My mother died in 2018 with dementia. A year or so before she went into care her husband told me she'd been stationed at Bletchley Park as a WAAF. She didn't ever want to say much about her WAAF career other than how proud she was to have served during WWII. When asked she initially said she could not talk about it. She remembered her service number and after some reassurance she told me a little about her time there - It all matched to the experiences I listened to in a subsequent visit to BP. I'd dearly love to know more and so wish she'd talked about it more before her health and memory declined. Vanda Ashton stationed Chicksands and Blackbrook aged 18 and 19.. I think she was a switchboard operator as that's what she was trained to do but she wouldn't say what she did other than it had something to do with secret messages!
Betty Webb published a book last year about her time at Bletchley and a period during which she was transferred to Washington DC. At 101, she is still alive at the time of writing.
Awesome! It's like Rosie the Riveter stories on steroids! Could add captions or turn the music down so that we might hear these soft-spoken warriors a bit better.
I visited Mum's service at bletchley Park during the WW2. I wish I'd asked her what she was doing at Bletchley Park before her Parkinson disease got worse. 😢 she kept her sercet until the 1970s.
I'm an American, and in my opinion, these women and all their colleagues saved the world -- including Germany. That's essentially it. We all owe them every peaceful moment we've ever had.
What a pity you didn't capture these precious memories more clearly. Nobody would object if there had been a microphone in shot if that was what was needed to get clear recordings. Please go back to your original recordings and put them up here instead of the current audio - without the unnecessary and unhelpful music. (As a professional sound recordist, I know what I'm talking about.) If I was a relative of one of these wonderful people, I would be fuming.
My mother died in 2018 with dementia. A year or so before she went into care her husband told me she'd been stationed at Bletchley Park as a WAAF. She didn't ever want to say much about her WAAF career other than how proud she was to have served during WWII. When asked she initially said she could not talk about it. She remembered her service number and after some reassurance she told me a little about her time there - It all matched to the experiences I listened to in a subsequent visit to BP. I'd dearly love to know more and so wish she'd talked about it more before her health and memory declined. Vanda Ashton stationed Chicksands and Blackbrook aged 18 and 19.. I think she was a switchboard operator as that's what she was trained to do but she wouldn't say what she did other than it had something to do with secret messages!
Thank you is not enough…. Forever grateful ❤❤❤
Great women of the early Bletchley days. They still have great memories! Fascinating stories, thanks for posting this! ~ Victor, at CHAP
Betty Webb published a book last year about her time at Bletchley and a period during which she was transferred to Washington DC. At 101, she is still alive at the time of writing.
The music is very nice but must it be louder than the people speaking?
Awesome! It's like Rosie the Riveter stories on steroids! Could add captions or turn the music down so that we might hear these soft-spoken warriors a bit better.
Thank you for your feedback, we are looking at updating our videos with captions for ease of access.
@@BletchleyParkTrust Thank you.
I visited Mum's service at bletchley Park during the WW2. I wish I'd asked her what she was doing at Bletchley Park before her Parkinson disease got worse. 😢 she kept her sercet until the 1970s.
I'm an American, and in my opinion, these women and all their colleagues saved the world -- including Germany. That's essentially it. We all owe them every peaceful moment we've ever had.
Why overlay with usic? It makes it harder to hear what they are saying and adds no value.
Absolutely.
@@johnbb99 Yes. It`s unnecessary and annoying
Great video but the sound is very quiet. Unfortunately I couldn't hear properly.
I agree. The music is very loud and drowns their voices ...
It's captions
Can the music be removed please. Let their voices alone tell the story
Fot those who fancy a greater insight into this, a book. 'The Secret life of Bletchley Park', by Sinclair Mckay is recommended.
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What a pity you didn't capture these precious memories more clearly. Nobody would object if there had been a microphone in shot if that was what was needed to get clear recordings. Please go back to your original recordings and put them up here instead of the current audio - without the unnecessary and unhelpful music.
(As a professional sound recordist, I know what I'm talking about.)
If I was a relative of one of these wonderful people, I would be fuming.
Nice lady
very nice lady
good british stock...
Like dad, keep mum.