BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Our History
The Broughton Catholic Charitable Society came into being in the late 18th Century after a smallpox epidemic had ravaged the Broughton district of the Fylde — one of the most intensely Catholic areas in England. No fewer than seven of the English Martyrs were born within a 7-mile radius of the village.
The first meeting took place at the Golden Ball, near Preston, on 6 May 1787. The priests and laypersons of the Society have dined together in the Broughton area on each Whit Tuesday ever since, making it one of the oldest continuously meeting Catholic societies in England.
The objects of the Society are the spiritual benefits of its members, both living and dead, and the relief of hardship, wherever it is encountered, by making grants of money.
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| PRESIDENT | |
| President | Ken Dennis, Esq. |
| Vice President | Mark Conroy, Esq. |
| Imm Past President | Paul Briers, Esq. |
| LANCASTER DIOCESE | |
| Chairman | Tom Ibison, Esq. |
| Vice Chairman | Rev. Canon Paul Embery VG |
| Rev. Canon Adrian Towers | |
| Mike Cowley, Esq. | |
| LIVERPOOL DIOCESE | |
| Chris G. Jenner, Esq. | |
| Michael Flynn, Esq. | |
| Rev. Canon Aidan Prescott | |
| Rev. Fr Francis Marsden | |
| SALFORD DIOCESE | |
| Rev Fr Mark Harold | |
| Rev. Canon Tony McBride | |
| Andrew Wygladala, Esq. | |
| HH Philip Butler, Esq. | |
| SECRETARY | |
| Secretary | Peter Van Parys, Esq. |
| HONORARY MEMBER | |
| Leo Casey, Esq. | |
| TREASURER | |
| Treasurer | Dr Eric Bolton, Esq. |
| TRUSTEES | |
| The Trustees of the Broughton Catholic Charitable Society are: | |
| Tom Ibison, Esq. | |
| Peter Van Parys, Esq. | |
| Eric Bolton, Esq. | |
| Rev. Canon Paul Embery VG | |
