Welcome to Sidmouth SCIENCE Festival 2012 from 16th  to 21st October in various venues in and around Sidmouth, brought to you by a team of volunteers from the Vision Group for Sidmouth (VGS), part of the Transition Town movement. We hope it will be the first of many.

With so many technical issues being faced by society e.g. GM crops, Nuclear Power, Stem Cell Research, Climate Change etc, we believe that our communities will make better decisions if they have a deeper understanding of the underlying science and technology.

We also aim to make people aware of how science and engineering play a part in what we
take for granted in everyday life such as mobile 'phones and satellite television. We hope that this festival will awaken and further your interest in science and technology and help to inform you of how science affects us all.

All events are free unless otherwise stated

Please see the online programme for details of all the fascinating events.