History
Central Lancashire DA Recipients of 1999 - Sam Horsfield
2002 - Les Cottrell 2003 - Graham Harrison 2009 - Frank Holden Past Chairman of CLDA 1965 – 1971 Robert Sunderland 1971 – 1975 Dave Wood 1975 – 1978 Frank Seddon 1978 – 1981 Sam Horsfield 1981 – 1983 Jim Sykes 1983 – 1985 Andy Savage 1985 – 1987 Graham Harrison 1987 – 1989 John Bentley 1989 – 1992 Barbara Battersby 1992 – 1995 Graham Harrison 1995 – 2004 Ray Clarkson 2004 – 2008 Peter Natali 2008 – 2009 Ann Natali 2009 – 2010 Graham Harrison Central Lancashire DA Recipients of
Regional Young Achiever for the North West 2009 - Sam Miller |
When C.L.D.A. started in 1965 all members camped in tents, bell tents, Raclets, etc., but in 1967 the first caravan appeared. Gradually, caravans and fairly recently, motor homes have taken over and family tents have gone.
There have been long periods of stability thanks to loyal and continued work by members willing to give of their time. Members have searched out new sites for the D.A. thus adding to the variety of sites to satisfy members' varying interests. Farmers whose fields have been used have been very helpful and have improved field entrances to make easier access for caravans.
Camping provides members with a wide range of interests and our "on-field" activities like the weather are mixed. We can accept snow at Easter (Kettlewell 1975) and rain at Harrogate (Summer 1993), the worst ever mud at Matlock (Easter 1994) when everyone literally pulled together to free units from the mud. In 1977 we celebrated the Queen's Jubilee, complete with Brass Band and C.L.D.A. Majorettes. Perhaps the biggest success in the D.A.'s history has been the organising of Temporary Holiday Sites". C.L.D.A. organised their 1st Temporary Holiday Site at Haselslack in 1989 for one week. Initially, the idea was for all C.L.D.A. members to come together for a week's holiday. Activities were organised by members: - walks, bike rides, flower hunts, beetle drives, boules, swimming, treasure hunts, fishing and, the highlight of the week, joining 300 folk on the Morecambe Bay Walk, led by Queen's Guide, Cedric Robinson. Other campers having read of our activities have joined us and we now have members from all over Britain visiting us. Members of the D.A. have always taken part in the most important meet in the Club's Calendar - the "National Feast of Lanterns". Some members give up a week's holiday to help lay out the F.O.L. site, set up waste pits and water points and peg out hundreds of pitches for members' tents or caravans C.L.D.A. have taken part on the various carnival events, producing tableaux of different themes over the years. The practical skills and artistic ability of Club members is only surpassed by their ingenuity in producing tableaux based on themes as varied as "'Allo 'Allo" complete with cafe, "Swinging Sixties" and "Space Travel". At their own F.O.L. members organise volleyball competitions, children's sports and erect market stalls selling anything from black puddings to Irish coffee, or booths all geared up to test one's skill hitting coconuts, etc On the Sunday, some of the men act as auctioneers and sell unwanted goods given by members and proceeds go to the general fund. The Youth members are well catered for and are helped by Youth Leaders to pass their camping tests. We haven't lost any members, yet, as they try their hand at map reading In 2004 we were awarded the Burnham Trophy for the best Camping & Caravanning Club newsletter thanks to our Editor Frank Holden. Finally, can you beat this record? At our New Year 's Meet, Millennium 2000, one of our elder members aged 80, with nearly 40 years membership, had her photo taken holding our youngest member aged 3 days. |
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