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22nd February 1919 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield, and Harborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
Allotment Lectures – Mr. J. Smith, F.R.H.S., of Kings Heath Park, and adviser and lecturer
to the parks and Education Committees on allotment matters, has been engaged
during the past week in lecturing on behalf of the Food Production Department. On Saturday night he lectured in the assembly
room of Ye Olde Red Lion Hotel, Kings Heath.
…………………….
On Tuesday night he lectured
in the the Hare and Hounds Hotel assembly room, under the auspices of the
Highbury Allotment Association ………………
26th April 1919 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield, and Harborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
Football
Derby – A good deal
of interest was taken in the Easter Tuesday meeting at Kings Heath Park of two
local teams – Kings Heath Ruskin, the champions of the Second Division of
Social Clubs, and Kings Heath Juniors, champions of the B.Y. and O.B.
League. Lowe started a movement on the
right for Ruskin which ended in a goal, following which Stockley with an
individual effort scored the best goal of the match. Laight was very conspicuous for his footwork,
as also were Lowe and Stockley. Grounds
was very resourceful at centre-half.
Lowe added another goal, and from a centre by Willetts Parkes put in the
fourth point. The game was more even in the
second moiety. Soon after the kick off
Laight scored, and some minutes later Ruskin were awarded a penalty, which was
converted by Stockley. Towards the end
of the half the Juniors made a plucky attempt to alter the complexion of the
game, but were only able to register one goal, through their outside left. Davis’ defence in goal was very sturdy.
24th May 1919 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield, and Harborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
Kings
Heath Park Bowling Club – Kings Heath Park Bowling Club played their first match in the first
round of the Senior Cup of the Warwickshire Bowling Association on Saturday on
the green of Ye Olde Red Lion Hotel, Vicarage Road, having as their opponents
the Dog Bowling Club. Mr. J. Chambers
had got the green in first class condition, suiting the bowlers A1. Messrs. J. Harvey, E. Sharp and A. Dyson were
in fine form. The Park club won by 24,
so are qualified to play in the next round in which they have to meet either
the Swan or Acocks Green clubs. The
scores were as follows:- (details given)
Kings Heath Park – 212 The Dog
Bowling Club – 188.
21st
June 1919 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield, and Harborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
Kings
Heath Park Bowling Club – Kings Heath Park Bowling Club last Saturday registered their first
win in the First Division of Birmingham Parks Bowling Club against Summerfield
Park, scoring 231 against 187. Wilkins
played a fine game winning 21 to 7. The
second division played the Summerfield Park team on their green, but lost,
scoring 146 to 174. Mr. T. Williams, one
of their old members, just returned from His Majesty’s Forces from Salonica,
was the best winner for Kings Heath. The
club has been fortunate in having three members – Messrs. W.H. Bennett, A.
Dyson and A. Wilkins – selected to play against the Warwick and Worcester
Association at Lightswood Park for the Parks Bowling League.
28th June 1919 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield, and Harborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
Kings
Heath Park B.C. –
Kings Heath Park Bowling Club played the Three Horse Shoes at the New Inns,
Yardley, in the first round of the Consolation Cup of the Warwick and
Worcestershire Bowling Association, which ended in a fine win for the Park club
by 225 to 199. Messrs C. Dyson, and J.
Harvey bowled well for the winners, winning 21-4 and 21-5. (Details given)
Today
(Saturday) the first division are playing Digby at home and the second division
are playing Digby second away.
19th July 1919 – Birmingham News
Peace Day
The Birmingham
Celebrations
The
Birmingham Peace Celebrations Committee’s programme for the various
entertainments which are to be held in the City to mark the ending of the war
is as follows:
(From a
long report:)
Bands
There will
be performances by bands in the following parks and recreation grounds:
Aston Park Kings
Heath Park
Black Patch Recreation Rookery Park
Ground Selly Oak Park
Cannon Hill Park Victoria Park
Cotteridge Park Summerfield
Park
Queen’s Park Ward
End Park
The bands
will play in the afternoon for the children’s demonstrations from 2.30 to 4.30
and again in the evening from 7 to 9.30.
The Lord
Mayor and Lady Mayoress will, during the afternoon, visit as many of the parks
as possible.
26th July 1919 – Birmingham News
Kings Norton,
Northfield, and Harborne Districts
Moseley and Kings Heath
School
Children Celebrate Peace – On Saturday afternoon over 2,000 children from the Moseley and Kings
Heath Schools took part in the Peace Celebrations at Kings Heath Park. The children of Moseley National School
(headmaster Mr. Greenhill) marched to Kings Heath where they were soon joined
by Kings Heath Boys (Mr. C. Hill), Kings Heath Girls (Mrs. Bailey), Colmore
Road Boys (Mr. Mann), and Colmore Road Girls (Miss Smith). Then marshalled by Mr. G.A. Smith the
procession walked to the Kings Heath Park via Vicarage Road. At the park gates they were met by the
children of the Yardley Woods Schools under the care of Mr. Wilson, and led by
the Kings Heath Boys’ Life Brigade Bugle Band.
In the park the children were allotted spaces round the bandstand, and
conducted by Mr. Mann, they opened the proceeding with the Doxology, followed
by the singing of the National Anthem.
There was then a silent pause in memory of the dead, and the Last Post
was sounded. A selection of national
songs followed – “Land of Hope and Glory” (Elgar), “Ye Mariners of England” and
“The Children’s Song” – and the brief proceedings were concluded with the
hoisting of the Union Jack which was saluted by the children. The little ones were then taken to the park
extension, where each school had a portion of the ground reserved to them for
sports. These were very keenly contested
by the children, and prizes were awarded to the successful competitors. These prizes were provided by a fund for
which subscriptions were collected by Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Davison, of Moseley,
and to which the Ten Acres and Stirchley Co-operative Society contributed a
donation. During the afternoon the
Corporation Tramways Band played selections in the bandstand. After the sports programme was completed the
children were marched back to their respective schools where a capital tea was
provided. The local arrangements were in
the capable hands of representatives of the different schools under the
chairmanship of Councillor W.H. Lord, and to them every credit is due for a
very enjoyable and successful function.
