🌟 Hello Lovely Friend,
This summer has been filled with moments that touched my heart –  gatherings where music carried our stories 🎵, where heritage was celebrated 🇵🇱, and where history felt close enough to hold. Over these past weeks, I’ve been surrounded by kindness, courage and community, and I’m so grateful to share this journey with you.

From songs of justice to celebrations of Polish culture, every event reminded me how powerful it is when we come together to sing, to remember, to honour those who came before us. And as we look ahead to July 2026, I’m excited to continue this path with you, returning to Bletchley Park to share music inspired by extraordinary minds and extraordinary bravery ✨

Thank you for being here, for listening, and for walking beside me through these stories ❤️

🎤 Upcoming Performances: Polish Codebreaking Festival,

25–26 July 2026

Address : Bletchley Park Sherwood Drive Milton Keynes MK3 6EB

I am delighted to announce that I will be performing on both 25th and 26th July 2026 at the Polish Codebreaking Festival at Bletchley Park, presented in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London, Bletchley Park, and the Enigma Cipher Centre in Poznań.

A BIG thank you to Karolina Gorazda from the Polish Cultural Institute in London for inviting me to perform. 

Across this vibrant weekend, I will share songs inspired by the extraordinary Polish mathematicians who first deciphered the Enigma codes – Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki, and Henryk Zygalski along with my SONGS — Bomba and The Mathematician, honouring both the Polish pioneers and the remarkable women of Bletchley Park 🔐.

🔐 Polish Codebreaking Festival – Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July 2026
On Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July 2026,

I will be performing at the Polish Codebreaking Festival at Bletchley Park, presented in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London, Bletchley Park, and the Enigma Cipher Centre in Poznań.

This vibrant weekend will celebrate the early Enigma breakthroughs achieved by Polish mathematicians and intelligence pioneers, whose work will be highlighted throughout the festival for its profound influence on the later codebreaking efforts at Bletchley Park.
🇵🇱 A Story That Connects NationsLong before large‑scale British codebreaking began, Polish cryptologists had already achieved what many believed impossible breaking German military Enigma. This festival will shine a light on that shared history of courage, intellect and international collaboration 🤝
🧩 Explore, Create & DiscoverVisitors will be able to enjoy:

• Interactive workshops
• Experts from the Enigma Cipher Centre in Poznań
• Authors, demonstrations and storytelling 📚
• Creative family activities 🎨
• Talks revealing the human stories behind the mathematics

Traditional Polish food from On’On Grill & Pierogiwill be served throughout the weekend 🥟.🎵 My Performances
I will be performing songs inspired by the Polish mathematicians who first deciphered Enigma:

• Marian Rejewski
• Jerzy Różycki
• Henryk Zygalski

I will also be singingBomba, inspired by their machine bomba kryptograficzna, and The Mathematician, inspired by a young British woman at Bletchley Park.

Women made up 75% of the workforce at Bletchley Park around 10,000 personnel by 1945. They operated the Bombe and Colossus machines, decoded messages, translated communications, and formed the backbone of the operation. Known as the Bletchley Girls, they were sworn to lifelong secrecy until the 1970s, a story I will be honouring through my music 💛

❤️ A BIG THANK YOU this month goes to ❤️
🎶 June–July Newsletter: Songs, Stories & Celebrations Across Communities

❤️🎤 Daily Antidote of Song – Week 324I loved singing on the Daily Antidote of Song on 27 June, where I performed Polonia and Boadicea. It was a joy to invite everyone to sing along with me at 5pm GMT during Week 324 (June 22–28) 🎶.A huge thank‑you to ❤️Jo Rasi ❤️ and her wonderful team for hosting such a great gig 🙌 . Their warmth, energy and dedication make the Daily Antidote community a truly special place to share music.

Throughout the week, we lifted up powerful social justice songs, and honoured Immigrant Heritage Month and Caribbean American Heritage Month 🌍. Even when songs didn’t directly connect to those themes, we found meaningful ways to weave them into the conversation.Watch my performance here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5fXBKFMfVA – A big thank you to ❤️ Shruthi Veena Vishwanath ❤️ A WONDERFUL Singer from India for hosting the session I LOVE YOU Shruthi! 

🇵🇱 Polska Sobotnia Szkola w Lancaster – A Beautiful Celebration on 20th June 2026
I loved performing at Polska Sobotnia Szkola w Lancaster, the Polish Saturday School in Lancaster. A huge thank‑you to Head Teacher Joanna Olkuska, who organised a truly fantastic event 🎉 and welcomeddistinguished guests including:

• Mayor of Lancaster Colin Hartley
• High Sheriff of Lancaster David Collinge
• High Sheriff of Lancashire 2026–2027
• The Polish Scouts led by Ryszarda Kozikowska‑Dub

Performing my songs at Morecambe Polish Heritage Day 🙂 

• With the wonderful Polish teachers including School Director Joanna Okulska and Monika Brzeska,
• all doing incredible work sharing knowledge with Polish students 📚 pictured below 

Pictured below :With the Director of the Polish Saturday School in Lancaster Joanna Okulska,The Mayor of Lancaster Colin Hartley and The Polish Scouts leader Ryszarda Kozikowska‑Dub

I felt deeply honoured to perform for Lucyna Szmit, a Siberian survivor who endured Stalin’s notorious Gulag system in the 1940s and is now approaching her 100th year 💐, accompanied by her son Tadeusz.

Below left to right Katy Carr, Edyta Ożarek Polska Macierz Szkolna w Wielkiej Brytanii, High Sheriff of Lancaster Colin Hartley, Mr and Mrs Ireneusz Truszkowski Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Manchester, Joanna Okulska Director of the Polish Saturday School in Lancaster. 

Being in Morecambe for this event filled me with joy. I shared a collection of songs inspired by Poland’s fight for freedom from my own repertoire drawn from my trilogy of albums about Polish history: Paszport, Polonia, and Providence 🇵🇱 and also a selection of Mieczyslaw Fogg songs. 

💛 Thank You for Sharing These Moments With MeJune and July were filled with powerful stories, cross‑cultural connections, and music that carried history forward. I’m grateful to everyone who joined me in person, online and in spirit ✨

❤️ STAY SAFE AND STRONG ❤️

💕Thank you for your continuing support of my music💕

Keep in touch ! 

Lots of love to you and your family i pozdrawam serdecznie

✸✸✸✸✸ Katy Carr and the Aviators ✸✸✸✸✸

Ps If you have a moment spare please support this petition to parliament to save this important Polish Old People’s Home … https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768480

❤️ KATY CARR’s previous newsletters 🙂 https://katycarr.com/category/newsletters/