Members of Dunmow Probus Club and their guests visited Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire for their seventh trip of 2024.

The group of 20 people visited the WWII enigma code-breaking fortress, a 19th century mansion which was purchased by the wartime government for £6,000.

Probus Club member Patrick WhittickProbus Club member Patrick Whittick (Image: Dunmow Probus Club) The site employed thousands of people to intercept and decipher highly coded German intelligence.

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One of the main code breakers was Alan Turing, who is credited for his significant role in winning the war for the allies.

This is the second time the probus club has visited the site and museum, the first being in 2019.

Dunmow Probus Club is a club for retired professional and business men who miss the social life from being at work.