Big Bang Fair
'While we have time let us do good to all’. (Galatians 6:10)'
Big Bang - 2025
Thursday 10 July 2025
We are looking for exhibitors and workshops for our 2025 event. Would you like to be involved? Contact bigbang@harris.covmat.org for more information.
Big Bang - 2024
The Big Bang @ Harris Church of England Academy was held on the 5 July 2024. Visitors included local primary school pupils, as well as our own students – almost 1000 young people visited the show.
The event included a wide range of exciting activities, workshops and shows all showcasing the wide and diverse world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths). Young people visited an onsite planetarium, took part in JLR Powertrain, science and Fuze Coding workshops, had an animal encounter with Zoolab, visited the exhibition hall and watched an Atomic Science show. Students and staff enjoyed sitting on the Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE ridden by Daniel Craig in the Bond film, Time to Die. They could scan their own wrists to find their growth plates, use VR headsets, hold dry ice and so much more.
We were proud to work with a number of companies to deliver the event and make it even bigger than last year:
Cummins, Atomic Science, Immersive Experiences, Aston Martin, JLR, Triumph, Rolls Royce, Medical Mavericks, University of Hertfordshire (Radiography), De Montford University, LISI Aerospace, Mantech Geometrics, Willmott Dixon, Horiba Mira, Amazon, Winvic, the High Temperature Research Centre, Fuze coding and ZooLab.
Big Bang 2023
On 6 July we hosted our third Big Bang Fair.
The event included a wide range of activities, workshops and shows from local and regional providers, companies and institutions all showcasing the wide and diverse world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). The event had an array of activities and included an onsite planetarium, Aston Martin car, Van Der Graaf generator, coding workshops, robots, engaging exhibits and an Atomic Science show. A huge thanks to the following companies that supported the event:
Cummins, Imagineering Foundation, Atomic Science, Immersive Experiences, Aston Martin, Bletchley Park, Medical Mavericks, Network Rail, Danny Sullivan Group and Fortel representing HS2, NHS, Marine Society and Sea Cadets, Fuze coding and Exotic Zoo.