Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WW2/AR/C2/105
  • Title
    Agenda papers including, amongst other things: - interviews for appointment of Assistant County Social and Welfare Worker; - communications from Senior Regional Officer regarding: protected accommodation of personnel in Bedford at Cauldwell Street Methodist Church, St.Paul's Methodist Church, Harpur Street, Nicholls Garage, Cauldwell Street and St.Mary's Rectory; installation of decontamination tanks at Swan Laundry, Bromham; formation of Auxiliary Bomb Disposal Unit at W.H.A.Robertson & Co., Bedford; - British Restaurants and Emergency Meals Centres in Bedford; - communications from Ministry of Home Security regarding: subsistence allowances for fire watchers and Civil Defence personnel; men skilled in wireless and electrical engineering engaged in Civil Defence; Civil Defence (Outdoor) Messenger Service; disposal of unexploded bombs, shells and mines; protection from injury of buildings of architectural or historic interest damaged from the air; Fire Prevention (Business Premises) Order 1941; bomb census; approximate number of bombing incidents in region [36 in Bedfordshire Jan - Jun 1941]; - communications from Ministry of Health regarding: Building and Civil Engineering Rationing Scheme; fire precautions in air raid shelters; First Aid Post at The Lawns, Biggleswade; - appointment of Deputy County Air Raid Precautions Officer and Deputy Area Sub-Controllers for South West Bedfordshire Area, West Bedfordshire Area and North Bedfordshire Area - renovation of Sandy Church of England School for use as Rest Centre etc.; - Civil Defence in Dunstable Borough; - Biggleswade Rural District Council water supply in the event of an invasion; - Wardens' Post at Salford Parish Room; - accommodation for refugees from air attack; - supply of water to Mogerhanger in the event of an invasion. [ex W/ARPP 35]
  • Date free text
    2 Jul 1941
  • Production date
    From: 1941 To: 1941
  • Level of description
    item
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