OC seniors’ trip to Bletchley Park

Following on from last year’s  successful OC seniors’ trips to The Brooklands Museum and Hampton Court Castle  Bob Jennings, this year’s OC Society vice president, organised a trip to Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire on Tuesday 25th June. The OCs at Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park was the central site of the United Kingdom’s Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), which during the Second World War regularly penetrated the secret communications of the Axis Powers – most importantly the German Enigma and Lorenz ciphers. The official historian of World War II British Intelligence has written that the “Ultra” intelligence produced at Bletchley shortened the war by two to four years, and that without it the outcome of the war would have been uncertain.The site is now an educational and historical attraction memorialising and celebrating those accomplishments. Back to school for Nick Humphries and Dave Tooze Stephen Kettle’s statue of Alan Turing

This was a most memorable outing enjoyed by a party of 23 OCs and partners.

Photo gallery of the trip

Thanks Bob for organising a great trip (my first coach trip with you since the rugby tour to France 39 years ago).

OCs who took part in the trip:
Bob and Wendy Jennings
David and Rachael Shaw
Ian and Gail Gunn
John and Marilyn Wright
Fred and Sue Forse
David and Kim Tooze
Nick and Jane  Humphries
Martin and Wendy Tayler
Andrew and Annette Gunn
Tony Olpin Nigel Hurley
Pete Beasley
Alan Hale
Tracy Mace

Our next outing will be to Eastnor Castle near Ludlow on Wednesday 12th August. Weblink to Eastnor Castle
The cost of the trip is £20 per person which includes coach travel from Colston’s School and entrance fees. If you would like to take part please email Tracy Mace TracyMace@colstons.bristol.sch.uk