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Energy minister and npower bosses
take part in Tregoze environmental day

Minister for Energy Charles Hendry MP, Volker Beckers, CEO of RWE
npower and Peter Terium of RWE Group joined year 5 and 6 pupils
at Tregoze Primary School for a Climate Cops Academy day in early
October.

Charles Hendry, Volker Beckers and Peter Terium with Tregoze pupils
learning to use energy wisely
npower’s environmental educa- and what it means for the planet.
tional programme Climate Cops “I was impressed by the enthu-
engages children in learning simple siasm of the children; I’m sure
ways to save energy. They took that they will take what they have
part in interactive activities in- learned away with them and make
cluding generating electricity with a big difference to their school and
body movement, working with homes.”
miniature examples of renewable Volker Beckers added, “we are
energy sources and using thermal proud of our Climate Cops pro-
imaging cameras to see the effects gramme and believe it’s essential
of insulation. to get young people involved and
Watching and participating in the inspired about energy efficiency.
activities, Charles Hendry said,” Energy is the lifeblood of our so-
this is a fantastic initiative, which ciety, and a greater understanding
is helping young people learn more of this brings with it respect for
about where we get our energy from generations to come.”

Year 6 pupils help their heroes
Thirty year 6 pupils from Tregoze, Drove and Mountford Manor
primary schools worked together with volunteers from Intel in late
September to plan, market and advertise a series of fundraising events
in aid of Help for Heroes.
With the help of local veterans
who visited to be interviewed on
film by the children, the pupils
prepared their pitch and presented
their plans to their schools.
As a result, Tregoze school will
be holding a World War II fete to
commemorate the armistice in No-
vember, Mountford will be building Tregoze pupils Callum Hardie and
a combat obstacle course, and Drove Joseph McCormack with Albert Davy
will be holding a cake sale.
Mark Woodward, IT manager friendly. The children were very
with Intel said, “as my team are interested in talking to us.”
all IT literate we were keen to do Chelsea Hughes, from Mount-
some community work that was ford Manor, said, “I enjoyed inter-
IT focused. We were very pleased viewing Albert and felt sad when
when Tregoze staff suggested a day he said that his biggest regret was
using multimedia and ICT work to not to have been able to serve for his
prepare a presentation advertising country because he had a problem
upcoming fundraisers at each of with his hearing.”
the schools.” Tregoze pupil Natalie Moore
Korean War Veterans’ Associa- added, “it’s been a good experience
tion secretary Albert Davey said he working with the adults from Intel.
had not set foot in a school since he It’s also been good to find out what
left his own 60 years ago. “It’s an the veterans think Help for Heroes
amazing set up, very bright and money should be spent on.”

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