Announcing: Collaboration Between Cheltenham Festivals, EDF Energy and Science.

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Cheltenham Festivals is pleased to announce the launch of a project, sponsored b
y British Energy – part of EDF Energy, with science.TV to provide access to prog
ramme content from its renowned The Times Cheltenham Science Festival.
Cheltenham, UK, March 17, 2010 -- Cheltenham Festivals is pleased to announce th
e launch of a project, sponsored by British Energy – part of EDF Energy, with sc
ience.TV to provide access to programme content from its renowned The Times Chel
tenham Science Festival.
This programme allows science.TV to develop innovative multimedia educational sc
ience and engineering resources for schools utilising leading experts in their f
ield. These include Dr Alice Roberts, Professor Mark Lythgoe, Sir Jonathon Porri
tt and others from the 2009 Festival with many more planned to be produced at th
e 2010 Festival which will be held from 9-13 June.
Donna Renney, CEO of Cheltenham Festivals commented: “We are pleased to be assoc
iated with the creation of this new resource which will further our educational
outreach activities to engage children with the importance of science and its im
pact on society”
Dr Andrew Spurr, Managing Director, British Energy - part of EDF Energy said: “W
e are delighted to continue our support for the Cheltenham Science Festival. Thi
s innovative project will allow many more people to benefit from the excellent e
ducation programme provided by the festival.”
Notes to the editor
The videos and teacher workbooks will be available on-line from March 16th, 2010
and can be accessed via:
http://www.science.tv/partners/education-partners/cheltenham-science-festival.ht
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Bloggers and News sites
Youtube HD versions of the videos can be embedded on your site. Take the embed c
ode from the following pages:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Qcjzj3Zs8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_IEfZRqYQU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo2HdTidq1I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVtnMS0XlWg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ3NQYoO8sg
The Times Cheltenham Science Festival
‘Unquestionably the leading Science Festival in the country’ Robert Winston
The Times Cheltenham Science Festival is a five-day celebration of science, engi
neering and the arts and is produced by Cheltenham Festivals. A rare opportunity
for the public to come face-to-face with around 300 of the world’s leading scie
ntists and thinkers, the festival annually sells in excess of 23,000 tickets whi
lst the free interactive Discover Zone attracts over 10,000 visitors. The five d
ay festival promises a mix of serious debate, live experiments and surprising di
scoveries all based at Cheltenham Town Hall.
www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science
EDF ENERGY
The combination of EDF Energy and British Energy forms one of the UK’s largest e
nergy companies. The new EDF Energy is the UK’s largest producer of electricity
and the largest generator of low carbon electricity in Britain. Through Our Clim
ate and Social Commitments we have launched the biggest environmental and social
packages of any UK energy company.
We produce around one-fifth of the nation s electricity from our nuclear, coal a
nd gas power stations, as well as combined heat and power plants and wind farms.
We provide power to a quarter of the UK’s population via our electricity distri
bution networks and supply gas and electricity to over 5.5 million business and
residential customers.
The company is a key player in national infrastructure projects including manage
ment of private electricity networks serving four London airports and the Channe
l Tunnel Rail Link, the country’s first major new railway in 100 years and has p
ublished plans to build up to four new nuclear power stations in the UK.
EDF Energy and British Energy together employ nearly 20,000 people at locations
across the UK. EDF Energy is part of EDF Group, one of Europe’s largest power co
mpanies.
EDF is the official energy utilities partner and sustainability partner of the L
ondon 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
science.TV
science.TV is a website and content production company based in Bristol. It prov
ides a link between science-related industry and education via interactive digit
al media, enabling a flow of information and ideas.
Drawing on combined experience of broadcasting, experimental science, school tea
ching, video game production and web design, the team produce a unique service f
or UK schools.
http://www.science.tv
For further media information please contact:
Cheltenham Festivals - Amy Hulyer, Press & PR Manager T: 01242 775856, science.T
V - Matt Thurling, CEO 0117 307 9118, British Energy – part of EDF Energy - Mart
yn Butlin, Press Officer T: 01524 863565
Contact:
Matt Thurling
science.TV
St Johns Court
Whiteladies Road
Bristol BS8 2QY
+44-117-307-9118
press@science.tv
http://www.science.tv