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'''The Anchor Society CIO''' is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation based in [[Bristol]], England which supports older people in need in the Bristol and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] region (BS, BA and GL Postcodes).<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE ANCHOR SOCIETY CIO - Charity 1167933|url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5072781/governance|access-date=2021-06-17|website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref> Its work primarily centres around grants to individuals, housing and other projects which benefit older people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Anchor Society|url=https://www.anchorsociety.co.uk/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=The Anchor Society|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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'''The Anchor Society''' is a charitable organization based in [[Bristol]], England. It was founded in 1769 by 22 benefactors at a dinner held in honour of the wealthy 17th-century Bristol merchant, slave trader and philanthropist [[Edward Colston]] at the Three Tuns Tavern in the mediæval quarter of Bristol. To perpetuate Colston's memory, the first president of the society Gilbert Davies took up a collection to benefit the poor and elderly. Since then there have been annual collections coordinated by presidents who are elected to one-year terms. Today the society holds an annual dinner on 'Colston day' (November 13 or 14 in the [[Georgian calendar]]) to announce the result of an annual fund-raising drive, which takes place during the first two weeks of November and is known as the ''President's personal collection''. Money collected from this event is spent throughout the year on grants, befriending, housing and projects to benefit the poor and elderly. The Anchor Society is closely aligned with the Dolphin Society and the Grateful Society, both of which also help older people in the greater Bristol area. All three societies also gather in mid November to celebrate their charitable work at an annual service held in [[St Stephen's Church, Bristol|St Stephen's Church]] in the centre of the city.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=History of the Anchor Society |website=The Anchor Society Official Website |url=http://www.anchorsociety.co.uk/history/ |accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="arrowsmith">{{cite book |author=J.W. Arrowsmith |date=1906 |title=Arrowsmith's Dictionary of Bristol |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tZMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA111#v=onepage&q&f=false |location=Bristol. England |publisher=Published by J.W. Arrowsmith |page=111}}</ref><ref name="colston">{{cite web |title=Edward Colston |website=Victoria County History |url=https://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/explore/items/edward-colston |accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> |
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The original unincorporated Anchor Society was formed by the [[Whigs (British political party)|Whigs]] in 1769, when it held a dinner at the Three Tuns, a tavern on the site of the present Corn Exchange in the centre of the medieval quarter of Bristol, when 22 members were present. Some 46 years after his death, the initial founders wished to emulate [[Edward Colston]]'s philanthropy, so at this inaugural dinner the President, Gilbert Davies took up a collection for their charitable work. Initially, the Anchor Society supported 'lying-in' women and poor orphaned females to save them from prostitution.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pamphlet – Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, The University Bristol|url=http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/History/bristolrecordsociety/publications/bha096.pdf}}</ref> Today, the charity focuses its attention on helping older people in need. |
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The Anchor Society is closely aligned with the Dolphin Society and the Grateful Society, both of which also help older people in the greater Bristol area. All three societies also gather in mid-November to celebrate their charitable work at an annual service of thanksgiving. |
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Since its inception, there has been an unbroken record of Presidents' annual appointments and personal collections in support of the charity's work. |
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*1770 Gilbert Davies - £35 |
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*1774 Dr. John Wright - £121 |
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*1787 James Harvey - £290 |
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*1789 Robert Claxton - £350 |
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*1791 [[John Harris (Bristol)|John Harris]] - £361 |
*1791 [[John Harris (Bristol)|John Harris]] - £361 |
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*1800 Samuel Span - £284 |
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*1994 Robert Durie O.B.E. - £71,686 |
*1994 Robert Durie O.B.E. - £71,686 |
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*1999 John Burke O.B.E - £95,656 |
*1999 John Burke O.B.E - £95,656 |
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*2003 [[Sir David James Vernon Wills,5th Baronet]] - £74,225 |
*2003 [[Sir David James Vernon Wills, 5th Baronet]] - £74,225 |
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*2015 Canon Dr. John Savage C.B.E. - £83,067 |
*2015 Canon Dr. John Savage C.B.E. - £83,067 |
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*2016 Bob Reeves LL.D - £100,897 |
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*2017 Dr John Manley - £103,186 |
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*2018 Professor Steve West CBE DL - £108,774 |
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*2019 Dr Ros Kennedy - £104,763 |
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*2020 Francis Montagu - £109,312 |
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*[https://gratefulsociety.org/ The Grateful Society] |
*[https://gratefulsociety.org/ The Grateful Society] |
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*[https://www.dolphin-society.org.uk/ The Dolphin Society] |
*[https://www.dolphin-society.org.uk/ The Dolphin Society] |
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Latest revision as of 10:06, 27 September 2023
Logo of the Anchor Society of Bristol, England
The Anchor Society CIO is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation based in Bristol, England which supports older people in need in the Bristol and Bath region (BS, BA and GL Postcodes).[1] Its work primarily centres around grants to individuals, housing and other projects which benefit older people.[2]
The original unincorporated Anchor Society was formed by the Whigs in 1769, when it held a dinner at the Three Tuns, a tavern on the site of the present Corn Exchange in the centre of the medieval quarter of Bristol, when 22 members were present. Some 46 years after his death, the initial founders wished to emulate Edward Colston's philanthropy, so at this inaugural dinner the President, Gilbert Davies took up a collection for their charitable work. Initially, the Anchor Society supported 'lying-in' women and poor orphaned females to save them from prostitution.[3] Today, the charity focuses its attention on helping older people in need.
The Anchor Society is closely aligned with the Dolphin Society and the Grateful Society, both of which also help older people in the greater Bristol area. All three societies also gather in mid-November to celebrate their charitable work at an annual service of thanksgiving.
Since its inception, there has been an unbroken record of Presidents' annual appointments and personal collections in support of the charity's work.
Past Presidents and annual collections
[edit]- 1769 Gilbert Davies - £12
- 1770 Gilbert Davies - £35
- 1771 John Fowle - £46
- 1772 John Rowland - £80
- 1773 Dr. Andrew Paterson - £86
- 1774 Dr. John Wright - £121
- 1787 James Harvey - £290
- 1789 Robert Claxton - £350
- 1791 John Harris - £361
- 1800 Samuel Span - £284
- 1814 Brooke Smith - £360
- 1820 Micheal Hinton Castle - £374
- 1840 Frederick Ricketts - £536
- 1841 Richard Ash - £441
- 1843 F.H.F. Berkeley, M.P. - £619
- 1859 Elisha Smith Robinson - £510
- 1866 William Henry Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke - £634
- 1867 George Wills - £576
- 1868 Lewis Fry - £1,022
- 1878 Samuel Day Wills - £915
- 1880 Sir Edward Payson Wills Bt. K.C.B. - £941
- 1881 Francis J.Fry - £1,003
- 1882 Sir Frederick Wills Bt - £1,011
- 1883 Charles Townsend - £946
- 1887 Edward Robinson - £1,035
- 1891 Sir Frank William Wills Kt. - £1,054
- 1892 Sir William Howell Davis - £1,070
- 1895 Walter Melville Wills - £1,020
- 1898 Sir Herbert Ashman Bt. - £1,315
- 1921 Percy Steadman - £1,851
- 1922 Alderman George Bryant Britton, M.P. - £1,426
- 1930 W.H.Eyles - £1,212
- 1931 H.C.Lenard - £1,389
- 1936 Dr. J. Odery Symes - £1,726
- 1935 Harold G.Robinson - £2,017
- 1939 T.Thornton Wills - £1,463
- 1940 Sir Seymour Williams - £1,158
- 1941 Colonel E.W.Lennard - £1,643
- 1945 F.M.Arkle - £2,263
- 1946 J.H.Britton, C.B.E - £2,231
- 1947 Brig. A.W.L.Newth, C.B.E, D.S.O, M.C. - £2,306
- 1954 J.B.Steadman - £4,102
- 1961 J.A.Seymour-Williams - £3,429
- 1966 Andrew Breach C.B.E. - £4,781
- 1968 H.P. Lucas - £6,108
- 1967 Sir John Partridge, K.B.E. - £5,775
- 1969 Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort - £10,056
- 1976 D.A.Newton - £10,695
- 1977 Patrick Seager Hill, T.D. - £9,490
- 1978 Micheal Collings - £12,362
- 1979 Paul Watling - £9,552
- 1980 J.G.S.Young - £15,645
- 1981 R.A.Garret C.B.E. - £12,807
- 1983 Norman Ricketts, O.B.E - £21,060
- 1985 J.R.Pool M.B.E. - £28,174
- 1986 His Honour Judge J.A.Cox - £23,339
- 1990 F.A. Avery - £50,269
- 1994 Robert Durie O.B.E. - £71,686
- 1999 John Burke O.B.E - £95,656
- 2003 Sir David James Vernon Wills, 5th Baronet - £74,225
- 2015 Canon Dr. John Savage C.B.E. - £83,067
- 2016 Bob Reeves LL.D - £100,897
- 2017 Dr John Manley - £103,186
- 2018 Professor Steve West CBE DL - £108,774
- 2019 Dr Ros Kennedy - £104,763
- 2020 Francis Montagu - £109,312
References
[edit]- ^ "THE ANCHOR SOCIETY CIO - Charity 1167933". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "The Anchor Society". The Anchor Society. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Pamphlet – Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, The University Bristol" (PDF).
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