Marketing Cheshire and The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre have launched ‘Amazed By Science’, the first ever pan-Cheshire science festival.
The festival will take place from May 24 to June 1 during half term holiday and aims to capture children’s’ imaginations and excite families about science in Cheshire.
Teresa Anderson, director of Jodrell Bank, said: “The festival will promote and celebrate science, technology and engineering throughout Cheshire.
“We aim to increase interest and engagement in science for the general public and to increase its relevance to our everyday lives.
“We hope this will inspire young people to pursue science at school and to consider a career in this field.
“Cheshire is one of the UK’s foremost scientific areas with a rich heritage of past achievements, as well as a huge amount of science-based business and world leading research.
“The festival is a wonderful way to showcase this.” Venues committed to the festival include Jodrell Bank, Daresbury Science Park, Delamere Forest, Chester Zoo, Macclesfield Silk Museum, Chester Cathedral, Reaseheath Agricultural College, Tatton Park and the Hack Green Nuclear Bunker.
Siemens has been announced as the headline sponsor for the festival and commitment has also been made by several science and technology companies in the area including Urenco, National Nuclear Laboratories, Waters Corporation, Sellafield, Peel Energy, C-Tech, EA Technology and the Cheshire and Warrington Enterprise Partnership.
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