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Young Shipwrights onboard the MV Balmoral

Added 2nd July, 2021

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Christchurch Primary build boats and exploring the Bristol Floating Harbour by boat and foot

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Young Shipwrights

Added 18th June, 2019

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Hannnah Moore Primary build boats- serious fun

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Young Shipwrights at Fairlawn Primary Academy

Added 18th June, 2019

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Children at Fairlawn Primary build Boats - serious fun

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Vertikal Days 2018

Added 30th May, 2018

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Year 10 students from Lees Brook Community School and Chellaston Academy exploring the Lifting And Access Industry

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Recruitment of Young People (16 -24 age range) to Build 4m Dinghys

Added 10th May, 2018

Working with All Aboard Water Sports and Rocking the Boat. An inter-generational project funded by Bristol Aging Better

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Nailsea School Teamwork and Aviation

Added 21st March, 2018

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Student teams work with a volunteer engineer from Rolls-Royce

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Frome Vale Academy - Fantastic Flight, aviation with real engineers

Added 26th February, 2018

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Pupils explore flight and make an Air Show for parents at the end of the school day

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Crispin School do the Lifting and Access Challenge

Added 7th November, 2017

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80 Year10 students work in teams to complete a series of challenges about hydraulics, lifting and access

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Wallscourt Young Shipwrights

Added 31st July, 2017

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Children in Key Stage One build miniature working land yachts

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Shirehampton Primary- build historic boats and visit the Bristol Port

Added 12th July, 2017

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Year 6 pupils build boats and put them in context with a visit to the port

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Patchway Community College Puppeteers meet the Warhorse Puppeteers and Joey (The Horse)

Added 7th April, 2017

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Puppets and puppeteers from Patchway visited the Hippodrome for the launch of Warhorse, bringing there own puppets.

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Aviation Day at Oasis Academy Brightstowe with Volunteers from GKN

Added 28th March, 2017

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Sponsorship from Rolls-Royce and GKN Volunteers provided a fantastic day for 30 Year 9 students

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British Science Week on the MV Balmoral

Added 20th March, 2017

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Working from a ship under the historic Cargo Cranes in Bristol's Floating Harbour students built Cranes, visited demonstrations of robotics and machines that give mechanical advantage. They also went up and operated a real crane high above the ship.

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Bannerman Road Build Boats at Engine Shed

Added 11th January, 2017

Primary school children visit a business hub on Bristol's Floating Harbour to build boats

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Wigan Schools on a Learning adventure at Vertikal Days - UK's biggest trade fair for the Lifting Engineering Industry

Added 30th July, 2016

Students from Primary and Secondary Schools exploring engineering and working in teams to build a working crane

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Churchill Primary School Aviation Day

Added 4th February, 2016

Airshows staged by Year 5 for all the other pupils followed by an after school airshow for Parents

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'Classroom-Afloat' onboard the MV Balmoral - Lifting Aspirations

Added 30th November, 2015

Shield Road Primary on board a ship under the Cargo Cranes with M Shed Volunteers. Supported by Speedy Services analyse

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Young Shipwrights 2015

Added 20th July, 2015

700 children and 65 volunteers from business build 115 model boats and race them in the Bristol Harbour Festival

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Aviation Days - Nailsea School

Added 18th November, 2014

Rolls- Royce Volunteers and Bristol Airport funding provide an Aerospace engineering experience for year 10 students

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Underfall Yard - Doors Open Day

Added 4th September, 2014

A family boat building experience that promotes the exciting plans for the Heritage Lottery Funded development at a unique site on Bristol's Historic Harbour

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