Water, Water everywhere at Lifetime Lab on Saturday 27th August 2011 as we threw the gates open for our annual Water Heritage Open Day.Lifetime Lab was selected from over 1300 events to be voted "Best Interactive Event 2010" by The Heritage Council and this year we promised a  bigger,better event with more activities for families to enjoy.

Admission for our Heritage Open Day was free and over 1150 particpated with fun stands and family activities themed on water. Activities included the launching of water rockets from the Lifetime Lab garden, make & do,face painting, learning how to be a water detective, blowing giant bubbles,magic shows,falconry,hook a duck,science experiments and lots, lots more.

We would like to thank the following organisations and individuals who made the day possible

• An Taisce
• EPS Sustainable Water Solutions
• Fehily,Timoney & Company
• RPS Cork
• Alistair Allen UCC
• Cork City Energy Agency
• Cork City Council
• Hands on Science
• Cork Shipwrecks - Tony O' Mahoney
• Mad About Science
• EPA
• Tony Baloney
• Ravenstone Bird Services
• Cork City Fire Service
• Cllr. Kieran McCarthy

The team at Lifetime Lab would also like to thank members of the public who attended and participated in the many activities.

A giant bubbles escapes during Lifetime Lab Water Heritage Open day

Water Heritage Open Day was organised by Lifetime Lab as part of National Heritage Week which ran from the 20th to 28th August 2011 and sees a whole range of events throughout the country celebrating our national heritage. For more information about Heritage Week events see www.heritageweek.ie