Consultation events

We would like to get your feedback about our proposals for the River Thames Scheme (RTS).

The statutory consultation is running from Monday 22 January 2024 until 11.59pm on Monday 4 March 2024. Over this six week period, we will be hosting a series of in-person consultation events where you can speak with specialists from the project and can view the consultation materials in person.

Additionally, we will be hosting virtual events for those unable to attend the in-person consultation events.

In-person events

Please note that all of our in-person events are drop-in only. For health and safety requirements there are capacity restrictions in place and some of our smaller venues may reach capacity on occasion, so you may have to wait in line outside.

Location	Date	Time
Egham, The Easter Centre, Manor Farm Lane, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9HR	Tuesday 30 January	1pm to 7pm
Chertsey, Chertsey Hall, Heriot Rd, Chertsey, KT16 9DR	Friday 2 February	1pm to 7pm
Shepperton, Shepperton Village Hall, 58A High St, Shepperton, TW17 9AU	Saturday 3 February	10am to 4pm
Molesey, Vine Hall, Vine Rd, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9LF	Sunday 4 February	10am to 4pm
Walton on Thames, Cecil Hepworth Playhouse, Hurst Grove, Walton-on-Thames KT12 1AU	Monday 5 February	1pm to 7pm
Teddington, St Mary's Parish Hall, Langham Road, Teddington, TW11 9HF	Tuesday 13 February	1pm to 7pm
Kingston upon Thames, Everyday Conferencing, 46 Union St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1RP	Thursday 15 February	1pm to 7pm
Shepperton, Shepperton Village Hall, 58A High St, Shepperton TW17 9AU	Saturday 17 February	10am to 4pm
Sunbury on Thames, Hazelwood Centre Hazelwood Dr, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QU	Monday 19 February	1pm to 7pm
Staines, Hythe Centre, 36 Thorpe Rd, Staines-upon-Thames, Egham TW18 3HD	Tuesday 20 February	1pm to 7pm
Thorpe, Thorpe Village Hall, Coldharbour Ln, Thorpe, Egham TW20 8TE	Friday 23 February	1pm to 7pm

Virtual events

There will be several virtual events where a presentation will be given followed by questions from the attendees. Places will be limited to ensure everyone attending can ask any questions they may have. Places will be issued on a first come, first served basis.

Date	Time
Monday 29 January	7pm to 8.30pm
Thursday 1 February	7pm to 8.30pm
Monday 12 February (This event will focus on what the scheme means to the island communities)	7pm to 8.30pm
Sunday 18 February	10am to 11.30am
Thursday 22 February	7pm to 8.30pm

Should you wish to attend one of the virtual events, registration is required via the RTS email address: enquiries@riverthamesscheme.org.uk

Statutory consultation virtual event recording

If you are unable to attend an in-person, or a virtual, consultation event, we also offer a pre-recorded event presentation.

This 45-minute presentation shares great detail of the scheme on all the key points as detailed in the statutory consultation brochure, including the scheme in detail, Ferris Meadow Lake, downstream measures, development of the blue and green infrastructure, biodiversity, active travel, construction principles and the environmental effects.

If you are only interested in hearing about certain details of the scheme design, we have created chapters in the YouTube video for ease of navigating. The chapters, and the start time of the chapters, can be seen below:

• 0:00 Need for the scheme
• 1:38 What is the River Thames Scheme?
• 3:10 Our scheme goals
• 3:55 About this consultation
• 5:25 Permission to build and operate the scheme - Development Consent Order
• 7:08 Developing the scheme - Our timeline
• 9:32 The Runnymede channel section
• 10:51 The Spelthorne channel section
• 12:48 Engineering of the channel
• 15:02 Ferris Meadow Lake - Options 1 & 2
• 16:44 Ferris Meadow Lake - Options 3, 4 & 5
• 17:27 Ferris Meadow Lake - Options 6A & 6B
• 18:07 Downstream measures - Bed lowering downstream of Desborough Cut
• 18:47 Downstream measures - Capacity improvements at downstream weirs
• 19:51 Impact of the channel on flood risk
• 21:06 Impact of downstream measures on flood risk
• 22:16 Impact on flood risk
• 23:54 Active travel route
• 24:55 Development of the Landscape & Green Infrastructure design
• 27:09 Royal Hythe
• 29:08 Norlands Lane
• 29:52 Penton Park/Laleham Gold Course & Laleham Reach
• 30:43 Abbey Meads
• 31:30 Littleton Lane, Littleton Lake, Littleton South
• 31:10 Sheepwalk
• 32:38 Land South of Chertsey Road
• 33:11 Manor Farm
• 33:42 Ferris Meadow Lake, Desborough Island & Land Between Desborough Cut and Engine Road
• 34:38 Material management principles
• 36:21 Construction principles
• 38:47 Environmental effects
• 40:33 Working with land interests
• 42:10 We want your feedback!
• 43:20 How to find out more
• 43:53 Consultation events

Video: Pre-recorded statutory consultation virtual event

Information points

For those who cannot attend an event, physical copies of the brochure and consultation materials will be available at different venues in the community from the 22 January.

Location	Address
Addlestone Library	Runnymede Civic Centre, Station Road, Addlestone KT15 2AF
Avenue Halls	St Lukes, The Avenue, Kew TW9 2AJ
Bedfont Library	Staines Road, Middlesex TW14 8DB
Chertsey Library	Guildford Street, Chertsey KT16 9BE
Easter Centre	St Johns, Manor Farm Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9HR
Egham Library	High Street, Egham TW20 9EA
Elmbridge Borough Council Civic Centre	1 High Street, Esher KT10 9SD
Kingston Library	Fairfield Road, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2PS
Molesey (Henrietta Parker) Adult Learning Centre	Henrietta Parker Centre, Ray Road, West Molesey KT8 2LG
Molesey Library	The Forum, Walton Road, West Molesey, Surrey KT8 2HZ
Molesey Boat Club	Barge Walk, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9AJ
Richard Mayo Centre	Eden Street, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1HZ
Richmond Library	Little Green, Richmond TW9 1QL
Shepperton Library	High Street, Shepperton TW17 9AU
Spelthorne Leisure Centre	Knowle Green, Staines TW18 1AJ
Staines Community Centre	Thames Street, Spelthorne TW18 4EA
Staines Library	Friends Walk, Staines TW18 4P
Stanwell Library	5 Vibia Close, Stanwell, Staines TW19 7HR
Sunbury Library	41-43, The Parade, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7AB
Surbiton Library	Ewell Road, Surbiton KT6 6AG
Teddington Library	Waldegrave Road, Teddington TW11 8NY
The Greeno Centre	14 Meadow View, Glebeland Gardens, Shepperton TW17 9DH
Tudor Drive Library	192 Tudor Dr, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5QH
Virginia Water Library	6 Station Parade, Virginia Water GU25 4AB
Walton Community Centre	Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2PB
Walton Library	The Heart Centre, 54 Hepworth Way, Walton-on-Thames KT12 1GH
Weybridge Library	Church Street, Weybridge KT13 8DE