EVENTS

Tees Valley Supply Chain programme and the UKRI Team at Boulby Mine are delighted to offer our beneficiaries the opportunity to witness first-hand the important scientific and technical work which is taking place at this unique site on Tues the 23rd of June.

Boulby is a special place for science; ‘a quiet place in the universe’ where studies can be carried out almost entirely free of interference from natural background radiation. Science projects underway range from astrophysics (including the search for dark matter in the universe), to ultra-low background material screening, studies of geology and geophysics, climate, the environment, life in extreme environments on Earth and beyond.

https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/stfc/facilities/boulby-underground-laboratory/

Physical places for this tour are extremely limited to 15 due to the space constraints and H&S requirements. The event is also likely to be oversubscribed, so there will be a pre-event selection process to identify the lucky recipients.

Everyone else who registers and is not selected for the tour, will still be able to virtually witness this via a live link, which will be hosted by the Land of Iron in nearby Skinningrove. This is an independent museum celebrating and preserving the heritage of the iron and steel industries.

https://landofiron.org.uk/

The event will take place on Tue the 23rd of June.

Those who are lucky enough to be going down the mine, the agenda and timings are as follows:

07:15 ICL Gatehouse Site Induction

07:35 Breakfast and Boulby H&S Induction

Change into PPE ready to go underground (info below)

09:00 Travel underground for in-person group tour of lab facilities and science

11:00 Start Live Link

13:10 Ride out, followed by changing back out of PPE.

13:45 Travel to Land of Iron for Lunch

15:00 Event Close

Those who will be joining via the live link from Land of Iron, the agenda and timings are as follows:

10:30 Arrival at Land of Iron

11:00 Land of Iron - Livelink from Boulby Underground Lab - tbc

13:00 Optional Land of Iron Tour/ Exhibition viewing

14:00 Refreshments at Land of Iron

15:00 Event Close

Lunch will be provided at the Land of Iron for everyone, after the tour has concluded at 14:00.

Joining Instructions

Boulby Mine, Loftus, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland, TS13 4UZ

Land of Iron, Mill Lane, Skinningrove, TS13 4AP

All visitors who are going down the mine, are required to be generally physically fit and will need to complete our pre-visit questionnaire ASAP before visiting, this is a short 10 minute online form which gives us essential information to facilitate the visit, the link can be found below:

www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/BoulbyLab/

The age range for visitor’s underground is between 18 and 65, visitors over the age 65 can be accommodated, if that visitor’s health is deemed satisfactory, but this will need prior notification to enable us to obtain permission from the mine operator ICL-UK.

There are, however, also certain medical conditions that cannot be accommodated underground:

Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate anyone who is pregnant.

Visitors with a known blood pressure of above 180 systolic or 120 diastolic are not permitted underground. However, if you are currently taking blood pressure medication, and are within the acceptable range, you will be required to have your blood pressure assessed on the day of your visit before you are allowed underground.

Anyone with a pacemaker fitted.

All medical conditions are accessed/treated with the highest confidentiality and will only be discussed (if necessary) in private with the onsite Medical Department prior to your visit.

PPE will be provided for the underground trip - including high vis clothing, boots, helmet etc. This should all be worn INSTEAD of your normal clothing (i.e. - you just wear underwear underneath).

We recommend wearing/bringing decent socks as we will be providing safety boots. Also, visitors with hair longer than shoulder length will need to tie it back.

Please Note: Mobile Phones are NOT permitted underground under any circumstance.

Laptops, Tablets/iPads etc without cellular connectivity are permitted.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Please note this event is funded via the Tees Valley Supply Chain programme.

This is a closed event for programme beneficiaries only, and anyone new to the programme can sign up via the following link:

https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/business/supply-chain/

About Tees Valley Supply Chain

Tees Valley Supply Chain is delivered by RTC North on behalf of the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority, and the Tees Valley Business Board.

If your business is based in Tees Valley (Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland or Stockton-On-Tees), support is fully funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Support is conditional based on eligibility and suitability checks, and for one-to-one productivity support the completion of a diagnostic.