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Originally Posted by steeljack
question ... was the 'Band of Hope' related to the 'Toch H ' (sp?) seem to remember a Toch H sign (not the proverbial lamp) somewhere in Arrod when I was a kid   |
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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson
No connection, although I think the Accrington TocH may have met close by the Rechabites. TocH was originally for servicemen to gather together in some form of religious meeting, or friendship brought about by the leaders who were often clergymen. Band of Hope was for children to be told the evils of drink. Rechabites were adults who campaigned against drink.
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I remember from my younger days that Toc H in Accy was above the building next to the post office now occupied by Maundy Grange. The angled doorway on the corner of Abbyt street and Infant street had the words Toc H and the lamp symbol either on the glass above the door or on the window above. It was ages before I found out what it meant.
I see from this link that its founder was honoured in Accrington.
Toc H in Rishton