BURY CHARITY ORGANISATION SOCIETY; (Bury Family Welfare Association from 1945)

1 Minute books 1904 - 1971 (13 items)

GCS/2 Annual reports 1904 - 1969 (54 items)

GCS/3 Case decision books 1950 - 1971 (2 items) [closed]

GCS/4 Miscellaneous 1904 - 1913 (2 items)

• <corpname>Bury Charity Organisations Society, 1904-1945</corpname>
• <corpname>Bury Family Welfare Association, 1945-1972</corpname>

These records were deposited with Bury Library at that time, and transferred to the archive service in 1992.

The society was founded in 1904 to act as a channel for charitable assistance to individuals, and was open to membership both by private subscribers and other charitable organisations, the mayor of Bury being ex officio President. It was based at premises in Agur Street and employed an agent as well as volunteers, to enquire into the circumstances of applicants for assistance and exclude the "undeserving poor". During the second world war, the society ran the local citizens' advice bureau and was heavily involved with assistance to servicemen and their families, and the change in the nature of it's work led to a change of name in 1945. The association was wound up in 1972, it's remaining assets being passed to the Bury Council for Voluntary Service.