A FORMER Wren at Scarborough during the Second World War says she has been “amazed” at the response to her new book on her time at the Y-station above the town. Muriel Davison, 89, said she had received a bundle of letters from people in Scarborough who wanted to share their own memories of the station on Irton Moor.

Mrs Davison serviced the wireless sets that picked up German U-boat signals which were interpreted at a secret code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire.

Among the letters she has received is one from Mandy Lee, of Eastfield, Scarborough, who told Mrs Davison that her mother, Maggie, was a telephonist at the wireless station. Mrs Davison was pleasantly surprised to hear from a researcher in France who is keen to write in the French language about the work of the Wrens. She said that there are few books in French which describe the important work the young women performed in a bid to win the war.

Mrs Davison is keen to meet anyone who was connected to the station during her time there when she attends a signing session at the town’s Waterstones store in Westborough, on Saturday 28 January between 1pm and 3pm.

The book, A Wren’s Tale, is available at Waterstone's Scarborough and at the Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre, or by calling 01737 221215.