[Maths-Education] Maths FunFairs galore! Travel subsidies - bring a school group to York etc etc

[John Bibby, QED/MatheMagic (York, England), maths popularisers]

Maths FunFairs galore! Please note the following:

	June 17th	North East Maths Fair, Nr Durham	See (1) below
	July 1st	MathFest North West, Maine Road Football Stadium, Manchester: See
(2) below
	October 21st	4th York Maths FunFair: Subsidies for travel available (make a
weekend of it with a school trip to York!): Please email
ClareDunn@mathemagic.org for further details

Please distribute this information to Maths Teachers and any others who you
think might be interested - Thanks!

Details of MathFests and MathsFairs are available
from learndirect on 0800 100 900 or on
the Maths Year 2000 website at www.mathsyear2000.org/whatson

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(1)North East Maths Fair
Houghton Kepier School
Dairy Lane
Houghton Le Spring, Nr Durham, DH4 5BH
17th June 2000
10am-4pm
Come and join in one of the largest events of its kind in the UK. Come and
help, bring children or simply come and see your yourself. Over 20 rooms of
activities.
Details: Phil Dodd: 0191-252-5892 (evenings); 0191-553-6528 (day),
mathsfair@hotmail.com
www.northeast-mathsfair.co.uk
Organisers: Phil Dodd, Frank Laughton, Calvin Giles, David Bruce

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(2)
From: Alan Newland, Maths Year 2000 [mailto:AlanN@mathsyear2000.org]
Sent: 07 June 2000 17:34
Subject: The Maths Year 2000 MathFest NorthWest is at Manchester City FC
on July 1st

To:	All Numeracy Consultants and Line Managers in all LEAs in the
North West of England, Yorkshire and Humberside, Derby,
Derbyshire and Staffordshire

From:	Alan Newland at Maths Year 2000


Dear Colleague,

Don't forget to tell your colleagues in schools about the NorthWest
MathFest on Saturday, July 1st. Encourage them to tell parents in their
schools about this exciting day which promises to be Maths Year 2000's
biggest event - over 10,000 people are expected to attend! They may even
wish to copy these details to include in a newsletter home to parents.
Don't forget to mention that this "one amazing day" is also FREE!

If you would like to talk to the organiser Harvey Blair, call 0161 610
3393 or fax 0161 610 3355 or harveyb@mathsyear2000.org

Details of this and all other MathFests and MathsFairs are available
from learndirect on 0800 100 900 or on
the Maths Year 2000 website at www.mathsyear2000.org/whatson

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The Maths Year 2000 MathFest NorthWest is at Manchester City Football
Ground on July 1st 11am - 4pm.
Come and join Emmerdale and You've Been Framed celebrity Lisa Riley and
the Giant Screen for a free feast of mathematical fun, including the
Maths Magic Show, Code Cracking, Maths Circus, Beat the Statistician,
Mathematical Juggling, Dance/Drama/Music Events, Giant Tessellations,
Origami, Face Painting, Murderous Maths, Circus Zapparelli, Giant
Greeter, Fun Maths Roadshow, Maths Challenges, Giant Puzzles, Model
Funfair, Environmental/Craft Workshops, Lancashire Cricket Club,
McVities Token Tardis, WHSmith, Electronic Table Tennis, Books,
Celebrities, Prizes and more ...
Tickets are FREE. Call the Ticket Hotline on: 0161 610 3393 or fax 0161
610 3355.
Excellent and easy transport links plus good disabled access.
For more details call learndirect free on 0800 100 900

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