A Christmas Raspberry Jam with Essex Fablab and Southend Tech as part of the free Wat Tyler Country Park Community Christmas day.
Sunday 18th December 2016 11am – 4pm
Cordite Room
Wat Tyler Centre
Wat Tyler County Park
Pitsea Hall Lane
Pitsea
SS16 4UH
Today I am at a #raspberryjam in Pitsea. @WatTylerCP So is #wizardchesstour @bfentiman Come on down. @GetPiTop @rjam_chat pic.twitter.com/2KR4Zye8ZE
— Nic Hughes (@duck_star) December 18, 2016
10 year old Scratch expert ready to help with programming on the Raspberry Pi using Scratch, a simple programming language.
Marc @ukgrossman from London Code Club looking at Bethanie’s amazing Wizard Chessย – Raspberry Pi controlled chess board for her A-level project.
@lewis_i I've put LEDs in it. Terrible lighting. pic.twitter.com/6VG1mmut5g
— Bethanie Fentiman (@bfentiman) December 31, 2016
3D printed on the day – a Christmas cone with LEDs.
Still more happening at the #raspberryjam #rjam @SouthendTech Flashing Xmas Lights @WatTylerCP @rjam_chat pic.twitter.com/qmN7qHt37d
— Nic Hughes (@duck_star) December 18, 2016
Programming coloured LEDs using Raspberry Pi and Python GPIO Zero library.
Had lots of fun today at the @WatTylerCP Christmas Event! Our app had loads of interest from everyone there! #Essex @SouthendTech pic.twitter.com/j5mRlsku9w
— My World of Atoms (@MyWorldOfAtoms) December 18, 2016
My World of Atom’s amazing award winning educational app, design by 13 and 15 year old brother and sister. Learn chemistry by building molecules out of atoms with an addictive game for Android and iPhone.
More photos of the day from the Evening Echo – the last photo is a 3D printed cathedral with coloured LEDs.
Location and Parking
Show and tell
Wizard Chess – an amazing Raspberry Pi powered chess set which moves the pieces as if by magic – inspired by Harry Potter and featured on the Raspberry Pi blog.
Tubular Bells – play a tune on a giant musical instrument controlled by servos and an Arduino.
3D printers – see lots of different 3D printers and items designed and printed.
Raspberry Pi – learn to program the Raspberry Pi computer.
Impossible Klein Bottle – a 3D printed bottle with only one side – the inside is the outside ???
BBC MicroBit – new mini computer which was given out free to one million school children.
Drones – build amazing flying machines
My World of Atoms – award winning app to learn about the periodic table, built by 13 and 15 year old brother and sister team.
SonicPi – easy to learn musical programming language, with the song composed by Southend school children which won the competition to be played by Tim Peake in space.
3D printed hand – designed as a replacement limb for children born without a hand.
AstroPi – Raspberry Pi computer with sensor addon board as used by Tim Peake on the International Space Station
Christmas Light projects – lots of blinkies
Engimake Robot – an easy to program robot now on Kickstarter.
Other Family Events
Wat Tyler Community Christmas day will have lots of other free family events all day from 11am – 4pm.
Christingles, Lantern Making, Carol Singing, Mulled Drinks & Minced Pies, Face Painting, Story Telling and a Candle Light Procession – A great FREE day out for the whole family.
Carol singing throughout the day by The Living World Community Church.
Basildon Heritage photographic display and talks in Cooper’s Cottage.
Fondant Fleur, our resident cake lady will be selling cakes and bakes in The Barn, where you can have a go at icing the gingerbread men and more.
11.15am – Living World Community Church Christingles, Crafts and Carol Singing in The Nobel Room, Wat Tyler Centre.
11.30am – Holly Cottage opens for mulled juice and nibbles.
12midday – 3.00pm – Pond dipping, Candle making and lantern making.
12midday – 4.00pm – “The Night Before Christmas…”, story-telling in Blunt’s Cottage with the Wat Tyler Countryside Education Team, (sessions will start every hour on the hour).
3.30pm – The Arts Labyrinth will open for face-painting and crafts (*charges apply for craft activities*) See around their cottage and warm yourself by the fire.
4.00pm – Lantern Procession starts from Blunt’s Cottage.
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Book for South Essex Raspberry Jam with the popup @fablabessex at @WatTylerCP
Sunday 18th December 11am – 4pm #rjamhttps://t.co/3UuwopaWWH— Andy@SouthendTech (@SouthendTech) December 5, 2016
Our Christmas Event on Sunday 18th December at Wat Tyler Country Park pic.twitter.com/0Tmq0mwY9j
— Wat Tyler Park (@WatTylerCP) November 14, 2016
We'll be there! Come along and see us, our amazing drones & other great projects ๐ ๐ https://t.co/CU7x5tcWto
— Boswells Computing (@BoswellsComp) December 5, 2016