Braving the cold, year 6 ventured up Becontree Avenue to Valence House where we learnt about what evacuation was,  the reasons for evacuation and what evacuation meant for children in Dagenham. They also took a look at a bombing map showing where the bombs fell, a scaled-down replica of an incendiary bomb and had a look at the Anderson shelter in the World War II garden. They also considered the role of the Air Raid Precaution Officer (A.R.P).