Force Orders 1936_55
X
No. 55
Date. 27thAuguet1936.
TO BE CIRCULATEDTO ALL RAN&S
OF THE CHESHIRECON51'ABIILARY.
AIR RAID PRECAIITIONS.
• The ChiefCoastableiatimatesfor the information
of the CoastabularythatNo.51bSergeantLRogers and No.460
5ergeantJ.A. Tay1orhave receatlyatteadeda coursein Air Raid
PreoautionaryMeasuresat the VorneOfficeCivilianAnti-GasSchool,
Falfield,Glouoester,aad have qualifiedas FirstC1aes Inetruato s.
The ChiefConstablecannotstresstoo graatlythe
importanoehe attacheeto ouchmeaeuresaad he direotethat every
memberof the Forcewi11 undergoa courseof instructionunderoae or
othe'rof the Instructorsas soon as poss ble.
Centresfor instructionalpurposeshave beea
establishedat variousPolice5tat oncin the Countyas follows:-
1: E1le merePort
2, Northwich
Aktrinohan
Duki Pield
5, Maoolesfield
6. Crewe
r ame of Instructor.
No. 460 SergeantJ.A.Taylor
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No. 515 SergeaatW.Rogers.
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Leoturesw311 be givenin the CourtRoom at each
Btation,with the exceptionof Crewe,where auitableaccommodation
has ati11to be arraaged. Duringthe sittingof a Court
uperintendeat wi11 providealternativeaccommodationfor the
lecturesat the Stationsnamed.
The periodof•instructioafor each coursewi11 be 27
hours. The tir.ewi11 be spreadover 9 daya in sessionsof 3 hours
duratioa. Therewill be ao lecturesgivenoa Saturdaysor Suadays.
It is proposedthat 2 classeswi11 be held each day,
the objeatof this beingthat shoulda man detailedto attendthe
morniagcoursebe uaableto atteadon any morningor moraings,through
the exigenciesoP Policeduty,arrangementsmay be made for him to
attendthe afternooncourseon that particularday or days.
The ChiefConstabledrawsthe attentioaof the Forae
to the fact that the lecturesto bo given are largelybaaedoc the
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Air RaidsPrecautionsHandbookNo. 2 which waa issuedto the Force
in August1935,aad a laiowledgeof thisbook wi11 assistmaterially
at the em m ationwhichwi11 be held at the end of eachoouree.
This e + 5mtioawi11 be conductedoa the foflowing
linee:-
Practicaleaaminat on 2 hours.
Ora1 - do - 1 hour
Vlritten - do - 2 hours
The ChiefConetablewi11, from time to time,inform
kuperintendentsof the numbersof inenfrom theirDivisioaswho will
attendthe variouscourees.
The £irstcourseswi11 commenceon Monday31stAugust
1936 at Altrinchamaad E1lesmerePort raepectively.
Membersof the Force,otherthanC.I.D.Of£icere,wi11
attendia uaiform.
In additionto membersof the CheshireConstabulary
iastruotionwi11 a1so be givento membersof the follov ngCity
and BoroughForcesin Chediireat the Centresaamed above:-
ChesterC3ty Police.
StalybridgeBoroughPolice.
Hyde BoroughPolice.
MacolesfieldBoroughPolice.
CoagletonBoroughPplioe.
The ChiefConstablastresseathe necessity£or each
memberof the CheshireConstabularyapplyinghimselfwholeheartedly
to the studyo£ Air Raid PrecautionaryMeasureeso that in the event
of a 'e ergèa yha wi11 be ab1e;not oalytc carryout his duties
efficiently,but wi11 also be in a positionto affordthe protection
that is aéceesaryfor the safetyof his own £amilyand the publiq
generally.