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	<title>Flashbang Science News Headlines</title>
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	<updated>2012-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
	<author>
		<name>Claire Holt</name>
		<email>claire.holt@flashbangscience.co.uk</email>
	</author>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science shortlisted for Red Rose Awards</title>
		<link href="/news/RRA_Feb13.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/24</id>
		<updated>2013-02-22T05:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Flashbang Science is a Rossendale business delighted to have been shortlisted for the Red Rose Awards of 2013 in the category of Rural Business.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science at Insider High Growth Fund Breakfast</title>
		<link href="/news/article/insider-2013.htm" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/22</id>
		<updated>2013-02-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Claire Holt, Founder of Flashbang Science, addressed a packed audience at The Brockholes Centre where the agenda for the morning was about how companies will grow their business and what role funding will play in this development.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science shortlisted for IoD Award</title>
		<link href="/news/article/iod-2012.htm" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/22</id>
		<updated>2013-02-21T01:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>At the recent Institute of Director Awards held at Lancashire Cricket Club's new banqueting suite, Claire Holt of Flashbang Science Ltd was a finalist for The Weightman's Award for Business Innovation, selected from a huge number of entrants around the North West.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science Holiday Clubs at QEGS for all budding Junior Scientists</title>
		<link href="/news/QEGs2012.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/21</id>
		<updated>2012-06-25T23:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Flashbang Science has joined forces with Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School to engage 7-10 year olds in a summer school programme that shows them that science subjects are fun, exciting and extremely enjoyable.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa support Local School and Business</title>
		<link href="/news/Sacred_Heart_School.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/20</id>
		<updated>2012-03-29T04:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>The Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa, Accrington were extremely proud this week to be sponsoring local business Flashbang Science as they spent the day in local school Sacred Heart educating the students on the delights of science and the fun that it can bring into their education.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science - Party with a bang!</title>
		<link href="http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/scrapbook/permalink/18" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/19</id>
		<updated>2012-03-16T12:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Mother Julia Boon recently wrote a magazine article on her daughters amazing Flashbang Science birthday party.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Tubes in the App Store</title>
		<link href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/flashbang-tubes/id486363977" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/18</id>
		<updated>2011-12-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Our first game, Flashbang Tubes, is now available to download for iPad via Apple's App Store.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>How eight year olds can save the UK economy</title>
		<link href="http://www.engineeringuk.com/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383792" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/17</id>
		<updated>2011-12-08T11:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>A report released today by EngineeringUK suggests that if you want your eight year old to be out in front when the UK economy moves back into growth, parents should make sure their children take physics and mathematics - a must for most engineering careers.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Support growing for games as educational tools</title>
		<link href="/news/article/education-games-2011.htm" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/16</id>
		<updated>2011-11-18T14:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Children who play video games are more creative than those who don't, according to a new study.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science Highly Commended for Prestigious IChemE Awards</title>
		<link href="/news/FBS_IChemE_award_release.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/15</id>
		<updated>2011-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Lancashire based Flashbang Science are pleased to announce they were Highly Commended for the Education and Training Award Category, one of the prestigious IChemeE awards held at the Annual Dinner on November 3rd at the ICC in Birmingham.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science features in July Works Management Monthly</title>
		<link href="/news/works.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/14</id>
		<updated>2011-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Leading Manufacturing group validates and proactively pushes hands on, real life science and its application in schools.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science founder raises funds for research into children's cancers</title>
		<link href="/news/Flashbang_Press_Release_Relay4Life.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/13</id>
		<updated>2011-08-2T00:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Local businesswoman, Claire Holt founder of Flashbang Science, a bright mobile science laboratory which specialises in 'bringing science to life' in North West Primary Schools was delighted to have got a team together to take part in this year's Relay for Life 24 hour walk at Great Harwood Showground.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science publishes Third Newsletter</title>
		<link href="/newsletters/FBS%20Newsletter-July%202011.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/12</id>
		<updated>2011-07-21T11:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Download Flashbang Science's third quarterly newsletter. Hope you enjoy it and hope you all have a fabulous well deserved summer break!</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Online Games Launch - UCLan</title>
		<link href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwXz-dgEeN8" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/11</id>
		<updated>2011-07-19T16:55:00Z</updated>
		<summary type="html">
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/funstuff/games/tubes"&gt;Tubes&lt;/a&gt;, our first game, is showcased in this &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwXz-dgEeN8"&gt;video&lt;/a&gt; from UCLan. With thanks to everyone involved, at UCLan and beyond.&lt;/p&gt;
		</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Educational Games in the Classroom</title>
		<link href="/news/Flashbang_Press_Release_Games_Gove_July2011.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/10</id>
		<updated>2011-07-11T15:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Lancashire based Flashbang Science Founder, Claire Holt says that educational video games could have a serious role to play in the classroom.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science MD profiled in Lancashire Business View</title>
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/9</id>
		<updated>2011-05-22T18:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary type="html">
			&lt;p&gt;Flashbang Science's Founder and Managing Director, Claire Holt, is profiled in the 'Women in Business' feature in the May / June 2011 edition of the &lt;a href="http://www.lancashirebusinessview.co.uk/news-details.htm?news_id=387"&gt;Lancashire Business View&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
		</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>UCLan Games design students launch new game with Flashbang Science</title>
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/8</id>
		<updated>2011-04-18T16:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary type="html">
			&lt;p&gt;The collaboration between Flashbang Science and UCLan can be very clearly demonstrated by the linked blog on our recent online games launch..&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://gamescourse.blogspot.com/2011/04/games-design-students-launch-new-game.html"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
		</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science launches First Game</title>
		<link href="/news/Flashbang_Science_Press_Games_Launch.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/7</id>
		<updated>2011-04-08T18:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary type="html">
			&lt;p&gt;Flashbang Science creates game Flashbang Tubes with the help of UCLAN. The new addition to Flashbang Science's range of services in the education field will be introduced to children.&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/funstuff/games/tubes"&gt;Try it out for yourself, here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
		</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science publishes Second Newsletter</title>
		<link href="/newsletters/FBS%20Newsletter-Jan%202011.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/6</id>
		<updated>2011-01-28T18:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Download Flashbang Science's second quarterly newsletter, and enter a competition for a free Flashbang Science demonstration at your school.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science are Give it a Go Champions</title>
		<link href="/news/giag2010_2.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/5</id>
		<updated>2010-11-23T12:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Schoolchildren across the county are set to discover the magic of science, as a Rossendale business is awarded £20,000 in Lancashire County Council's Give it a Go enterprise challenge.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Enterprise challenge £20k winner announced</title>
		<link href="/news/giag2010_1.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/4</id>
		<updated>2010-11-23T12:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Lancashire County Council's Give it a Go: The £5k Challenge culminated with a celebratory lunch, and Rossendale business Flashbang Science received a £20,000 award to take their business to the next level.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science and the University of Central Lancashire: A Case Study</title>
		<link href="/news/uclan_case_study_v2.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/3</id>
		<updated>2010-11-08T12:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>The work that Flashbang Science has undertaken with postgraduate students at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston has been selected as a Case Study highlighting the mutual benefits of small businesses working alongside local universities.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science wins Business Innovation of the Year Award</title>
		<link href="/news/article/vawx-awards-2010.htm" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/2</id>
		<updated>2010-10-07T11:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>At last night's Rossendale Business Awards held at Valley at Work exhibition Flashbang Science won the 2010 award for Innovative Business of the Year.</summary>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Flashbang Science publishes First Newsletter</title>
		<link href="/newsletters/FBS%20Newsletter-Sept%202010.pdf" />
		<id>http://www.flashbangscience.co.uk/feeds/news/1</id>
		<updated>2010-09-24T11:00:00Z</updated>
		<summary>Download Flashbang Science's first quarterly newsletter.</summary>
	</entry>
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