Beneficiaries
One of the important aspects of the Incorporation's traditions is the giving of financial assistance to our Beneficiaries. Each Beneficiary receives a payment four times each year. Anyone can apply to become a Beneficiary if they have been a member of the Incorporation or either of their parents or spouse have been a member.
The beneficiaries receive financial support and also visits from members of the Master Court to make sure that all is well and to keep contact with the Incorporation. The Trades House Social Worker also pays visits to the beneficiaries to ensure that they are claiming all benefits that are available to them. There are also a number of social events that all Beneficiaries are invited to.
Applications to become a Beneficiary should be sent to:
Thomas W. Monteith
Clerk
69 Buchanan Street
Glasgow
G1 3HL
The tradition of supporting Beneficiaries goes way back in the history of the Incorporation. At one time the Incorporation, along with the other Crafts of the Trades House had an Alms House near to Glasgow's Cathedral where they supported decrepit tradesmen. The decrepit tradesmen were given a blue suit; blue stockings and shoes. As funeral corteges walked to the Cathedral they would pass the Alms House and the occupants would ring the Alms House bell and stand with their pewter alms plate in the anticipation that the mourners would consider their own mortality and give generously. Some of the Pewter Alms Plates can still be seen in the Trades Hall in Glassford Street.
In the late 1800s the Trades House decided to move away from having an Alms House and started to support their tradesmen in an early form of "Care in the Community". The Incorporation has continued this long tradition and still supports those in need who have strong connections to the Incorporation.
One of the important aspects of the Incorporation's traditions is the giving of financial assistance to our Beneficiaries. Each Beneficiary receives a payment four times each year. Anyone can apply to become a Beneficiary if they have been a member of the Incorporation or either of their parents or spouse have been a member.
The beneficiaries receive financial support and also visits from members of the Master Court to make sure that all is well and to keep contact with the Incorporation. The Trades House Social Worker also pays visits to the beneficiaries to ensure that they are claiming all benefits that are available to them. There are also a number of social events that all Beneficiaries are invited to.
Applications to become a Beneficiary should be sent to:
Thomas W. Monteith
Clerk
69 Buchanan Street
Glasgow
G1 3HL
The tradition of supporting Beneficiaries goes way back in the history of the Incorporation. At one time the Incorporation, along with the other Crafts of the Trades House had an Alms House near to Glasgow's Cathedral where they supported decrepit tradesmen. The decrepit tradesmen were given a blue suit; blue stockings and shoes. As funeral corteges walked to the Cathedral they would pass the Alms House and the occupants would ring the Alms House bell and stand with their pewter alms plate in the anticipation that the mourners would consider their own mortality and give generously. Some of the Pewter Alms Plates can still be seen in the Trades Hall in Glassford Street.
In the late 1800s the Trades House decided to move away from having an Alms House and started to support their tradesmen in an early form of "Care in the Community". The Incorporation has continued this long tradition and still supports those in need who have strong connections to the Incorporation.