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Cash Lifeline For Bletchley Park
Smivs writes "Bletchley Park, the home to the allied codebreakers during WWII, and a major computing heritage centre, has been given a financial lifeline, reports the BBC. The grant of £330,000 will be used to undertake urgent roof works as the rooms of the Grade II-listed mansion, replete with painted ceilings, timber panelling, and ornate plasterwork, are at risk because the roof has been patched rather than renovated so many times during the 130 years of the mansion's history.
The donation follows efforts to highlight the dilapidated state of the huts and other buildings at Bletchley.
Discussions are also in progress on a further three-year, £600,000 funding programme for the historic site.
'Bletchley Park played a fundamental role in the Allies winning the Second World War and is of great importance to the history of Europe,' said Dr Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage."
I saw no where in your post about you having contributed. I would suspect that you haven't.
You should never obligate anyone to something you do not obligate yourself too.
However I understand the mentality expressed in your post and others here all too well. It is far easier to take someone's money; and yes your taking; provided you never have to meet the person your taking it from.
If this is the future of the world its not a good one.
* Winners compare their achievements to their goals, losers compare theirs to that of others.
The GP is right, just because you contribute to other causes doesn't mean you get to decide what others should spend their money on.
If *BSD is to conversation and W3bsite Third, you