Record

Ref NoBCC/1/CK/7
TitleAir Raid After-Care Sub-Committee, later British Restaurants Sub-Committee
LevelSub Series
Date1940 - 1947
Access StatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe minutes of sub-committees of Birmingham City Council have been given a blanket closure period of 50 years, unless otherwise stated in the item level entry in the catalogue.
AdminHistoryThe Air Raid After-Care Sub-Committee was established in December 1940, and consisted of seven or eight main committee members. Its purpose was to provide care for people made homeless as a result of bombing, and to provide mobile canteens and communal feeding kitchens and other relief. The sub-committee developed from a special sub-committee of the Emergency Committee (see BCC/1/CL/2) concerned with feeding of homeless people caused by Air Raids. In December 1945, the name of the sub-committee was changed to the British Restaurants Sub-Committee, to reflect the ending of air-raids. In May 1947, the Civic Restaurants Act required the setting up of a dedicated main committee, which was in fact done in November of that year, and the British Restaurants were transferred to this new Catering and Entertainments Committee (see BCC/1/CR).
LanguageEnglish
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