Bedale School through to 2012 Drax Cup final
June 14, 2012
Bedale Primary School will represent North Yorkshire in the finals of the 2012 Drax Cup, the biggest cricket competition for under 9s in the country.
Drax receives fourth consecutive gold medal award for Health and Safety
May 16, 2012
Drax Power Limited received its fourth consecutive Gold Medal Award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) after securing an eighth consecutive Gold Award in the 2012 awards.
Drax cements position as the cleanest, most efficient power station in the UK as £100m turbine upgrade nears completion
May 10, 2012
Drax Power Station is a month away from completing the largest steam turbine modernisation programme in UK history, thereby increasing its overall efficiency and reinforcing its position as the most efficient coal-fired power station in the UK.
Yorkshire and England Cricket Stars join call for Drax Cup 2012
February 27, 2012
Yorkshire Club Captain Andrew Gale and England women’s bowler Katherine Brunt were among the region’s cricket stars supporting a call for primary school teams to enter the Drax Cup 2012 during an event held at Headingley today (Monday 27 February).
Work by winning artists on display at Morrisons, Selby
February 10, 2012
More than 100 artworks by pupils from local schools will be on show in a temporary gallery at Morrisons store, on Market Cross, Selby next week (6 – 17 February).
Work by winning artists on display at Goole Library
January 23, 2012
More than 100 artworks by pupils from local schools will be on show in a temporary gallery at Goole Library on Carlisle Street next week (23 January – 3 February).
GB Railfreight and Drax unveil The Eco Express
January 18, 2012
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Drax Power Limited (Drax) today celebrate their partnership in delivering renewable energy with the unveiling of a special locomotive at the National Railway Museum in York (Wednesday 18 January).
Winning work from 90 young artists decided in one-day gallery space
December 22, 2011
More than 90 artworks by pupils from Selby and Goole schools were on show in a temporary gallery at Drax Sports and Social Club this week (Tuesday 13 December 2011).
Local childern get lesson in safety from Seatbelt Sheriff
December 19, 2011
Fifty local children from 25 schools in the Selby, Tadcaster and Sherburn areas enjoyed fun and games at Drax Power Station (“Drax”) in an annual scheme designed to promote road safety.
Register now for the Drax Cup 2012!
November 1, 2011
The opportunity for a cricket team at any primary or junior school in Yorkshire to play on the world-famous pitch at Headingley Carnegie Stadium next summer is now underway with the Drax Cup 2012!