Bothkennar Primary School log book - Falkirk Community Trust
Bothkennar Primary School log book - Falkirk Community Trust
Bothkennar Primary School log book - Falkirk Community Trust
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Extracts from <strong>Bothkennar</strong> <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>School</strong>, 1939-1945<br />
This document contains digitised images of pages from the school <strong>log</strong> <strong>book</strong> relating to the Second World War. The contents list<br />
below gives the dates and page references of the digitised extracts from the school <strong>log</strong> <strong>book</strong>. Brief descriptions of the entries have<br />
been included to give an overview of what happened at the school during the war. Scroll to the next page to see the digitised<br />
images.<br />
1 st Sep 1939, (p.101) <strong>School</strong> closed<br />
15 th Sep 1939, (p.104) <strong>School</strong> re-opens<br />
6 th Oct 1939, (p.105) Black-out organised while school is used for elections<br />
25 th Oct 1939, (p.106) Discussion of air raid shelters<br />
3 rd -4 th Nov 1939, (p.106) Construction of air-raid shelters<br />
8 th Dec 1939, (p.107) Training in using the air-raid shelters<br />
15 th Dec 1939, (p.107) Air-raid drills<br />
3 rd Jan 1940, (p.108) two refugees from Glasgow return home<br />
29 th Feb 1940, (p.109) Air raid shelter sprayed with protective paint<br />
8 th Nov 1940, (p.114) Sand bag shelter dismantled as it had partly collapsed<br />
25 th Nov 1940, (p.115) Black-out curtains fitted<br />
17 th Jan 1941, (p.116) Air-raid shelter rebuilt<br />
21 Feb 1941, (p.116) Electric lighting fitted in the shelter<br />
28 th Feb 1941, (p.117) Stirrup pump and pails received and sand bags placed throughout the school<br />
14 th Mar 1941, (p.117) Poor attendance due to air raid sirens and the noise of planes the night before<br />
28 th Apr 1941, (p.118) Teacher delayed due to C.O poisoning from fire-watching<br />
12 th May 1941, (p. 119) Two evacuee children from Glasgow enrolled<br />
19 th Jun 1941, (p.120) <strong>School</strong> inspected for potential use as rest centre<br />
10 th Jun 1941, (p.120) Dishes and cutlery delivered for communal feeding scheme<br />
24 th Jun 1941, (p.121) <strong>School</strong> to be kept open over the summer for recreational activities<br />
12 th Sep 1941, (p. 121) Meals provided in school<br />
14 th Oct 1941, (p.122) Children collecting rose-hips under scheme by Scottish Education Department
4 th Nov 1941, (p.123) Communal meals provided by the Grangemouth Feeding Centre<br />
11 th Nov 1941, (p.123) Children to salvage waste paper<br />
16 th Jan 1942, (p.124) 6 large sacks of paper salvaged<br />
16 th Feb 1942, (p.125) P1&2 moved classrooms to save fuel<br />
27 th Feb 1942, (p.126) Waste paper and scrap metal salvaged by children was collected<br />
31 st Mar 1942, (p.127) Adhesive paper strips removed from windows and replaced with mesh<br />
5 th Jun 1942, (p.128) £396-15-6 raised for Warship Week<br />
23 rd Sep 1942, (p.131) Farmers requested the help of pupils for potato lifting<br />
20 th Nov 1942, (p.132) Cheque for £3given to the school as a reward for the salvage effort<br />
15 th Mar 1943, (p.135) Monthly gas-mask inspection<br />
11 th Jun 1943, (p.137) £2043- 4-6 raised by pupils for Wings for Victory week<br />
27 th Sep 1943, (p.138) Gas mask inspection<br />
21 st Jan 1944, (p.141) Wellington boots distributed to pupils with a long walk to school<br />
9 th - 12 th Jun 1944, (p.144) £1114-14 Salute the Soldier week<br />
8 th May 1945, (p.154) V.E day holidays
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