Prime Minister Theresa May visited Jodrell Bank on Monday to deliver a major speech on science technology and to confirm funding for the new 'First Light Project'. Council Leader Rachel Bailey attended with Cllr Paul Bates and heard the Prime Minister speak in front of the iconic Lovell Telescope. Mrs May unveiled four new missions as part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, tackling subjects such as healthy ageing, zero-carbon vehicles, home energy efficiency and using AI to improve disease detection and prevention.
This ambitious project will create a spectacular new gallery that will promote and celebrate Jodrell Bank’s world-leading place in the history of astronomy, and a pioneering chapter in British scientific and cultural history. This is an important boost for Cheshire East as a great place to develop science and technology, whilst adding to the valuable contribution that Jodrell Bank makes to the Visitor economy.
