Heysham Power Station’s role as a major employer and supporter of community organisations is documented in this collection of 47 archive photographs.
The pictures span the decades since the 1980s, when its two reactors began generating power, and show staff both at the station and out in the local community.
Employees have raised thousands of pounds for charities and good causes over the years, while the power plant has welcomed visitors including school pupils and dignitaries.
With two operating power stations, Heysham is the country’s largest generating nuclear site and has played a pivotal role in the Lancaster district.
Our photographers have recorded many of those moments, from fundraising events to visits and everyday life involving the workforce.
Here is a selection of 47 nostalgic pictures uncovered in our archives.
1. Heysham Power Station memories
Female students from across Lancaster and Morecambe were treated to a VIP day at Heysham Power Stations as part of an EDF Energy campaign to encourage more young women to consider a career in science and engineering. Photo: Submit
2. Heysham Power Station memories
The 2011 Heysham Power Stations' apprentices at an outward bound course in the Lake District. Back row from left: Ryan Wood, Jake Hope, Harry Wallbank, Lloyd Wood, Jake Fern, Ryan Dodson, Matthew Watson. Front row from left: Ollie Dobson, Elliot Greaves, Tom Williams, Robbie Mechie, Henry Brown, James Berry. Photo: Submit
3. Heysham Power Station memories
Staff from Heysham Power Station who raised £1,500 in aid of Prostate Cancer Research by growing moustaches for Movember. Photo: Garth Hamer
4. Heysham Power Station memories
Heysham 2 Power Station director Alan Oulton (right) and Andy Lockley of Heysham 2 with Westgate Wanderers under 13s team members and their tickets to see the final stages of Olympic football at Old Trafford in 2012. EDF Energy was an official partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and provided 70 tickets for Trumacar, St Peter's, Mossgate, St Patrick's and Westgate Primary Schools, and Westgate Wanderers. Photo: Nigel Slater