Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk Gain Lottery Success

Published on Tuesday March 13 2007

Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk was one of four groups in Edinburgh and the
Lothians to receive funding from the Big Lottery Fund’s Young People’s Fund.

Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk today picks up a grant of £84,255 to expand its
peer education programme using an innovative renewable energy trailer
called The Powerpod. Designed by young people for young people, the
Powerpod is a mobile trailer, which illustrates the benefits of wind and
solar power. Thanks to today’s funding, many more young people will be
able to engage and inform other young people about climate change and
sustainable energy in an accessible way. Over 7,000 young people will
benefit from the project.

Dr Ron Brown, Project Coordinator, Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk, said: “This
is excellent news - climate change is a subject that concerns many young
people, they want to find out more and what they can do about it.
Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk's renewable energy trailer, the Powerpod, is a
unique educational tool which allows young people to engage with their
peers on the climate change issues. The members of Edinburgh Woodcraft
have already shown tremendous enthusiasm for the peer education project
and this funding shall let them and other young people to continue to
make a difference.”

You can keep up with what's happening with the Powerpod at http://powerpod.wikispaces.com/