Bletchley Park secures more funding

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Bletchley Park has been awarded almost £500,000 in lottery funding to help secure the historically significant site’s future.

The £460,500 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will go towards transforming Bletchley Park into a “world-class heritage and educational centre.”

There is also more hope for the site’s trust as it can apply for more financial assistance in the future from lottery funds, with a chance of obtaining £4.1 million of additional HLF support towards a £10 million project.

"Bletchley Park is an extraordinary part of the UK's heritage. The Heritage Lottery Fund's initial support for the Trust's restoration plans demonstrates our belief that Bletchley's story should be much more widely known and appreciated,” said Carole Souter, chief executive of the HLF, in a statement.

“We also recognise the importance of preserving the site as a tribute to the men and women who worked there with quiet and tireless dedication during World War Two. Without their dedication, our nation's history might have been a very different one."

Simon Greenish, Director of the Bletchley Park Trust, added: “Since 1992, the Trust has fought fiercely, tirelessly and righteously for this victorious moment; not only for the vital investment needed to move our plans forward but also for this definitive endorsement from the UK’s most prestigious heritage funding body that the nation has confidence, belief and advocacy in the Trust and the restoration project. However, this is not the end, nor the beginning of the end but it is perhaps the end of the beginning.

“As Churchill said at the end of war in Europe: ‘We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing; but let us not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead. We must now devote all our strength and resources to the completion of our task’”

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