District Commissioners List
[Lancaster/Lonsdale (from 1974)]
Called Lancaster & Morecambe Local Association in 1910 and South Lonsdale in 1911 (May)
[When Morecambe split off in 1930 Mr Helme and Mr Dodds Drummond were still technically DC, as DC of South Lonsdale. Morecambe's first DC was Max Melling in 1955]
1911 Alderman William Garnett of Quernmore Park
1923 Alderman William Briggs (died 1928), Mayor of Lancaster 1913-1919
1928 Thomas Wilson (Tom) Helme
1938 J Dodds Drummond. Headmaster of the Friends’ School. CC 1948 – 67. Died in 1970
1948 R E Wright (temporarily) a founder member of the Lancaster Association in 1910
1948 Dr C V Stephenson
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 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 1993 -
1973 Tom Hayhurst. ASL/GSL Warton St Oswald’s 1958 – 73. Area Supplies Officer (NHS)
1974 Lonsdale District formed:
By re-uniting Lancaster & District with Morecambe & Heysham & District
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 -
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
Source: Peter Gedge
