With the annual Sidmouth Science Festival unable to invite people to join in with its usual packed programme of hands-on activities, talks, walks and events; it has moved online and will be delivering as much as possible to people from the comfort of their own homes.

Organiser Liz Bramley told Sidmouth Nub News: "We have daily talks on a number of different subjects: Swifts, the Sidmouth Fatberg, Power Electronics, Engineering to Conserve the SS Great Britain, Cape Farewell, Survival at the limits; from mountains to intensive care medicine, and the Science of Swimming.

"There is a Citizen Science project to join in with which involves observing gull behaviour and two competitions for all ages: build a rubber band car and create a Fantasy Jurassic Park."

Events are all free, with some already online. Talks run from Friday 9 to Sunday 18, October 2020.

Check out the website for details and instructions on how to join talks, or have a look at the Sidmouth Science Festival Facebook page.

You will need to register with Eventbrite on the website for each talk to be sent the relevant Zoom links.