Alderman William Garnett of Quernmore Park (seated centre) the first DC for the area
Called Lancaster & Morecambe Local Association in 1910, South Lonsdale from 1911 (May)
[When Morecambe split off in 1930 to establish its own District, Mr Helme and Mr Dodds Drummond were still technically DCs, as DCs of South Lonsdale District. Morecambe’s first DC was Max Melling in 1956)
1911 Alderman William Garnett (1852-1929) of Quernmore Park
1923 Alderman William Briggs, Mayor of Lancaster 1913-1919
1928 Thomas Wilson (Tom) Helme
1938 James Dodds Drummond. (1902-1972) Headmaster of the Friends’ School. County Commissioner 1948-67.
1948 R. E. Wright (temporarily) a founder member of the Lancaster Association in 1910
1948 Dr. C. V. Stevenson
1949 Hector Todd born 1900. One of the first scouts locally in 1909. Also interested in handicapped scouting. Died in 1977
1961 George Miller MPS. Secretary 1954 – 61. DC 1961 – 68. Chairman of the Littledale Campsite Committee. Owner of Hindle’s Chemist shop, Church Street – a rather too convenient centre in the city!
1968 Geoff Boulton MA. Scouter at Manchester Grammar School from 1960. Secretary 1967 – 68. Lecturer at St. Martin’s College. County Administrative Secretary September 1991 – July 1998.
1973 Tom Hayhurst. ASL/GSL Warton St Oswald’s 1958 – 73. Area Supplies Officer (NHS)
Morecambe & Heysham: (ADC’s until 1956)
1930 Edgar Barrow
1939 Frank C. Wright
1949 T. S. Watson
1956 Max Melling
1971 Bob Sharrock
1974 Lonsdale District formed:
By re-uniting Lancaster & District with Morecambe & Heysham & District Associations.
1974 Bob Sharrock C.Eng., M.I.GasE. VSL Scorpio VSU. DC Morecambe 1971 – 74. ACC 1981
1980 Peter Ellwood. Company Secretary. ADC 1968 – 80. GSL 53rd Lancaster 1993 – ?; died in 2014
1993 Michael Nelson T.D. Dental surgeon. GSL 1st Slyne with Hest
1999 Bob Kay Deputy CC (acting)
Liz McDermott. CSL 16th Morecambe & Heysham. ADC (LT)
2003 District Uniformed Team: Team of three shared the workload
Frank Rice. GSL 33rd Lancaster
Peter Ellwood. see above
John Murie. SL 2nd Morecambe
2005 Colin Midwinter
2007 Pat Griffin. ADC Cubs
2013 Craig Dewar
2019 Mandy Sweet
2024 Darren Phillips
Original Source: Peter S Gedge 1931-2001
