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Bletchley Park, the historic site regarded as one of the birthplaces of computer science, and renowned for its pivotal role in World War Two codebreaking, made history in November 2023 by hosting the world’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit.

The ground-breaking event brought together industry professionals and global leaders to discuss the critical topic of AI safety and ethics. Representatives from twenty-seven countries attended, including US Vice President, Kamala Harris, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, as well as leading figures from the world of computing, such as Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO and owner of the social media site X.

On 20 March 2024 a new centre to drive digital skills opened in Bletchley at the South Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT), part of Milton Keynes College Group. Bletchley Tech Park offers courses from the most basic digital programmes up to more sophisticated certificates in areas like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR). The Tech Park has been paid for thanks to the Betchley and Fenny Stratford Town Deal programme.

On Friday 26 July, the Town Deal celebrated the official opening of its Redway project. This project has helped deliver over 2km of new Redway links and increased connectivity to Central Bletchley, the Lakes Estate, Newton Leys to the Blue Lagoon Nature Reserve.

This project forms part of the Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Deal programme which seeks to drive economic regeneration of our Town Centres and promote more sustainable and active travel choices. This has been supported by match funding through several sources, including the Active Travel Grant.

The opening event was delivered in conjunction with the Blue Light Safety event which was open to the local community and focuses on safety initiatives. This was supported by numerous partners including Bucks Fire and Rescue Service, Thames Valley Police, Environment Agency and Angling Trust.

This project has been made possible due to the hard work and partnership working across several organisations. A special thanks goes out to the Towns Fund, Council staff, Town Deal Board, Ringway Hickford Construction, Bernwood Ecology and Network Rail.

We now look forward to encouraging more people to visit the Blue Lagoon through the Councils extensive and unrivalled Redway network, providing sustainable and active travel links throughout the City.

We hope to see you there soon.

Bletchley Highlight Report 2023

The Brunel Centre Development Brief was approved by Delegated Decision on 27 February.  The final approved version can be viewed here