aven ' s ▁A it ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁T S ▁Ne pt une , ▁a ▁major ▁sail ing , ▁can oe ing ▁and ▁bo ating ▁training ▁establishment ▁until ▁The ▁Navy ▁League ▁inv ested ▁instead ▁in ▁T S ▁Royal ist ▁a ▁small ▁Brig . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁the ▁familiar ▁wooden ▁cl ad ▁" Se a ▁Cad et ▁Blue ", ▁with ▁very ▁old ▁style ▁d orm itories ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁naval ▁discipline . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁a ▁major ▁re building ▁operation ▁started , ▁with ▁the ▁entire ▁accommod ation ▁except ▁the ▁super int endent ' s ▁house ▁re built ▁by ▁Hay m ills ▁Const ruction . ▁ ▁That ▁re building ▁replaced ▁all ▁the ▁old ▁wooden ▁buildings ▁with ▁today ' s ▁island ▁buildings , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁conference ▁and ▁wed ding ▁centre . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁re building ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁activities ▁were ▁carried ▁on ▁down stream ▁of ▁King ston ▁upon ▁Th ames , ▁at ▁the ▁Alb any ▁Park ▁sail ing ▁base ▁opposite ▁The ▁Royal ▁C ano e ▁Club , ▁with ▁instruct ors ▁comm uting ▁daily ▁by ▁boat . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁Inner ▁London ▁Education ▁Centre ▁used ▁these ▁facilities ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁and ▁community ▁workers ▁training ▁centre ▁and ▁a ▁water ▁sports ▁activity ▁facility . ▁ ▁The ▁Rav ens ▁A it ▁Hall ▁Management ▁Company ▁Ltd ▁went ▁into ▁administration ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁squ at