An open buckram folder of dole-day distribution sheets in the parish vestry, with a spine label reading 'JOHN WILLIAM FOSTER · DOLE RECORDS'.
Resources

A small library, printable and posted to whoever asks.

The dole guide, the dispatch archive, the trustees' policy summary, and a short illustrated leaflet for new neighbours. All free, all printable.

These are the small printed documents we keep updated for the parish. Clicking 'download' below will save a plain text placeholder; in a live deployment, the same link would download the actual PDF. If you would prefer a paper copy posted to you, please write to [email protected] and we will put one in the post.

For recipients How the dole reaches your door — a short guide

Eight pages. What the Christmas Dole is, how the trustees agree names, what to do if you have moved cottages.

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For donors Where your gift goes — a one-pager

One page. The pound-for-pound breakdown of where a donation to JOHN WILLIAM FOSTER ends up.

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For new neighbours An introduction to the parish dole

Six pages, illustrated with line drawings by parishioner Rachel Hewitt. Plain language. Free of legalese.

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For trustees Trustees' policies — a short summary

Four pages. Safeguarding; data protection; conflicts of interest; complaints. The plain-English version.

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For the parish The JOHN WILLIAM FOSTER dispatch · archive 2018–2025

A bound archive of the past eight years of dispatches. Twenty-two short pieces in total.

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For researchers Carr's 1971 transcription of the original will-extract

Two pages. A scan and transcription of Edward Carr's 1971 reading of the will-extract held by the Settle solicitors of the day.

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A small note on the printed versions

The printed versions of all of the above are run off at the parish-hall printer on cream stock, in a hand-folded form, on the second Saturday of every other month. They are free. They are also kept on a small shelf at the back of St Oswald's, near the parish notice-board, where anyone may take one.

If you cannot find what you need

The trustees would be glad to write the document, if it would help.