Save Bletchley!

[lproven]

One for any British readers with an interest in the history of computers and Britain's part in their early development.

Bletchley Park is the site of the main British efforts in WW2 to, for instance, decrypt the Nazi's Enigma codes and it is now the home of a museum to these efforts.

However, it's lamentably underfunded and is struggling to

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[lproven]

I know it's not new - the 1st Reg story I link to was from May or so, I believe. I think the petition is fairly new, though, and I *know* my invitation to a trip there is! :¬)

[lproven]

A fair point, but most of the UK never sees any part of the MK Citizen, cover or otherwise! :¬)

I shall make it there somehow, someday soon. I must use some of these 4-day "weekends" while I still have them.

[ffutures]

Thanks for the heads-up.

Bletchley

[jimtrash]

I love this place to bits but that bit in one of the articles you link to where it claims that Bletchley is responsible for our computers is blatantly untrue. It was all made top secret and hidden away.
I was also a bit dismayed they don't make rather more of the place. So many buildings unused as someone else has mentioned, the experience depends very much upon getting a good guide. The place itself has little to offer.
It was one of the places I looked at to get married in but the entrance road just looks appalling - nasty modern buildings - all run down and broken and the decent entrance is closed off. Also the catering for their weddings is run by the same people who run that cafe in the hut by the main building (not a great cafe).

Re: Bletchley

[lproven]

True, it was all classified, but Turing and others did, to say the least, make some significant contributions afterwards!

I've heard that it's appallingly run-down but your description makes it sound even worse... 8¬(