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Sunderland River Festival
Added 2nd September, 2019
Community model boat building in the city that has produced more ships than any other city.
Family co-operation and rivalry triumph at Bristol Harbour Festival's cardboard boat race!
Added 25th July, 2018
Three generations from one family compete in the Bristol Harbour Festival cardboard boat race
British Science Week On the MV Balmoral
Added 21st March, 2018
Families board a boat in Bristol to explore cranes, winches, pulleys, hydraulics and robotics
Frome Vale Academy - Fantastic Flight, aviation with real engineers
Added 26th February, 2018
Pupils explore flight and make an Air Show for parents at the end of the school day
Bristol Scout-Builder at the Royal West-of-England Academy
Added 14th August, 2017
We invited The Scout-Builder to join us for a day at the RWA as part of the 'Air' Exhibition and stimulus for a practical aviation workshop for families.
Young Shipwrights 2017
Added 27th July, 2017
Bristol Primary School Children build boats to race in the Bristol Harbour Festival at the end of the school year
Young Shipwrights 2015
Added 20th July, 2015
700 children and 65 volunteers from business build 115 model boats and race them in the Bristol Harbour Festival
St Mary Redcliffe Primary School - Young Shipwrights
Added 12th February, 2015
46 Year 6 pupils complete Young Shipwrights workshops and harbour tours.
Underfall yard Doors Open Day - Boats and Breakfast
Added 14th September, 2014
Underfall Yard opens its doors and sets up a build and sail event with cardboard Mathews, Chanel Cutters and SS Great Britains.
Underfall Yard - Doors Open Day
Added 4th September, 2014
A family boat building experience that promotes the exciting plans for the Heritage Lottery Funded development at a unique site on Bristol's Historic Harbour
Bristol Young Shipwrights - Junior Learning Ships
Added 26th April, 2014
Pulling together people, places and skills to explore Bristol's maritime heritage and young people's future.
One Self as Another
Added 23rd February, 2014
Cotham Co-operative Academy, Holiday Club working with Royal West-of-England Academy. Young People aged 8 to 17 on a two day workshop to explore portraiture with puppetry.
Lifting Aspirations
Added 12th October, 2013
Workshops supported by the Lifting and Access Industry that explore engineering principals with real engineers. Students complete crane build and operate challenges and discover modern technology to contextualise the science curriculum.
Schools Aviation Challenge and the RNAS Yeovilton International Airday
Added 7th August, 2013
Aviation workshops for schools with free tickets for students to attend the International Air Day at Yeovilton to extend the learning. More Aviation Day events are scheduled for schools near Bristol Airport in the Autumn Term
Riveting Stuff - Festival of the North East
Added 5th June, 2013
A three day celebration of Stockton's engineering heritage and future on the famous Tees Barrage
Lifting Aspirations and Accessing Engineering
Added 25th May, 2013
A practical crane design and building project for 8-11 or 11 to 14 year olds. Science and Engineering principles, industrial heritage, identity and future aspirations.
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