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4th April 1932 – BCC Parks Committee
Minute
Sub-Committee
Reports
The Administration
Sub-Committee presented their report:
Use of
Parks, etc
On the
authority of your Chairman, the use of the parks as mentioned below has been
granted to the organizations on the dates and for the purposes stated:-
Date Park Organisation Purpose
June 11 Kings Heath English Folk
Dance & Country Dancing
Display
(bandstand) Song Society (B’ham Branch)
Your
Sub-Committee recommend the confirmation of the Chairman’s action.
9885 Resolved:-
That the granting of the use of parks etc., to the organizations and for
the purposes mentioned in the foregoing report be confirmed.
2nd May 1932 – BCC Parks Committee
Minute
Sub-Committee
Reports
The Administration
Sub-Committee presented their report:
Use of
Parks, etc
Upon the
authority of your Chairman, the use of parks as mentioned below has been
granted to the organizations on the dates and for the purposes stated:-
Date Park Organisation Purpose
June 12 ) Kings Heath B’ham (South) Chris- Service
June 17 ) (bandstand) tadelphia Ecclesia
Confirmation
of the Chairman’s action is recommended.
9922 Resolved:-
That the granting of the use of various parks to the organizations and
for the purposes mentioned in the foregoing report be confirmed.
3rd September 1932 – Birmingham News
Kings Heath Bee Keepers
Branch’s Progress
Demonstration at Park
An interesting and educative afternoon was spent on Saturday at Kings Heath Park, where the Kings Heath and South Birmingham branch of the Warwickshire Bee-keepers’ Association held a demonstration with live bees, accompanied by a lecture by a leading expert.
The large audience that assembled under pleasant conditions suggested a growing interest in this fascinating, useful, and quite profitable pursuit.
Mr. George Handley, Kings Heath’s recognized authority on bee-keeping, presided, and in his opening remarks, stated that the Kings Heath branch, though only inaugurated 12 months ago, had made remarkable progress. The object was to foster and develop agriculture and apart from securing the best results in the production of honey it also encouraged the study of nature. Kings Heath was quite a good honey district. He had taken as much as one hundred weight from a hive.
A number of hives had been brought together, including a couple of observating (sic) hives – one showing the up-to-date method, the other to indicate how bees build their nest of combs under natural conditions.
Over 50,000 Bees
The greatest interest was shown when the hives were opened and the combs containing thousands of bees were taken amongst the audience. The queen was also shown.
Mr. Handley, when manipulating, startled the audience somewhat as he walked amongst them with a handful of bees from which he shook a few into the hands of the boldest. Upwards of 50,000 bees were taken out of the hives and handled with absolute immunity from stings. It was a revelation to those interested in the ancient craft.
Mr. W. Herrod-Hempsall, F.E.S., (Technical Advisor on bee-keeping to the Ministry of Agriculture) gave a lecture on “How to begin bee-keeping production of honey for profit”.
It was announced that the Birmingham Education Committee were commencing a class at Kings Heath this autumn, on “Bee-keeping and Nature Study”.
2nd October 1932 – BCC Parks Committee Minute
Sub-Committee
Reports
The General
Purposes Sub-Committee presented their report:-
Hockey
in the Parks, 1932/33
Hockey
pitches have been let to clubs for the 1932/33 season as follows:-
Park King’s Heath
Name of
Club Boxfoldia Ltd.
Secretary Miss G. Foyle, Boxfoldia
Ltd., Ten Acres, Birmingham.
Rental £15
9186 Resolved:-
That the arrangements for the letting of hockey pitches in the parks for
the season 1932-33 as detailed in the foregoing report, be confirmed.
8th October 1932 - Birmingham News
The Week’s News from the Districts
Moseley & Kings Heath
Kings Heath Park Bowlers – The members of the Kings Heath Park Bowling Club finished the season on Saturday with a successful tea and whist drive, held at the Kings Heath Park House.
After tea the trophies and prizes were distributed by the vice-president, Mr. F. Alcock. The chief winners were:- (details then given).
