The Bill Tutte Memorial Fund

A memorial fund has been set up to raise funds to provide a memorial to one of Newmarket's unsung heroes.

Interest has been expressed in the project from around the country and from as far afield as Canada, where Bill Tutte lived and died after the war.

"Who was Bill Tutte?"

Bill Tutte was born in Newmarket in 1917. He was educated locally and in Cambridge before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1935. In 1941 he was invited to join the so-called Government Codes and Cipher School at Bletchley Park, where he was responsible for cracking the German Lorenz code (called Tunny by the British). 

Due to continuing Cold War security reasons, he received no official recognition or public acclaim for his achievement and it was not until the mid 1990s, some 50 years later, that details were released; even now some aspects of his work remain classified.

It is widely believed that the Russians used captured Lorenz machines for their own purposes for some years after the end of World War Two without realising that the British security services had cracked the code; to recognise Tutte's achievement would have given the game away.

In 2012, following a campaign by The Newmarket Journal, the Prime Minister wrote to Tutte’s remaining family in Newmarket to acknowledge the debt we owe him and Newmarket Town Council resolved to honour him with a memorial on Rutland Hill in the town centre.

"What can I do to help?"

In the First Instance, you could click the banner below, read more about this amazing mans achievements  follow the Memorial Trust on Twitter, or like them in Facebook. Links are on the official page

Lovecraft Phase

I Am currently going though a phase where my artwork is been inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. This is probably due to my good chum Mike Bennett recently recording the Shadow over Innsmouth. If you haven't heard Mike narration of this yet, them pop over to YouTube or Mikes Website and have a listen

Gillman House

Zardock Allen

New Camera!

Well folks, it has been a while, work has kept me oh so busy, but this week in invested in a new camera, the little lady pictured below is my first snap

Untitled

Around, all around, the dark memories gather.

My dread grows as the angry hand of Heaven falls against my heart.

It severs me, and darkly my

essence drips

to the broken ground.

In numbness I hang my head

while oblivion looms.

Now alone, my essence falls upon uncaring eyes.

This is my salvation

Underwood and Flinch Goes to Print

When the opportunity to listen to Underwood & Flinch was presented I found myself debating whether I could stomach yet another story of the undead. Between CM’s The Vampire Diaries television series and a slew of recent books and movies, I feared that my taste for vampires was waning. Fortunately, your tale has left be hungry for more.

The story is full of underlying themes, well beyond the dark, toe-curling horror parts of the novel. The main theme is that of the life of a minority, much in the way Bram Stoker’s Dracula focuses on women as a minority. Aside from that, Mike also talks of history, crime, psychology and morality. He uses his main character as a vessel to portray what might even be human existence. He is without a doubt a very powerful writer. He has managed to intricately weave together a story that touches your emotions, without ever actually letting it on. You listen to the podcast, entranced by the plot and the horror, and when you finally put your iPod down and think back, you realize it was much more than just that!

Now, Mike is intending to publish this book in the near future but requires your help, he is hosting a fundraising campaign over at Indiegogo.com and need donations.

The Good thing is, if you donate as little as $10, you will not only get some great perks, But also your name will appear in his book as a patron. How cool is that, you become an immortal in a book about an immortal in Mikes award winning story.

So please follow the link below and if you can, donate what you can