Selby schools generate more than power at Drax | Drax

Press releases Features Photos Press releases Selby schools generate more than power at Drax Mon Nov 15 00:00:00 GMT 2004 Selby Schools are participating in an exciting week to learn all about energy, power and the environment. Sponsored by...

Drax rewards budding articts and schools with art prize totalling £4,200 | Drax

Press releases Features Photos Press releases Drax rewards budding articts and schools with art prize totalling £4,200 Thu Oct 19 00:00:00 BST 2006 School children from the local area are celebrating after sharing in prize money...

Calling all young artists… | Drax

...relations programme. The first initiative under this banner is an art competition open to selected schools within a five mile (approximate) radius of Drax Power Station. Pupils from 29 primary and secondary schools in the local area have been invited to take part in the competition, which is open to four...

Katherine Brunt launches Drax's cricket in the community | Drax

...stars of tomorrow – with the help of Drax Power. The company is launching Cricket In The Community, an initiative to provide cricket coaching in primary schools as part of Drax Power’s support for education and to promote sports learning as part of the National Curriculum. The scheme is supported by Yorkshire...

Yorkshire club captain launches Drax Cup 2010 | Drax

...for the Under 9s age group in the country. Last year, some 350 schools and 3,500 boys and girls across Yorkshire took part. Andrew Gale is ambassador for the Drax Cup 2010 together with TV presenter Harry Gration. Andrew said: “Cricket in schools faces competition from many other sports, like football...

Youngsters in the Frame for Prize Money In Second Drax Art Competition | Drax

...year, involved 29 local schools and received over 70 entries. Following an awards ceremony in December works by the 12 winners formed a special exhibition at the Morrisons store, on Market Cross, Selby. This year Drax is hoping for more entries by doubling the number of invited schools, with invitations...

Organisers aim to score treble entry in Drax Cup 2008 | Drax

...organised by The Yorkshire County Cricket Club in conjunction with The Yorkshire Cricket Board and The Yorkshire Schools’ Cricket Association. This year organisers hope to treble the number of schools entering by including a new format of ‘cluster festivals’ where groups of schools play mini-tournaments...

Education in the community | Drax

...England ladies’ cricketer, Katherine Brunt. Four England Cricket Board (ECB) qualified coaches, all employees of Drax, take cricket coaching to primary schools in the local area as part of our support for education and to promote sports learning as part of the National Curriculum. In 2007 we launched the...

Visit Drax | Drax

...some 7,200 visitors. The appeal of discovering more about how power is produced and the sheer scale of the site and its associated activities attracts schools and colleges as well as business organisations and associations. If you are interested in visiting us in Selby, get in touch and enquire about...

Award ceremony for artist stars | Drax

...ceremony for artist stars Drax Power Limited’s first ever Art In The Community competition revealed a high level of artistic talent from a number of local schools. The 12 winners from four age categories were invited to a specially organised awards ceremony in December, which took place in the newly refurbished...