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April 25, 2021 at 9:02 am
For many, the word ‘workhouse’ conjures up the image of an orphaned Oliver Twist begging for food from a cruel master. The reality, however, was somewhat different, and Britain’s system of poor relief arguably saved thousands of people from starvation over the course of its 300-year history.
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The provision of state-provided poor relief was crystallised in the 1601 Poor Relief Act, which gave parish officials the legal ability to collect money from rate payers to spend on poor relief for the sick, elderly and infirm – the ‘deserving’ poor. Labelled ‘out relief’, handouts usually took the form of bread, clothing, fuel or money.
LEIGH Centurions have slumped to another defeat, going down 34-8 at Salford Red Devils. The night had started promisingly for John Duffy’s men, seeking their first win since their return to the top flight, when they took an early lead. But despite leading at half time Leigh fell apart midway through the second half with a long-range Salford breakaway try from Ken Sio heralding a late collapse. Matty Russell had given Centurions a fine start on seven minutes when he took Iain Thornley’s pass to go in at the corner. Ben Reynolds missed the goal, but Leigh had a 4-0 lead.
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