21 May 12:54
Bletchley Park Trust "Disappointed" as Government Rejects Appeal for Support
From: Martin Postranecky <mp@...>
Subject: Bletchley Park Trust "Disappointed" as Government Rejects Appeal for Support
Newsgroups: gmane.science.cryptography.bletchley-park
Date: 2009-05-21 10:55:31 GMT
Subject: Bletchley Park Trust "Disappointed" as Government Rejects Appeal for Support
Newsgroups: gmane.science.cryptography.bletchley-park
Date: 2009-05-21 10:55:31 GMT
20 May 2009 Bletchley Park Trust "Disappointed" as Government Rejects Appeal for Support ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall's petition in the House of Lords yesterday asking, "Her Majesty's Government what support they will give to the restoration and development of Bletchley Park" was rejected by Lord Davies of Oldham, the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords. Lord Davies responded, "Both English Heritage and the Housing Communities Agency have provided advice and funding for the development of the Bletchley Park site. In 2008 English Heritage provided a grant of £330,000 towards buildings conservation repairs and has offered to provide a further £300,000 for the area. The Housing Communities investment is towards the purchase and redevelopment of the land on the site and related infrastructure." "The fundraising effort is indeed going pretty well, and it is to improve both the buildings and museum facilities. Visitor numbers are rising very rapidly and its business plan shows it will be self-sufficient once capital building work is completed. They are suffering considerable difficulty in surviving in the interim," Baroness McIntosh responded. "Could he encourage his friends at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to reconsider their willingness to support this project ?" she asked. Lord Davies once again rejected this with, "The issue with regard to support for Bletchley Park is a complex one. The Bletchley Park Trust(Continue reading)
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