AN inaugural science festival kicks off this weekend at the Windermere Jetty Museum.
The Festival, kicks off on Saturday, March 19 and is a two-day event ending on Sunday, March 20.
The festival will feature hands-on workshops, guest speakers performances and performances, with well-known TV presenter, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski giving the festival’s headline talk at the Old Laundry Theatre on the theme of water.
On Saturday, proceedings will kick off at 10:30am with a talk by Heather Walker and the days events will end at 7:30pm with a talk by BBC Presenter Helen Czerski and Professor Richard Brazier at the Old Laundry Theatre.
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On Sunday, the day kicks off at 10am with an introduction to cold open water swimming, ending at 2pm with a Crow and Apricot art workshop. A full list of the festival events can be found here.
A Festival statement listed some of the other attractions on offer: "The Mad Science Show and the Institute of Physics brings the wow to chemistry, physics and engineering through interactive demonstrations.
"Professor Pumpernickel brings whizz, pop, bangs to the museum site.
"There is a nature-based family art workshop led by Crow & Apricot, a steam wood bending workshop with Charlie Whinney, demos and talks with Science GRRL, fish tanks from the Freshwater Biological Association and more!
"There is an introduction to open water swimming workshop with a focus on mental health and well-being run by Vicki McCreadie, Gilly McArthur and Jonathan Cowie, three fully qualified swim coaches with extensive experience in the outdoor industry."
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