New Headquarters - St. John’s Ambulance (1936)

Slough, Berkshire (was Buckinghamshire). Full title reads: “New Headquarters St. John Ambulance Brigade Opened at Slough“. Miss Olga Serena (celebrity?) and high ranking officers of St. John’s Ambulance Brigade open a new headquarters in Slough, Berkshire. L/S of large Georgian-style house, a banner hangs over part of it. Various shots of ranks of nurses and St. John’s Ambulance men (of South Bucks. Core). A crowd of local dignitaries, including Mayor of Slough, are also present. M/S of Sir Major General Percival Wilkinson. He welcomes Miss Serena with a handshake. Miss S. is given a bouquet before inspecting the nurses. Mr. H. Tyson Chambers presents Miss S. with a key. Miss S. makes a speech and opens doors of new H.Q. As she walks in the door, the banner is pulled away, revealing a plaque reading: ’The Serena Headquarters’. Various shots of dignitaries filing in through the door to look around H.Q. C/U of St. John’s flag. M/S of new St. J.’s ambulance. General shots of peopl
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