Science and Industry
Currently this group is awaiting for industry and scientific sites of interest to re-open to visitors post Covid. Our co-ordinator has several irons in the fire but is still waiting for word from his contacts that they are open for our business. Alan will be in touch as soon as hears from any of them!
This group is for those members who have a particular interest in Science and Technology and in the workings of Industry, particularly in the North East.
Our co-ordinator, Alan Patterson, organises several visits each year to local factories, breweries, sites of scientific and technology investigation and other places of particular interest.
Previously we had visited our own NetPark, the Wynyard Planetarium, RAF Leeming, Hartlepool Power Station, Nissan and Ebac amongst others. Tn the year leading up to Covid we visited the BBC Studios in Newcastle, a wine bottling and retail facility, Camerons Brewery, the Primula plant, the iconic Tees Transporter Bridge, the Hitachi Rail unit, and the Tees Barrage.
Dependent on the nature of the visit and the numbers signed up we either hire a coach or travel in members cars. And we sometimes have free samples at the site and/or are given some to take home!