Save Bletchley!
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lprovenOne 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 survive.
You can perhaps help in a small way to persuade the government to save Bletchley by signing the petition to the Prime Minister.
Go on. Even Prince Charles is supporting it.
In related news, Swindon's Museum of Computing has problems too. It's lost its venue and is currently closed down with all the kit in storage. An expanded Bletchley would be the ideal home for it, but its curators live in Swindon and don't fancy Milton Keynes much. (Personally, I can't see much to recommend either. :¬) )
I must confess, I've never been to Bletchley Park myself, even though I have friends who live in the town of Bletchley who I have visited and even stayed with. I've long wanted to. Anyone fancy joining me on a day-trip up there?
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 survive.
You can perhaps help in a small way to persuade the government to save Bletchley by signing the petition to the Prime Minister.
Go on. Even Prince Charles is supporting it.
In related news, Swindon's Museum of Computing has problems too. It's lost its venue and is currently closed down with all the kit in storage. An expanded Bletchley would be the ideal home for it, but its curators live in Swindon and don't fancy Milton Keynes much. (Personally, I can't see much to recommend either. :¬) )
I must confess, I've never been to Bletchley Park myself, even though I have friends who live in the town of Bletchley who I have visited and even stayed with. I've long wanted to. Anyone fancy joining me on a day-trip up there?
