Staff at Oldbury power station encourage environmental awareness (From Gazette Series)

Staff at Oldbury power station encourage environmental awareness

3:30pm Friday 26th June 2009 in

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STAFF at Oldbury Power Station have been encouraging local children to think more about the environment.

In support of this year’s World Environment Day staff at the power station decided to work with youngsters on environmental projects.

World Environment Day is co-ordinated by the United Nations to stimulate awareness of environmental issues.

Staff from the site visited St Mary's Primary School in Thornbury to help create an environmental garden.

They worked with Year 6 pupils to create a safe and stimulating area where the children could learn about the environment. This included planting a herb garden, shrubs and trees as well as ferns and flowers.

Members of the site's environment team also hosted a visit from the Woodlark Beavers from 1st Thornbury Scout Group to the power station's popular nature trail.

The group were given a guided tour of the trail and then got to make their own bird feeders, which they hung in the site's orchard.

Staff also organised an environmental bazaar where local producers were invited to the power station and employees were given the opportunity to buy local produce, including meat, vegetables and cakes, and were each given a plant to take home.

Matthew Castle, Oldbury's head of environment, said: "The aim of the day was to help spread the message about how sourcing local produce is good for the environment.

"It was a real celebration of the work we are doing to ensure we minimise the station's impact on the environment and also a chance for staff to appreciate the diverse wildlife and produce that surrounds the power station.

"It was even better that we able to work with local children to help them understand how important the environment is and what they can do to help protect and support it."