I attended the AGM of the Royal Scottish Band Association at Trades House Glasgow on Saturday 11 March 2107 to present my Uncle Robert’s MBE to the Association. There is a commemoration room which bears his name in the Headquarters in Washington Street. It seemed appropriate that the framed MBE and Certificate be housed there. Earlier they had graced the walls of my parents house in Dunblane The Office Bearers were pleased to accept the artifacts to be be taken into the Association’s safekeeping. Ironic, given the damaging fire in the Washington Street HQ discovered around 4.00am the previous morning.
Around 30 firefighters battled the blaze for an hour, bringing it under control by 5am.
Eight crew members entered the building wearing breathing gear, while others fought the fire outside using water jets.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “We arrived to discover the fire affecting the roof of the two-storey building.
“It was attacked externally by two powerful water jets as eight firefighters entered the building dressed in protective breathing apparatus to eventually bring it under control by 4.56am.
“The fire has now been extinguished. There are no casualties and firefighters remain at the scene damping down.”