There’s a brilliant event planned in High Blantyre next month which will give a great insight into how Britain managed at home during the War. Anybody interested is invited to come along on Saturday 19th March from 12 till 4pm to the Western Desert Recce Group. Listen to a presentation on rationing from WW2, Make […]
Blantyre Cubs were thrilled to visit the Western Desert Recce Group on Tuesday this week. The WDRG hosted the local educational visit by the Blantyre Cub Scouts. Around twenty 8 to 10 year olds and their Adult leaders were were at WDRG HQ in Blantyre Industrial Estate. Entertaining the troops, front and centre, was Mr […]
The Western Desert Recce Group in Blantyre Industrial Estate were generous hosts this week to a visit from the 3rd Blantyre Scouts. Visiting the WDRG HQ, the youths were given a guided tour, able to inspect the round robin stands, talking about the WW1 and WW2 desert campaigns, the Light Car Patrols, Long Range Desert […]
OK folks, plenty of advance warning for this next event. The Western Desert Recce Group are hosting another fantastic event, this time a model show and fair. The Group, based at High Blantyre’s Industrial Estate will be presenting their event on Saturday 4th December from 10am. A small entry fee applies and hot food and […]
The Western Desert Recce Group based in Blantyre Industrial Estate had a tremendously successful military Fair last weekend with over 200 member of the Blantyre public and beyond attending. The fantastic event took place at their premises at High Blantyre on Saturday 9th October and though it was due to start at 10am, they opened […]
The Western Desert Recce Group based in Blantyre Industrial Estate, were delighted to welcome the 3rd Blantyre Scouts last night at their HQ building. The young visitors enjoyed talks and demonstrations about the group’s various military vehicles, the uniforms and clothing and some of the wartime weapons, including a gas firing Vickers K demo machine […]
Western Desert Recce Group (WDRG) are looking to expand a bit now that restrictions are relaxing.Based in Blantyre Industrial Estate, they’re looking at the following areas for the group. They told us expansion plans include 1, Starting up a modelling club, builders of plastic kit models, dioramas and other layouts we can use for displays at […]