BLETCHLEY PARK CEO SPRINTS INTO ACTION

New CEO of the Bletchley Park Trust, Iain Standen, will be heading up “Team Turing” in the first ever Milton Keynes Marathon.  He will be joining over 40 dedicated supporters who will be running in aid of Bletchley Park, raising vital funds.

This will not be Iain’s first Marathon and he hopes to complete it somewhere close to three hours thirty minutes.

Iain said “I am a keen runner so when I became aware of the MK Marathon I decided it would be a great way to start my time at Bletchley Park.  I feel Bletchley Park is firmly on the path to becoming the world class heritage site it deserves to be and I want to demonstrate I am willing to put everything into making that happen.  I am impressed that so many people of Milton Keynes are competing in this marathon in order to support local charities”.

2012 is the year we celebrate the Turing Centenary.  Alan Turing achieved world-class Marathon standards. His best time of two hours, forty-six minutes, three seconds, was only eleven minutes slower than the winner in the 1948 Olympic Games.  In a 1948 cross-country race he finished ahead of Tom Richards who was to win the silver medal in the Olympics.

The Milton Keynes Marathon is being held on 29th April. If you would like to support Iain or any of the team running for Bletchley Park please visit Bletchley Park Marathon Runners. If you are interested in running the Marathon for Bletchley Park please contact curwin@bletchleypark.org.uk .


For visitor information, contact 01908 640404, info@bletchleypark.org.uk, or go to www.bletchleypark.org.uk


Editor’s Information
• Further details about each of the events are available on request.

• Cost of the Annual Season Ticket is:
Prices  
Adults:      £12.00
Concessions: (Over 60's and students with   valid ID.)      £10.00
Children 12 to 16:      £6.00
Children under 12:  (with friends and family only.   Groups of children with clubs, such as Cub Scouts, should contact us in advance)     Free of  Charge
Family Ticket:  (Two adults + Two children aged 12 to 16)      £26.00

Tickets include a guided tour (subject to availability) and/or the use of an audio guide.  On-site parking is £3 per car.  

• The National Museum of Computing
The cost of admission to the Colossus and Tunny galleries;- Adults £2, Children (13 to 16) and Concessions (over 60s and students with a valid ID card) £1, children aged 12 and under will be free.  This is NOT an annual season ticket but a one-day admission pass.
When the rest of TNMOC is open on Thursdays and Saturdays, a visitor can upgrade their £2 admission by paying an additional £3 to visit the museum at the TNMOC pay booth. 

• Bletchley Park is open  every day except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day: 

• 1 March to 31 October – 9.30 am to 5.00pm (weekdays and weekends)
• 1st November to 28 February – 9.30 am to 4.00pm (weekdays and weekends.)

• Photographs are available as jpegs on request

Press contacts
• Claire Urwin, Events and Publicity Manager, Bletchley Park Trust, 01908 272 655,  curwin@bletchleypark.org.uk
• Caroline Murdoch, Redworks PR, 01869 810 443, caroline@redworks.co.uk.