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The Rotary Clubs of Norwich School's Technology Tournament on March 11th 2010
This event, held annually, is an important event in the local schools year. Organised by the Rotary Clubs of Norwich and held at the Hewett School it is a competitive tournament between teams put forward by local (roughly but not confined to the Norwich area) schools.

The teams, consisting of 4 members, are set a design, build and test challenge to be completed in a given time period using materials supplied by the organisers employing a prespecified toolkit. In the past the challenge has included building bridges, flying machines and projectile launchers.

The tournament is operated at three levels; basic, intermediate and advanced. The tournament is not only judged on the success of the final product but also on a portfolio of design briefs, teamwork and methods employed for both build and test regimes.

NES Council has helped sponsor the event since its inception several years ago. Each year we not only give cash aid but we also help with the judging;for the past three years the head judge has been Bernard Ambrose assisted by several other NES Members including Wing Commander Wallis. Bernard has decided to step down this year but Past Presidents Chris Hoskins and Richard Aldridge will be taking on the judging mantle. We also give the event our support through several of our members turning up on the day and giving the teams encouragement in what they are upto; technically we are not supposed to help the teams but sometimes a little bit of general friendly advice is readily appreciated!

If you would like to attend NES Members are very welcome. The tournament runs from 09.30 to about 15.30 with the 'judging' climax from about 14.00. The event is held in the Hall of the Hewett 6th Form (Upper School) block off Hall Road.

National Science and Technology Week
The British Science Association are holding a National Science and Technology Week starting on March 12th 2010. This year's theme is 'Earth' in support of the 'International Year of Biodiversity'. The organisers have set up hundreds of events and activities across the UK.

If you are interested in finding out whats on and when and where to go click here.