The Oxford Civil Defence centre at Oxford Airport, in Kidlington, had a short existence – from 1960 to 1968 – but it was a busy place.
Regular training courses were held for Civil Defence members as well as visitors.
These pictures were taken in 1964 when 22 boys from five Oxford schools spent a week at the training establishment learning how to react to a range of emergencies they might encounter.
In the pictures, the boys are being taught the correct way to handle a stretcher when dealing with casualties, and taking instructions from Mr AMS Holman, administrative officer and signals instructor.
Do you recognise anyone in the photographs or have any memories of visits to the centre for training courses? Let me know.
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