January Meeting Report

The guest speaker at January's meeting was Margaret Griffiths who had
served as a tour guide at Bletchley Park. Margaret gave an inspiring and
enthusiastic talk, which was accompanied by slides of the buildings, the
huts and some of the equipment used at Station X. She talked of the range
of personalities who served on code-breaking during the war mentioning not
only Alan Turing and Sir Harry Hinsley but also Roy Jenkins and the many
intelligent young men and women who were invited to join their ranks. The
levels of secrecy were considerable and she recounted the anecdotal story
of a married couple who discovered 40 years later that the other had also
served at Bletchley when secrecy was removed and they were both invited
back for a reunion.

The next meeting of Diss U3A will be held on 4th February at United
Reformed Church in Diss commencing at 10.30am.

For more information on Diss U3A please telephone: 01379 853134.

Report submitted by Maureen Gaynor, Publicity Secretary.