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9th February 1918 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton and
Northfield Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
Proposed
amalgamation of Allotment Associations
(From a
long article:- )
A largely
attended meeting was held on Sunday afternoon at Kings Heath Council Schools of
allotment holders in the Kings Heath district, to consider the advisability of
amalgamation into one large association for the sake of gaining unity of
purpose and exerting a greater influence.
…………
Prior to an
address by Mr. J. Smith, F.R.H.S., of Kings Heath Park, there was a discussion
of the subject of amalgamation …………………….
Mr. Bengough moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Smith for his address, and
Mr. H. Sharp, in seconding, said Mr. Smith was the best friend they had had.
2nd March 1918 – Birmingham News
Kings Heath Park
Bowling Club
The annual
meeting of the Kings Heath Park Bowling Club was held at Ruskin Social Club on
Monday, Mr. Mantell presiding, The club
last year raised £31 10s. for the local Military Hospitals and the Soldiers’
Rest Room at the Baptist School, High Street, and intends holding a whist drive
for the benefit of the rest room shortly.
Mr. J. Harvey, the secretary, presented the balance sheet, which was
approved, showing the sum of £8 5s. in hand.
Mr. Leverton Harris, M.P., was unanimously elected president, and a
number of vice-presidents were chosen.
The club decided to again enter the Warwickshire and Worcestershire Associations’
contests and the Parks Bowling League, and a number of friendly games are to be
played. Mr. H. Mantell was elected
chairman; Mr. H. Cooper, vice-chairman; Mr. H.J. Cooper, hon. treasurer; Mr. J.
Harvey, hon. secretary; Mr. A.W. Wilkins, assistant secretary and committee,
Messrs. A. Dyson, A. Lowe, H. Kilby, W. Bennett, A. Bennett, D.W. Johnson, J.
Cox, E. Sharp. Mr. W. Bennett was
elected captain, and Mr. T. Cross, vice-captain. A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring
officers.
4th March 1918 – BCC Parks Committee
Minute
Councillor
W. Brown presented the following report of the Administration Sub-Committee:-
Keeping
of pigs in Parks
Your
Sub-Committee are of opinion that it is in the interests of Food Production
that pigs should be kept in some of the Parks.
They accordingly recommend that the Superintendent be instructed to make
arrangements for pigs to be kept at Perry, Lightswood, Kings Heath and Warley
Parks.
Keeping
of pigs in Parks
2242 Resolved:-
That in the opinion of this Committee it is in the interests of food
production that pigs should be kept in some of the Parks, and that the
Superintendent be instructed to make arrangements for the keeping of pigs at
Perry, Lightswood, Kings Heath and Warley Parks, and that the Administration
Sub-Committee be authorized to purchasesuch numbe of pigs as they may deem
advisable.
6th May 1918 – BCC Parks Committee
Minute
Councillor
Brown presented the following report of the Administration Sub-Committee:-
Keeping
of pigs in Parks
Your
Sub-Committee report that the Superintendent has been able to procure 4 gelts
and 4 hogs, Gloucester Spot Breed, at a cost of £44, and these are being kept
at Warley Park. He has also obtained 4
gelts, 1 hog and 1 boar at a cost of £44.
3. 0. these are at Kings Heath
Park, and 4 of the Albany herd white gelts and one boar procured from Mr. Edge
of Ditchling at a cost of £51 9. 0. these are being kept at Perry Park.
Kings
Heath Allotments Association
They have
granted the King’s Heath Vicarage Road Sites Allotments Association the use of
King’s Heath Park for their annual show on Saturday 24th August,
subject to the proceeds being given to Charities.
1st July 1918 – BCC Parks Committee
Minute
Councillor
Brown presented the following report of the Administration Sub-Committee:-
Kings
Heath Park
Your
Sub-Committee have granted the use of King’s Heath Park to the King’s Heath
Prize band for July 21st the proceeds of the concert to go to the
aid of wounded soldiers at Colmore Road Hospital and also the use of Sparkhill
Park on August 25th, the proceeds to go to the aid of St. Dunstan’s
Hostel.
They have
refused the application of the Band for the use of Kings Heath Park, for
September 8th.
27th July 1918 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield and Haborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
E.M.S.
Band in the Park –
Large audiences were attracted on Sunday to Kings Heath Park, to hear two
concerts given by Kings Heath E.M.S. Prize Band, in aid of the Comforts’ Fund
of the wounded soldiers at Colmore Road Hospital. Last year the band gave similar much
appreciated concerts. The afternoon
programme included a trombone solo by Mr. F. Townsend, and in the evening there
was a euphonium solo by Mr. G. Powell, the performance concluding with the hymn
“O God our help in ages past”. We are
informed that the takings, which will go to the fund, amount to £13 3s. 6d.
Village Gossip
Parks
Committee’s Enterprise
The extent
to which the City Parks Committee have responded to the appeal for increased
food production is probably not generally realized. Not only have large areas been planted with
potatoes, but flourishing piggeries have been established at Warley, Perry Park,
Ward End and Kings Heath, and at a number of parks tomatoes are being grown in
the greenhouses formerly occupied by exotic plants. Proof of the profitable nature of the
last-mentioned experiment is forthcoming in the fact that last year alone £100
was derived from the sale of tomatoes.
In two directions particularly useful service is being rendered. Experiments are being carried out on behalf
of the Board of Agriculture in the growing of potatoes of immune varieties, and
trial plots for new varieties of vegetables to be run in conjuction with the trials
of the Royal Horticultural Sociey at Wisley Gardens are being formed at Kings Heath,
Lightswood, Handsworth, Perry and Ward End for the benefit of the allotment
holders and gardeners of the city.
Councillor G. Johnson, the chairman of the committee, has thrown himself
into the work with characteristic energy and enthusiasm, and he well merited
the warm tribute which was paid to him by the Lord Mayor at the conclusion of
the Park Committee’s annual tour of the parks last weekend.
29th July 1918 – BCC Parks Committee
Minute
Councillor
Brown presented the following report of the Administration Sub-Committee:-
Potato
Trials
Messrs.
Chittenden and Wright of the Royal Horticultural Society visited the City on
Thursday 9th July to view the various tests of trial potatoes. It has been arranged that these tests shall
be at Perry, Handsworth, Lightswood, King’s Heath and Ward End Parks. Messrs. Chittenden and Wright expressed
themselves quite satisfied with the arrangements, and it is hoped to get the
sites for these tests to be laid out as soon as the crops are off.
With
reference to potato trials, your Superintendent has received an application
from Mr. G.C. Gough of the Board of Agriculture asking that various
Associations should be allowed to view these trials and he has replied that as
these trials are for the benefit of the general public, the department will be
pleased to receive any deputations who cared to come.
31st August 1918 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield and Haborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
Wounded
Entertained – In
connection with the vist of a number of wounded soldiers from Highbury and
Colmore Road Hospitals to the Park, at the invitation of the Vicarage Road and
Priory Roads Allotment Association, the Kings Heath Park Bowling Club invited a
party of them to play in a match, made up with members of the club. The Highbury soldiers were led by the
vice-captain and the Colmore Road by the captain, the former winning by 126 to
112. The men were entertained to tea,
and were handed prizes by Councillor G. Ward, who was thanked on the
proposition of Mr. H. Cooper, seconded by Mr. J. Harvey. The club’s thanks are also due to Mrs. W.
York, Miss York, and Mrs. Norton for their help.
Allotment Shows
Kings Heath war Time Show
The second
annual show promoted by the Vicarage Road and Priory Road Allotment Association
was held on Saturday at Kings Heath Park, placed at the disposal of the
committee by the Parks Committee. The
proceeds are to be given to St. Dunstan’s Hostel for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. Last year when the above was held on a small
scale £25 was raised for the same object, and this year the committee hope to
realise at least double. There was a
large attendance of the public, for whom a number of amusements had been
provided. The company also included a
large number of wounded soldiers from the local hospitals, for whom a sports
programme had been arranged. The judges
for the vegetable show were Messrs. J. Markham (head gardener to Major J. Howard
Cartland, J.P.), E. Taylor (Sparkhill), Catt (Highbury), and Horton (Selly
Oak). Much interest was aroused by the
hon. exhibits. The soldiers at Highbury
Hospital showed a remarkable collection of vegetables and fruit (including
grapes) which they had grown; also eggs from their poultry runs. Another meritorious collection of vegatables
was shown by the men from Monyhull.
There were also attractive displays sent by the Wolseley Horticultural
Section, Perry Barr (Livingstone Road) Allotments Association, Major J.H. Cartland,
and Mr. J. Smith (lecturer in horticulture for the Parks and Education
Committees), who sent a fine educational exhibit. Mr. Deakin (Chapman and Sanders) showed two
nice rows of potatoes which he gave for the benefit of the wounded soldiers. The show prize list was as follows:-
(There
then follows a long list of prizewinners) ……………………..
During the
evening there was some speech-making.
Mr. H. Spencer (chairman of the association’s committee) thanked the
public for their support, also to the Parks Committee for the use of the
grounds, their consent having been obtained through the medium of Mr. J. Smith,
of the park.
Mr. Gale,
of St. Dunstan’s, gave a most interesting account of the wonderful work they
were doing for our blinded heroes. Today
there were no less than 505 completely blind soldiers and sailors who were earning
their own living, as a result of the training they had received at St.
Dunstan’s, and in many cases getting more than they could earn in pre-war days.
Captain Sawyer
thanked the committee and Mr. J.L. Downing, the hon. secretary, for their kind
invitation to the wounded men and the staffs of the local hospitals, and
Councillor G. Ward responding on behalf of the Parks Committee, said they only
closed a public park, when, as on this occasion, the proceeds were given to a
charitable object.
Kings Heath
Prize Band kindly gave their services, not only discoursing selections during
the show, but in the evening the dancing on the green.
The
arrangements for the show were carried out by Mr. J.L. Downing and the
committee.
23rd November 1918 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield and Haborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
Park
Bowling Club – The
fourth annual social of and prize giving to the members of the Kings Heath Park
Bowling Club was held on Saturday night in the cosy lower room of the Masonic Hall,
Institute Raod. The first part of the
proceedings consisted of a whist drive, for which Mr. S.C. Cowles was M.C.
The winners
were:- Ladies: 1, Mrs. Lowe; 2, Mrs. Humphries.
Gentlemen: 1, Mr. Batchelor; 2, Mr. Humphries. Lowest score: Miss E. Smith. Following the drive came a musical programme
and the distribution of prizes. An
apology was read from Councillor E.T. Everton regretting his inability to be
present, and the chair was taken by Mr. H. Mantell, the chairman of the
committee. Mr. Mantell observed that the
club had been able to carry on despite the vicissitudes of the terrible war,
and the past season had been the most successful from a bowling point of view
that they had ever had. The best of
feeling had always been manifested on the green, and the members had derived a
vast amount of pleasure from mingling together and playing the ancient
game. The club had, he believed, secured
third palce in the League, which, considering the difficulties under which they
had laboured was very creditable. They
were looking forward to the return from the Army of their old members –
(applause) – including the champion of the club. They were very grateful that their soldier
members had escaped injury. It was the
intention of the club to give them a fitting welcome home. Mr. Mantell then handed away the prizes to
the following members:- Mr. A. Dyson, who received the rose bowl presented by
the President (Commander Leverton Harris, M.P.); Mr. T. Cross, inkstand, given
by Major J. Howard Cartland, J.P.; Mr.
A. Lowe, vases; Mr. J. Coke, cake dish; Mr. J. Harvey (hon. secretary), biscuit
jar (the Chairman paying a tribute for the work he did for the club); Mr. J.
Close, case of knives; Mr. A. Wilkins, toilet set; Mr. A. Dyson, pair of
umbrellas; Mr. R. Burrows, gold pendant; Mr. W. York, cigarette holder; Mr. W.
Bennett (captain, who was kept away by illness). An attractive musical programme was
contributed to by Miss E. Smith, Miss Doris Bland, Messrs. W.A. Norton, Sidney
Hall and Stokes.
14th December 1918 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield and Haborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
Vicarage
Road Allotment Association – The Annual meeting of the Vicarage Road Sites Allotment Association
(War Time) was held on Saturday night in the assembly room of Ye Olde Red Lion
Hotel, Mr. Harry Spencer, chairman of committee, presiding.
……………….
They owed a
deep debt to Mr. Smith who approached the Parks Committee for their permission
to hold the show in the Park, and their thanks were also due to the committee.
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