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Chapter 1 ~ The Pre War Site

1.01 A convenient place for informal recreation

1.02 A place to play and explore

1.02 Wesley Scarrott, Helena Giblenn, Jack Bagguley & Ken Marriot

1.02 John Walker & Harold Ashworth

1.03 Productive farmland

1.04 Ominous events in Europe

1.05 The Munich Crisis 1938

1.06 Why Ruddington?

Chapter 2 ~ Building the Depot

2.01 Two decades of peace draw to a close

2.02 The declaration of war

2.03 Baffled, amazement and disbelief

2.04 Working on the site

2.05 A wartime romance

2.06 The construction is completed

2.07 Temporary tolerance of an enigma

Chapter 3 ~ Wartime Operations

3.01 The completed site

3.02 Becoming operational

3.03 Staffing the filling factory

3.04 Getting to work

3.05 The filling factory

3.06 Working on the Clean Side

3.07 Filling the bombs

3.08 Making cluster bombs

3.09 Filling the shells

3.10 Taking a break

3.11 At the end of the shift

3.12 Overcapacity

3.13 Working on Dirty Side

3.14 Managing the Depot

3.15 Contracting work out

3.16 A distinguished visitor & A fly past

3.17 Uncomprehending acceptance

Chapter 4 ~ Life on the Site

4.01 Two residential areas

4.02 Growing up on The Avenue

4.03 The Avenue Social Club

4.04 Living in a danger zone

Chapter 5 ~ Post War Changes

5.01 A radical change

5.02 Alternative uses for the spare capacity

5.03 Environmental improvements

5.04 Prisoners of War find a role

5.05 A post war tragedy

5.06 Vocational courses for ex-service men

5.07 The Avenue Youth Club

5.08 A post war marriage

5.09 The Depot Bakery serves the community

5.10 Another abrupt change

5.11 A dramatic dismissal and subsequent departure

5.12 The post war working environment

5.13 Encouraging a wider perspective

5.14 Dealing with unwanted materials and equipment

5.15 Finding a role in the post war years

Chapter 6 ~ Dismantling and Disposal

6.01 A new role for the Depot

6.02 Dismantling and recycling

6.03 Reducing vehicles to scrap

6.04 Enjoying life in peacetime

6.05 A forbidden place to play and explore

6.06 A changing workforce

Chapter 7 ~ Under the Hammer

7.01 Selling off the surplus

7.02 From tents to trucks and tractors

7.03 Far and wide

7.04 Ambivalent attitudes

Chapter 8 ~ The End Game

8.01 Outside influences impinge

8.02 Stepping up security

8.03 Varied jobs and good wages

8.04 New developments

8.05 The swinging sixties

8.06 The turbulent seventies

8.07 Finale

Chapter 9 ~ Dereliction and Development

9.01 The community reaction

9.02 Occasional use of the site

9.03 The wildlife returns

9.04 Behind the scenes

9.05 Preliminary research, plans and consultation

9.06 Demolition

9.07 Reconstruction

9.08 Counting the cost

9.09 Eager anticipation

Chapter 10 ~ Returned to the Community

10.01 A fierce controversy

10.02 The wildlife returns

10.03 Park projects

10.04 Use and abuse of facilities

10.05 The wheel comes full circle

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