Bridgwater Science Festival
bridgwater science festival science festival take place bridgwater english county somerset may half term holiday contributing public awareness science local population bridgwater science festival set first festival taking place supported institute physic south west branch future somerset festival held second event bridgwater town hall supported bridgwater town council university west england institute physic bridgwater science festival aim attract wide audience possible entertaining inspiring engaging sciencebased activity community event emphasis getting child family experience fun handson activity main family fun day acted opening event moved town hall many people attended event previous year notable participant included university west england science communication unit uwe centre transport society information bristol selfdriving car project bristol robotics laboratory tangible network project reptile handling space detective space themed workshop royal photographic society international image science exhibition astronomy well mendip astronomer also small series talk extreme weather met office spectroscopy part international year light somerset butterfly following opening day half term event included funky fossil somerset brick tile museum information handson fun avalon marsh learning partnership total attendance people main family fun day took place robert blake science college last day festival notable participant included university bristol school medical science university bristol school clinical science several local sciencebased organisation event festival included talk simon singh simpson mathematical secret ticket sale donated somerset cf flood relief fund science showoff sciencecomedy night bridgwater science festival official website