FORMER Bletchley Park code breaker Charlotte 'Betty' Webb MBE recently came to Redditch to speak about the pioneering work of code breakers.

Speaking to The Rotary Club of Redditch, as well as a number of special guests, she gave a fascinating talk at The Abbey Hotel on the work of the vital WW2 organisation.

The pioneering work of Bletchley Park, kept secret for 30 years after the end of the war, is now familiar to many people, thanks to a number of books, films, and TV programmes devoted to the subject and also to the preservation and opening of Bletchley Park itself.

Thanks to these sources people now know about the cracking of the German "ENIGMA" codes, credited with shortening the war by at least two years, and also the development of technologies that provided the foundations of the modern day computer industry.

A spokesman from the rotary club said: "In telling history there is no substitute from personal testimony and at 92 years of age Betty Webb was able to provide some fascinating insights into her life and work at Bletchley Park, from the age of 18.

"As well as presenting a selection of articles dealing with the wartime and (most recent) history of Bletchley Park, Betty was good enough to sign copies of her most recent book Secret Postings which also deals with her post-war experience at The Pentagon in Washington."