Norfolk
Community
Working with local communities
We believe that proactive engagement throughout development, construction and operation of our wind farms makes better projects, and makes us better neighbours to the communities living and working near to our wind farms and their infrastructure. The Vanguard team has been working closely with communities in Norfolk for several years and this positive engagement has shaped and influenced the plans we put in place for communication throughout the construction phase of the project.
You can read more about how we work with communities in Informed & Involved Communities →.
Community Fund
The Vanguard Offshore Wind Farms Community Fund will support communities across rural Norfolk to help create places where people want to live and thrive, now and in the future. The total planned investment for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Community Fund is £10 million over the lifetime of the projects.
In September 2024, RWE appointed Norfolk Community Foundation as Community Investment Stewards for the Fund. Recruitment for the decision-making panel has begun and applications are now open for the initial Discovery round of funding.
Applications
Find out how to make an application to the Norfolk Offshore Wind Farms Community Fund.
The Story So Far
Read more about the background to the Community Fund and download reports from community workshops.
Year In Industry
Since 2018, the Vanguard Offshore Wind Farms have been supporting annual Year In Industry (YII) interns. YII is a work placement year, sandwiched between second and third year of a university degree course. It provides students with the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge in a professional work setting and boosts development of new skills. Several of the students that have spent a placement year with us are now working full time in the renewables and wind energy industry, and some even now work as full time members of the project team.
For more information about Year In Industry, graduate internships and other opportunities, please visit the RWE Careers page.
E-news
Register here for project e-newsletter.
Careers
Find out more about career and placement opportunities at RWE.
3DVR Wind Farm Design Programme
Together with our partners at 3DW, the Vanguard team have been delivering an immersive and interactive 3D Virtual Reality wind farm design module to schools and colleges in East Anglia for 7 years.
Created primarily for year 10 & 11 age groups, the programme has now been completed by more than 250 pupils.
Contact
If you would like to know more about the 3DVR programme or if you would like us to visit your school/college, please contact us.