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Almost 2,000 Darlington pupils set for hands-on STEM careers event at Hopetown
Destination STEM Hopetown returns in October, bringing almost 2,000 local children together with nearly 50 employers and education providers for two days of hands-on science, technology, engineering and maths activities.
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Hopetown is turning into Spooktown for a week of ghost trains, trails and Halloween science
Hopetown Darlington’s October half-term programme combines free site activities with separately ticketed science, bushcraft and after-dark events.
Hopetown Comic Con turns Darlington’s railway museum into a Doctor Who playground
Hopetown Darlington is hosting a Doctor Who-themed Comic Con on 3 October, with actors, Daleks, cosplay, traders and family tickets from £3.
Darlington’s railway coffee morning is still making room for conversation ten years on
Hopetown’s free monthly group for men with railway connections continues this autumn after marking its tenth anniversary earlier this year.
Hopetown opens its railway workshops for a free September heritage weekend
Darlington Locomotive Works and the 1861 Shed will open free of charge on 5 and 6 September, with family activities on Saturday and a deeper engineering focus on Sunday.