THE award-winning Lion Salt Works Museum celebrates its first anniversary with a science-themed birthday party.

The celebrations take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, and run from 10.30am to 4pm.

Coinciding with the Cheshire-wide Amazed by Science festival, the first birthday weekend will feature free family fun, including an imaginative Science Ceilidh on Saturday afternoon.

Admission charges to the museum will still apply during the weekend, but all activities will be free, and will not require entry to the museum to be enjoyed.

The range of events include the following.

A chance to explore ‘Saturn’, an historic narrowboat moored adjoining the museum.

Guided walks with Northwich Woodlands through the salt landscape and by the canal - 10.30am/1.30pm.

A bug hunt and other activities with Butterfly Conservation in the Museum’s Butterfly Garden.

Salt-making demonstrations by the Lion Salt Works trustees.

Activities staged by the Catalyst Discovery Centre in Warrington.

A free family-friendly Science Ceilidh between 1.30pm and 3.30pm.

Craft activities run by museum staff throughout the day.

Badge-making and nature-related activities, with among others Saltscape and Cheshire Wildlife Trust.

The museum has won six awards in less than a year.

Councillor Louise Gittins said: “Six awards in less than a year is a really magnificent achievement and something to really celebrate at this fantastic first anniversary event.

“Key to the museum’s success has been engagement with local and regional audiences, though an imaginative and varied programme of events.

“From First and Second World War oral history programmes to talks, educational programmes, touring plays and steam traction and historic boat events, the museum’s energetic staff have drawn a wide variety of groups and ‘non-museum’ audiences to the site.”