Reference
Z118/B/1
Title
Management Committee file including the following information:
- notes of a conversation with Sir David Renton's secretary regarding putative organisation and finances of BARA [2 Apr 1969];
- Agreement by Reunion Properties Co Ltd that BARA could occupy the shop and two upstairs offices of 37 St.Peter's Street, Bedford, rent free [Apr-May 1969];
- names and addresses of officers and members of BARA Council, Management Committee, Research Committee, Publicity Committee and Finance Committee.
- use of ground floor shop by Earl Haig Poppy Fund during BARA occupation [Oct 1969];
- letter expressing opinion that BARA should make an all out effort to gain support in the Rushden/Raunds area of Northamptonshire [Jan 1970];
- list of County Councils, Borough Councils, Urban District Councils, Rural District Councils, Parish Councils, Parish Meetings, Women's Institutes, Parochial Church Councils, other clubs and Associations supporting BARA;
- letter in which the opinion is expressed that support and opposition to the airport was evenly spread in Bedford and that apathy seemed to be the principal reaction, unlike the country areas [Apr 1970];
- letter stating that a plate glass window at 37 St.Peter's Street had been smashed by a drunk who proceeded to give himself up to the police, BARA being liable for repairing the damage [Aug 1970];
- letter explaining that the writer had arranged for someone to attend the Roskill Commission as an observer whilst other members could not attend [Aug 1970]. [BARA 1]
Date free text
1969-1970
Production date
From: 1969 To: 1970
Level of description
item