Many of the Brunel 200 events in Bristol will be centred on some of Brunel's finest achievements for the city, including the Great Western Railway, Clifton Suspension Bridge and SS Great Britain .Highlights of the Brunel 200 activities include a procession and street party in Bristol on his birthday weekend (8-9 April 2006), culminating in the switching on of a new lighting scheme at the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and a recreation of the Royal Dinner of 1843 which launched the SS Great Britain .In addition to the £2m budget for the Brunel 200 programme, another £15m is being invested in the Bristol Brunel sites, with a new visitor centre at the Clifton Suspension Bridge, renewal and protection measures for the SS Great Britain , and the digitisation of a significant part of the Brunel Archive at the University of Bristol.

Brunel 200 is a partnership initiative involving companies, organisations, local authorities, schools and others.

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