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Humphry Davy Evening at The Exchange
Event
Humphry Davy Evening
17 Dec 2015
Regular hours
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Cost of entry
FREE but booking advisable via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/humphry-davy-experiment-tickets-19800066532
Address
- Princes Street
- Princes Street
- Penzance
England - TR18 2NL
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Buses stop in the centre of Penzance.
- The Exchange is a five-minute walk from the train and bus stations
An evening of fun and excitement to celebrate the birthday of Penzance's most famous son, Sir Humphry Davy
About
6.15pm
Feel The Power: The Royal Institution will do a Penzance version of their famous Christmas lecture, expect flashes and bangs as they conduct exciting science experiments.
7.15pm
Penzance Youth Orchestra and Tim Boulton: Playing selected pieces by Schubert; music from Humphry Davy's time.
7.45pm
Question Time: Meet and talk to the Humphry Davy ambassadors, people from Penzance who've followed in Davy’s footsteps, pursuing their ambitions and succeeding in their chosen fields, including Michael Grandage, an internationally renowned film and theatre director; Neil Tregarthen who left Penzance with £100 in his pocket and is now a multi-millionaire businessman; and Abigail Birch, a 12-year-old from Madron with a rare form of Dwarfism, who recently won 10 gold medals at the UK dwarf games and is set to compete in the World Dwarf games in 2017. No event would be complete without the man himself and our resident Sir Humphry, actor Paul Sanders, will also be here to answer questions about his life and times
The evening ends with dancing, music and drinks in the cafe.
