up in Morecambe’s Bare area, attended Morecambe High and Queen Elizabeth School in Kirby Lonsdale, then studied construction project management at Salford University. He then worked in Manchester for five years then London, Uganda and Saudi Arabia.
On his new role, he said: “I saw the Eden Project job advertised while I was in Saudi Arabia. I felt I needed to apply. I couldn’t ignore it. And to be offered it was just great.”
He said the first phase of work this summer will be building the Bring Me Sunshine Garden, which will form part of the entrance to Eden. The garden is due to open next spring. Then two main domes and other gardens will be built on the main site that was once home to the Bubbles swimming pool. The whole attraction is due to open in late 2028.
The new, approved design for the £100m Eden Project features two main shell-shaped domes and gardens – rather than four domes originally planned. The design had to be reduced because of rising costs and other factors. But Eden bosses insist it will still have a ‘wow’ factor for visitors and will help regenerate Morecambe.
In May, the Bring Me Sunshine Garden won awards at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It was designed by Harry Holding, architect Alex Michaelis and young adults from Morecambe. And students from Myerscough College will play a role in developing its new, bigger permanent Morecambe location.
The ground-breaking ceremony was led by Eden chief executive Andy Jasper. Guests included Amanda Parker, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire. She praised everyone involved in the project, which was first mooted nine years ago. And a large, 7ft-long spade made by Lancaster & Morecambe College students, weighing 58 kilos, was symbolically driven into the ground by the VIPs.
Earlier, an Eden ‘community conversation’ event was held at Morecambe’s Winter Gardens. Speakers including Coun Caroline Jackson, the leader of Lancaster City Council; and VINCI Construction, the main contractors.
Topics included working with local businesses and supply chain opportunities; and education, apprenticeships and skills activity with schools and colleges.