Scope and Content
including, amongst other things:
- offers to purchase former Civil Defence vehicles;
- communications with Principal Officer, Eastern Civil Defence Region regarding: reinstatement of Bedford Town Hall premises used for Report and Control, Air Raid Precautions offices and Air Raid Precautions store; staff to be retained after 1 Aug and 1 Oct 1945; use of Methodist Church Schoolroom, Cauldwell Street, Bedford; use of room at 80 High Street, Bedford by St.John Ambulance Brigade; release of Nicholls Garage, Cauldwell Street, Bedford; release of Mission Hall, Greyfriars Walk, Bedford; release of Training Centre at Gordon Arms, Bedford; Civil Defence Administration Staff; former Wardens' Post at Toddington Social Club; compensation regarding rooms at 110 Dunstable Street, Ampthill used as West Bedfordshire Area Air Raid Precaution Headquarters; removal of blast walls from Dunstable Isolation Hospital; former Wardens' Post and Rescue Depot at The Grange, Barton-le-Clay; former Civil Defence use of Rate Collector's Office, 104 Bedford Road, Kempston; demolition of shelters in Cranfield, Palace Street, Biggleswade and 188 Station Road, Lower Stondon; former Wardens' Post at Warden Hill Club & Institute, Streatley; removal of blast walls from Stratton House, Biggleswade; former Wardens' Post, First Aid Party Depot and Upgraded First Aid Post at Arlesey Working Men's Club; release of former North Bedfordshire Area Air Raid Precautions Headquarters at St.Leonard's Hall, Victoria Road, Bedford; release of Woodside House, Turvey, used as Regional Civil Defence Equipment Store; former Wardens' Post, Rescue Party Depot, First Aid Point and Mobile Headquarters at Shefford Lads' Club, 6 High Street, Shefford; release of Swallow Garage, Kempston;
- communications with Ministry of Health regarding: reinstatement work at Silver Jubilee School, Bedford; reinstatement of All Saints Church Sunday School room, Bedford and Queens Park Moravian Church Hall, Bedford; disposal of Government owned drugs and dressings; Nurses Act 1943 and Civil Nursing Reserve; return of evacuees; removal of equipment from and release of former home for Difficult Children at 19 Downs Road, Luton;
- former Wardens' Post in garage at 36 Kempston Road, Bedford;
- former Wardens' Post in garage at 65 Chaucer Road, Bedford;
- former Wardens' Post in garage at 175 London Road, Bedford;
- Air Raid Precautions museum exhibits;
- former Wardens' Post at 162 Kimbolton Road, Bedford;
- former Wardens' Post in garage at 3 Park Avenue, Bedford;
- communications with Civil Defence Department of Home Office regarding: censorship rules regarding air attack on UK; mobile canteens; labour for use in dismantling shelters etc.; future of Women's Voluntary Services; Civil Defence Transport Notes No.7; Air Raid Precautions equipment Bulletin No.38; Civil Defence Industrial Bulletin;
- emergency telephone calls for assistance from Fire Service;
- employment of casual labour for dismantling respirators etc.;
- contributions from patients admitted under Emergency Hospital Scheme
- WVS use of 16 Grove Road, Leighton Buzzard;
- former Wardens' Post at Bunyan Meeting, Stagsden;
- damage to Billiard Room at Maulden Church Hall;
- former Wardens' Post and First Aid Point at Yielden Rectory;
- former Wardens' Post in room adjoining 42 High Street, Riseley;
- former Wardens' Post at Carlton Rectory stables;
- former Wardens' Post at St.Helena, Elstow;
- damage to Bedford Arms yard, Woburn, used for Civil Defence purposes;
- former Wardens' Post at 39 Littledale Street, Kempston;
- damage to garage used for Civil Defence purposes at 29 Clophill Road, Maulden;
- damage to 3 Leighton Street, Woburn, used for Civil Defence purposes;
- former Wardens' Post in school house at Slip End Council Mixed School, Caddington;
- damage to Memorial Hall, Cranfield, used for Civil Defence purposes.