Agenda papers including, amongst other things: - communications from Senior Regional...

Agenda papers including, amongst other things:

- communications from Senior Regional Officer regarding: treatment for trench shelters rendered unusable by wet weather; protection against fires caused by incendiary bombs; number of bombing incidents in the region; night population of shelters; Wardens' Rest Room, Shortmead Street, Biggleswade; Wardens' Posts at The Shelter, Pulloxhill, 2 Leighton Street, Woburn and Haynes Church Room; use of West End Club, Clapham Road, Bedford as First Aid Party Depot; Wardens' Post, First Aid Party Depot and First Aid Point at Shefford Lads' Club, Ampthill Road, Shefford;

- communications with Ministry of Health regarding: foreign and Channel Islands refugees; Medical Officers of Mobile First Aid Posts; provision for transferred war workers; Government Evacuation Scheme; billeting of expectant mothers;

- extension of shopping hours at Christmas;

- use of 80 High Street, Bedford as Air Raid Precautions Training Centre;

- use of Bull's Yard, High Street, Sandy as Rescue Party Depot;

- Wardens' Post at Wesleyan Methodist Schoolroom, Clapham;

- use of St.Leonard's Hall, Victoria Road, Bedford as Central Area Control Centre;

- petrol for Housewives' Service and Shelter Marshalls, Women's Voluntary Services;

- new filing system at County Air Raid Precautions Department;

- use of Warden Hill Social Club, Streatley as Wardens' Post;

- Air Raid Precautions organisation in Bedford Borough;

- accommodation for refugees from air attack.

[ex W/ARPP 27]

acc. 6517