DA History

Year Month Event Comment
2011 February AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
  April Easter/THS Cartmel Racecourse
2010 February AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
  April Easter/THS Cartmel Racecourse
  July THS Bodnant Caravan Park, Llanrwst
2009 February AGM Elm Cottage
  March Dealer Day  
  April Easter/THS Cartmel Racecourse
  July THS Bodnant Caravan Park, Llanrwst
2008 February AGM Ellesmere Sports & Social Club, Worsley
  March Dealer Day  
  April Easter/THS Cartmel Racecourse
  May   Members of the DA ran the Manchester 10k raising £2,105.00 for The Christie and Trafford General Hospital
  July   National Volleyball Meet Div 3 Winners
  August THS Tal-y-Bont, Gwynedd
2007 March Dealer Day  
    AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
      Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Tom Hulse
  April Easter/THS Cartmel Racecourse
  July THS Llandyn Hall Farm, Llangollen
  August THS Sparchwood Farm, Culmington, Ludlow
2006 March Dealer Day  
    AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
      Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Andrew Leese
  April Easter/THS Cartmel Racecourse
  July THS Llandyn Hall Farm, Llangollen
  August THS Sparchwood Farm, Culmington, Ludlow
2005 March Dealer Day Ran a Dealer weekend at Castlecoft, Radcliffe
    Easter – THS Cartmel Racecourse
  July THS Llandyn Hall Farm, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
      Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Nicola and Sarah Jones
2004 March Dealer Weekend Ran a Dealer weekend at Castlecoft, Radcliffe
    Club AGM The Lancashire Rambler Winner of 
      The Burnham Trophy for 2003 – Editor Dave Nutton
  April Easter/THS Sparchwood Farm, Culmington, Ludlow
  May Regional Meet Winners of the Netball & Adults Football
  July National Volleyball Meet Under 14s Won, Jonathan Doyle won Most Promising Youth Player
      Ladies – Wooden Spoon
  July THS Llandyn Hall Farm, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
      Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Chris Smith
2003 March Dealer Weekend Ran a Dealer weekend at Castlecoft, Radcliffe
  April Easter Cartmell Racecourse
  July National Volleyball Meet Under 14’s – Runners -up
  July THS Llandyn Hall Farm, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
      Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Phillip Poole
      Presntation to North West Air Ambulance – Money raised by Eileen Gregory
2002 March Dealer Weekend Ran a Dealer weekend at Castlecoft, Radcliffe
    Noggin n Natter 30th Birthday Pennon design won by Andrew Leese
    Easter Cartmell Racecourse
  April Coast to Coast (C2C) Youth – Michael McManus, Rob Seex and Andrew Leese Bike Ride
      140 miles in aid of Downs Syndrome Association (over £300 raised)
  June Queens Jubilee/Nat Camp Week Bramblewood
  July National Volleyball Meet Ladies – Won, Youth – Wooden Spoon (played in adults league)
      Men – Div 3 Runners-up
  July THS Llandyn Hall Farm, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October 30th Birthday Meet and AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
      Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Michael McManus, Rob Seex
      and Andrew Leese
    Youth Test – Salterforth Claire Beasley, Caroline Black and Andrew Leese passed their Youth Tests
2001 February Regional Dinner Dance Jean Heap received a posthumus
      Certificate of Honour for Mike Heap
  March Club AGM The Lancashire Rambler Runner-up in The Burnham Trophy for 2000
  April Regional Seminar The D.A. host The Regional Seminar at Kirkland & Catterall Memorial Hall
    Easter Bilton Park, Harrogate
    Web Site The D.A. Web Site designed by Gary Andrew goes live from the 10th.
  May Regional Meet Youth winners of the Volleyball – Michael Hampson, Rob Seex,
      Andrew Leese, Peter & Michael McManus and Oliver Jones ( L & C D.A.).
      Winners of the Phoenix Trophy – Michael Hampson, Rob Seex,
      Rebecca & Andrew Leese, Peter & Michael McManus, Claire Beasley,
      Oliver & Jay Jones ( L & C D.A.) and Aidie Cohen (NECDA).
    National Camping Week Spring Bank Holiday, meet held at Wyreside Fisheries, meet planned for Settle
      was cancelled because of Foot and Mouth.
  July THS Llandyn Hall Farm, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Kirkland & Catterall Memorial Hall
  November Social Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Claire Beasley
2000 March Club AGM The Lancashire Rambler Runner-up in The Burnham Trophy for 1999
  April Easter Moor Farm, Bishopthorpe, York
  June National Youth Rally 5 a-side Football Peter & Michael McManus members of the
      North West Region team
  July National Volleyball Meet Under 14’s – Runners -up, Ladies – Wooden Spoon
    THS Llandyn Hall Farm, Llangollen
    Youth Test – Wilkins Farm Michael McManus, Michael Hampson, Rob Seex
      and Melanie Smith passed their Youth Tests
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Chorley Cricket Club, Chorley
      Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Peter McManus
  November Regional AGM Ball In A Jar Winners – Alan Duckworth, Ian Wilding, Rob Seex
      Rebecca & Andrew Leese, Michael McManus.
1999 April Easter Bryn Ffanigl Ganol, Abergele
  May Regional Meet Fred Walls Trophy – Winners 5 a-side football – Michale McManus,
      Andrew Leese, Michael Hampson, Ryan Duffy and Oliver Jones (L&C DA)
  May THS Borrett Farm, Sedbergh
  July National Volleyball Meet Under 14’s – Runners-up
    THS Dinas Bryn School, Llangollen
    Yorkshire Three Peaks Raised £260 for The Down’s Syndrome Association –
    Sponsored Walk Karen & Ian Wilding, Chris Leese, Michael Hampson,
      Christine, Geoff, Rebecca & Andrew Leese
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Chorley Cricket Club, Chorley
    AGM Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Rebecca Leese
1998 March Club AGM The Lancashire Rambler got a special mention as best newcomer 
      in The Burnham Trophy for 1997 – Editors Christine & Geoff Leese
  April Easter Bilton Park, Harrogate – Cancelled due to bad weather
  May THS Borrett Farm, Sedbergh
  July THS Dinas Bryn School, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Antrobus Village Hall, Antrobus
    AGM Roger & Beattie Lowe Trophy for Endeavour – Andrew Leese
    Youth Test – Antrobus Peter McManus and Rebecca Leese passed their Youth Tests
1997 March Noggin ‘n’ Natter 25th Birthday Pennon design won by Rebecca Leese
    Easter Bryn Ffanigl Ganol, Abergele
  May THS Borrett Farm, Sedbergh
  July THS Dinas Bryn School, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  September 25th Birthday Meet Antrobus Village Hall, Antrobus
  October AGM Antrobus Village Hall, Antrobus
    Autumn/Winter 97/98 First issue of The Lancashire Rambler
1996 April Easter Bilton Park, Harrogate
  May THS Borrett Farm, Sedbergh
  July THS Dinas Bryn School, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Antrobus Village Hall, Antrobus
1995 April Easter Eastnor Castle, Ledbury
  May THS Borrett Farm, Sedbergh
  July THS Dinas Bryn School, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Antrobus Village Hall, Antrobus
1994 March Easter Bilton Park, Harrogate
  May THS Borrett Farm, Sedbergh
  July THS Dinas Bryn School, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
1993 April Easter Ainmoor Grange, Derbyshire
  May THS Borrett Farm, Sedbergh
  July THS Dinas Bryn School, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
    21st Birthday Meet Lower Whitley Village Hall
1992 April Easter Osmaston Polo Ground, Ashbourne
  May THS Borrett Farm, Sedbergh
  July THS Dinas Bryn School, Llangollen
  August THS Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham
  October AGM Lower Whitley Village Hall
    Youth Ray Hughes Trophy presented to Stephen Hughes
1991 April Easter Sedbergh
  October AGM The Village Hall, Goosestry
1990 October AGM Daresbury Hall, Daresbury
1989 October AGM Daresbury Hall, Daresbury
1988 April Easter Osmoston Polo Ground, Osmoston
  October AGM Holly Bank, Rixton, Warrington
1987 April Easter Stacksteads Farm, Ingleton
  October AGM Daresbury Hall, Daresbury
1986 March Easter Spring Bank Farm, Church Stretton
  October AGM Siddington Village Hall, Siddington
1985 April Easter Parrox Hall Farm, Preesall, Knott End
  October AGM Siddington Village Hall, Siddington
1984 April Easter Stacksteads Farm, Ingleton
  October AGM Siddington Village Hall, Siddington
1983 April Easter Stacksteads Farm, Ingleton
  October AGM Siddington Village Hall, Siddington
1982 April Easter Barlows, Caerwys
  October AGM Siddington Village Hall, Siddington
1975 March Easter Ty Ucha Farm, Llangollen
  September Youth Test – Kelsall Ian Dunn passed his Youth Test
1974 October AGM Bollington
1973     South Lancashire D.A.’s first year of camping
  April Easter Pencombe
      D.A. Pennon design was judged at Easter and won by John Brindle.
  October AGM Shuttle Street, Tyldesley
1972 October   Official confirmation from HQ 21st October 1972.