Lancaster Methodist Church

Lancaster & District
Male Voice Choir

Registered Charity No. 1074435

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       Patron : Lady Ann Shuttleworth of Leck
2008 to Present

Executive President : Mrs. Suzie Reynolds
2011 to Present

Presidents

1899 - 1904 Mr J. Hatch J.P.
 
 1905 - 1950 Unknown
 
 1951 - 1956 Brigadier McLean
 
 1956 - 1983 Councillor Mrs. M.J. Pickard
 
 1984 - 1991 Mr. Jack Armitage
 
 1992 - 1998 Mr. Tom Flanagan
 
 1999 to Present -  Irene Bell





Vice Presidents

 
 1899 - 1951 Unknown
 
 1951 - 1983 None
 
 1984 to Present - Councillor Mrs. M.J. Pickard
also Life Member
 
 1994 to Present - Mr. Norman Wilkinson

2011 to Present - Mr. Ian Barbour
Chairmen
 
 1899 - 1950 Unknown
 
 1951 -1963 Mr. F. Yates
 
 1964 - 1975 Mr. Norman Wilkinson
 
 1876 - 1983 Mr. Harold Grosse
 
 1984 - 1993 Mr. Norman Wilkinson
 
 1994 -1995 Mr. Roland Brooke

1996  Mr. John Christian
 
 1997 Mr. Roland Brooke
 
 1998 -1999 - Mr. Peter Bell
 
 2000 - 2003 - Mr. David Johnson
 
 2004 - Mr. Kenneth Robinson
 
 2006 - 2007 - Mr. Tim McCann
 
 2008  - 2009 - Mr. David Ross

2010 to Present  - Dr. Hugh Cutler
Vice Chairmen
 
 1899 - 1970 Unknown
 
 1971 -1972 Mr. Harry Woodhouse
 
 1973 - 1975 Mr. Harold Grosse
 
 1976 - None
 
 1977 - 1982 Mr. J. Riley
 
 1983 - Mr. Norman Wilkinson
 
 1984 - 1985 None
 
 1986 -Mr. J. Smith
 
 1987 - 1989 Mr. J. Riley
 
 1990 -1993 - Mr. Marsland Pye
 
 1994 - 1995 - Mr. David Johnson
 
 1996 - 2003 Mr. Kenneth Robinson
 
 2004 - Mr. John Christian
 
 2005 - 2007 - Mr. David Ross
 
 2008 - 2009 - Dr. Hugh Cutler

2009 - 2011 -None

2012 to Present - Mr. Roland Brooke

Secretaries
 
 1899 - 1950 - Unknown
 
 1951 - 1972 - Mr. Tom Watson
 
 1973 - 1975 - Mr. Harry Woodhouse
 
 1976 - 1977 - Mr. Philip Slater
 
 1978 - Mr. Harry Woodhouse
 
 1979 - 1985 - Mr. Tom Manning
 
 1986 - 1990 - Mr. Tom Robinson
 
 1991 - 1992 - Mr. Roland Brooke
 
 1993 - 1995 - Mr. Philip Slater
 
 1996 - Mr. Douglas Marsden
 
 1997 - Mr. Jim Fielding
 
 1998 - Mr. Ian Fraser
 
 1999 - Mr. Roland Brooke
 
 2000 to 2008 - Mr. Geoff Finney

2009 to 2010 -  Mr. Roger Masheder

2010 to Present - Mr. Chas Matthews

Treasurers
 
 1899 - 1950 - Unknown
 
 1951 -1954 - Mr. L. Davies
 
 1955 - 1968 - Mr. Albert Shaw
 
 1969 - 1984 - Mr. Norman Hart
 
 1985 - 1997 - Mr. John Berry
 
 1998 - Messrs P. Slater & R. Brooke
 
 1999 - 2000 - Mr. Norman Hart
 
 2001 - 2008 - Mr. Peter Bell
 
 2009 to Present - Mr. Jack Yates
 
Conductors / Music Directors
 
 1899 to approx. 1923 Mr. R.T. Grosse
 
 1924 - Date unknown - Mr. E. Ellis
 
 1951 - 1954 - Mr. F. Yates
 
 1955 - 1961 - Mr. Norman Ferris
 
 1962 - 1966 - Mr. F. Trudgill
 
 1967 - 1977 - Mr. Norman Ferris
 
 1978 - 1979 - Mr. Clifford Midwinter
 
 1980 - 1982 - Mr. David Townley

1982 - 1983 - None
 
 1984 - 1996 - Mr. Brian Hayes-Jones
 
 1997 - Mrs. Susan Fielding
 
 1998 - 2005 -  Mrs. Eileen Pulver
 
 2006 - 2008 - Dr. Edward Venn
 
 2008   Pauline Atkinson Rigby
 
 2008 to 2009 - Mr. Hugh Smith

2009 to Present - Mr.Derek Walters


Deputy Conductors
 
 1899 - 1950 Unknown
 
 1951 - 1953 - Mr. J.H. Taylor
 
 1954 - 1961 - Mr. W. Jackson
 
 1962 - 1963 - Mr. Norman Ferris
 
 1964 Mr. E. Jones
 
 1965 - 1969 - Mr. W. Gayton
 
 1970 - 1971 - Mr. S. Crossland
 
 1972 - 1974 - Mr. E. Jones
 
 1975 - 1976 - Mr. Len Cobb
 
 1977 Mr. Clifford Midwinter
 
 1978 - 1979 - Mr. David Townley & Mr. O'Hare
 
 1980 - 1981 - Mr. O'Hare
 
 1982 - 1985 - Mrs. Elaine Kitchin
 
 1986 - 1988 - Messrs Harris Johnson & Len Cobb
 
 1989 None
 
 1990 - 1997 - Mr. Arthur Foster
 
 1998 - 2000 None
 
 2001 - 2004 - Mr. Arthur Foster
 
 2005 - 2009 - Jane Guilfoyle

2010 - None
 
 
Accompanists
 
 1899 - 1950 Unknown
 
 1951 - 1960 Mrs. Williams
 
 1961 Mrs. Foster
 
 1962 - 1979 - Mrs. Machell
 
 1980 - 1982 Mrs. M. Lowe
 
 1983 - 2005 - Miss Barbara Young
 
 2006 - 2007 - Mr. Will Smith-Daye
 
 2007 -2008 - Mr. Matthew Leedall
 
 2008 -2009 -  Miss Anna Wootton

2009 -2011 -  Mr.Alex Phillips

2011 - 2011 -  Mr. Shaun Pirttijarvi

2011 to Present -  Robert Krug 
Deputy Accompanists
 
 1899 - 1950 - Unknown
 
 1951 - 1976 None
 
 1977 - 1979 - Mrs. Airey
 
 1980 None
 
 1981 - 1982 - Miss Barbara Young
 
 1983 - 1985 - None
 
 1986 - 1989 - Mr. Alan Hanson
 
 1990 - 1997 - Mrs. Eileen Pulver
 
 1998 - 2000 - None
 
 2001 Mr. Matthew Barnes
 
 2002 None
 
 2003 - 2004 - Mr. Martin Mellodew
 
 2005 - 2006 - None
 
 2007-2008 - Mr. Matthew Leedal
 
 2008 -2009  - None