Dogs at polling Stations
No politics here but who doesn’t love the photos of #DogsatPollingStations today?
Here’s RAF Police Dog Eric and his handler Jason Lehan at RAF Bawdsey. Not actually at a polling station but you can’t have everything.
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On this Day – 1940
On the 3rd July 1940, high explosive bombs were dropped on RAF Bawdsey by Luftwaffe aircraft. Thankfully no damage was done and the Transmitter Block that houses the museum survived the attack.
Armed Forces DAY June 29th
It’s Armed Forces weekend and we’ll be in Felixstowe flying the Bawdsey Radar flag on Saturday 29 June – do come and say hello please? Head for the Sea Road and the Events area IP11 2AU.
On this Day – 18th June 1940
On this day in 1940, Winston Churchill gave a speech to parliament in which he said ‘What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. I expect that the battle of Britain is about to begin.’ It was in this Battle of Britain that the radar technology developed at RAF Bawdsey proved vital, allowing the outnumbered fighters of the RAF to effectively meet and engage incoming enemy aircraft.
Bawdsey Radar & British Modern Military History Society link up
Join the British Modern Military History Society on-line @bmmhs1 on Tuesday 2 July to hear Bawdsey Radar’s own Graham Murchie tell the story of the ‘Eyes of the Few’: an in-depth look at the development of Radar and the role Bawdsey played in this.
This is an on-line talk via Zoom and costs £5.00. Please contact [email protected] to register & get a joining link for this fascinating talk…all from the comfort of your own sofa.
On this Day – 17th June 1935
On this day in 1935, the experimental radar station on the Suffolk Coast detected their first target, a Supermarine Scapa flying boat from the Seaplane Experimental Station at Felixstowe flying 17 miles from the coast. The team watched the plane on the radar display before it disappeared to the south. Robert Watson Watt then called the station at Felixstowe and informed them, much to their surprise, that he was aware of the plane landing.
The success of this work meant that research into sound-based detection systems was stopped. Many consider this the date that radar was first demonstrated in Britain.
Volunteers Week – 40th Anniversary
A ‘Thank you’ is not enough to really say what Bawdsey Radar owes its incredible volunteer team. Volunteers are the heart of this museum and so many organisations across this UK.
Thank you to our Ace Volunteer Team for every single thing you do – front of house, back office, looking after the grounds and the building, the finances, retail and the good governance – everything that makes Bawdsey Radar a special place with a special story to tell.
Four of our lovely volunteer team – Liz, Mary, Roger & David
#VolunteersWeek #radarlove
Volunteers Week – 40th Anniversary
Volunteering isn’t always about needing to know lots of stuff about anything, it’s also about wanting to make a difference, meet new people, support your passion or a community project or give something back.
Learning information to share can be read up, or picked up from fellow volunteers. Enthusiasm to be a volunteer is the thing – the rest will follow.
#VolunteersWeek #radarlove
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Lest we Forget
Volunteers Week – 40th Anniversary
It’s Volunteers’ Week!
It’s an opportunity to say a public and very well deserved ‘thank you’.
Bawdsey Radar Museum just wouldn’t be what it is without you. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers!
#VolunteersWeek #radarlove
