Rebuilding the Golfballs: The Geodesic Domes of Fylingdales Moor

Remember the Golf balls is a programme of events recalling the iconic radar domes of RAF Fylingdales, which dominated the landscape of the North York Moors. The geodesic domes were a space age design innovation by the architect Buckminster Fuller. They surrounded the radar dishes at RAF Fylingdales, which tracked satellites in Earth orbit and watched for signs of nuclear attack.

This event in the programme will offer the opportunity to build a geodesic dome. The event is suitable for ages 14+ and is particularly suitable for students.

Other events include a soundscape of the North York Moors in a geodesic installation by award winning sound recording David de la Haye (hosted by MIMA from Noveber 12), and a drop-in memory of the domes event at Thornaby Archive on Thursday 14 November, 14:00-16:00.

This programme was developed by the Fylingdales Archive and ongoing research into the space heritage of the Northeast of England at RAF Fylingdales.

This event will be hands-on, so our team are available to help support participation. The Stephenson venue is accessible for both pram and wheelchair users. The venue can be reached by public transport and is close to accessible parking. The event will be on the ground floor and there are accessible toilets.

Please arrive by 10:30am

This event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 7–16 November 2024. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with generous support from Research England, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org.

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Denis Wompra "Final radome panel being lowered in place at RAF Fylingdales c1962". Fylingdales Archive FA0245_14

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