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Intech, an exciting and innovative new educational visitor attraction, will be opened to the public on Thursday 1st August 2002. Supported by a Lottery grant of over £5 million from the Millennium Commission, Intech takes visitors on a voyage of discovery into the technologies that shape our lives. A highly interactive science and technology centre, Intech features over 100 hands-on exhibits which demonstrate the science behind the objects and principals which we take for granted in everyday life. Visitors can find out how to bend light beams, be turned into a human battery and simulate work on a production line. The project has been designed to link to key stages of the National Curriculum and also features a 200-seat auditorium, equipment and resource lending library, careers information centre and training facilities. The spectacular, futuristic building which houses the new Intech centre has transformed the site of an old car breaker's yard and is probably the most striking building to have been constructed in Winchester since the great cathedral early in the last millennium. The enormous glass windows of the main building, which is in the shape of a vast pyramid, give panoramic views across the beautiful Hampshire countryside. Millennium Commission Director Mike O'Connor CBE said, "I am delighted to see Intech open to the public. It is an exciting new visitor attraction which will to bring to life the traditionally difficult subjects of science, technology and mathematics. Intech forms part of a £350 million Lottery investment in a wave of new science centres across the UK which are providing a source of excitement, entertainment, inspiration and education. "The new millennium is seeing advances in science and technology at a speed and scale never seen before. To some people this is a frightening prospect, to others an exciting one. For all of us it is something we should understand if we want society to benefit fully. The Millennium Commission's investment is creating centres such as Intech which will help unravel the mysteries of science and change the way we see the world. They will be a lasting legacy for generations to come." The Millennium Commission is distributing a total of over £2 billion of lottery money to people, projects and festivals across the UK. Projects range from world class visitor centres such as Tate Modern in London, which has just welcomed its 10 millionth visitor, to hundreds of village halls which are providing new and improved facilities for communities across the UK. -ends- Notes to Editors For further information on this event please contact Tracie Murphy on 01962 863791 1 The Millennium Commission is one of the good causes funded by the National Lottery. 2 The Millennium Commission has also supported: - Around 200 new buildings, environmental projects and visitor attractions on over 3000 sites across the UK.
- A UK-wide programme of community festivals which began on New Year's Eve 1999 and culminated on New Year's Eve 2000 with celebrations in 32 towns and cities across the UK.
- The Millennium Experience at Greenwich and the National Programme.
3 The Millennium Commission also works with over 100 Awards Partner organisations to distribute Millennium Awards to individuals for community based projects. Over 22,000 people have already received a Millennium Award and there are still thousands of Awards available. Further information is available on 0800 06801 2000. For further information contact the Millennium Commission Press Office on 020 7880 2007, out of hours 07771 565606 back to top Copyright © 2002 The Millennium Commission
Millennium Commission 1st-August-2002
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