2008

An Important Message for Letchworth Garden City Residents*

Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation announces New Design Standards for Garden City Homes

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At 12.15pm today (Thursday), October 9, the Executive Director of the BBC One Show, rang the Heritage Foundation, to say that because of unexpected problems suddenly coming up with Angellica Bell, the presenter, she now cannot make it into the studio tomorrow night for her ‘live to camera’ piece, so the Letchworth Garden City feature has now been postponed until Wednesday, October 15.

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Standalone Farm is now open daily until Sunday 2 November, from 11am until 5pm (last admission 4pm).

Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation is looking to recruit three General Governors.

Stuart Kenny, Director General of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, said: “We are pleased to have received planning permission from North Herts District Council on Monday night for the re-development of The Wynd area. This follows the recent ‘green light’ from the District Council for Phase One of our Town Centre development plans – namely the Street Scene.

A unique snapshot of the world’s first Garden City, will be ‘in the frame', at the town’s Heritage Museum in Norton Way South, from June 24 until July 5.

A £1m refurbishment of Broadway Cinema, a major exhibition tracing the history of cinema in the world’s first Garden City, two Open Weekends,  movie quiz and the chance to win cash in a vote to find the ‘peoples’ film choice.’

Not only film buffs, but the public as a whole, will have plenty to savour in a feast of ‘everything cinema’ over the next few months, in Letchworth Garden City.

Chocks away! The world's first Garden City is bracing itself for a "top flight" performance with a 'flying' concert from The Band of the Royal Air Force College.

The concert, taking place at The Plinston on Friday 11 July, will showcase the Band in a rousing programme of music to suit all tastes from classics such as 'Land of Hope and Glory' and 'Fantasia on British Sea-Songs' to hits from the movies including 'The Dam Busters', 'North and South' and 'Indiana Jones'.

A high-level delegation from Finland – including the Government’s Housing Minister – paid a special visit to the world’s first Garden City, on Monday 2 June 2008.

The eight strong delegation, which also included ‘captains of industry’ from Finland, spent a couple of hours at the Spirella Building, where they were given a presentation by their hosts, Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation.

The 2008 meeting took place in The Spirella Ballroom, on May 15. As well as the keynote speeches, there was an ‘Any Questions’ session lasting over an hour.

The full proceedings were recorded and are now available to view online.

Click here to view the recording

Once again public recognition is being afforded to people who have gone or will be going that ‘extra mile’ in improving their properties in the world’s first Garden City.

Demolishing a 1960’s building near the heart of the Garden City’s Town Centre, heralds a new era for one of the area’s top housing associations.

A Garden City’s Day Care Hospital was ‘invaded’ by a Stevenage company’s own ‘Ground Force’ team last Wednesday.

The Garden City Meeting - Thursday 15 May 2008
The Spirella Ballroom - 7pm for 7.30pm start

Presented by Stuart Kenny, Director General and Alan Scouller, Chairman, this meeting is your chance to learn about the Heritage Foundation’s latest plans for the Garden City and to find out what’s been happening over the last year.

North Herts District Council’s Planning Committee gave the ‘green light’ on March 26, for the Street Scene proposals - the first stage of the Heritage Foundation’s Town Centre Re-development plans.

After the meeting, Stuart Kenny, the Foundation’s Director General said: “ I am pleased we secured planning permission for our Street Scene works, albeit with a raft of conditions, some curious, some disappointing in that they appear to reflect a lack of understanding of documentation we have submitted over a lengthy period of time.

On Friday March 14 2008, Letchworth Garden City Rugby Club hosted the Saracens Sport Foundations North Hertfordshire Tag Rugby Festival. On one of the warmest and sunniest days of the year to date, around 200 children enjoyed showcasing their tag rugby skills and having lots of fun at the same time.

The county's High Sheriff came 'face to face' with his namesake – the founder of the world's first Garden City – on Tuesday 22 January 2008.