Events Programme

Summary: Coming soon

Summary: Andrew will provide us with a brief history of the BVR and explain how he has been able to greatly improve the efficiency of the BVR steam Motive Power, the ride and crash worthiness of the passenger stock and introduce the first battery locomotive for passenger haulage of any statutory regulated railway in the UK.

Summary:

Greenpower Education Trust is a UK based charity which gets young people enthusiastic about science and engineering by challenging them to design, build and race an electric car.

Greenpower supply age appropriate Kit Cars, which can be built in school, college or elsewhere and raced at motor sport venues at Greenpower organised events. Alternatively, older participants can design and build their own car to our regulations. The Greenpower challenge uses the excitement of motor sport to inspire young people to excel in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).

School or college staff are responsible for the teams but the race events rely on voluntary support,including some NES members at a recent local event. We are fortunate that Lotus Cars are excellent hosts in Norfolk, allowing hundreds of young people to compete on the Hethel test track. Greenpower works with over 400 teams throughout the UK and hold 30+ regional events and an International Final every year at Goodwood. More than 1,000 students take part annually, from primary school age through to university. A growing number of international teams participate inevents and the USA, Iberia, and Benelux run programmes under the Greenpower license.

Summary: Coming Shortly

Summary: David is the owner of a company which goes back to his grandfather in 1898 in Lowestoft that started the industrial production of ice. His talk will include an original film video of how the ice was made, the American use of compressed ammonia, shipping of ice from Norwegian glaciers and the provision of ice to cool Wimbledon tennis balls and for ice statues at the wedding of Princess Diana.