Image courtesy of Bourne Hall Museum.
On its formation, the Trust took possession of a substantial collection of artefacts deposited over many years, mainly associated with the Ancient Order of Foresters. It later moved to its own premises in Waterloo Road, being the Both men and women were entitled to become members provided that they were in work, over the age of eighteen and that their application had been proposed and seconded by a member of the Order. Either instead of or as well as the sash was worn a neck-ribbon 2½ inches wide and 1½ long. (The Epsom Juvenile Foresters Branch was established in 1871. In the top-left quarter of the shield is a pair of clasped hands; in the top-right hand quarter, three running stags; in the lower left is a chevron, a lamb and flag above the chevron and a bugle horn beneath; in the lower-right quarter is a quiver over a bow, arrow and bugle horn. The Epsom Branch of the Dorking, Epsom and West Surrey Branch was established in 1860. Above the shield is a stag’s head issuing out of a coronet; flanking it are the figures of two foresters (both male before 1892, one male and one female after). The Ancient Order of Foresters. The Foresters of Mersea and Peldon Ancient Order of Foresters: Court 5105 According to A History of Court Sailors' Home, West Mersea 1867 -1967 by Sybil Brand, The 'Court Sailors' Home', West Mersea, was founded on 4th September 1867 and its first member was a Mersea fisherman, William Balls.
By the 1980s the sash was no longer worn and the neck ribbon was being worn on its own with a tassel at the centre front ( two for Chief Rangers). The museum when complete, will be arranged to present a structured display of items such as Court (branch) furniture, personal regalia, that is sashes, ribbons and collars, medals and jewels, framed items, including membership and past officer certificates, Dispensations (documents setting up new branches) and commemorative pieces.
In 1881 the hall was purchased by the Ancient Order of Foresters as their local headquarters and meeting hall and the present front portico was added to provide some dignity and proudly face the street. There were several grades of membership with accordingly varied levels of support.Members paid a monthly contribution which was apportioned to various funds, chiefly the Sick & Funeral Fund, the Management Committee (the salaried administrative body) and the Benevolent Fund.Men who had families or other dependants, and were the main wage earners, could pay a level of contributions which ensured that their families would be supported if they should die or become sick or unemployed.For general information on the history of the Foresters we suggest you contact Unlike many others, it survived the slump in friendly society membership after the creation of the National Health Service in relatively good order, and still flourishes, offering both financial services and social activities, just as it did at its inception (although the courts have been renamed branches), as well as supporting a variety of charity work, and also has an historical section producing publications on Forestric history.In Forestry, the word ‘court’ is used instead of ‘lodge’, derived from the law courts of the of the royal forests which, since the Middle Ages, had met to administer the special forest laws. It was already unequivocally a benefit society by the early nineteenth century and probably was so from its beginnings. The AOF flourished in the 19th century, by 1895 having 4899 courts and 731,442 members, with court funds amounting to £5,119,842, and engaging in general charity as well as providing financial support for its members.In the late 19th century, Forestry spread throughout the world, particularly to the British colonies but also to the United States.
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