Science and Technology
You don’t have to be a boffin to join our group. Most of us are enthusiastic amateurs who are just interested in both new and old technology and keeping up with scientific developments.
Although the infinite monkeys amongst us might well be asking:
“Why are people prepared to believe in magic and pseudoscience rather than empirical evidence, and does it matter? Science often appears open-ended and evolving, a reason to mistrust it, especially when it can feel like we are bombarded with so much contradictory information. So is the scientific method the only way to truly test if something works, and why should we trust the scientists over alternative practitioners who many people would argue have helped them more than anything that comes out of a laboratory?”
Join us on our visits to places as diverse as water recycling plants, the Royal Mint and Electricity Museum, to answer these and other questions. We will try to offer visits on a bi-monthly basis, as well as informal presentations indoors during the winter months, but we want to be driven by what our members would like to investigate, so keep those ideas coming!
Visit report
Visit to Ashford Water Treatment works - Mill Farm Hill, Near Cannington, Somerset, TA5 2NQ - Friday 3 March 3023
Current Programme
Visit to Avon Valley Railway - The Railway Shed Bitton - 10.30am, Tuesday 25th April 2023 The railway shed is normally off limits to the general public but we have arranged a visit to the railway yard and shed, to hear about the work done by volunteers, history of the site and in particular the restoration of the Fry’s Sentinel Locomotive with a slide presentation to show stages of restoration. Lunch may be purchased afterwards in the station cafe. Parking on the station approach car park. Alternative parking along Pines Road - a short walk from the station.
Visit to the Saltford Brassmill Project - 10.30am, Tuesday 23 May 2023
Saltford Brass Mill https://www.brassmill.com There is no charge for this visit, but groups often make a donation of £3-5 per head. Please note the risk assessment and location of toilets. Parking at the Shallows car park, off A4 Bath Hill.
Photos from our visit to Weston Super Mare interpretation centre. Click on a photo to see a larger image.
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