| AdminHistory | In October 1911, the two functions of the former Baths and Parks Committee (see BCC/1/AL) were split, resulting in the appointment of two separate committees. The Parks Committee continued dealing with matters relating to the city's parks, playgrounds and recreation grounds; their security, facilities, rules and entertainment programmes that its predecessor had undertaken. The parks department also took over the responsibility for trees in public streets. In 1912, the City Police were no longer used to patrol the parks, and the committee established its own parks police. During the First World War women served in the park police, which continued in operation until replaced by the Park Rangers in 1962. In 1919, the Parks Committee took over the management of the City Cemeteries from the Estates Committee (see BCC/1/AM), and acted as the Burial Board. During the Second World War the Parks Committee turned park land over for allotments and small holdings to help sustain agricultural production.
In 1972, the functions of the Parks Committee, along with those of the Baths, Libraries and Museum Committees were subsumed into the newly formed Leisure Services committee (BCC/1/DM). Therefore, for minutes of the Parks Committee post May 1972, please see BCC/1/DM. |