▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁London ▁granted ▁arms ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Br idget own . ▁The ▁arm orial ▁bear ings ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁Ne ville ▁Con nell , ▁the ▁then ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Barb ados ▁Museum ▁and ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁and ▁H . ▁W . ▁In ce , ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Society . ▁ ▁Local ▁government ▁in ▁Barb ados ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Coun c ils ▁were ▁dissol ved ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁an ▁Inter im ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Local ▁Government . ▁The ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Br idget own ▁thus ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist , ▁and ▁its ▁records ▁and ▁par aph ernal ia ▁were ▁depos ited ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Government ▁Department ▁of ▁Archives ▁and ▁Barb ados ▁Museum ▁and ▁Historical ▁Society . ▁Today , ▁Br idget own ▁and ▁surrounding ▁constitu encies ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bar bad ian ▁parliament . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁climate ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁As ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁Br idget own ' s ▁centre ▁was ▁originally ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁sw amp , ▁which ▁was ▁quickly ▁dra ined ▁and ▁filled - in ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁early ▁development . ▁ ▁B ound aries ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁boundaries ▁of ▁Br idget own ▁are ▁contained ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁an ▁Act ▁passed ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁called , ▁" to ▁prevent