Domestic science is on the up. Not the art of cooking, sadly diminished in the world of the celebrity chef, but the exploration of nature by amateur scientists. They have profited from cheaper instrumentation, better processing power and internet communities that can provide guidance and suggestions on experiments and observations.
This is not a new development and matters in degree, not kind. Amateur communities have existed in some scientific disciplines for generations, especially where professionals depend upon the observations of amateurs: astronomy and natural history, for one, Now, laboratories can be set up on a domestic scale and can achieve notable reproductions.
Sadly, the United Kingdom does not appear to have the critical mass for a separate society of mad amateur scientists.