[Bradford] BradLUG trip to Bletchley Park

[Andrea Ryan]

Yesterday (Saturday) 11 assorted BradLUG members and friends took a day
trip to Bletchley Park and the National Museum of Computing.

First of all - BIG BIG thanks to Nick Rhodes for all the hard work he put
into the day. Not only did he plan the trip and organise the day's schedule
with military precision but he also drove us all there and back!!

There is plenty to see on the Bletchley site whether your interest is more
the war aspect or the computing aspect - obviously there's plenty of
crossover too. If you're thinking of making the trip yourself, I'd suggest
doing it over a couple of days to make sure you get to see everything.

The NMoC is staffed mainly by volunteers, so the museum has limited opening
times,  but they are real enthusiasts. Have a look at their site
www.tnmoc.org and see if there's anyway you can help them out whether it's
cold hard cash or a long-lost bit of equipment they need!

(Thoughts did turn to starting a northern museum of computing, apparently
there's a lot of museum pieces lurking in the cellars, attics and studies
of BradLUG members!)

Again thanks to Nick for arranging this for us all - a good time was had by
all, even the weather was kind as evidenced by the sunburn some of us
acquired ;)

Cheers
Andrea
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