One hundred of Britain’s most important inventions, discoveries and social innovations will be stopping off on the Isle of Cumbrae next Wednesday on a single storey red bus.

The Travelling Museum, created by ‘Sing London’, the participatory arts organisation, aims to lift the public’s spirit, arouse curiosity and shed new light on British innovation.

The bus is filled with 100 exciting inventions to be discovered - – 30 percent of which are Scottish, From the steam engine to the NHS, telephone to radar, the museum features a roll call of British achievement.

It is coming to the Garrison grounds in Millport on Wednesday 26 February from 10.30am till midday.

To fit so much on a single storey bus has taken ingenuity. Inventions are packed into nine themed cabinets of wonder. Visitors will find penicillin in the medicine cupboard, the rawplug in the toolbox and hawk-eye in the Trophy cupboard. Although there are 100 exhibits, visitors have to choose a themed ‘bus route’ and are given keys to unlock and explore 10 boxes. Each box contains a concise story using intriguing anecdotes, surprising artefacts and even the odd jar of facts.

North Ayrshire Council Cabinet member for Education, Attainment and Achievement, Councillor John Bruce said: “This bus tour is a great way to attract large audiences to unlock some of Scotland’s spectacular achievements - especially our major contributions to the advancement of medicine, science and the overall well-being of mankind.” The project is funded by the Scottish Government and the Royal Academy of Engineering. Additional support comes from First Buses, who provide the bus, and from CNM, who supplied the technology.