Too bad that as a foreign national, they didn´t let me sign... Here's a new international petition that's just been started for non-British citizens: Save Bletchley Park - Online Petition
Early days, but once the media, who've been wholly positive, pick up on the international petition I'm sure we'll collect a pile of sigs. Thanks for signing.
Here's a new international petition that's just been started for non-British citizens: Save Bletchley ParkX-XOnline Petition Thanks for all your votes (could do with a few more!) cheers, limey/pommie geoff
Good work fellas Let's hope there is a large response from the international community - the British Government might take some more notice then!
Why the hell do people have to beg to have this place preserved? It was arguably the most important activity of WW2. There's also another petition going around to support a new war memorial. It seems that Lottery money is to pay for it. Why has the British Govt. developed this stupid policy? Why aren't they doing what's expected of them?
I was just about to say the same thing Herakles but you beat me to it !! They always seem to be able to find money to subsidize all kinds of crazy things that have no meaning .... why not the important things .... like preserving Bletchley - where the ingenious codemakers - and codebreakers - whose work determined the life and death of the Allied soldiers and agents etc in occupied Europe and shortened the war by months even years ?? I just don't understand !! Annie
The Independant seems to have taken up the case: Letters: The great debate about Islam - Letters, Opinion - The Independent Scroll down to find a couple of letters. At the very end of this page is a link to several Independent articles.
Gordon posted this on WW2F: US firms step in to save Bletchley Park - vnunet.com The new fund-raising website: Help Station X: The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park
Their accounts make interesting reading; Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales
Why has the British Govt. developed this stupid policy? They do those? When? Seriously, I hope this takes off. However 100K USD is a little short of the million GBP they need for roof repairs, but its a start. Cannot understand why they had no lottery funding.
I don't understand a lot of this, namely how; it got this bad the roofing bill is £1 million. the BP trust spends almost every penny they raise. they don't take simple preventative measures like a coat of paint on the huts. good gifts, like the conning tower and deck from "U-571", are allowed to rot in a service area despite being offered a free coat of preservative. despite wanting to raise cash to "Save" BP there's no mention of it on the site. Don't get me wrong, BP is an important place, but it's dreadfully run. I have a feeling that a lot of potential funders have noticed this and that is the biggest problem in them finding funds.
