Club History

Founder Members

Occupations

Important dates in the life of the Club

S.H.Barrett
H.S.Betts
W.E.Clinch
R.Cowpe
D.L.Craft
W.Dawson
J.L.Dickinson
E.O.Driver
J.C.Emmett
A.F.Fox
H.D.Grayson
T.Gregor
J.Hankey
P.Heath
W.H.Heath
E.Hirst
J.A.Mannifield
J.Park
W.Rayment
G.C.Riley
R.D.Schiefler
G.I.Sheldon
S.C.Southwell
G.Thompson
A.Vigodny
R.B.Ward

Drapery Retailing
Religion
Hotels
Motion Pictures
Plastics
Alcoholic Retailing
Printing
Banking
Tanning
Pig-Iron Manufacturer
Law
Underwear
Sanitary Inspector
Shoe Retailing
Clothing Retailing
Music Teacher
Pig-Iron Manufacturer
Pharmacy
Postal Service
Iron-ore Mining
Meat Retailing
Building Construction
Confectionary
Baking Retailing
Leather Tanning
Newspaper Retailing

First Meeting of the Proposed Club - Friday 30th September 1949
Support for the new club from the Rotary Club of Barrow
Application for Membership of Rotary International - 24th April 1950
Admission into Rotary International - June 1950
Presentation of Charter - Friday 22nd September 1950

Meeting Places

Works Canteen - West Coast Tannery
Danson's Café
West County Hotel
St.George's School Room
Castle Hotel
Bankfield House Hotel ~ June 1977 - February 2009
Commodore Restaurant Port Haverigg
Underwood House ~ May 2010 - January 2014
Brockwood Hall ~ February 2014 - June 2018
Trackside ~ June 2018 - March 2020
Via Zoom - March 2020