Barking, Essex 21st May 2019
The Nepton Distribution takes place annually in late May or early June at St Margaret’s Church Centre. It is the longest continually observed monetary charity in the country after the Kings Maundy Money. Ann Nepton the wife of the deceased Poulter, Thomas Nepton provided in her Will of 1728 a trust using a property in Dunning’s Alley, London which after the death of her son Joseph Green, would pass to the Company of Poulters, a London Livery...
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Barking, Essex 21st May 2019
The Nepton Distribution takes place annually in late May or early June at St Margaret’s Church Centre. It is the longest continually observed monetary charity in the country after the Kings Maundy Money. Ann Nepton the wife of the deceased Poulter, Thomas Nepton provided in her Will of 1728 a trust using a property in Dunning’s Alley, London which after the death of her son Joseph Green, would pass to the Company of Poulters, a London Livery Company to pay forever £40 per annum to the poor people of Barking in the county of Essex. The distribution takes place in the Church Centre, during a ‘tea and biscuits’ gathering. The names of the recipients are read out, they raise a hand and a member of the Company of Poulters hand out the payment of £50.00 in a small brown sealed envelope. The Company of Poulters have been adding to the legacy for many years from a one of their charitable funds. The Mayor of Barking, Councillor Abdul Aziz, the Rt. Revd. Trevor Mwamba, Reg Beer JP, and the Upper Warden of the Worshipful Company of Poulters along with other local dignitaries attend the distribution. Afterwards the beneficiaries and dignitaries make their way to the Nepton Tomb in the churchyard where prayers are said and a wreath is laid.
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