Heavy traffic and road safety, 1962

The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, urges Her Majesty’s Government to give more positive encouragement for the conveyance of heavy goods by rail rather than by road, in the interests of road safety, and where this is impossible, to encourage the...

Passenger transport, 1963

Submitted by: The Committee of Management  The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, while welcoming the constructive and far-sighted plans for freight services contained in Doctor Beeching’s Report The Shaping of British Railways deplores the...

Insanitary condition of roadside verges and lay-bys, 1965

Submitted by: Northumberland, Newcastle and Tyneside Branch The National Council of Women of Great Britain in Conference assembled, concerned by the growing danger to public health caused by the increasingly insanitary condition of roadside verges and lay-bys, urges...

Identification of streets and houses, 1966

The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, urges the Minister of Housing and Local Government, in the interests of road safety and in order to reduce delays in emergencies, to insist that Local Authorities clearly name all streets on both sides of every...

Air pollution, 1966

The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, considering Clean Air to be a basic necessity and being gravely concerned with the serious effects of Air Pollution on the health of the Nation, urges HM Government to take the necessary measures to ensure that...