There will be a bit of drama at Bosvigo School in Truro on Thursday when pupils take part in an environmental theatre workshop.

The workshop is being held as part of a tour of schools chosen to receive free solar panels with funding from The Co-operative. Twisting Yarn Theatre’s interactive play ‘The Crow Scarers’ has been commissioned by The Co-operative as part of its Green Energy for Schools scheme and will build on the climate change work taking place at Bosvigo following the switch-on of the solar panels in November.

Bosvigo is among 100 UK schools to have already received £20,000 solar panels, which are half-funded by The Co-operative with match-funding from the Government’s Low Carbon Building Programme (LCBP).

‘The Crow Scarers’, written by Andy Rashleigh, follows the story of two children who fall through an old mineshaft while looking at a scarecrow in a field and end up travelling back in time during an underground adventure where they encounter colourful characters from the past.

The accompanying workshop explores the issues further and encourages the young people to decide how a patch of land should be used in the future.

Pupils are providing the props for the performance by making their own crows from recycled materials.

The Co-operative’s senior community manager Sarah Klueter said: “The aim of our Green Energy for Schools scheme is to help schools reduce their reliance on fossil fuels while educating the next generation about climate change.

“By following-up the installation of the solar panels with this lively and colourful theatre workshop, we can hopefully inspire the children to think about other ways they can help the environment.”

Headteacher Alan West said: “We are grateful to The Co-operative for giving our pupils this opportunity to learn about the environment in a creative and entertaining way. Our solar panels provide us with a prominent reminder of the need to conserve energy and this theatre workshop builds on the work we are already doing to help tackle climate change.”