Rotarians took a stand for the first time at this year’s Big Bang Fair – the UK’s largest celebration of science and engineering for young people – at the NEC, Birmingham. The four day event was attended by around 80,000 people which provided an ideal opportunity to promote Rotary Technology Tournaments and other youth service competitions to as many visitors as possible.
Hundreds visited the Rotary stand to find out more about Rotary Technology Tournaments, which have recently been accredited by the British Science Association to qualify for a CREST Discovery Award. Many were able to get a flavour of a Rotary Technology Tournament by trying out some of the tasks on offer.
Members of the Rotary Youth Service Team were on hand to answer questions about Rotary youth competitions and distributed information packs containing leaflets detailing the Rotary Technology Tournaments, other competitions, RotaKids, Interact , Rotaract, Youth Exchange and RYLA leadership awards.
Tony Jordan, Chairman of the Rotary Technology Tournament Steering Group said: “The event was a great success in spreading the word about what we offer young people through youth service in our communities. We are hoping that as a result of attending the fair, more youngsters will want to take part in the activities we offer. We are already planning for next year’s event when we will be taking even greater floor space.”
