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Events Held In Aid of The Bletchley Park TrustWes and Lisa Run the Mk Marathon 2012 for Bletchley ParkWes and Lisa will be part of Team Turing in the first ever Milton Keynes Marathon in 2012, and are aiming to raise £1000,To sponcor them please visit their Just Giving Page or if you would like to sponcer everyone in Team Turing as a whole please visit the Team Turing Just Giving Page. Astrid Byro Climbs to Everest Base Camp
Raising Funds For Bletchley Park 2011What
could motivate a self-confessed “over-the-hill, overweight,
out-of-shape, 30-a-day smoker” to attempt an assault on Everest Base
Camp? Independent Bletchley Park  supporter Astrid Byro thinks raising
money for Bletchley Park is the answer to that question.Astrid, who
has previously helped Bletchley Park by organising annual fundraising
conferences, is now embarking on a much more personal campaign. On 16
August she will attempt a gruelling 8 day trek to Everest Base Camp.CEO of the Bletchley Park Trust Simon Greenish said, "This incredible challenge Astrid is embarking upon in aid of Bletchley Park is absolutely wonderful. Over the last few years we have had a great level of public support by so many committed people who have so generously given their time and energy in order to help us develop however I think this particular exploit is possibly the most unusual! We are enormously grateful to Astrid for her dedication to help Bletchley Park and I very much look forward to seeing her progress." Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world at 8,848 metres and the base camp is an amazing 5,545 metres above sea level, which is more than four times the height of the UK’s tallest mountain Ben Nevis. As Astrid says, “You must understand the context of this endeavour. I'm afraid of heights and this will challenge my fears on a daily basis with multiple crossings of rickety bridges across torrential gorges. In addition, I will be doing this at the end of monsoon season so there is the ever-present danger of flash floods as well as the menace of leeches. I hate leeches.” Astrid has not only set a tough climbing challenge but has also set her fundraising target at £50,000. She is hoping to achieve this target by donations as well as corporate sponsorship so if you would like a photo of your corporate logo flag flying at Base Camp, want her to wear sponsored logo clothing, or you have a stunt in mind, she’s open to negotiation. Astrid adds, “If Jimmy Choo want a picture of me wearing some strappy heels at Base Camp, I'm game. But I get to keep the heels!” You can follow Astrid’s progress on her blog as she pursues her training programme, at www.abc-ebc.blogspot.com and you can support her by making a donation at www.justgiving.com/Astrid-Byro . Kelsey Griffin, Director of Museum Operations, Bletchley Park Trust, kgriffin@bletchleypark.org.uk 01908272655 Mark's Bike Challenge 2011At the end of March I'll be biking to Paris via Bletchley Bletchley Park, home of the WW2 codebreakers, is an enormously important site, because the Intelligence produced by its teams of codebreakers made a significant contribution to shortening the war - saving lives by ending it possibly two years earlier than might otherwise have been the case. Although the site was saved from complete destruction less than 20 years ago, it has never been properly financed, and if we want future generations to be able to explore and understand what an important place it is, we must ensure that the Bletchley Park Trust receives enough money to maintain the historic buildings and to keep the site open. I hope that you agree - if so, please show your support by sponsoring my bike ride (nearly 300 miles). I'll be riding with a college friend, John Cutler, and we'll be starting from his house in Northampton on March 25 - first stop Bletchley Park itself! We get the Newhaven ferry on March 28, and should make it to Paris on March 30, if all goes to plan. John is an experienced cyclist, but I've done little since leaving London 25 years ago, so am getting in a lot of road training in hilly Shropshire. To support me please donate here The Bletchley Park Swim Team 2011TEAM NUMBER: 46 TEAM NAME: THE SWIMMING ENIGMA Six brave individuals will tackle the icy cold waters of Stantonbury Leisure Center, on March 12th 2011, to raise funds for the Milton Keynes Rotary Club. Okay, I admit Stantonbury Leisure Center is no Dive in the Atlantic,however, swimsuits and bikinis will be donned, and this in itself is an achievment. So why? Bletchley Park is one of Milton Keynes Rotary Club's chairties of the year, who will recieve a share of the sponsorship raised through their annual swimathon. Therefore, the more we can raise, the more we can gain! Any donations would be very welcome, so Bletchley Park's swim team can hold their head high, swimsuits and all... To Support the team please visit their fundraising page Ian's walk up Ben Nevis in a Day for Bletchley Park 2011I am doing a walk up Ben Nevis on 14th March 2011 for Bletchley Pa It is a place that is very close to my heart as my father was a cryptanalyst at Bletchley Park during WW2. So please dig deep and donate now. Sarah and Sue's Race for Life 2010
We as employees of Bletchley Park are taking part in We completed the race in extreme heat, and have never been so happy to see a finish line, thanks for all your support and don't forget you can still sponsor us.
Breaking The Code By The Combined Actors of Cambridge 2010
The Combined Actors of Cambridge performed a Pledge "Work4Bletchley" 2010Independent supporters Jason Gorman and Nigel Hetheringham have both pledged a day's salary to the Bletchley Park Trust subject to others joining them. They have nominated 16 September 2010 as the date they will give up a day's pay to raise funds for the Bletchley Park. See Jason's blog here or join the pledge here . Please click here for downloadable flyers and posters to print off and promote the event. 
Graham's Marathon 2010
So please dig deep and donate now :-) Thanks for your support! G
Niki's Marathon 2010Virgin London Marathon 2010 on 25/04/2010 I wanted a personal challenge and thought that I could combine that with raising funds to help Bletchley Park, a world class heritage site, from further deterioration. The site needs to be preserved for generations to come in order to honour the remarkable men & women that worked here. I can’t personally thank them so the next best thing I can do is to preserve their memories... by helping Bletchley Park honour the work and achievements that took place there.” please support me by sponsoring me
Boffoonery! at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London 2009
Comedy celebration of codebreaking, cryptography, computing and those brilliant boffins of Bletchley Park. Featuring stand- This event was organised by Jason Gorman and was a sell out event. for more information on this event please visit the Boffoonery website
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the ‘Race for Life’, the largest women only fundraising event, on Saturday 5th June. We are doing this to support Bletchley Park . Please help us to raise money for this worthwhile cause. 
wonderful version of Breaking The Code by Hugh Whitemore (based on the book 'Alan Turing, The Enigma' by Andrew Hodges) Directed by Pat Hamilton. They performed to sell out Audiences. The Bletchley Park Trust was their chosen charity, for their collections every night and they raised over £450. To find out more about the group please visit the 
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