News....

Styal Primary School

26th March 2010

TNW have been appointed as Lead Consultants for a new-build Early Years Classroom at Styal Primary School, within the historic Styal Village - part of the National Trust's Quarry Bank Mill estate.

Chester Civic Trust Award

11th March 2010

The Ship Inn, in Handbridge, received a Commendation in the Chester Civic Trust New Years Honours for 2010 for the recent renovation work designed by TNW. The existing pub was extended and refurbished to create a high quality spacious gastro restaurant.

Sure Start Phase Three

22nd February 2010

The new Children’s Centre for Over, Winsford has recently been handed over to Cheshire West and Cheshire Council. The Children’s Centre is located in a new extension to the original building for Over Neighbourhood Nursery, which was completed in 2005.

Blacon is the Winner!

5th February 2010.

Blacon in Chester has won up to £500,000 in a competition to become a blueprint for sustainable living. TNW are responsible for delivering two low-cost energy refurbishment show houses as part of the programme of community engagement. Further information can be found here.

Sure Start Phase Three

4th February 2010.

Before Christmas, TNW successfully handed over three projects to Cheshire West and Chester Council, developed as part of the SureStart Programme - Phase Three. They were Northwich Workplace Nursery (Phase 1), Upton Westlea Children’s Centre and Cherry Grove Children’s Centre.

Blacon is National Leader.

22nd December 2009.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has set a challenge for communities to come forward with proposals for innovative schemes to help neighbourhoods reduce their carbon footprint. DECC has committed to financial support from the Low-Carbon Communities Fund for up to ten pilot ‘first mover’ communities. The bid by Sustainable Blacon Ltd in Chester is one of fifteen projects that have been shortlisted out of over 300 applications. The winners will be announced on 21st December. If Blacon is successful, the demonstration low energy refurbishments of houses and a community building will be co-ordinated by TNW.

Stop Press: Blacon has been selected as one of ten UK communities to be supported by DECC to lead the way to a low carbon future..... TNW will be leading the low-energy refurbishment of the two community showhouses at the heart of the community that will demonstrate what residents can achieve in their own homes...Further information can be found on the DECC site.

Climate Change

26th November 2009.

Just before Chester City Council handed over the reins in April 2009 to the new unitary authority, Cheshire West and Chester the Local Strategic Partnership presented its “Vision 2050 –A Sustainable Future for Cheshire West and Chester” to representatives of the new Authority. The event was held at EA Technology at Capenhurst and the keynote speech was given by Mayer Hillman, Fellow Emeritus at the Policy Studies Institute. TNW partner John Tweed is a joint author of the study with specific responsibility for dealing with built environment impacts.

“Stop Press: At an award ceremony in London on 25th November the Chester Climate Change Ginger Group was ‘Highly Commended’ in the Team section of the IET Innovation Awards for 2009”

Sure Start Children's Centres

TNW has been working closely with Cheshire County Council developing strategy, feasibility, design and delivery of their Centre Programme. One of the completed projects, Westminster & Rossmore Children’s Centre, Ellesmere Port, has been highlighted by CABE in its Best Practice Guidance for the movement