04 May 2023
We’ve put together this round up of community events taking place over the King’s Coronation Bank Holiday weekend – a great opportunity to get together with your local community! Saturday 6th May Crawley street party Family entertainment in the Memorial Gardens from 11am-4pm with The Spinettes, ‘Squirrel Walnutkins saves the planet’ theatre show and local […]
03 May 2023
We’re really pleased to have had 10 nest boxes installed on to three of our blocks of flats in Banstead to help protect the local swift colony. Swifts are on the UK red list, which means that they are under threat as their population has heavily fallen in recent years. This project has been […]
28 Apr 2023
We’re delighted to have retained our prestigious Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation for the twelfth year running! CSE is awarded to public organisations that can prove they know and understand their customers and deliver high quality services which are continuously improving. This accreditation is awarded following a thorough and robust assessment from an external inspector […]
20 Apr 2023
We had a brilliant time at the weekend in Woodhatch and Merstham getting involved in some fantastic community events! On Saturday we were at the Woodhatch Easter Fun Day at Woodhatch Community Centre and here’s Conrad, one of our neighbourhood wardens, with the Easter bunny (Neil, another of our neighbourhood wardens!) It was a […]
31 Mar 2023
Welcome to the Spring issue of your Raven Times! We’ve brought together our latest news, a new feature ‘an update from our wardens’ and much more in this latest edition. Read now
31 Mar 2023
If you’re after some eggcellent (sorry!) ideas for the Easter holidays to entertain the children, then this list of local events and activities is a good place to start! Easter events Easter egg hunt at the Merstham hub When: Tuesday 4th April from 12-3pm Where: Merstham Community Hub Easter at Gatton Park Complete the fun […]
24 Mar 2023
Along with our consortium partners Sutton Housing Partnership and Kingston Council, we’ve secured £1.7m of new funding as part of a successful bid to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1. This successful bid allows us, Sutton Housing Partnership and Kingston Council to complete Net Zero […]
15 Mar 2023
We’re delighted to announce that we’re now a member of the global Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network. The Sunflower supports and raises awareness of those living with a non-visible disability, including autism, anxiety, chronic pain or a visual or hearing impairment. The Sunflower is for all, covering employees, and customers with hidden disabilities, and those with […]
08 Mar 2023
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve recently made a donation of a laptop to a local charity, Renewed Hope. At Raven, we’re dedicated to promoting digital inclusion and recognise the importance of access to technology in today’s world. We’re committed to helping our customers and the local charities who support them to have good access […]
06 Mar 2023
Raven Renewables has entered into contract with AD Construction Group to deliver net zero carbon retrofit measures to a number of housing association homes. Raven Renewables, which has a mission to reduce the amount of carbon emitted from buildings, will install PV panels and battery storage units to 26 homes primarily across Horley and Salfords. […]
02 Mar 2023
A new partnership has seen the installation of renewable energy measures set to save hundreds of thousands in energy bills. Raven Renewables was chosen as the installer of solar photovoltaic panels for The Grange Centre in Bookham, Leatherhead, and installation has recently been completed, with predicted savings of over £315,000 on energy bills. […]
28 Feb 2023
With applications for LoCASE (Low Carbon Across the South and East) grants closing on 31st March, now’s the last chance to get funding for your business’ renewable energy project. Our Raven Renewables team have been successful in helping claim nearly £40K of funding for our clients to install renewable technologies so far. To discuss your […]
15 Feb 2023
Last week, Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, restructured several government departments and appointed new ministers to lead them. Part of the changes made included the split of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), creating two new departments — the Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. […]
14 Feb 2023
Many retailers are offering deals to feed the kids this half term and here’s our round up: Tesco – Kids Eat Free between 13th – 24th February when adults showing their Clubcard spend 60p. When you spend 60p you’ll be able to claim one free kids hot meal deal, kids breakfast or kids pick ‘n […]
10 Feb 2023
We’re absolutely delighted to have won the Best Digital Transformation award at this year’s Housing Digital Awards. The award recognises the work we’ve all been doing with our Better Connected programme over the last three years. With Better Connected, we’ve completely transformed the way our organisation operates. Not only have we improved our customers’ experience, […]