"A resounding success" - that was the verdict cast by representatives of Letchworth's many clubs and societies on the town's year-long Centenary celebrations!
On Thursday 20 November, the cream of the North Hertfordshire business community came together to celebrate excellence in local business. Eamonn Holmes and Bradley Walsh hosted the evening's celebrations and the fantastic vocal talents of Tony Hadley, formerly of Spandau Ballet, entertained the guests till the early hours.
On Thursday 20 November 2003, pupils from 17 Letchworth Garden City schools gathered for tree planting on the Greenway near Radwell Meadows. Armed with spades and forks, the children planted 100 trees along a section of the Greenway route to commemorate 100 years of the world's first Garden City. After planting, they decorated the trees with brightly-coloured ribbons and labels.
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation joined in the pageantry, fun and spectacle of the Lord Mayor's Show on Saturday 8 November. This year's show pulled in a crowd of more than 500,000 people and was the biggest ever in its 800-year history.
A trip to the 'Land of the Rising Sun' usually means sightseeing and the like, but for the Heritage Foundation's Director General it meant a lot more - he helped launch the birth and concepts of a whole new town!!
The skies above Letchworth Garden City exploded with light and colour last Saturday evening, 27 September, when a spectacular free fireworks display for all the family took place on Norton Common. This was the biggest ever display of fireworks seen in the world's first Garden City.
Details of the 2003 'Heritage Open Days' were formally unveiled on Tuesday 2 September in a former corset factory in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire.
It may have only been a book, but its contents were largely responsible for changing the face of town planning in this country and in many other parts of the world!
Two engraved plaques presented by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, symbolising Letchworth Garden City's Centenary, have now found an appropriate and permanent home.
Get ready for a weekend packed full of fun, entertainment and activities in Letchworth Garden City town centre - and it's free! Letchworth Garden City is the place to be this weekend when the town centre comes alive as part of the town's Centenary celebrations.
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation's £1.25m Greenway, encircling the 5,500 acre Estate, was officially opened last Saturday ( May 3) by pop star and television gardening expert Kim Wilde.
A new custom-built headquarters and camp centre has been created for Letchworth and Baldock District Scouts and Guides as an expansion to their current meeting places.
The Garden City Greenway - a major investment in Letchworth's countryside by the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation - is approaching its official opening date. This sizeable undertaking was conceived in 1996 as the most appropriate means of celebrating one hundred years of Letchworth Garden City; the Greenway opens up the countryside to people of all ages, allowing them to enjoy the open air - the very essence of the Garden City concept.
On January 29 - which would have been the 153rd birthday of town founder Ebenezer Howard - Foundation Director General Stuart Kenny received two engraved plaques from Gavyn Arthur, the 675th Lord Mayor of London, at Mansion House. One plaque commemorates town visionary Ebenezer Howard and the second depicts the Centenary, this year, of the world's first Garden City.
The world's first Garden City will be broadcast live to the homes of 1.5 million people throughout the country later this year, when the BBC's premier radio show comes to town.
Tess Wright, Managing Director of The East of England Tourist Board, recently presented Letchworth Garden City Tourist Information Centre with a regional award for its work with visitors during this Golden Jubilee Year.
"A resounding success" - that was the verdict cast by representatives of Letchworth's many clubs and societies on the town's year-long Centenary celebrations!
On Thursday 20 November, the cream of the North Hertfordshire business community came together to celebrate excellence in local business. Eamonn Holmes and Bradley Walsh hosted the evening's celebrations and the fantastic vocal talents of Tony Hadley, formerly of Spandau Ballet, entertained the guests till the early hours.
On Thursday 20 November 2003, pupils from 17 Letchworth Garden City schools gathered for tree planting on the Greenway near Radwell Meadows. Armed with spades and forks, the children planted 100 trees along a section of the Greenway route to commemorate 100 years of the world's first Garden City. After planting, they decorated the trees with brightly-coloured ribbons and labels.
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation joined in the pageantry, fun and spectacle of the Lord Mayor's Show on Saturday 8 November. This year's show pulled in a crowd of more than 500,000 people and was the biggest ever in its 800-year history.
A trip to the 'Land of the Rising Sun' usually means sightseeing and the like, but for the Heritage Foundation's Director General it meant a lot more - he helped launch the birth and concepts of a whole new town!!
The world's first Garden City has been in overdrive this year with over 120 events staged to celebrate the town's Centenary.
On 9 October 1903, Letchworth Garden City's first sod of earth was turned in a ceremony which took place in a muddy field in North Hertfordshire.
The skies above Letchworth Garden City exploded with light and colour last Saturday evening, 27 September, when a spectacular free fireworks display for all the family took place on Norton Common. This was the biggest ever display of fireworks seen in the world's first Garden City.
Details of the 2003 'Heritage Open Days' were formally unveiled on Tuesday 2 September in a former corset factory in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire.
It may have only been a book, but its contents were largely responsible for changing the face of town planning in this country and in many other parts of the world!
Two engraved plaques presented by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, symbolising Letchworth Garden City's Centenary, have now found an appropriate and permanent home.
Get ready for a weekend packed full of fun, entertainment and activities in Letchworth Garden City town centre - and it's free! Letchworth Garden City is the place to be this weekend when the town centre comes alive as part of the town's Centenary celebrations.
The Letchworth Garden City Centenary Rose blossomed into the national arena when it was launched at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation's £1.25m Greenway, encircling the 5,500 acre Estate, was officially opened last Saturday ( May 3) by pop star and television gardening expert Kim Wilde.
A new custom-built headquarters and camp centre has been created for Letchworth and Baldock District Scouts and Guides as an expansion to their current meeting places.
The Garden City Greenway - a major investment in Letchworth's countryside by the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation - is approaching its official opening date. This sizeable undertaking was conceived in 1996 as the most appropriate means of celebrating one hundred years of Letchworth Garden City; the Greenway opens up the countryside to people of all ages, allowing them to enjoy the open air - the very essence of the Garden City concept.
On January 29 - which would have been the 153rd birthday of town founder Ebenezer Howard - Foundation Director General Stuart Kenny received two engraved plaques from Gavyn Arthur, the 675th Lord Mayor of London, at Mansion House. One plaque commemorates town visionary Ebenezer Howard and the second depicts the Centenary, this year, of the world's first Garden City.
The world's first Garden City will be broadcast live to the homes of 1.5 million people throughout the country later this year, when the BBC's premier radio show comes to town.
Tess Wright, Managing Director of The East of England Tourist Board, recently presented Letchworth Garden City Tourist Information Centre with a regional award for its work with visitors during this Golden Jubilee Year.
