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1. civildefenceassociation.uk › historyHistory – Civil Defence Association

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   Brief History of UK Civil Defence. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Civil Defence Volunteers have a long and distinguished record of service and sacrifice to the Nation – a tradition which continues to the present day. The History of Civil Defence Volunteers is divided into parts:

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2. socialhistoryblog.com › remembering-civil-defenceRemembering Civil Defence in Cold War Britain by Matthew Grant

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   May 15, 2019 · Civil Defence became central to the attack on the Thatcher Government’s nuclear policies, as it was identified as an attempt to fool people into acquiescing in the flawed logic of deterrence. Quite simply, Civil Defence was totally undermined in print and broadcast media, local politics, and popular culture.

3. historicengland.org.uk › heag145-civil-defence-ihaCivil Defence: From the First World War to the Cold War

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   Civil Defence (CD) or Air Raid Precautions (ARP) can be summed up as the provision of measures to protect the civil population from enemy air, naval, or artillery assault, whether by high-explosive, incendiary, chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › East_of_EnglandEast of England - Wikipedia

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   The East of England succeeded the standard statistical region East Anglia (which excluded Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, then in the South East). The East of England civil defence region was identical to today's region.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_anti-invasionBritish anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War

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   British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale division of military and civilian mobilisation in response to the threat of invasion (Operation Sea Lion) by German armed forces in 1940 and 1941.

6. www.subbrit.org.uk › features › civil-defence-in-theCivil Defence in the 1980s – Subterranea Britannica

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   Civil Defence in the 1980s. Written by Steve Fox. In the 1950s and 1960s Britain had a very creditable civil defence structure. After nuclear attack the country would be governed by regionally-based commissioners from Regional Seats of Government.

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   How important were civil defence buildings in the Second World War?

   • measures, casualties could be reduced and lives saved. The range of civil defence buildings used in the Second World War was immense, most were built ‘for the duration’, often utilitarian both in design and materials, but none the less, historically and technologically significant.This guidance note has been w

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   What is the east of England?

   • The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom. This region was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics purposes from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region. [ 5 ]

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   Who are Civil Defence Volunteers?

   • Civil Defence Volunteers have a long and distinguished record of service and sacrifice to the Nation – a tradition which continues to the present day. 1935 to 1945 – from the first call for volunteers in Air Raid Precautions right through the Second World War which ended in 1945.

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   What were the new civil defence measures?

   • One idea of the new civil defence measures was that civil defence was to be opened up to public scrutiny and no longer be secret. Hence the publication in 1980 of the Protect and Survive booklet. But perhaps the most interesting publication was the Emergency Planning Guidelines for Local Authorities which was issued in 1985.

   Civil Defence in the 1980s – Subterranea Britannica

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   What happened to civil defence after a nuclear attack?

   • After nuclear attack the country would be governed by regionally-based commissioners from Regional Seats of Government. Below them, doing the work, were local authorities and the 300,000-strong Civil Defence Corps and other voluntary groups. By 1968 this had all been effectively scrapped and civil defence was put on a “care and maintenance” basis.

   Civil Defence in the 1980s – Subterranea Britannica

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   Can civil defence planning be used for peacetime emergencies?

   • In the mid-1980s the government was in a public relations battle with the ‘peace groups’ and was responding with the idea that civil defence planning could also be used for peacetime emergencies - the so called ‘all hazards’ approach to what was increasingly being called “emergency planning”.

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8. historicengland.org.uk › iha-civil-defenceFrom the First World War to the Cold War - Historic England

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   Oct 20, 2016 · A short guide to the range of civil defence buildings used in the Second World War through to the Cold War.