Saving Bletchley Park

Why did the allies win the second world war? Was it because of the amazing cunning of our generals, so often able to outwit their German opposite numbers? Or was the key that turned the war in the allies favour due to the efforts of the thousands of civilians, around half of them women, working at Bletchley Park? Bletchley was the top secret British code cracking centre, the birthplace of the computer, the place where they used their computing prowess to crack the German's codes. They were able to speed read the German's messages - even those of Hitler to his commanders. That was why the Allied generals look so good. They new what the Germans were intending to do. Bletchley shortened the war by several years, probably saving 22 million lives in the process. Now it needs our help to be saved as it is in danger of irreparable decay due to lack of funding. Software engineer, Sue Black of the University of Westminster has been leading a campaign to save it, very successfully so far as it has gained Heritage lottery funding. Why not visit Bletchley Park or find out more about the campaign on Sue's blog, www.savingbletchleypark.org [EXTERNAL]