Evacuees



Towards the end of the first world war London suffered it's first ever air raids. The dammage caused at that time convinced the govenment that our larger towns would be a major target for bombing raids should there be another war . The risk to the lives of ordinary people would be great. In 1924 a committee was set up to work out how people who did not need to stay in the cities could be moved to a safer place, and on September 1st. 1939 the plan was put into operation.

		Evacuee children taking a break.
	This evacuation involved the movement of 4 million people (mostly children) in three days. Many were sent by train to locations in the countryside.
	Find Out How the evacuation was organised. What it was like to be evacuated. How Bradwell coped with the evacuees.