TOURISM and business bosses in Morecambe are meeting behind closed doors in a bid to raise enough cash to save this year's WOMAD festival.
The City Council is set to scrap the popular summer festival after North West Water withdrew its sponsorship.
But the resort's business and tourism community is desperate to see this year's WOMAD go ahead. And independent councillors claim they have found cash in the budget to save the festival.
An insider told the Citizen: "We believe we've found around £52,000 in savings and a group of local businesses are meeting to see if they can raise enough money to make sure WOMAD goes ahead this year."
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