RAVEN’S AIT COMMUNITY CENTRE

RAVEN’S AIT IS A VOLUNTEER BASED ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY PROJECT,

DIRECTED TOWARDS PIVOTAL DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY, CARBON NEUTRALITY, YOUTH EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS PROGRAMMES

IT IS THE INTENTION THAT THE ISLAND BECOMES A SHOWCASE FOR THE UK

AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES, ACTING AS A ‘BACKYARD’ TO
LOCAL SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, SOCIETIES AND INDIVIDUALS

THE ISLAND HAS A LONG AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORY, DATING BACK IN PART TO
THE 12TH CENTURY. IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THIS, A SYMPATHETIC
INFRASTRUCTURE IS BEING IMPLEMENTED TO ENSURE A LONG AND SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE

IN ESSENCE, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO FASHION A SENSITIVE REFURBISHMENT OF THE

EXISTING BUILDINGS. REGENERATING THE ISLANDS LANDSCAPE, UTILISING A GOOD
MIX OF TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND MODERN TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A
SUSTAINABLE PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND A STRONG PRECEDENT FOR OTHER
COMMUNITIES TO TAKE DIRECT ACTION WITHIN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT

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 RAVEN’S AIT LOCATION & CONTEXT
- IN 1217 THE ‘TREATY OF LAMBETH’ WAS SIGNED HERE LEADING TO THE RATIFICATION OF KINGSTON TO WATERLOO
THE MAGNA CARTA 1215 KINGSTON TOWN CENTRE IN 20 MIN
- RAVEN’S AIT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE THAMES LANDSCAPE STRATEGY - HAMPTON TO KEW

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
KNIGHTS PARK CAMPUS

HAMPTON COURT
PALACE
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
PENRHYN ROAD CAMPUS

RAVEN’S AIT
COMMUNITY CENTRE SURBITON TO
WATERLOO IN 20 MIN
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OPEN SPACE VEGETABLE GARDEN IMPROVED RECEPTION CONFERENCE SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL SPACE - PROJECT TESTING
EVENT SPACE CAFE TERRACE IMPROVED ACCESS ACCESS TO STUDIOS RENEWABLE ENERGY SHOWCASE
TEMPORARY STAGE SPACE FOR YOUTH WORKSHOPS CAFE BOAT SHEDS STUDIO TERRACE
ECO-PLAYROUND SHOP W/C BOAT HIRE
WILDLIFE AREA OPEN CLASSROOM COMMUNITY BOAT CLUB
OUTDOOR EDUCATION W/C
STAFF ACCOMODATION

PERMANENT MOORINGS
STAGE

HIRE
BOAT

CONNECTION

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MAY 2009
RAVEN’S AIT FUTURE VISION GREEN WALL
LANDING STAIRS & ENTRANCE INSTALLED

NEW SIGNAGE
ENHANCED REFURBISHED
ENTRANCE STEPS RECEPTION AREA

IMPROVED ACCESS

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RAVEN’S AIT FUTURE VISION
NORTH SIDE - ENVIRONMENTAL PLAYGROUND

VERTICAL AXIS
WIND TURBINES HOME PARK / HAMPTON COURT
GREEN WALL
INSTALLED

WATERWHEEL

BOAT HIRE AVAILABLE

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RAVEN’S AIT FUTURE VISION
NORTH SIDE - COMMUNITY BOAT CLUB SLIPWAY

VERTICAL AXIS
WIND TURBINES
GREEN WALLS
INSTALLED

HOME PARK / HAMPTON COURT

NEW
PERMANENT MOORINGS

COMMUNITY BOAT
CLUB SLIPWAY

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RAVEN’S AIT HEDGE PLANTING - WINTER 2009 (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED)
WHIP PLANTING ACTIVITY DAY

TOOLS PROVIDED ALL ARE WELCOME

- SPADE
- RABBIT GUARD (FOR THE GEESE)
- CANE
- MULCH
CREATIVITY
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN GLOVES

TECHNIQUE (SIMPLIFIED) ACTIVITY

- DIG HOLE FOR WHIP
LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE ROOTS TO SPREAD
OUT EVENLY - ABOUT 1/3 BIGGER THAN ROOT
SIZE
- BACKFILL WITH SOIL
- SET CANE IN NEXT TO WHIP
SKILL-SHARING
- WRAP GUARD AROUND THE CANE & WHIP
- MULCH HEDGEROW

EDUCATION
PLANTING PATTERN
50CM
CM
45

LAID HEDGE LOCATIONS

HEDGE MIX - SPECIES INITIAL LOCATIONS - TO BE CONFIRMED

- HAWTHORN / CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA

- HAZEL / CORLYUS AVELLANA
- ASH / FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR
- FIELD MAPLE / ACER CAMPESTRE
STAGE

- GOAT WILLOW / SALIX CAPREA EACH CHILD INVOLVED

FLANKING OUTDOOR WORKSHOP SPACE
FLANKING EXISTING VEGETABLE GARDEN
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TO BE GIVEN THEIR OWN
WHIP TO TAKE HOME, LOOK
AFTER - TO WATCH THE
PROGRESS OF THE HEDGE
AT HOME
RAVEN’S AIT HEDGE LAYING - WINTER 2010 (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED)
HEDGE LAYING ACTIVITY DAY

TOOLS PROVIDED ALL ARE WELCOME

- LOOPERS (ESP. SUITABLE FOR NOVICE USE)
- BILLHOOKS
- AXES
- SLASHERS
- PRUNING SHEERS CREATIVITY
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN GLOVES

ACTIVITY
TECHNIQUE (SIMPLIFIED)
- ALLOW HEDGE TO GROW TO 2.5M / 5M TALL
- MAIN UPRIGHT STEMS ‘PLEACHERS’ - ARE CUT
NEARLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH & PUSHED SKILL-SHARING
OVER 35 DEGREES
- STAKES OF HAZEL OR ASH ARE DRIVEN INTO
THE HEDGE LINE EVERY 40CM AND THE
‘PLEACHERS ARE WOVEN THROUGH THEM
- BINDERS OR ’HEATHERS’ OF COPPICED
HAZEL, SWEET CHESTNUT OR WILLOW ARE EDUCATION
THEN TWISTED AROUND THE TOP OF THE
STAKES TO SECURE THE ‘PLEACHERS’

COLLABORATION
- TEAM UP WITH THE SURREY HEDGELAYING
GROUP FOR CONSULTANCY
- TEAM UP WITH THE RICHMOND BTCV WHO
CURRENTLY RUN ‘ONE DAY’ ACCREDITED
COURSES IN HEDGE LAYING

LAID HEDGE LOCATIONS

INITIAL LOCATIONS - TO BE CONFIRMED
DEFRA - DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT,
FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

QUOTE:
“MAINTENANCE OF HEDGEROWS IS NOW PART
STAGE

OF GOOD FARMING PRACTICE AND THE SKILLS

OF THE HEDGE LAYER ARE IN GREAT DEMAND”

FLANKING OUTDOOR WORKSHOP SPACE

FLANKING EXISTING VEGETABLE GARDEN
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RAVEN’S AIT HEDGE LAYING - WINTER 2011 (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED)
HEDGE LAYING ACTIVITY DAY

TOOLS PROVIDED ALL ARE WELCOME

- LOOPERS (ESP. SUITABLE FOR NOVICE USE)
- BILLHOOKS
- AXES
- SLASHERS CREATIVITY
- PRUNING SHEERS

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN GLOVES

ACTIVITY
TECHNIQUE (SIMPLIFIED)
- WHERE NECESARY:
- ‘PLEACHERS’ TO BE CUT BACK
- ‘PLEACHERS’ TO BE WOVEN
SKILL-SHARING
- ‘PLEACHERS’ TO BE LAID
- HEDGE TRIMMED IN WIDTH
- EXCESS MATERIAL TO BE CHIPPED AND
USED TO MULCH THE BASE OF THE HEDGE
EDUCATION
COLLABORATION
- TEAM UP WITH THE SURREY HEDGELAYING
GROUP FOR CONSULTANCY
- TEAM UP WITH THE RICHMOND BTCV WHO
CURRENTLY RUN ‘ONE DAY’ ACCREDITED
COURSES IN HEDGE LAYING

DEFRA - DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT,

FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS LAID HEDGE LOCATIONS
INITIAL LOCATIONS - TO BE CONFIRMED
QUOTE:
“MAINTENANCE OF HEDGEROWS IS NOW PART
OF GOOD FARMING PRACTICE AND THE SKILLS
OF THE HEDGE LAYER ARE IN GREAT DEMAND”
STAGE

FLANKING OUTDOOR WORKSHOP SPACE

FLANKING EXISTING VEGETABLE GARDEN
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 RAVEN’S AIT PLANT ROOM DECONSTRUCTION - AUTUMN 2009 (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED)
BRICK RECLAMATION ACTIVITY DAY

TOOLS PROVIDED ALL ARE WELCOME

- HAMMER / CHISEL
- POWER TOOLS
- CROW BAR
- LADDERS
- SCAFFOLDING

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PERSONAL

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

TECHNIQUE (SIMPLIFIED)
- LAST ON / FIRST OFF
I.E REMOVE THE LAST PIECE THAT WAS BUILT
OFF FIRST - EXAMPLE THE TIMBER DOOR
- ERECT SCAFFOLDING
- DECONSTRUCT TOP DOWNWARDS
- CLEAN BRICKS - EXCESS MORTAR ETC.
- STACK BRICKS FOR RE-USE

EXISTING PLANTROOM DECONSTRUCTION RECLAIMED BRICKS

DECONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS SHOULD NOT BE MOVED MORE
THAN 3 TIMES.

NEW BRICK PAVED AREA

1 DISASSEMBLY/
DECONSTRUCTION

2 CLEANING & TRIMMING

OF MATERIALS

3 STACKING - READY
FOR RE-USE
9m
STAGE

BENEFITS
- REDUCES THE OVERALL COSTS OF BUILDING
MATERIALS
- PROVIDES LOWER COST BUILDING MATERIALS
TO THE COMMUNITY
- EXTENDS THE LIFE OF LANDFILLS
- PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIONMENT BY LOCATION OF EXISTING PLANT ROOM
REDUCING THE NEED FOR THE EXTRACTION
OF NEW RESOURCES NOTE: ADDITIONAL BRICKS TO BE RECLAIMED FROM RETAINING WALLS

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RAVEN’S AIT PATHWAY BRICK LAYING - SPRING 2010 (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED)
BRICK RECLAMATION ACTIVITY DAY

TOOLS PROVIDED ALL ARE WELCOME

- MALLET
- STIFF BRUSH
- WHEELBARROW
- SAW
- HAMMER

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PERSONAL

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

RE-USE
TECHNIQUE (SIMPLIFIED)
- REMOVE TOP LAYER OF SOIL FOR REQUIRED
AREA
- FILL WITH 2 INCHES OF HARDCORE FROM
PLANTROOM DECONSTRUCTION
- COMPACT, ADD MORE HARDCORE TO 3.5
INCHES BELOW SURFACE
- ADD TIMBER GUARD RAILS ALONG EDGE OF
PAVING AREA
RECLAIMED RE-USED
- SCREED OVER HARDCORE WITH SAND
- REMOVE SCREED ALONG EDGE OF PATH &
PLACE BRICKS ON EDGE - POUND FLUSH WITH
MALLET
- THEN PLACE BRICKS FLAT BETWEEN EDGING
IN DESIRED PATTERN
- SHOVEL A THIN LAYER OF STONE DUST - WORK
NEW BRICK PAVED AREA
INTO JOINTS WITH STIFF BRUSH
- WET PAVED AREA AND REPEAT WITH STONE
DUST
- REPEAT STONE DUST AFTER ONE WEEK

9m
STAGE

BENEFITS
- REDUCES THE OVERALL COSTS OF BUILDING
MATERIALS
- PROVIDES LOWER COST BUILDING MATERIALS
TO THE COMMUNITY
- EXTENDS THE LIFE OF LANDFILLS
- PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIONMENT BY LOCATION OF EXISTING PLANT ROOM
REDUCING THE NEED FOR THE EXTRACTION
OF NEW RESOURCES NOTE: ADDITIONAL BRICKS TO BE RECLAIMED FROM RETAINING WALLS

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RAVEN’S AIT RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS - AUTUMN 2009 (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED)
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS ACTIVITY WEEKEND

THE WEEKEND ALL ARE WELCOME

- RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKSHOPS
- BICYCLE POWERED MUSIC
- ADVICE - Q & A WORKSHOP
- ENERGY COMPETITION
- TEA & CAKE

RENEWABLE ENERGY
- SOLAR POWER
- WIND POWER
- WATER POWER
- BICYCLE POWER

COLLABORATION
- TEAM UP WITH THAMES RENEWABLES FOR
CONSULTANCY
- TEAM UP WITH THE ‘MAGNIFICENT
REVOLUTION’ - BICYCLE POWERED MUSIC
TEAM
- KINGSTON UNIVERSITY - FACULTY OF ART &
CONSTRUCTING A WIND TURBINE USING SHOWCASING SMALL SOLAR PANEL CONTINUING THE SUCCESS OF THE PREVIOUS
DESIGN / ENVIRONMENT DEPT.
FOUND & RE-USED OBJECTS, EXAMPLES: SYSTEMS AND THE POSSIBLE ‘MAGNIFICENT REVOLUTION’ WEEKEND - THEY
ENERGY THEY PRODUCE. RETURN TO PROVIDE THE MUSIC FOR ANOTHER
OBJECTIVE - PVC PIPE CUT FOR THE BLADES FUN PACKED WEEKEND
THE AIM IS TO DEVELOP INTUITIVE AND - A 260 VDC 5 MOTOR FROM A TREAD MILL BEST LOCATIONS FOR THEM TO BE
OUR SIMILAR PLACED INCLUDING LIVE MUSIC AND THE OPPORTUNITY
ACCESSIBLE WAYS OF ENGAGING AUDIENCES
- TAIL A USED PAINT ROLLER TRAY OR TO POWER THE MUSIC YOURSELF
AND CREATE AN EDUCATION SPACE WHERE
THE PUBLIC CAN LEARN ABOUT ENERGY SIMILAR LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN SOLAR
CONSUMPTION AND ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF POWERED SYSTEMS
GENERATING POWER - ILLUSTRATING SIMPLE THIS SHOULD GENERATE 7 AMPS FROM A
SOLUTIONS THAT PEOPLE CAN INTRODUCE 30MPH WIND - ENOUGH TO GET YOU
INTO THEIR HOME STARTED

QUOTE
“IT TAKES 50 BICYCLES TO CREATE ENOUGH
ENERGY TO POWER A STANDARD KETTLE”
ADAM - MAGNIFCENT REVOLUTION

THE WEEKEND WILL ALSO SHOWCASE OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGYS SYSTEMS

THERE WILL ALSO BE EVENTS FOR THE CHILDREN INCLUDING BOAT MAKING - THEN BOAT RACES DOWN THE THAMES
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2016

2014

2013 SOLAR POWER BECOMES COST COMPETETIVE WITH

FOSSIL FUELS - EXHIBITION AT RAVEN’S AIT

ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE HELD OVER THE OLYMIPC

2012 WEEK - REGARDING THE LEGACY OF THE GAMES AT
RAVEN’S AIT

2011

2010 RAVEN’S AIT ISLAND IS INTEGRATED INTO THE THAMES

LANDSCAPE STRATEGY RAVEN’S AIT IS GIVEN OFFICIAL STATUS AS
A ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY CENTRE
BY KINGSTON COUNCIL
2009 THE ISLAND BECOMES OCCUPIED BY ENVIRONMENTAL
‘SQUATTERS’ GENERATING THE DEBATE ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF RAVEN’S AIT

1968 THE COUNCIL FAILED TO DECLARE RAVEN’S AIT ISLAND

UNDER THE COMMONS REGISTRATION ACT OF 1968 AS
‘COMMON LAND’

1858 RAVEN’S AIT BECAME THE HEADQUARTERS OF KINGSTON

ROWING CLUB (PRESUMABLY NOT EXCLUSIVE USE)

1217 ‘TREATY OF LAMBETH’ (TREATY OF KINGSTON) DOCUMENTS

THAT LED TO THE RATIFICATION OF THE MAGNA CARTA WERE
SIGNED AT RAVEN’S AIT

ISLAND ACTIVITY
A FUTURE FORECAST
AN ISLAND WITH A FANTASTIC HISTORY, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EVEN GREATER FUTURE

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