With an emphasis on fun and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) learning, the event featured a variety of spooky science experiments and creative crafts.
Young visitors eagerly participated in hands-on activities, including a water resistance game that challenged them to help the Incy Wincy Spider navigate down a drainpipe of varying angles. The excitement continued with a chemical reaction experiment, where children delighted in the fizzy spectacle of using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda to inflate pumpkin themed balloons.
A Halloween-themed woodland trail also added an adventurous twist, encouraging children to explore the nature reserve while tackling a fun quiz that tested their Halloween knowledge.
In addition to the scientific fun, the event included craft stations where children created spiral ghosts and Halloween paper chains, allowing their creativity to shine
Jane Breach, UK Community & Education Manager said: “These Halloween events highlight Drax Power Station’s commitment to engaging the community and promoting STEM education for families in the areas in which we operate. Children left the Skylark Centre with lasting memories and newfound knowledge, all whilst celebrating the spirit of Halloween in a safe and festive environment.”
Established by Drax in the early 1970s, Skylark Centre and Nature Reserve now houses a variety of wildlife and serves as an important educational resource for schools, colleges, and local nature organisations.
For information on future events at Drax and the Skylark Nature Reserve, visit Facebook or the Drax website.
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About Drax
Drax’s purpose is to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future. Our strategic aims are to be a global leader in both carbon removals and sustainable biomass pellet production, and to be a UK leader in dispatchable, renewable generation.
Our operations
Drax owns and operates a portfolio of flexible, low-carbon and renewable UK power assets – biomass, hydro, and pumped storage generation – which provide dispatchable power and system support services to the electricity grid.
We are the UK’s largest source of renewable power by output, and Drax Power Station is the UK’s largest single source of renewable electricity by output.
Through our pellet production facilities in North America, Drax is the world’s second largest producer of sustainable biomass. Drax has 18 operational and development pellet production sites which will have a nameplate capacity of around 5.4 million tonnes once expansions are complete.
Drax supplies renewable electricity to UK industrial and commercial customers, offering a range of energy-related services including energy optimisation, as well as electric vehicle strategy and management.
Our future
Drax is progressing options for carbon removals using bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology globally and at our UK biomass power station. We are progressing plans to develop 7 million tonnes of carbon removals through BECCS by 2030.
In 2024, we launched Elimini, a US-based company to lead our global efforts to deliver carbon removals at megaton scale. Elimini’s purpose is to remove carbon for good. To achieve this, it is convening engineers, environmentalists, communities, investors, and innovators to scale the market for carbon removals, with the aspiration of transforming our economies from carbon emitters to carbon removers. For more information, visit elimini.com.
