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Zoë Fox
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27 June 2008 Jet Set, Go…Explore the Airport with At-Bristol Kids are in for a treat from 7 July when Jet set, go touches down in Explore-At-Bristol. Back by popular demand, this exhibition designed especially for under 8s, lets little ones experience the hustle and bustle of an airport and the thrill of flight.
27 June 2008 Explore’s Science Café Explodes the Cancer Myth It’s a fact, cancer will affect one in three of us, and at 7.30 on Tuesday 8 July, Explore-At-Bristol will play host to a Science Café that explodes the myths about this disease.
20 June 2008 Team South West gets set for Olympic Day! Team South West has joined up with harbourside tourist attraction, Explore-At-Bristol, to help local people celebrate Olympic Day on Monday (June 23).
18 June 2008 Zenith Heralds Summer Solstice in Millennium Square Explore-At-Bristol is celebrating the Summer Solstice by lighting the newly refurbished Zenith by David Ward.
18 June 2008 A Wellcome £1.4 Million Awarded to Explore-At-Bristol Explore-At-Bristol is delighted to announce it has been awarded a grant of £1.4 million from the Wellcome Trust.
28 May 2008 Hip Hip Hooray, it’s many happy returns for Explore-At-Bristol Time really does fly. Explore-At-Bristol, the city’s special millennium baby, is 8 years old on Saturday 14 June and everyone is invited to come and join in the fun at its big birthday celebration.
14 May 2008 Explore-At-Bristol Reaches Out This spring Explore-At-Bristol is working to strengthen its links with Bristol’s community organisations.
28 April 2008 Get set for summer this bank holiday with Explore-At-Bristol It’s May bank holiday and summer is just around the corner, so hop, skip and jump over to Explore-At-Bristol to get sporty and into shape for the warm months to come.
7 April 2008 World Class Aquarium for Bristol’s Harbourside Explore-At-Bristol and its partners the South West of England Regional Development Agency (South West RDA) and Bristol City Council can today announce plans for a new, world-class aquarium in the former Wildwalk and IMAX® building.
17 March 2008 A full moon catches the worm! Did you know that March’s full moon is called the ‘Worm Moon’? This year it falls on Good Friday, 21 March, and Explore-At-Bristol is inviting budding scientists across the country to see whether earthworm casts really do appear at the time of March’s Full Moon to signal the end of Winter.
17 March 2008 Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for landing with Explore-At-Bristol This Easter, fasten your seat belts and prepare for a smooth landing with Explore-At-Bristol’s brand new exhibit, Landing Gear.
17 March 2008 Toddler Time at Explore-At-Bristol If you’re stuck for something to do with your little ones this spring, then Explore-At-Bristol can get you right out of that jam with Toddler Time.
29 February 2008 Get brainy with Explore-At-Bristol We all know we have a brain, but do we really understand the incredible things it does?
19 February 2008 Half term kicks off in Explore-At-Bristol Half term starts today and Explore-At-Bristol is bursting at the seams with activities and events to keep the most inquisitive minds brimming over with excitement.
14 December 2007 At-Bristol sends Christmas cheer with Free Day! At-Bristol is sending its warmest season’s greetings with a free entry to Explore, the popular hands-on science centre, for everyone this 15 December.
10 December 2007 Inside DNA A unique travelling exhibition launched today will offer the public the chance to challenge their own perceptions of current genome research and have a say in the future policy of a science that will affect our lives.
23 October 2007 At-Bristol urges the Government to give priority to science centres’ funding issue and set up a permanent fund. Goéry Delacôte, Chief Executive, At-Bristol science centre, urges the government to be decisive with regards to the funding issue faced by science centres in the UK and to react urgently, by considering the creation of a permanent peer-review fund for science centres. 
5 October 2007 Leading Space Experts Gather to Inspire Young Minds Leading science and engineering experts from major organisations, including BAE Systems, EADS Astrium and Surrey Satellites are coming together on 5 October to meet students from across the South West, hoping to inspire young minds to take up science as a future career.
11 September 2007 New Science Exhibition Whets Children’s Dinosaur Appetite! A unique science exhibition that encourages early years learning through imaginative play has been launched in Explore-At-Bristol science centre.
28 August 2007 The Silver Ball - Planetarium or Bristol’s Icon? More than 100,000 have visited the Planetarium in Explore-At-Bristol since it re-opened in July 2006 , At-Bristol announces today.

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