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

Agenda papers including, amongst other things:

- communications from Senior Regional Officer regarding: air raid shelters at Bank Buildings site, Rays Yard, Cauldwell Street, St.Peter's Green and Bedford Modern School, Bedford; use of motor showroom and premises at 20 Bromham Road as Bedford Borough Air Raid Precautions Store; heavy incendiary bomb attacks; reports of air raid damage; clearance of debris and repair of facilities of Public Utility Undertakings; further equipment for Rescue Parties; detection of unexploded bombs; gas proofing of Central Area Control Post; domestic surface shelter at Kempston Children's Home; Wardens' Post at corner of Park Street, Kempston; allocation to Leighton Buzzard First Aid Party of man stating a preference for First Aid Party Service on his registration under National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939; allocation of steel for manufacture of appliance for dealing with incendiary bombs;

- communications from Ministry of Health regarding: St.Mary's Methodist and St.Mary's Church of England First Aid Posts, Bedford; requisitioning of building at Park Farm, Dunstable, as a gas cleaning station;

- evacuation of civil population and reception arrangements under Special Scheme;

- public shelters in St.Loyes, Bedford;

- homeless persons rest centres in Bedford;

- communications from Ministry of Home Security regarding: accommodation for homeless; hygiene in public shelters;

- closure of day schools in the event of invasion;

- comforts for Civil Defence Services;

- homeless persons and refugees, emergency feeding and shelter;

- machine gun test range at RAF Henlow;

- mistaken arrest of Captain Miller, Staff Officer to County Air Raid Precautions Controller by a Brigadier at Willington whilst Captain Miller was travelling to Biggleswade in connection with Civil Defence;

- accommodation for refugees from air attack;

- dispute involving Chief Warden Hunt and employment of Lady Wardens.

[ex W/ARPP 32]

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