The past three months have all been geared towards our new Community Asset Transfer of Whitehaugh Barracks in Paisley.
Recently we have had a Measured Survey, a detailed invasive building survey and just this week a detailed Drone survey of all roof and building aerial views. All of this is to be used by the Architects, LDN Architects Ltd, as part of our Architectural Feasibility and Heritage Impact Study, more of which is being undertaken on Whitehaugh Barracks with the assistance of the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) and Renfrewshire Councils Community Empowerment (CEF) Fund and Grant.
There will be another article to follow this with more about our activities as a group and the community engagement and research of other museums.
We are closely working with other groups, Renfrewshire Council, other CAT candidates application recipients and steadily building up our expertise that, in turn, will allow us to make use of the knowledge and understanding we have gained and apply it to our own project. Likewise we will be embarking on more Community Engagement and Recruitment in the area to expand and grow our asset overall.
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Filled the container on Saturday 6th April tried to itemise all the items but as we slowly peeled the curtain back from the shelves to reveal a collection of spare parts, tools and a load of donated items from the Orcs and Ogres from 527 Squadron and beyond we realised it would take far longer to do.
Next on the agenda is a work party to make good the Wrecker, new engine installed several weeks back and engine mounts attached and a clutch plate fitted not without it’s problems trying to align the clutch plate. Next work party will address ancillary parts such as fuel, oil and electrics are installed.
It’s been a long wait for the Wrecker to be put back on the road.
Anyone wanting to get involved and help get our vehicles and equipment out into the community or volunteer to help in our museum and living history workshop please drop me a line. Everyone welcome.
We are looking at new activities ranging from home front, NAAFI shop, Personal story lines of individuals who served in the Western Desert etc.