Space for Everyone tour has landed in Great Yarmouth

The giant arrival by the UK Space Agency is in the Sea Life Centre gardens over the bank holiday weekend to inform people of the thousands of opportunities in the space industry across the region.

The free Space for Everyone exhibition shines a light on the country's developing space industry through state-of-the-art virtual reality headsets, providing insights into what a launch from the UK looks like and the job roles involved in making it happen.

BLAST OFF: The UK Space Agency's 72ft rocket by Sea Life Centre Gardens. Picture - James Weeds (Image: James Weeds)

Visitors will have the opportunity to explore various interactive areas, learning about the crucial role of satellites and discovering the diverse career paths available within the UK space industry.

The tour runs daily from 10am until 4pm on Thursday and Friday, 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday and from 10am until 3pm on Monday.

While the tour is aimed at children between nine and 18, it guarantees to ignite a passion for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics in all comers.

The World Wildlife Fund and the British Antarctic Survey will join the UK Space Agency and Space East to provide more details on how the space industry benefits daily life. Picture - James Weeds (Image: James Weeds)

Throughout the event, the World Wide Fund for Nature, and British Antarctic Survey will be in attendance - highlighting the thriving space industry in Great Yarmouth and beyond. 

Visitors will be able to witness first-hand how space technologies benefit our daily lives and gain insights into the continuous efforts to explore the great unknown.

Julie Black, the UK Space Agency's director of Discover and Sustainability and Stuart Catchpole, space cluster manager for Space East. Picture - James Weeds (Image: James Weeds)

Julie Black, the UK Space Agency's director of Discover and Sustainability, said: "Space is a really exciting opportunity. 

"We're trying to give young people a view of all the careers within the industry. It's quite usual for people to assume that to work in the space industry, you have to be an astrophysicist.

"But there are so many more opportunities than that."

"As someone who grew up very close to Yarmouth and was educated in Loddon, my key message is that there are real opportunities for everyone in the space industry."

Julie Black cutting the ribbon at the launch of the Space for Everyone tour in Great Yarmouth. Picture - James Weeds (Image: James Weeds)

Stuart Catchpole, space cluster manager for Space East, said: "While rockets such as these are very important, we're here to show people there is so much more to space.

"It provides real benefits in so many sectors, including agriculture, land management and security."