 The Town Estate provided early forms of education, the first street lighting, and today owns and operates the town's parks and sports grounds, and the town's market.From its inception in 1549, day-to-day running of the Town Estate was traditionally undertaken by Town Wardens.In 1989, a new Scheme of Arrangement was drawn up by the Charity Commission after public consultation, whereby management of the Town Estate transferred to a body of 14 Feoffees, two of whom are known as Senior and Junior Town Warden.