The Watson-Watt Society of Brechin need your help
The Watson-Watt Society of Brechin has issued an appeal for members of the public to support it and help to ensure its future as a charitable organisation dedicated to the […]
Tag Archives: History
HRH Anne, the Princess Royal, will unveil the plaque on the statue of Sir Robert Watson-Watt
The 3rd September 1939 is an historically important date for it was then that the UK Government declared war on Nazi Germany resulting in W.W. II and six years of […]
Public Notice : Memorial to Sir Robert Watson-Watt
The various works associated with the memorial to Sir Robert Watson Watt have commenced on Monday the 24th of March. An image of the completed statue and the location of […]
Breaking ground on the Watson-watt Statue in Brechin
Work on the statue has started of the initial progress to establish the steel core and concrete base, early days. We are planning on keeping a small photo record of […]
Watson-Watt Inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame
The Brechin-born pioneer of radar who was a key figure in the Battle of Britain victory has been added to the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame Sir Robert Watson-Watt was […]
Brechin Rotary – Watson-Watt Duct Race and Bag Pack at Brechin Co-op
Brechin Rotary joined forces with the Watson Watt Society for a bag-pack & duck race, which raised about £550 to be shared between the Society and RYLA (the Rotary Youth […]
Well Done Jack Barth
Well done to Jack Barth, from Chicago USA, who recently produced a 10 minute mini-documentary on Watson-Watt and has won a gold medal 1st Place in the North District competition […]
Watson-Watt society gains £10,000 boost
THE CITY of Brechin Civic Trust has presented a cheque for £10,000 to the Watson-Watt Society of Brechin’s campaign to erect a permanent memorial to Sir Robert Watson-Watt, the radar […]
Another step closer to realising the dream of a commemorative memorial
After much fund-raising and numerous donations the Watson-Watt Society of Brechin is a massive step closer to realising the dream of building a commemorative statue to Robert Watson-Watt. It will […]
