Reference
WW2/AR/C2/79
Title
Agenda papers
Date free text
1 Jan 1941
Production date
From: 1941 To: 1941
Scope and Content
including, amongst other things:
- report to Committee of County Medical Officer of Health;
- communications from Ministry of Home Security regarding: detection and reporting of unexploded bombs and shells; New Year's Message from Minister; Shelterer's Campaign; loss or wages by unpaid part-time Civil Service volunteers; fire prevention;
- communications from Fire Brigades Division of Home Office regarding: exchanges of personnel; Auxiliary Fire Service (Discipline) Rules 1940;
- communications from Senior Regional Officer regarding: reports of crashed aircraft; unexploded parachute mines; small
- yellow unexploded bombs; damaged water mains; assistance to RAF Stations; Regional Commissioner's Christmas Message;
Wardens' Post at Pyghtle Farm, 26 Station Road, Tempsford;
County Air Raid Precautions filing system; Wardens' Post at 4 Station Road, Tempsford; use of basement of 16 High Street, Sandy as an air raid shelter;
- communications from Ministry of Health regarding: cash payments made to soldiers on leaving hospital; Civil Defence Volunteers funeral grants; private billeting arrangements for homeless persons; prevention of waste of milk; billeting of unaccompanied children; repair of war damage; Emergency Hospitals Scheme at Silver Jubilee School, Bedford; relief of homeless and destitute in Leighton Buzzard; evacuation of hospitals in an emergency;
- National Air Raid Distress Fund;
- co-operation of Bedfordshire Home Guard Medical Corps with Air Raid Precautions services;
- use of Steppingley Parish Room as Wardens' Post;
- protection against fires caused by incendiary bombs;
- use of Shefford Lads' Club as First Aid Post and Depot and Wardens' Post;
- war damage at Cauldwell Street Methodist First Aid Party Depot, Bedford;
- Wardens' Post at 22 Church Lane, Wymington;
- accommodation for refugees from air attack.
Level of description
item