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Plas-y-Nant Excursion Leaders Book

Plas Excursion Leaders

For all the years that Plas-y-Nant operated as a Christian Endeavour Holiday Home the 100-120 guests were organised, corralled and led by a team of two or three "Excursion Leaders".  Leaders were paid largely in board and lodging, with a modest weekly payment so they could afford the odd cup of coffee !

The following list of Plas Excursion Leaders is extracted from the "Plas-y-Nant Excursion Leaders Book" (1952-1985). The entries are in the same order as they appear on the numbered pages of the book - although we suspect that some peoples names appear much later than their first time as an Exclusion Leader. 

If you find any mistakes, find that you are missing from the list, can add any dates, would like to add any anecdotes or want to be removed from this list, please e-mail webmaster@plasynant.com.

If you would like your contact details posting here so that other former Leaders can get in touch with you, please e-mail your name / year / current e-mail address to webmaster@plasynant.com
Former leaders who have provided their e-mail contact details can be contacted by clicking on the underlined names in the list below.
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Name

Original address in book

Comments
Arthur Tuley

 

 1938

Former leader Don Ryan provided the following names "from the 1940's" - can anyone add detail for us ??
Noel Richardson, Eric Ridyard, Alan Hankinson, Barry Cope, Lesley Earnshaw, Frank Rothwell, Ken Tibbets, Wilf Cassidy, Jim Cassidy, Eric Shaw, Bert Souther, David Thomas, Richard Lomax,

Don Ryan also provided the following names "from the 1950's" - can anyone add detail for us ??
David Cassidy, Roy Baker, George Baker,

The first group of names were hand written by the original "Plas-y-Nant Excursion Leaders Book" author - Stanley Phillips - in the same pen - which means the names were current in 1951-1952.
Stanley J Phillips

Gorton, Manchester 18
Sadly died on 20 December 2005 - probably of a broken heart as his wife Barbara died 2 days earlier.

 Father to current Plas-y-Nant proprietor - Tony Phillips (and two other Leaders plus the web master of this site !!)
Robert (Bob) Clayton Glazebrook, Cadishead, near Manchester  
William Hale Walton, Liverpool Telephone number shown as "North 0682"
Harry Bayley Ardwick, Manchester  
Geoffrey Heath Mellor, Stockport, Cheshire  
Arthur Rylance Birkdale, Southport  
Jack Cantrell Sale, Chesire  
Laurie Phillingham Wallasey, Cheshire  
Edgar Dyke Glazebrook, near Manchester  
Kenneth Sutherland Earby (via Colne), Lancs Telephone number shown as "Earby 2179"
Geoffrey Atkinson Appleton, Warrington, Lancs Telephone number shown as "Stockton Heath 1133"
Wilfred C Smith Walton, Warrington, Lancs  
Eric Newton Cadderton, Oldham, Lancs  
Kenneth R Tucker Marple, Stockport, Cheshire  
Kenneth D Beardsley Danby, Yorks  
Howard John Cardiff  
John Lewis Norwich  
J Derek Jones Wallasey, Cheshire  

All the following names were added by the individual excursion leaders over the years.  Where a year was noted, or consultation confirms when the leader worked, it is shown.
Maurice Farr Widness  
Alan Lancaster Failsworth, Manchester  
Geoff Collinge Failsworth, Manchester  
J Stuart Walker Bury  
Harry Cook Hindley Green, nr Wigan, Lancs  
Ken Hawkins Gloucester  
Marshall Hindley Lowton, Warrington, Lancs  
Arthur E Crozier    
G Peter "Pedro" Milburn Heworth Without, York 1957
Geoff Whitheead Staincliffe, Batley, Yorks 1957
Peter M George Bebington, Cheshire  
Chris Hatton Sheffield 4 1957 - 1961
John C Miller Church Gresley, Burton-on-Trent 1957 - 1962
Melvyn E D Woodcock Reddish, Stockport 1958
Roger Coupe Widnes, Cheshire approx. 1958
Thanks to Sylvia Evans
(nee Adlington) for this name.
Stuart (Jasper) Akroyd Leeds 11 1957 - 1961
Leslie Meadowcroft Hazel Grove, Stockport Telephone number shown as "Stepping Hill 2482"
Peter George Hansworth, Birmingham 19  
Alan M Bowman Stockton-on-Tees. Co Durham  
Geoff W Deith Radcliffe  
Geoff W Halsall Wallasey, Cheshire  
John Smith Lowon, nr Warrington, Lancs  
Maurice Barnes Hough Green, Widnes  
John K Barratt Radcliffe, Lancs  
J Arthur Wiles Widnes, Lancs  
Arthur Davies Warrington  
David Walmsley 20 Green Lane, Blackburn  
J Harrison Sankey, Warington  
Glyn Owen Heywood, Lancs  
Chris B Payne Warrington  
Frank Tyler Leeds 6, Yorks 1958-1960
Arthur Worthington Wigan  
Jim Barratt Sheffield  
David Roberts Pendlebury, nr Manchester, Lancs early 1960's
Derek N Pugh Salford 6, Lancs  
Barrie Waddington Radcliffe, Manchester Bizarrely enetered as a perfectly written mirror image.
Alan Shore Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire  
John Reedman Leeds 10, Yorkshire  
Gerry Hainsworth   1958
Mike T Hainsworth Rochdale, Lancs 1958-1962
Jim Heap Audenshaw, nr Manchester

1958
Frank T Moran Prestwich, Manchester  
Geoff M Bowstead Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, Cheshire  
Bill Thompson Billinge, Orrell, nr Wigan, Lancs 1960 (and the person the seat on the Plas-y-Nant Halt is dedicated to)
D Alastair Clark Oldham, Lancs  
Philip H Lowe West Derby, Liverpool 12 1961 - 1962
Emlyn L Jessop

Dalton, Huddersfield
2005 - now lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1961 - 1965

Charles Vallance   1961
Jim Titley Coventry 1962
Jack Worsley   1964
Peter Gleave Denton 1964
Peter Thompson Wigan 1964
Mike Worthington Wigan 1962 - 1969
Ron Rogers Salford 5, Lancs  
Fred Pickstone Radcliffe, Manchester 1963 - 1965
John Pritchard Altrincham, Cheshire 1963
Eric S Davies Chilwell, Notts, NG9 4DE  
Dave Peck Sheffield 11 1964
Peter Miller Church Gresley, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs 1964-1965
Dave Hatton Sheffield 1963-1965
Howard Thompson Sale, Cheshire  
Tom Tomlinson Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 21 1965
Jim Hamilton Rutherglen, Glasgow  
John Cantrell Blithbury, Rugeley, Staffs  
Alan Hayhurst Maghill, Lancs, Telephone number shown as "MAG 5611"
Geoff Longden Hopwood, Heywood, Lancs 1971.  Geoff sadly died in May 2007.  Click here to read a moving poem written by his fellow Leader Godfrey Rust
Paul Rylance Newton, Chester  
Robin Blundell  

Easter - 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979 and 1980 and August - 1976 and 1977
Phil Kennedy Golborne, Warrington, Lancashire 1971
Godfrey Rust  

1971
godfrey@wordsout.fsnet.co.uk]
Ronnie Bain Rutherglen, Glasgow  
Trevor M Lloyd Heywood, Lancashire  
Ian (Eddy) Eddlestone Bury, Lancs  
David Ashden Bury, Lancs  
Ian Bridge Bury, Lancs, BL8 2JA 1983, 1984
David Phillips Denby Dale, Yorkshire 1980
Don Phillips Denby Dale, Yorkshire 1980-1984
Chris Wragg   1980-1984
Paul Hedge   1980-1984
Martin Coates    
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