Environmental Workshops

Our diverse range of workshops include those tailored for businesses, community groups and schools. We have particular experience working with renewable energy developers, offering communities around proposed and existing developments interactive and informative climate change and renewable energy workshops and presentations for both adults and children. Our approach has proved to be extremely effective, helping address local concerns, and making complex information accessible in an interesting and fun way. We also develop bespoke workshops to meet specific requirements.

Recent and upcoming projects include:

  • RWE npower renewables, UK-wide
    Development of renewable energy education materials, including bespoke workshops in schools around the company's wind and hydro power developments.
  • Forestry Commission Scotland
    Raising Public Awareness of Woodland Biodiversity – Forest Education Initiative workshops for Teachers and Countryside Rangers.
  • Cawdor Primary School, Nairn
    Living willow workshops.
  • Renewable energy workshop, Islay 2004Amec Wind Energy, NE Scotland
    Renewable energy workshops in schools around a proposed wind farm development.
  • Change Works, Edinburgh
    Energy efficiency workshops for the East Lothian Youth Environmental Summit.
  • Scottish Wildlife Trust, Cumbernauld
    Tree planting workshops.
  • Energy and waste management workshop, National Communities Resource Centre, 2005Engineering consultancy whitbybird Ltd, London
    Energy efficiency and waste management workshops as part of the implementation of the company's Environmental Management System.
  • National Biodiversity Week - Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
    Biodiversity workshops.
  • Highland Council, Nairn
    A six week workshop series on the native trees of Scotland and their links to the gaelic alphabet and traditions. Part of the Highland Year of Culture.
  • Pirniehall Primary School, Edinburgh
    Environmental workshops as part of the school's annual Eco Day.

NCRC Trainer NetworkRowanbank is part of the 'Trafford Hall Recommended Trainer Network' which consists of carefully evaluated and effective trainers that can deliver training for you locally. Contact Barbara Watson at the National Communities Resource Centre for more information (Tel: 01244 300246 or visit www.traffordhall.com).