Past Events

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Bristol Blue Glass - Tour & Christmas Bauble Blowing

Bristol Blue Glass | 11 December 2012 18:30 to 20:30
Event type: Technical Visit

Get in the Christmas spirit by blowing your own Christmas bauble out of the famous Bristol Blue Glass! This event is now fully booked.

Industry sector: Manufacturing.

Bath & Bristol Committee Meeting

The Swan Hotel | 10 December 2012 19:00 to 21:00
Event type: Committee Meeting

Bath & Bristol Committee Meeting.

Industry sector: Non Industry Specific.

Beeching 50 Years On - Family Evening

STEAM Museum | 10 December 2012 17:00 to 19:00
Event type: Technical Lecture

Our annual Family Evening this year is a presentation by Dave Saunders on that most controversial of characters from railway history, Dr Richard Beeching. The 'Beeching Report' was published on 27th March 1963. The Beeching proposed wholesale route closures in an attempt to concentrate resources on the core routes. Was he wrong, or right? Was he led or misguided or a farsighted thinker? See if you agree with Dave's thoughts.

Industry sector: Railway.

Visit to STEAM Museum

Museum of the Great Western Railway | 08 December 2012 11:00 to 16:00
Event type: Technical Visit

Visit to STEAM Museum with short talk, "Preserving the Great Western Railway - relevance for future railway development" , and free access to the museum

Industry sector: Railway.

National Grid: The future energy challenge! - How will we connect to the new renewable power sources

Atkins | 05 December 2012 19:00 to 21:00
Event type: Talk

National Grid: The future energy challenge! - How will we connect up to the new, renewable power sources?

Industry sector: Renewable power.
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