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Earn Your Deposit Scheme The incentive known as ‘Earn Your Deposit’ operated by ThamesWey Housing has been suspended in light of Woking Borough Council’s financial position. The voluntary scheme was launched in 2018 to help those living in ThamesWey rented accommodation for more than two years, get a foothold on the property ladder. An incentive […]
In support of ThamesWey’s ambition to make continual improvements to its environmental performance, ThamesWey has implemented an Environmental Management System conforming to the internationally recognised standard ISO 14001. The British Standards Institution (BSI) were chosen as the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited certification body, to certify ThamesWey’s management system. BSI conducted two stages of […]
ThamesWey Energy’s plans to expand and decarbonise the supply of heat to Woking town centre have received £9.4m of Government support through the national Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP). Over the next 7 years, the funding will help towards the costs of extending Woking’s heat and cooling networks to supply energy to new developments […]
ThamesWey’s new purpose-built energy centre at Poole Road has been showcased in Issue 45 of the Construction View magazine. Magazine cover The article describes the journey from the planning phase in 2016. Increasing demand for energy resulted in a need for a second energy centre in Woking to supply district heating and cooling to commercial, [...]
In January 2022, ThamesWey crossed an important milestone by occupying the purpose-built office space above the Poole Road Energy Centre. For the first time in ThamesWey’s 23-year history, all Woking staff will be based at the same site. The office has been designed to follow the ‘modern industrial’ theme of the energy centre beneath it [...]
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Work has commenced on the installation of new lower-carbon heating systems for two of Woking town centre’s landmark buildings. Woking Borough Council-owned offices Export House and Midas House will be retrofitted with a new low-carbon heating system which will slash greenhouse gas emissions from these buildings and completely eliminate the use of gas boilers on [...]
ThamesWey are delighted to announce the launch of their latest purpose-built rental apartment block in the heart of Woking Town Centre with its distinctive Brutalist design and innovative interiors with a stripped back postindustrial feel. The building not only offers the opportunity to live within a few minutes’ walk of Woking Station, all of the [...]
The next step in the development of Canalside has now been achieved with the Government confirming the Compulsory Purchase Order for Sheerwater. Working with the Council ThamesWey can now progress obtaining the remaining property needed to progress the redevelopment Watch this space for further news of this exciting development.
ThamesWey have reached another key milestone at Fairfax Place, we now have 100% occupation on all available homes within the building. The final tenancy started mid November 2021 and proves the popularity of this superb apartment building and all that it has to offer to its residents. We are now in early preparation for the [...]
Holly and Elia are the first residents to move into their new home at Canalside. Seen here with ThamesWey Housing’s Chairman Terry Price, the happy couple are delighted with the quality of not only the development but also the interior of their modern newly built Town House. The Town House forms part of the first [...]
More than 500 energy efficient improvements made to Surrey households.
Transforming buildings in Woking Town Centre with low energy, biodiverse renovations.
ThamesWey has launched their latest high end Build to Rent Development within Woking, Fairfax Place forms the first part of the ongoing redevelopment of the area which will become Canalside. The building includes a range of contemporary one and two bedroom apartments and three bedroom Town Houses set around a stunning Podium Level communal garden [...]
ThamesWey hasnow completed the substantial refurbishment of the first Phase of their Middle Walk Town Centre Development. The building and all of its apartments have undergone a huge level of refurbishment over the past few months and are now ready to be viewed with occupation by new residents by the end of June. All of [...]
A new way to visualise Sheerwater.
Drone footage shows ThamesWey’s new energy centre passing another landmark with the installation of its feature thermal stores.
Construction of ThamesWey’s new energy centre has passed another landmark with the installation of its feature pipe and flue stack.
ThamesWey’s Action Surrey project has led a consortium of Surrey local authorities to win £6.2m of funding to deliver energy efficiency retrofits.
ThamesWey’s contractor Galliford Try wins Silver Considerate Constructors Scheme 2020 National Site Award for Harrington Place.
A time-lapse video has been created to show Woking’s new low-carbon energy centre on Poole Road coming out of the ground.
Covid-19 – July 2020 update
As the Government lockdown is being eased ThamesWey is moving to a business as usual approach.
ThamesWey is working with Woking town centre retailers to reduce the use of single-use plastics by promoting the use of reusable containers.
ThamesWey is pleased to announce completion of Harrington Place, ThamesWey’s flagship, sustainable, Woking town centre development.
ThamesWey is pleased to announce that the new Aubrey Place development will be connected to its Central Milton Keynes energy network.
ThamesWey is currently working with Radbot, a smart radiator thermostat, which has the potential to reduce heating bills by 30%.
ThamesWey, together with construction partner Galliford Try, has broken ground on Woking’s new low-carbon Energy Centre.
Yesterday, the Mayor of Woking, Cllr Beryl Hunwicks placed a time capsule within the first residential phase of the Canalside regeneration.
ThamesWey has installed three Tesla Powerwall batteries in one of its substations as part of an innovative centralised storage system.
More help is available for vulnerable Woking residents who live in properties that are costly to heat to stay warm in their homes this winter.
ThamesWey is pleased to announce the winners of their Children’s Build a Home for Wildlife competition.
ThamesWey has appointed Ørsted, a leader in offshore wind, to provide top-up electricity to our networks in Woking and Milton Keynes.
Children’s Build a Home for Wildlife Competition to win one-year membership to the Royal Horticultural Society gardens is open for entries!
Action Surrey has helped 24 Surrey residents prepare for cold weather, save on energy bills and lower their carbon footprint.
Another milestone has been reached in the regeneration of the Sheerwater estate with bulldozers moving in to begin demolition on the site.
ThamesWey has helped local Woking residents prepare for cold weather, save on energy bills and lower their carbon footprint.
ThamesWey has completed its first housing development containing swift bricks. The 12 swifts bricks have been incorporated into two new family sized affordable homes which have been handed over to Woking Borough Council.
ThamesWey is working with Woking Borough Council and Market Walk stall holders to reduce the use of single-use plastics in Woking town centre.
ThamesWey has handed over to Woking Borough Council five new affordable homes, the first new family sized ‘Council Homes’ in recent years.
After years of planning and consultation, the first diggers have begun work on the multi-million pound regeneration of the Sheerwater estate. Teams broke ground to start building a state-of-the-art leisure complex as part of the Canalside development.
The swift, an urban-dwelling bird of conservational concern has suffered a severe decline in population in recent decades. ThamesWey has stepped in to mitigate this decline by providing almost 150 nest boxes across Woking.
ThamesWey has re-launched its Business Energy SMART Woking project, through which small to medium sized businesses within Woking can receive match funding to improve the energy efficiency of their lighting.
ThamesWey is 20 this year and proud to be celebrating two decades of building sustainable communities. Our work in low-carbon power generation, energy advice, affordable housing and property development is driven by one fundamental principle – to build neighbourhoods that benefit everyone.
New residential development Harrington Place is emerging from scaffolding and builders’ coverings as it nears completion. The architecturally striking building in Heathside Crescent brings 147 stunning rental apartments to a prime town centre location.
ThamesWey’s pilot project with Moixa to store unused solar energy generated from solar panels during the day for use at night in batteries is already showing promising results.
Work on the Canalside regeneration of Sheerwater will begin soon, after the latest plans were approved by Woking Borough Council.
ThamesWey has been awarded planning consent to build a new energy centre that will secure the future of low carbon energy supplies in Woking for the next 50 years.
ThamesWey has launched a new project, Woking Energy Champions, through which vulnerable Woking residents living in hard-to-heat properties can receive funding to improve the energy efficiency and comfort of their home.
ThamesWey’s energy efficiency “make-over” of 50 former military properties has the potential to save tenants over £500 a year of their fuel bills.
This week is Big Energy Saving Week, a national campaign to help people reduce their energy bills. Take a look at the projects ThamesWey is delivering to help people save money.
State-of-the-art battery technology is boosting the already impressive sustainability credentials of ThamesWey homes in Brookwood.
Things are happening on the Sheerwater estate as the long-awaited work begins on the Canalside regeneration that will transform the area and create a more vibrant and sustainable community.
Insulating your home can help combat climate change as well as keeping you warm and saving you money on your energy bills. Find out how Action Surrey can help you.
An urgent rallying cry has gone out to the people of Woking to help stop swifts disappearing from British skies by building nesting boxes.
The newly-refurbished Victoria Gate office building in Woking town centre is now running on ThamesWey’s district heat and power network, earning it some impressive sustainability credentials.
Work has begun on Canalside, the long-awaited transformation of the Sheerwater area of Woking. The major regeneration project will breathe new life into the area and create many more much-needed homes, with a significant increase in affordable housing.
This year Thameswey, through their Action Surrey project, have been offering free energy efficiency consultancy for SME businesses in the Woking Borough Council area.
Action Surrey, on behalf of Thameswey Sustainable Communities, is offering a grant of up to 1/3 of the installation costs towards an upgrade to LED lighting in community buildings.
Thameswey Housing Limited, working with Action Surrey, is delighted to announce the launch of a large scale programme to improve the energy efficiency of rented properties.
Work is underway to connect Woking’s newest office development to ThamesWey’s heat, cooling and electricity networks.
Earlier this month ThamesWey Sustainable Communities, through its county-wide energy efficiency programme – Action Surrey – opened up £64,000 of funding to the public to provide grants for home energy efficiency measures.
Woking’s newest office building is to be connected to Thameswey’s district heating and cooling networks. Victoria Gate is undergoing extensive refurbishment and enlargement with the addition of a floor and roof terrace to create a major new landmark building.
ThamesWey Sustainable Communities project, Action Surrey, has just launched a new website to help local residents and organisations stay warm, reduce their energy costs, and reduce their environmental impact.
Last month, through a £10,000 grant from Thameswey’s Action Surrey project, St Mary of Bethany Church in Woking were able to replace their broken old boiler with a brand new efficient model.
ThamesWey Milton Keynes has been highlighted as one of the UK’s “hidden” power stations, helping to ease the stress on the National Grid.
This October, Woking Borough Council will host its third Living Well Week. Join Action Surrey where we will be providing advice about saving energy.
Thameswey Sustainable Communities has been delivering free educational workshops to Woking’s youth groups, teaching them about how we use energy; how it’s made and how different types of energy generation affect the environment.
Surrey County Council has worked with partners to launch the Surrey Community Resilience Partnership. The partnership will help communities build resilience and protect homes under the Surrey Prepared initiative.
Contact Action Surrey to find out how www.actionsurrey.org
ThamesWey Sustainable Communities is pleased to announce that it has now finished allocating £50,000 of funding from DECC to not-for-profit organisations to reduce their environmental impact and make their buildings more comfortable to meet in.
ThamesWey Housing unveils a new concept in affordable housing and living.
Keeping warm and saving money got a little easier this week for one Woking resident, thanks to a ‘Streets Ahead’ grant from Action Surrey.
An Ashford resident has received a grant of £5,000 through Action Surrey’s Streets Ahead project.
A new map is now available showing ThamesWey’s heat, cooling and electricity networks in Woking town centre, along with information about the buildings connected to our district energy supplies.
Customers in Woking and Milton Keynes will now find it easier to navigate Thameswey Energy’s Customer Website.
Grants of £5,000 are already available to Surrey Residents for solid wall insulation but 20 Woking residents can get an extra £5,000 towards their install.
A Hindhead resident has been awarded over £2,000 towards making their home warmer and more energy efficient, through Action Surrey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ project.
A Bagshot resident has been awarded £3,500 towards making her home warmer and more energy efficient, through Action Surrey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ project.
Robert Squibb of Earlswood Road, Redhill has been awarded over £4,000 towards making his home warmer and more energy efficient, through action Surrey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ project.
Action Surrey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ team are delighted to announce that Surrey residents living in park homes can now access £5,000 grants for solid wall insulation.
A Camberley resident has been awarded £3,500 towards making his home warmer and more energy efficient, through Action Surrey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ project.
Since launching in the summer of 2014, Action Surrey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ project has managed to assist a number of non-cavity wall households
Graham Conde of Boltons Lane, Woking has been awarded over £3,700 towards making his home warmer and more energy efficient
Just before Christmas one of ‘Streets Ahead’ team was kindly invited by Eagle Radio in Guildford to come down and record a podcast for the Woking Community Media Hub.
2014 was a landmark year for Action Surrey with us helping over 1,000 homes across the county to install energy efficiency improvements
Thameswey’s contribution towards keeping the lights on across the UK has been assured through successful participation in the first auction for the new Capacity Market.
A young couple of First Avenue, West Molesey have been awarded over £4,600 towards making their home warmer and more energy efficient.
On Sunday 14th December members of Action Surrey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ team brought Christmas to Brockham residents
This week alone (w/c 8th Dec) over 30 Surrey residents interested in solid wall insulation have had Green Deal Assessments booked through Action Surrey’s ‘Streets Ahead’ project.
Thanks to Action Surrey, one happy resident in Waverley has been able to reap the benefits of installing solid wall insulation
On 12 November, Thameswey hosted a delegation of visitors from the city of Sapporo, Japan.
Action Surrey is thrilled to announce that an article on the current Streets Ahead project has been included in the Carbon Action Network’s (CAN) Autumn/Winter magazine, Carbon Action News.
Action Surrey is pleased to announce that the first residents in Surrey have accepted their quotes for solid wall insulation through the Streets Ahead project, and are proceeding to having their insulation installed.
Thameswey has helped Woking and Milton Keynes councils to successfully bid for government funding towards the development of new and extended heat networks.
Action Surrey’s new project, Streets Ahead, was only launched in late August and has already gained a keen interest from residents in Surrey.
We have published a new interactive map of Thameswey’s heat network in Milton Keynes. The map also shows the heat demand of other buildings in Central Milton Keynes.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is the world’s first long-term financial support programme for renewable heat. The RHI pays participants of the scheme that generate and use renewable energy to heat their buildings.
Visit a Surrey Green Home on 17 & 18 May and enter into a free prize draw to win a limited number of Free Green Deal Assessments, worth £100*.
Booking is now open for Surrey Green Homes 21 inspiring Eco homeowners 2 days in May Throughout Surrey on 17 & 18 May, inspirational eco home owners are opening their doors to members of the public, to show how they have made their homes cheaper to heat and more comfortable to live in.
Action Surrey, part of the Thameswey Group, working with Surrey’s local authorities, has been awarded £2.5 million to help deliver the Government’s Green Deal home energy efficiency improvement programme.
From April 1st 2014 the installation of Loft Insulation & Cavity Wall Insulation can be up to 100% funded* under the Energy Companies Obligation Scheme (ECO). This offer is applicable to all home owners and private tenants.
WWF-UK has connected its new HQ building (‘The Living Plant Centre’) to ThamesWey’s low carbon energy supply in Woking town centre.
With the recent flooding effecting hundreds of homes across Surrey, even more so than ever, the issue of climate change is at the forefront of our minds. And with Climate Week just around the corner, there hasn’t been a more appropriate time for us to look at what we as individuals, and as an organisation […]
The government has announced more cash-back for residents who install energy efficiency improvements under the Green Deal scheme, with up to £4,000 being available for solid wall insulation.
Surrey Green Homes weekend 17th – 18th May 2014 Action Surrey is looking for homeowners to take part in the Surrey Green Homes weekend 17 – 18 May. We are looking for inspiring homeowners across Surrey who are willing to open their doors to the public, to share their knowledge and experience about making their […]
RESCUE (Renewable Smart Cooling for Urban Europe) project aims to address the key challenges for the further development and implementation of district cooling using low and zero carbon emitting sources, thereby enabling local communities to reap the environmental and economic benefits of this energy efficiency technology.
Action Surrey has helped a local Woking resident to save hundreds of pounds on his future energy bills, by assisting him to insulate his solid wall property in time for Energy Saving Week.
Local authorities that are pioneering community energy have been reported in the Guardian, with ThameWey’s Combined Heat & Power energy stations in Woking and Milton Keynes quoted as leading examples of local authority investment in low carbon energy networks. Read the Guardian article in full.
Thameswey is participating in a unique trial to investigate how changes in electricity use by businesses can help reduce the impact on Milton Keynes’ electricity network and the environment.
Thameswey was set up in 1999 to further Woking Borough Council’s energy and environmental objectives and to enable other local authorities, private companies and social enterprises to participate in schemes which provide energy efficiency and reduce their environmental impact.
ThamesWey was presented as a leader in delivery of community energy in the UK at an event recently hosted by the Danish Embassy.
ThamesWey has been invited by Milton Keynes Council to join a cross-sector partnership of organisations focusing on a range of initiatives relating to planning for a low carbon future in Milton Keynes.
Thameswey recently hosted the Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD) who were keen to learn about Woking and our work with low carbon energy technology. This was a study group tour and Delegates were entertained with a lecture, workshop and site visit.
From 8th May 2013, C-Plan went live across local planning authorities in Yorkshire and Humberside. In a phased roll out, it will begin with 6 local planning authorities including Sheffield, Wakefield, Doncaster, Scarborough, Hambleton and Richmondshire in the first tranche of the roll out. The second tranche of the roll out will be following shortly.
Thameswey’s new Solar Portal has been launched to provide more detailed information about the solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays installed and operated by Thameswey. With over 1.8MWp of PV installed on 45 sites across the Borough of Woking, the portal provides real-time data and statistics on the renewable energy generated by our PV.
ThamesWey recently welcomed a delegation of Israeli Mayors, local authority officers, company CEO’s and Vice Presidents who were on a tour of European cities to learn more about innovative local energy solutions, led by ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) in co-ordination with the Covenant of Mayors.
Thameswey Energy, the low carbon energy provider, has revealed its pivotal role in assisting Network Rail achieve an ‘Excellent’ rating for its new national headquarters building in the centre of Milton Keynes.