‘Streetwise’ Countess

The Countess of Verulam certainly showed that she was ‘streetwise’ when she visited the world’s first Garden City last Wednesday. (July 28)

Lady Verulam, who is the Lord Lieutenant for Hertfordshire, was given a tour of Letchworth Garden City’s new Town Centre Street Scene improvement works, carried out by Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation.

As part of her visit to Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City, hosted by North Herts District Council, she requested to view the completed works.

Heritage Foundation Chairman Colin Chatfield said: “We were delighted to show Lady Verulam around the completed Street Scene works in the heart of the Garden City. She told me how impressed she was with the transformation, the modern ambience and the standard of work that had been carried out in the Town Centre and graciously gave us her best wishes with our future plans to re-develop The Wynd area.”

Cllr David Levett, Chairman of North Herts District Council, said: “ It was an honour for us to host the Lord Lieutenant. Our visits to community projects, a museum, arts centre and revitalised town centre showed Lady Verulam a few of the things that make North Hertfordshire such a wonderful place to live.”

Pictured: Leys Avenue, from left to right - Adrian Brace (Director, Heritage Foundation), Cllr David Levett, Lady Verulam, John Campbell (Chief Executive, NHDC), Colin Chatfield and Alan Howard (Foundation Director), Alan Fleck, NHDC Community Development Manager.