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Neston Female Society
| Published: 10th January 2011 12:28 |
Neston Female Society was formed to enable ladies to help each other out in times of hardship.
Neston Ladies Day 2010. Photo © Linda Pelling Photography
The original charter is on display at Neston Parish Church although in 2003 the society had to drop the word ‘friendly' from the title, due to the increasing costs charged by the Financial Services Authority.
The society's motto was, and still is ‘Bear ye one another's burdens'. The motto says it all. Help one another. The society is open to all females from the age of fifteen, and all members pay a modest annual fee of £4 each.
The society operates a modest scheme to the members which consists of:
- Members' sickness benefit
- Members' maternity benefit who have children in wedlock
- Members' death grant
These benefits are given with the discretion of the committee. The committee consists of 6 female members, and the secretary traditionally must be male. The society also has three trustees.
The focal point of the society is its traditional ‘Ladies Day Walk‘ which takes place on the first Thursday in June and has done annually apart from the war years.
Contact the current Secretary, Keith Millar, by email.
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