Hampshire Technology Centre Trust was born! Trustees were determined to reverse a shortage of scientists and engineers across Hampshire, working with schools and communities that needed support. The charity soon became INTECH and opened in a redundant school canteen in Winchester.

Millennium funding builds a brand-new science centre at Morn Hill. HRH Prince Philip opens the doors on 28 October.

The UK's largest standalone planetarium opens at Winchester with 168 seats, a16.5m dome, and shows that send you hurtling through the universe.

We rename our centre Winchester Science Centre, a name that describes us better.

Explorer:Space launches. We introduce subsidised school trip pricing and start taking science out to children who can't come to us. Our Young Steering Group is formed to make sure our activities are fun, inclusive, immersive, interactive and accessible to all.

The planetarium is upgraded with subtitled shows and tactile resources. A Changing Places accessible toilet is installed.

The Sound Exhibition is installed, creating an adventure through sound with amassive guitar, a sonic rocket, echo tubes and a giant ear! The recombobulation room opens - a sensory reset space. Science at Home launches, originally for lockdown families, now a permanent way to reach people beyond our walls.

British Sign Language days launch for d/Deaf visitors. Sensory maps of the building are created to help neurodiverse families feel ready before they arrive.

We become Wonderseekers, a name that puts children, not buildings, at the centre of everything. The wonder of science is what we seek to share!

Our For People and Planet 2030 strategy launches, written with children, not just for them. Our Young Steering Group wins a national Marsh Volunteer Youth Prize! The judging panel liked them so much they invented a new award on the spot! Single-use plastics out, compostable cups in, waste stations throughout. The start of making our site as sustainable as the future we're working towards.

We begin building a participatory exhibition co-designed with children, exploring soil, food, dark skies, local species and biodiversity sound. We launch the John Muir Award partnership - Children on our programmes can now earn accredited recognition for discovering, exploring, and protecting nature

Ten children spend five months as working ecologists at the Science Centre with trail cameras, bioacoustic detectors, reptile mats, the lot. They found 339 fungal species, a dormouse habitat on site, eight priority bird species, and rare orchids. Their data will shape a new nature reserve. The Nature Hide opens. Sponsored by Winchester Rotary Club, the Nature Hidebrings our young ecologists' findings to over 100,000 visitors ayear.

Our enormous decades‑old oil system is removed and a new air source heat pump system is installed to heat our 29,000m3 building and planetarium, reducing our direct emissions by 98%.