THE GROUP
The group was originally formed by Bob Wright, Willie Gordon and Jimmy Greer when they were restoring the Dennis F8, NHS196 and it expanded from there.
Strathclyde Fire Brigade Preservation Group was formed in 1995 with the aim of restoring and maintaining for the benefit of the public, historic fire fighting appliances, fire fighting equipment and related artifacts, publications and documents.
We have our own constitution and committee to ensure the collection is maintained and the aims and objectives of the group are implemented.
We operate a "Preservation Through Operation" policy whereby our appliances and equipment are kept in a mechanically sound and roadworthy condition by operating and maintaining them regularly. The Preservation Group also provides a "Living Museum" facility by taking our exhibits to the public. Throughout the summer months, the Group's vehicles attend events almost every weekend. It is our policy to support events especially those with a charitable cause, the Fire Fighters Charity being one of the main recipients of our efforts.
In addition to supporting events with a charitable cause the Preservation Group also works closely with the Community Safety department of Strathclyde Fire and Rescue and many of the events we attend are referrals from this department. There is always enormous interest shown in our vehicles and we try to channel this interest to promote the fire safety message especially to the younger members of the community by using in part, the history of the fire brigade.
At the Annual General Meeting on the 3rd December 2008 the name of the group was changed from Strathclyde Fire Brigade Preservation Group to Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Preservation Group.
The Present Chairman is David Adam and the Secretary is Edward Gray.
