Organisers of the Amazed by Science festival have announced the final event programme for their free science festival, happening across Cheshire and Warrington during May half term from Saturday 24th May to Sunday 1st June.

The festival aims to make science fun and exciting for children and their parents, with a focus on attracting young people to the wide range of careers in the field of science and technology. The programme includes a spectacular live Science Show with Air Products at Crewe Lyceum, a strand of bee trails and bee-keeping demonstrations at several venues including Norton Priory, an 'Amazed By Maths' coding event sponsored by MBNA at Chester Racecourse for budding digital masterminds; and a chance to meet an Astronomer in your lunch time at Jodrell Bank.

To find out more about the free events available, parents are being asked to sign up for alerts and information on the website at www.amazedbyscience.com or by following @amazedbyscience on twitter or via the facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/amazedbyscience

The festival has attracted sponsorship from several big names from the science community including headline sponsor Siemens and science and technology companies such as Urenco, The National Nuclear Laboratory, Waters Corporation, Sellafield Ltd, Peel Environmental, Atkins, C-Tech Innovation and the Cheshire and Warrington Enterprise Partnership.

Katrina Michel, Chief Executive of Marketing Cheshire and a founding partner of the Amazed By Science festival, said:

'This brand new science festival is a fantastic opportunity for families across Cheshire and Warrington to experience hands-on fun whilst learning more about science and technology over the half term holiday.  Cheshire is an incredibly science-rich destination and the event programme gives us an ideal opportunity to showcase what's happening here, with the help of our venues and sponsors. All festival events are free to attend and what better way to spend time with the family than at a whole list of fantastic attractions across the region.'

Venues involved in the festival include Jodrell Bank, Norton Priory, Daresbury Science Park, Delamere Forest, Chester Zoo, Macclesfield Silk Museum, Warrington Museum, Chester Cathedral, Reaseheath Agricultural College, Tatton Park and the Hack Green Nuclear Bunker.

Issued by Marketing Cheshire

For further information, please contact: Laura Young, Marketing Cheshire 01244 405624 / 07919 004 116 l.young@marketingcheshire.co.uk

Marketing Cheshire

Marketing Cheshire is the place marketing and destination management organisation for Cheshire and Warrington. We see all our members as partners and we will seek to work together to ensure that Cheshire and Warrington is the place to visit, live, invest, meet and study.

For further information visit www.marketingcheshire.co.uk

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