1899 - 1909

Annual meetings of 5 - 8 proprietors were held at the Mill; home of the UPPA Hon Sec.; and mainly addressed the Park rate based on RDC Rateable Value and road maintenance issues. There was strong consideration of seeking adoption by the RDC but this seemed to evaporate. A managing committee was established to oversee the road maintenance needs. General meetings addressed other concerns such as the street lamps being obscured by trees.

1910 - 1919

Following pre-WW1 discussion; some land was acquired at the Mill entrance post-warfor road widening to allow for turning of vehicles. Concern was expressed over hedges growing beyond 5 foot high and causing problems for cars - presumably driver visibility. No wartime meetings recorded.

1920 - 1929

Only owners or husbands of owners were allowed to attend meetings; this despite women having just got the vote nationally. The Avenue trees were now so established that lopping and even felling carried out. The Accounts ledger that still exists today was started. The legal position of proprietors raised as an issue but no conclusions recorded.

1930 - 1939

The first few years saw little activity just concerns over rate arrears from several residents and poor attention to their hedges. J Griffiths takes on role of chairman, secretary and treasurer as sole signatory and all minor decision making.
The Harold Sabine era then started in 1935. He established an active regular Park Management committee and the first attempts to establish and maintain a good Park roadway . Committee membership now over subscribed and elections held. The arrears problem was solved and maintenance offenders visited. Modern professionalism crept in with issues such as insurance.
Towards the end of the decade the issue of road adoption was again raised but inconclusive as WW2 beckoned.

1940 - 1949

There are no records of meetings and by mid-War no accounts records. Post-WW2 the issue of road adoption by the Council is finally ended when the Council estimate £12,000 for UPPA to put the road into a fit state for adoption. This post-WW2 period is dominated by the planning of the post-war housing development closing in on the Park. Dicksons Nursuries sell out but developments incorporating the Avenue remain on hold.

1950 - 1959

The decade is dominated by the post-WW2 housing development becoming a reality and covenant plots 2 - 7 taken out of the covenant and out of the Park. All this building was leading to much increased building traffic and discussions started on closing the Avenue entrance with a gate. Legal status of UPPA again pursued with an in-house new legal advisor - Ken Davies - but all issues dropped. The Avenue boundary did however get deliniated.
Many changes happening with the working Mill closing and its sale leading to strong concerns about the implications for the Park. There was also friction with many other personally held views of proprietors regarding their personal building development plans.
Several new and younger proprietors - many ex-military - now in the Park and active within the committee. These include builders and surveyors. The roadman eventually leaves complaining of 'too many bosses'.
By the mid-1950s the old guard could not cope with the changing times and the committee arguments. The Sabine era ended as younger members took over.
Contractors were now being used for the road maintenance and the Park rate escalated but the 10% prompt payment was introduced.

1960 - 1969

The new housing development got ever closer to home as the Mill grounds were sold and nos:86 - 104 built. With this being an Upton Park development issues and legal implications became very hot. Upton Park residents were also active in building with most of the potential infilling taking place. In most cases plans were approved through the committee but there were cases of failed attempts to break the covenant. Notably this included the Orchard plot where the developer failed to break the covenant at the Land Tribunal.
Upton Park entered the City following boundary changes. The Avenue entrance became gated with residents having keys and encouraged to lock it occasionally. The state of the road was causing concern again and the Park rate nearly doubled to start building adequate funds. With the Park rate still based on Council Rateable Values this meant that the new and often smaller properties were paying much more than the old houses since RV was based the rental income potential and tenants much prefered new property. Moves towards a fairer system for the Park Rate was at first resisted but the equal rate eventually came in. The Avenue poplars were felled and some along the southside but replanting also took place.
This period saw Bill Wilson and Ken Starkie playing major roles - the former as guardian of the covenant the latter for road maintenance. Decade ends with established pattern of turnover of Park officials and committee with typical service of two years in a post.

1970 - 1974