A public meeting to help save Fleetwood's threatened Tram Sunday has been arranged.

Everyone is invited to the town's North Euston Hotel at 7pm on Tuesday 16 December to learn how to join the organising committee or volunteer as a marshall on the day itself.

The meeting follows a discussion between existing members of the festival committee and bosses from Wyre Borough Council, who have pledged to do all they can to ensure the event goes ahead in 2009.

Council leader Councillor Russell Forsyth said: "The main problem seems to be that there are not enough committee members to organise next year's events, so this is firstly an appeal for people who can attend regular meetings and get involved at an early stage.

"Secondly, marshals are also needed to make sure the day runs smoothly.

"Tram Sunday is of great importance to Fleetwood in general and to the local economy in particular and as the local authority we are determined to help it continue.

"We have assigned one of our officers to look at how we can promote the event through our tourism literature and we will look at other ways in which we can give our support,"