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2nd January 1956 – BCC Parks Committee Minute
Councillor Price presented the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Committee:-
Police Report – Serious Accidents
Since the last meeting of your Sub-Committee, there have been 14 serious accidents dealt with in the parks and the patients sent to hospital. There were also 125 minor injuries treated and the patients sent home. Details of serious accidents are given in Appendix “E”.
Appendix “E”
Police Report – Serious Accidents
Date: 13.11.55
Park: Kings Heath Pk.
Name & Age: Anthony Tittler (16)
Nature of Injury: Injury to right ear.
Cause of injury: Playing football.
Alderman Mrs. Hyde presented the following report of the Sites and Buildings Sub-Committee:-
Special Orders
Since the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, the following orders over £50 have been placed:-
King’s Heath Park
8 squares 1” x 5” Building W.J. Vincent & Co. Ltd. £52- 0- 0.
Board for greenhouse Birmingham
staging.
Order D.8294.
Special Orders
117362 Resolved:- That the action of the General Manager in relation to special orders as referred to in the foregoing report, be approved and confirmed.
20th January 1956 – Minute of Special Meeting of the BCC Parks Committee
Included in this Minute is a report concerning:-
Draft Estimates 1956-7
(From a very long, and detailed report:-)
The report shows that the following allocations were included for King’s Heath Park:-
- Construction of new Playground Areas (# Where new gymnasia is already erected or in course of erection and there is no paved area) Surfacing playground area - £300
Fencing:-
- 3’ W.I. fencing round pool - £400 – Protection to children
- 70 yds sawn oak fence adj. Hort. School garden - £200 – To prevent unauthorised access from new School premises adjacent.
Repairs, Alterations & Improvements
- · New Improvements - Horticultural School - £50 – Sundry requisites for School
Replacement or repair of Dilapidates and Unserviceable Greenhouses
- Tiffany Blinds to 70’ x 12’ Greenhouse - £135 - New Greenhouse. “Summercloud” not effective.
Pit Lights and Cold Frames
- 6 Concrete frames 6’ x 4’ - £50
Electric Installations
- Stokehold and Potting Shed - £35 – None at present
Trees, Bulbs, Seeds, etc
- 100 Rhododendrons - £30 - Replacements
New Ablution Blocks for Sports Purposes
- Kings Heath Park - £2,200
6th February 1956 – BCC Parks Committee Minute
Councillor Price presented the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Police Report- Serious Accidents
Since the last meeting of your Sub-Committee, there have been 12 serious accidents dealt with in the parks and the patients sent to hospital. There were also 68 minor injuries treated and the patients sent home. Details of the serious accidents are given in Appendix “E”.
Appendix “E”
Police Report – Serious Accidents
Date: 30.10.55
Park: Kings Heath Pk.
Name & Age: Benidict Martin (25)
Nature of Injury: Injury to stomach
Cause of Injury: Tackled – playing football
“Sons of Rest” and “Daughters of Rest” Shelters – Cost of heating, lighting and cleaning
Your Sub-Committee will be aware that the Welfare Committee have accepted the principle that they will be responsible for the costs of heating, lighting and cleaning “Sons of Rest” and “Daughters of Rest” shelters, with effect from the 1st April, 1956, and I now set out hereunder proposals for the implementation of the arrangement, so far as your Department is concerned:-
“Sons of Rest” Shelters
(1) The Midlands Electricity Board and the West Midlands Gas Board be requested to take the state of the electric and gas meters for the respective shelters on or about the 1st April, 1956 (at present some of the supplies are combined with park premises but arrangements will be made for the shelters to be separately metered prior to the operative date).
(2) Electricity and gas accounts for the shelters concerned will continue to be submitted to the City Treasurer (Parks Accounts) for payment, and the cost will be recharged to the respective branches.
(3) Water supplies to the shelters are not separately metered and the cost of water consumed will, therefore, continue to be paid by the Parks Department.
(4) A number of the shelters are heated by means of coke and this fuel can continue to be supplied by your Department. In many cases, however, there is no separate bulk storage place within the “Sons of Rest” premises for the fuel, and the coke requirements are at present obtained direct from the stock held at the park concerned. It is proposed, therefore, to supply coke from the park stock in 1 cwt. capacity bags and obtain a receipt from a responsible member of the “Sons of Rest” branch. The receipt will then be sent monthly to the City Treasurer (Parks Account) who will recharge the Branch with the cost of the coke supplied, based on current prices.
(5) The actual cost of the men’s time in cleaning the floors and windows of the shelters and lighting the fires will be recharged by way of the weekly time sheets submitted to the Treasurer by the Officers-in-Charge.
(6) The Parks Committee will continue to be responsible for interior and exterior repair and decoration to the shelters.
(7) The accounts for the cost of heating, lighting and cleaning the shelters could be submitted to the respective “Sons of Rest” Branch Treasurers by the City Treasurer each quarter in arrears and a copy of these accounts could also be supplied to the Welfare Department for information.
(8) It is suggested that no supervision or administrative expenses be charged.
“Daughters of Rest” Shelter
The “Daughters of Rest” shelter was officially opened at Selly Oak Park on the 22nd October, 1953, and the “Daughters of Rest” Society has been responsible for the cost of heating, lighting and water since that date. The shelter is heated by an open coal fire, supplemented by electric fires, and the coal is purchased by the Society direct. The Midlands Electricity Board render their account for electricity consumed direct to the Society’s Treasurer; no gas is installed. The water service to the shelter is combined with a point used for park purposes, and a fixed charge of £1-5-0 per quarter is made by the City Treasurer for water consumed. It is suggested, therefore, that the present arrangements regarding heating, lighting and water be continued.
The Staff at Selly Oak Park clean the windows of the shelter and also light the fires daily, but the time engaged on these duties is not at present charged to the Society. In view of the terms of the Welfare Committee’s resolution however, I propose that this service be coded on the time-sheets and be charged with effect from the 1st April, 1956.
The Staff at Selly Oak Park clean the windows of the shelter and also light the fires daily, but the time engaged on these duties is not at present charged to the Society. In view of the terms of the Welfare Committee’s resolution however, I propose that this service be coded on the time-sheets and be charged with effect from the 1st April, 1956.
The question of the maintenance of the fabric of the building has never been made absolutely clear, but as the shelter was handed over to the Corporation at the official opening ceremony, you may consider that the Parks Committee should be responsible for its maintenance as in the case of the “Sons of Rest” shelters.
Your Committee will know that the Welfare Committee feel that the Branches should, as far as possible, meet the running costs of their buildings themselves, and Mr. Salter and I propose to visit the larger Branches prior to the change-over, so that the various aspects may be fully discussed with the Federation Secretary and the Branch Secretaries concerned.
Your Committee’s approval of the proposed arrangements set out above and their instructions regarding the future maintenance of the “Daughters of Rest” shelter at Selly Oak Park are desired.
Exercising of Dogs
In 1948 by Minute No. 8092, your Committee authorised the exercising of dogs off a leash up to 10 o’clock in the mornings and for one hour before closing time at the sites listed below:-
(From a long list:-)
District No. 2.
Kings Heath Park Southern area adjoining rly.
..................... (The report then considers the addition of further areas in parks and recreation grounds without further mention of Kings Heath Park, and then continues:-)
In view of the increasing demands for facilities for the free exercise of dogs, it may be your Committee’s wish that the areas set aside in the parks for this purpose be indicated by a suitably worded notice showing the extent of the area available for this purpose and emphasising the necessity of the dogs being under control, in accordance with the terms of the Bye-laws.
The Committee’s instructions are desired.
“Sons of Rest” and “Daughters of Rest” Shelters – Cost of heating, lighting and cleaning
17431 Resolved:- That, subject to an alteration in the proposed arrangements for heating, lighting and cleaning “Sons of Rest” shelters to provide for the cost of water supplied to the shelters being borne by the Welfare Committee, by agreement on the annual charge therefor, the proposals more particularly referred to in the foregoing report for the maintenance, heating, lighting and cleaning of such shelters as between this Committee and the Welfare Committee with effect from 1st April, 1956, be approved and confirmed; and that insofar as the “Daughters of Rest” shelter at Selly Oak is concerned, this Committee do agree to be responsible for the maintenance of the shelter as in the case of the “Sons of Rest” shelters, and to the existing practices for heating, lighting, water supplies, etc., at the shelter remaining in operation.
Exercising of Dogs
17433 Resolved:- That in the circumstances reported, Minute No. 8092 be varied to provide for the inclusion of the recreation grounds and parks in Districts Nos.1, 2 and 3 named in the report as additional areas to provide facilities for the exercising of dogs off the leash up to 10 a.m. in the morning and for one hour before the time fixed for closing, and that the General Manager be authorised to indicate by suitably worded notices at these areas the facilities granted in this respect and drawing attention to the need to comply with terms of Bye-laws in this matter.
5th March 1956 – BCC Parks Committee Minute
Councillor Price submitted the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Use of Parks
I beg to submit in Appendix “D” particulars of applications received for the use of parks. The applications being not inconsistent with your Committee’s policy were granted, and it is asked that the action be approved.
Appendix “D”
Use of Parks
Organisation: Wolf Cub Section of South Birmingham Boy Scouts Local Assoc.
Date: 5.5.1956
Park: Kings Heath Park
Purpose: Annual Sports
Purpose: Annual Sports
Use of Parks
17552 Resolved:- That the action of the General Manager in authorising the use of Parks in respect of the details submitted in Appendix “D” to the foregoing report, be approved and confirmed.
The General Manager submitted the following report:-
Estimates 1956/57
Savings of £109,930 were required relative to the Estimates already prepared and submitted. The following items identified for Kings Heath Park were lost:-
- Construction of new Playground Areas (# Where new gymnasia is already erected or in course of erection and there is no paved area)
# Surfacing playground area - £300
Fencing:-
- 3’ W.I. fencing round pool - £400
- 70 yds sawn oak fence adj. Hort. School garden - £200
Repairs, Alterations & Improvements
- New Improvements - Horticultural School - £50
Replacement or repair of Dilapidates and Unserviceable Greenhouses
- Tiffany Blinds to 70’ x 12’ Greenhouse - £135
Pit Lights and Cold Frames
- 6 Concrete frames 6’ x 4’ - £50
Electric Installations
- Stokehold and Potting Shed - £35
9th April 1956 – BCC Parks Committee Minute
In the absence of Councillor Price, the Chairman (Councillor E.W. Horton) presented the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Mr J.B. Cooper – Release from Training Scheme
I have received the following letter from Mr. J.B. Cooper, a Propagating Gardener employed by your Department at King’s Heath Park:-
(COPY) 48, Shirley Park Road,
Shirley,
Warwickshire 7.3.56
Dear Sir,
I wish to apply for permission to be released from the three year contract I signed with the Parks Department when joining the training scheme.
This contract expires in October next but, as I would like to terminate my employment some time during April, I would greatly appreciate it if an earlier release could be granted to me.
Thanking you,
Yours truly,
(sd.) J.B. Cooper
In 1953 Mr. Cooper was accepted for advanced training under the Departmental Training Scheme and accordingly signed an agreement to serve with the Corporation for a period of three years from the 1st October, 1953. He now wishes to commence business on his own account as a Landscape Gardener.
There would appear to be little point in retaining the services of an unwilling employee, and your Committee may, therefore, see its way fit towards granting Mr. Cooper’s request.
The Committee’s instructions are desired.
Mr J.B. Cooper – Release from Training Scheme
17679 Resolved:- That in the circumstances referred to in the foregoing report Mr. J.B. Cooper be released from his agreement to serve with the Corporation for three years and to participate in the advanced departmental training scheme commencing 1st October, 1953.
Alderman Mrs. Hyde submitted the following report of the Sites and Buildings Sub-Committee:-
Various Sites – Tenure of Civil Defence Report and Control Centres
I have been approached by the Civil Defence Officer of the City, in regard to a proposal by the Civil Defence Committee to carry out drainage around the existing underground Report and Control Centres situated within the various parks and recreation grounds, with the object of using such buildings as lecture rooms for Civil Defence personnel residing in those particular areas, and so avoid the additional expense of providing new training premises.
I have been approached by the Civil Defence Officer of the City, in regard to a proposal by the Civil Defence Committee to carry out drainage around the existing underground Report and Control Centres situated within the various parks and recreation grounds, with the object of using such buildings as lecture rooms for Civil Defence personnel residing in those particular areas, and so avoid the additional expense of providing new training premises.
It is stated that before Government approval can be given to the proposal, it will be necessary to have your Committee’s authority for the retention of these sites for a considerable time, and in this connection I would mention that by Minute No. 12,068 of the 7th January, 1952, your Committee concurred in the proposal to bring the Civil Defence Centres back into use and for the sites to be enclosed with sawn oak fencing at the expense of the Civil Defence Committee.
This fencing work was carried out in 1952 independent entrance gates being provided from the respective street frontages, and the following list shows the parks and recreation grounds affected:-
Parks
Calthorpe Handsworth
King’s Heath Perry
Rookery Selly Oak
Summerfield
Recreation Grounds
Acocks Green King’s Norton P. Fields
Manor Rd. Stechford
Before authorising such concessions, I think at this stage it would be desirable to enquire formally from the Civil Defence Committee as to any permanent intentions they may have upon these sites.
Various Sites – Tenure of Civil Defence Report and Control Centres
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17712 Resolved:- That, having regard to the enquiries made on behalf of the Civil Defence Committee for consent to carry our drainage work at the existing underground Report and Control Centres situate in the various parks and recreation grounds, as more particularly referred to in the foregoing report, the Civil Defence Committee be asked to acquaint this Committee as to whether it is their intention to regard the use of those shelters at public open spaces to provide lecture rooms for Civil Defence training purposes as a permanent arrangement, in order to assist in the consideration of the application to carry out the proposed drainage work.
7th May 1956 – BCC Parks Committee Minute
Councillor Price submitted the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Police Report – Serious Accidents
Since the last meeting of your Sub-Committee, there have been 15 serious accidents dealt with in the parks and the patients sent to hospital. There were also 279 minor injuries treated and the patients sent home. Details of serious accidents are given in Appendix “E”.
Appendix “E”
Police Report – Serious Accidents
Date: 25.3.56
Park: K. Heath Pk.
Name & Age: Rodger Baldock (23)
Nature of Injury: Suspected fracture to bone, lt. foot
Cause of injury: Playing football.
Staff
Regradings
I have to recommend the regradings as set out in Appendix “J” for the approval of the Committee, to take effect from the dates indicated. The services of the employees recommended have been satisfactory.
Appendix “J”
Regradings
Name & Age: Roberts, J.D. (50)
Where employed: Kings Heath Park
Grading & Wages
Present: Gdn. Lab. £7.12.0.
Recommended: Gdn. 2nd cl. £7.19.4.
Date commenced: 31.10.55
To date from: 26.3.56
Rating Valuations
The Sub-Committee will be aware that properties have been revalued throughout the country for general rating purposes under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1948, and that the revised assessments became effective on the 1st April, 1956. The values of many of the properties under the control of the Parks Committee have been altered, and I therefore set out in Appendix “K” of this report, a complete schedule of hereditaments upon which the Committee is directly responsible for the payment of General Rates.
The schedule has been separated into two main parts; section “A” deals with properties within Birmingham Rating Area, and section “B” with properties outside the City boundary. Each section has been subdivided into cemetery properties, parks and recreation grounds properties and golf courses, and each assessment has been prefixed with a number for future reference purposes.
The revised assessment of all the Corporation own (sic) properties are at present being examined by the City Estates Officer from a valuation point of view, and matters necessitating a legal opinion will be referred to the Town Clerk. In this latter respect there appears to be a number of anomalies, and it is possible that there will be grounds for seeking an alteration in the values ascribed to some properties. However, I hope to be in a position to report more fully on these and the financial implications of the revaluation to a later meeting of your Sub-Committee, when the observations of the City Estates Officer and the Town Clerk have been received.
Appendix K
Rating Valuations
Ref No: 28
Site and Property: Kings Heath Park – Horticultural School, Ground & 1st Floor
Previous Assessment
Gross value: £85
Rateable value: £68
Rate levied at 25/- in £: £85.0.0.
New Assessment w.e.f. 1.4.1956
Gross value: £150
Rateable value: £122
Rate levied at 18/6 in £: £112.17.0.
Departmental Observations: Portion of the park house accommodating the Departmental Horticultural Training School.
Staff – Regradings
17794 Resolved:- That the staff regradings as set out in Appendix “J” to the foregoing report be approved and confirmed to have effect from the dates shown in each case.
Rating Valuations
17799 Resolved:- That the report of the General Manager on rating valuations carried out pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act 1948, be approved and that he be requested to report further on this subject when the observations of the City Estates Officer and the Town Clerk in this regard are known, together with information to assist any consideration that might be given to the possibility of passing on increases in rate payments to tenants where applicable.
The Chairman (Councillor Mrs. Tomlinson) submitted the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Appendix “J”
District No. 2
Appendix “K”
District No. 2
Name & Age: Chester K.J. (19)
Name & Age: Franks, D. (19)
17974 Resolved:- That the proposal referred to in the foregoing report for holding an “Open Day” at Kings Heath Park Departmental Training School on Saturday, 14th July, between 10.0 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. be approved, and the General Manager authorised to make arrangements accordingly.
17988 Resolved:- That the staff regradings as set out in Appendix “J” to the foregoing report be approved and confirmed, to have effect from the dates shown in each case.
17989 Resolved:- That the transfer to the permanent staff of temporary manual employees, as more particularly set out in Appendix “K” to the foregoing report, be approved and confirmed.
Various Sites – Improvements to Catering Establishments
Refreshment Rooms let to Private Caterers
Refreshment Rooms let to City of Birmingham Restaurants Dept.
I subsequently communicated with the Secretary of the Civic Restaurants Department with regard to this new measure requesting his observations on the following points:-
(a) Whether in his opinion, the scale of the requirements is, in fact, necessary under the Act or possibly, in some cases, if they are adequate.
In his reply, the Secretary referred to the original arrangements made between the two Committees, whereby it was agreed that the Catering Committee should be responsible for equipment in the various parks refreshment rooms necessary and incidental to catering facilities therein, and that alterations and renovations of a major character which could rightly be construed as the responsibility of the landlord should be undertaken by your Committee. In the circumstances he considers that most of the improvements required under the new regulations could, on this basis, be accepted as being the responsibility of the caterer.
18108 Resolved:- That the report of the General Manager on work required to be carried out at the several catering establishments in parks and recreation grounds by the caterers concerned, in order to conform with the food hygiene standards under the prescribed regulations, be approved; and that in the event of a caterer being unable to provide the necessary money in a particular case, the General Manager be authorised to offer to carry out the work at the Committee’s expense, subject to the tenant paying 8% of the costs involved as an increase to the respective rental.
Councillor Mrs. Tomlinson submitted the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Police Report – Serious Accidents
Appendix “E”
Date: 15.7.56
Date: 22.7.56
Appendix “G”
District No. 2
Name & Age: Roberts, J.D. (50)
Name & Age: Lewis, J.J. (21)
18285 Resolved:- That the details submitted in Appendix “G” to the foregoing report, in respect of Improved Service Pay be approved, and payments made with effect from the dates and in respect of the names specified.
Councillor Mrs. Tomlinson submitted the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Police Report – Serious Accidents
Appendix “E”
Date: 7.10.56
Appendix “H”
District No. 2
18380 Resolved:- That the staff regradings as set out in Appendix “H” to the foregoing report be approved and confirmed, to have effect from the dates shown in each case.
Entertainments in the Parks - 1957 Season
(From a list of 12 sites:-)
The figures listed were amongst the very lowest in the table.
There is then no further mention of Kings Heath Park in the report – it was not included in the 1957 season.
2nd
July 1956 – BCC Parks Committee Minute
The Chairman (Councillor Mrs. Tomlinson) submitted the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Departmental Training School – “Open Day”
Your Committee may recall that in my previous reports on the
Departmental Training Scheme, I mentioned that since its inception in 1952 and
the setting up of the Training School in King’s Heath Park, it has been the
practice to send an annual report to the parent of each apprentice, setting out
details of his or her progress in both the class-room and the practical sphere.
During this period, the teaching facilities at King’s Heath Park have
been gradually extended, and it is felt that the stage has now been reached
when the employer-parent liaison might be furthered in the form of a School
“Open Day”. It is anticipated that on
such an occasion apprentices might show their parents and friends around the
school class-rooms and demonstration gardens, and parents could discuss matters
appertaining to the training with the various instructors.
If your Committee should approve this suggestion it is considered that Saturday,
14th July would be the best day to hold the event, and that it
should take place between 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. Certain members of the Committee might like
to be present at sometime during the period.
The Committee’s instructions are desired.
Staff
I beg to submit hereunder particulars of appointments that have been
made and resignations that have been received since the last meeting of your
Sub-Committee.
District No. 2
Fifteen appointments were made and nine resignations were received. Mr. J.B. Cooper, Gardener R.H.S. at King’s
Heath Park, left after three years ten months service to go into business on
his own account. .....................
Regradings
I have to recommend the regradings as set out in Appendix “J” for the
approval of the Committee, to take effect from the dates indicated. The services of the employees recommended
have been satisfactory.
Appendix “J”
Regradings
District No. 2
Name & Age: Battison,
D. (22)
Where employed: Kings
Heath Park
Grading & Wages
Present: Gdn.
2nd Cl. £8.17.4.
Recommended: Gdn.
Prop. £9.8.4.
Date commenced: 4.1.54
To date from: 4.6.56
Staff - Temporary Manual Employees – Appointment to the Permanent Staff
It is recommended that the temporary manual employees whose particulars
are given in Appendix “K” be appointed to the Permanent Staff of the Department
with effect from the date of this meeting.
The Approval of the Committee for such action is desired.
Appendix “K”
Temporary Manual Employees – Appointment to
the Permanent Staff
District No. 2
Name & Age: Brown,
D.J. (19)
Designation: App.
Gardener
Where employed: Kings
Heath Park
Date commenced: 21.9.53
Name & Age: Chester K.J. (19)
Designation: App.
Gardener
Where employed: Kings
Heath Park
Date commenced: 20.9.54
Name & Age: Franks, D. (19)
Designation: App.
Gardener
Where employed: Kings
Heath Park
Date commenced: 21.9.53
Departmental
Training School – “Open Day”
17974 Resolved:- That the proposal referred to in the foregoing report for holding an “Open Day” at Kings Heath Park Departmental Training School on Saturday, 14th July, between 10.0 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. be approved, and the General Manager authorised to make arrangements accordingly.
Staff –
Regradings
17988 Resolved:- That the staff regradings as set out in Appendix “J” to the foregoing report be approved and confirmed, to have effect from the dates shown in each case.
Staff - Temporary
Manual Employees
17989 Resolved:- That the transfer to the permanent staff of temporary manual employees, as more particularly set out in Appendix “K” to the foregoing report, be approved and confirmed.
Councillor Haynes
submitted the following report of the Sites and Buildings Sub-Committee:-
Various Sites – Improvements to Catering Establishments
In accordance with the requirements contained in the recent Food
Hygiene Recommendations, 1955, made jointly by the Minister of Agriculture
Fisheries and Food and the Minister of Health, a survey of all catering
establishments at the various parks, recreation grounds, etc. has been carried
out by a member of your technical staff, in conjunction with representatives of
the Public Health and Civic Restaurants Department.
As a consequence of this survey, it is established that, in order to
bring the several premises up to the standards required under the Regulations
certain modifications and additions will have to be made, the estimated cost of
which is given in the summary hereunder.
Generally speaking, the additional work, so far as your Committee’s
establishments are concerned relate (1) to the provision of a separate
wash-hand basin with an adequate supply of hot water in or near the kitchen,
together with all necessary accessories for the personal cleanliness of those
preparing or serving food, and (2) cupboard or locker accommodation for
clothing and footwear where no adequate provision is made elsewhere than in a
food room.
Refreshment Rooms let to Private Caterers
.......................... (A
list of 11 sites)
Refreshment Rooms let to City of Birmingham Restaurants Dept.
(From a list of 20 sites:-)
K. Heath Pk. Estimate £32- 0- 0.
I subsequently communicated with the Secretary of the Civic Restaurants Department with regard to this new measure requesting his observations on the following points:-
(a) Whether in his opinion, the scale of the requirements is, in fact, necessary under the Act or possibly, in some cases, if they are adequate.
(b) What proportion of the cost of implementing
these alterations should, in his opinion, be rechargeable to the tenants of the
establishments concerned.
In his reply, the Secretary referred to the original arrangements made between the two Committees, whereby it was agreed that the Catering Committee should be responsible for equipment in the various parks refreshment rooms necessary and incidental to catering facilities therein, and that alterations and renovations of a major character which could rightly be construed as the responsibility of the landlord should be undertaken by your Committee. In the circumstances he considers that most of the improvements required under the new regulations could, on this basis, be accepted as being the responsibility of the caterer.
Whilst being prepared, therefore, to recommend acceptance of these
liabilities, the Secretary wishes to be assured that, in the case of private
caterers, the same division of responsibility would be insisted upon by your
Committee. In this connection, I would
mention that the several private caterers under your control have been supplied
with a copy of the regulations, being at the same time informed that they will
be responsible for providing and installing the necessary equipment required
under the Order.
In the event of a private caterer being unable to meet the expenditure,
your Committee may wish to authorise the work to be undertaken on his behalf
and the outlay involved recovered by way of increased rental based on an 8%
return.
The Committee’s instructions are desired.
Various Sites – Improvements to Catering Establishments
18108 Resolved:- That the report of the General Manager on work required to be carried out at the several catering establishments in parks and recreation grounds by the caterers concerned, in order to conform with the food hygiene standards under the prescribed regulations, be approved; and that in the event of a caterer being unable to provide the necessary money in a particular case, the General Manager be authorised to offer to carry out the work at the Committee’s expense, subject to the tenant paying 8% of the costs involved as an increase to the respective rental.
5th
November 1956 – BCC Parks Committee Minute
Councillor Mrs. Tomlinson submitted the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Police Report – Serious Accidents
Since the last meeting of your Sub-Committee,
there have been 103 serious accidents dealt with in the parks and the patients
sent to hospital. There were also 1881
minor injuries treated and the patients sent home. Details of serious accidents are given in
Appendix “E”.
Appendix “E”
Police Report –
Serious Accidents
Date: 15.7.56
Park: Kings
Heath Pk.
Name & Age: John Wainwright (9)
Nature of Injury: Cut to forehead
Cause of injury: Hit by brother’s cricket bat.
Date: 22.7.56
Park: Kings
Heath Pk.
Name & Age: David Denham (18)
Nature of Injury: Suspected fracture, left collar bone
Cause of injury: Fell while playing cricket.
Improved Service Pay
I beg to submit in Appendix “G” a list of
applications received and recommended for the Committee’s approval, the payments
to take effect from the dates stated.
Appendix “G”
Improved Service
Pay
District No. 2
Name & Age: Demain,
D. (Mrs) (65)
Designation: Cleaner
Where employed: Kings Heath Park
Where employed: Kings Heath Park
Date commenced: 29.9.53
Grant recommended: 1/-
To date from: 29.9.56
Name & Age: Raison,
A.E. (24)
Designation: Gdn.
Prop.
Where employed: Kings
Heath Park
Date commenced: 12.8.46
Grant recommended: 2/-
To date from: 7.7.56
Name & Age: Roberts, J.D. (50)
Designation: Gdn.
2nd cl.
Where employed: Kings
Heath Park
Date commenced: 31.10.55
Grant recommended: 2/-
To date from: 22.12.55
Name & Age: Lewis, J.J. (21)
Designation: App.
Gdn.
Where employed: Kings
Heath Park
Date commenced: 22.9.52
Grant recommended: 2/-
To date from: 12.9.56
Staff – Improved
Service Pay
18285 Resolved:- That the details submitted in Appendix “G” to the foregoing report, in respect of Improved Service Pay be approved, and payments made with effect from the dates and in respect of the names specified.
3rd
December 1956 – BCC Parks Committee Minute
Councillor Mrs. Tomlinson submitted the following report of the General Purposes and Finance Sub-Committee:-
Police Report – Serious Accidents
Since the last meeting of your Sub-Committee,
there have been 24 serious accidents dealt with in the parks and the patients
sent to hospital. There were also 288
minor injuries treated and the patients sent home. Details of serious accidents are given in
Appendix “E”.
Appendix “E”
Police Report –
Serious Accidents
Date: 7.10.56
Park: Kings
Heath Pk.
Name & Age: Royston Edwards (5)
Nature of Injury: Cuts, bruises, over rt. eye.
Cause of injury: Walked into swing in motion.
Regradings
I have to recommend the regradings as set out in Appendix “H” for the
approval of the Committee, to take effect from the dates indicated. The services of the employees recommended
have been satisfactory.
Appendix “H”
Regradings
District No. 2
Name & Age: Lewis,
J.J. (21)
Where employed: Kings
Heath Park
Grading & Wages
Present: App.
Gdn.. £7.19.11.
Recommended: Gdn.
1st Cl. £8.17.8.
Date commenced: 22.9.52
To date from: 12.9.56
Staff –
Regradings
18380 Resolved:- That the staff regradings as set out in Appendix “H” to the foregoing report be approved and confirmed, to have effect from the dates shown in each case.
Alderman Mrs. Hyde
submitted the following report of the Recreation and Entertainments
Sub-Committee:-
Entertainments in the Parks - 1957 Season
Average attendances at the Entertainments in the Parks for the last 5
years were as follows:-
(From a list of 12 sites:-)
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Kings Heath Park 199 184 165 165 -
(Summer Theatre)
The figures listed were amongst the very lowest in the table.
There is then no further mention of Kings Heath Park in the report – it was not included in the 1957 season.
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