Bolton TIC

Bolton TIC

Bolton Technical Innovation Centre (TIC) is a training centre in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Its purpose is to provide facilities for technical training beyond the capabilities of local schools.

Aims

The Bolton Technical Innovation Centre is intended to assist young people to realize their technical ambitions, by designing and making things beyond what can be achieved in schools. It is designed to inspire young people to become scientists, engineers and technologists. People from 9 to 19 years of age can visit during and beyond the normal school day, at weekends and during the holidays. The centre is open to all schools in the Bolton area.

Facilities

The centre has a lecture theatre, exhibition space, breakout rooms, and a catering service. It can accommodate up to 200 students. It also has 3D design areas, a research and development hall, video-conferencing, a virtual reality and visualisation experience, a 3D projection system, rapid prototyping and advanced manufacturing facilities.

The building was started in 2002–2003, completed in 2005, and officially opened by the Princess Royal in November 2006.^[1]

References

↑ "The Princess Royal opens the Bolton TIC". The Princess Royal opens the Bolton TIC. Northwest Regional Development Agency. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

External links

Web site

Buildings and structures in Bolton Borough, England

Buildings	Astley Bridge Mill Bolton Town Hall Bolton Museum Bolton Steam Museum Bolton Union Mill Century Mill, Farnworth Eagley Mills 10 Firwood Fold 15 Firwood Fold Hall i' th' Wood Kearsley Mill Smithills Hall Swan Lane Mills Ye Olde Man & Scythe

Places of worship	All Souls Church, Bolton Holy Trinity Church, Horwich St George's Church, Bolton St James' Church, Daisy Hill St John the Evangelist's Church, Farnworth St Mary the Virgin's Church, Deane St Margaret's Church, Halliwell St Matthew's Church, Little Lever St Maxentius' Church, Bradshaw St Patrick's Church, Bolton St Peter's Church, Bolton St Saviour's Church, Ringley St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church, Lever Bridge St Thomas' Church, Halliwell Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Education	Bolton School Bolton TIC Rivington and Blackrod High School University of Bolton

Transportation	Bolton bus station Bolton Interchange Bolton railway station Blackrod railway station Farnworth railway station Horwich Parkway railway station Kearsley railway station Lostock railway station Moses Gate railway station Ringley Old Bridge Westhoughton railway station

Shopping complexes	Middlebrook

Sport and Entertainment	Bolton Arena Bolton Little Theatre Macron Stadium Octagon Theatre

Demolished	Burnden Park Lostock Junction Mills Chequerbent railway station Chequerbent railway station (1831) Grundy Hill Horwich railway station Westhoughton Mill

Lists	List of schools in Bolton List of mills in Bolton

Coordinates: 53°33′18″N 2°25′24″W / 53.5550°N 2.4232°W / 53.5550; -2.4232

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