Notable milestones for the Trust and its members include:

  
  
D-Day - 50th anniversary radar exhibition at Swanage Town Hall. Opening May - November 1994 with an estimate of over 10,000 visitors.

"Dorset's Radar Days" - booklet by WH Penley & RG Batt published by Purbeck Radar Museum Trust to commemorate 50th anniversary of D-Day - still available.

Centre for the History of Defence Electronics (CHiDE) is set up at Bournemouth University inspired by a visit John Beavis made to the D-Day radar exhibition in Swanage. The 'Friends of CHiDE' were later renamed the Defence Electronics History Society www.dehs.org.uk and relocated to Shrivenham.

VE-Day 50th anniversary radar exhibition at Swanage Town Hall. Based on the D-Day exhibition but with some additions.

"With Radar to Final Victory" - booklet by WH Penley & RG Batt published by Purbeck Radar Museum Trust to commemorate 50th anniversary of VE-Day - still available.

Radar exhibition at the Worth Café & Craft Centre including an interactive computer display.

Various visits by WWII Air Forces Radar Reunion with displays & talks.

Radar memorial at St Aldhelm's head designed by Tony Viney, commissioned by Worth Parish Council and unveiled by Sir Bernard Lovell in October 2001.

Penley Radar Archives website and CD-ROM - www.penleyradararchives.org.uk first published November 2002.  Website and associated CD-ROM of reminiscences and other material collected by Dr Bill Penley.

"Radar Development in Purbeck, Dorset" introductory brochure for sale around Purbeck - first published in July 2006 and still available.

Radar exhibition at the Worth Café & Craft Centre fully redesigned by Sq Ldr Mike Dean MBE with the aid of a National Lottery Awards for All grant.  The exhibition was officially opened by Sir Bernard Lovell on Monday 17th July 2006.  The Worth Craft Centre closed in March 2007 and Mike Dean created and installed a cut down version in the Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre.

Website giving introductory information on wartime radar development in Purbeck: www.purbeckradar.org.uk - first published 17th July 2006.

Purbeck Radar Reference Library a collection of books and other material about the early development or radar set up in partnership with the Swanage Museum in July 2008 - subsequently moved to Swanage Library in August 2011.

"Secret War in Purbeck" - booklet outlining the story of wartime radar development in Purbeck with extensive photographs - published in July 2008 and still available.

"Echoes of the Past" - DVD.  The story of the top secret development of radar in Purbeck during World War II told by Dr Bill Penley who worked there, Dr Phil Judkins a radar historian, produced by John Hale.  Launched in June 2010 and still available.

  
  
 

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