Former James Bond, Sir Roger Moore, has added his voice to the
campaign to restore and preserve Bletchley Park, the World War
Two codebreaking centre.
Roger Moore visited
Bletchley Park to promote the launch of six James Bond films on
the Blu-ray disc format.
Arriving in typical 007-style at Bletchley Park by helicopter,
Roger Moore drove himself the short journey to the Bletchley Park
Mansion in the chic new Aston Martin DBS.
He met with World War Two codebreaker Mavis Batey, who has
recently released a book entitled "From Bletchley With Love" about
Ian Fleming's wartime work. He also posed with some of the famous
vehicles from the Bond films, before telling journalists that the
government should be stepping in to provide funds for the
preservation of Bletchley Park.
Simon Greenish, Bletchley Park Trust director, welcomed the
support. He said, "This year we have been encouraged by incredible
support from an array of prominent individuals who have visited
Bletchley Park, including the Prince of Wales, New Zealand prime
minister Helen Clark and Fran Allen, the AM Turing award
winner.
"There is clearly heightening national and international
awareness of the urgent need for funds for the restoration and
preservation of Bletchley Park."