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This Thursday, (6 October) former BBC News presenter Angela Rippon will be working at Letchworth Garden City’s Broadway Cinema as part of a new primetime BBC 1 series.

The Letchworth Garden City Tourist Information Centre yesterday (Thursday, July 28) announced the 13 winning photographs in their amateur community photographic competition, ‘Picture This’.

Over the spring and early summer months; residents, locals and visitors to the town were tasked with ‘snapping’ their top Letchworth Garden City landscape, building or public space, to take part in the contest.

Coming up at Plinston, this Friday, December 3; enjoy great gags, witty one-liners and amusing anecdotes, courtesy of three top comedians; MC Joseph Wilson, opening with young comic genius Jonathan Elston and headline act - Wes Zaharuk.

Tickets cost just £10; available from www.plinston.com or call the Box Office on 01462 672003.

Plinston is owned and managed by the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation.

A video film by John Stoddard about life in Letchworth Garden City during 1990 was re-launched on Monday, September 27, at Letchworth Garden City Tourist Information Centre.

Featuring nearly two hours of not-to-be-missed Garden City nostalgic moments, the DVD called: ‘A Year in the Life of Letchworth Garden City: 1990’; includes clips of events and occasions, such as the town’s Carnival Procession; Summer Fun Day; Garden City Street Race; Ideas Fair; along with exclusive interviews from the people behind the scenes who helped make them happen.

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.

A school in the world’s first Garden City that recently received the Hertfordshire Quality Standards Award for its Early Years Unit, has good cause to celebrate.

Stuart Kenny, Director General of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, officially opened the Early Years Unit at Stonehill School, last Friday, in Western Way, on the Grange Estate.

The Unit – which was set-up in January 2009 - provides both excellent playground and indoor facilities.
 

With half term just round the corner (15-19 February) the Heritage Foundation is on hand to offer the perfect selection in family entertainment.

Enjoy a movie at Broadway Cinema, let the kids 'run off steam' at the PlinstonKids Holiday play scheme or get creative with craft activities at the First Garden City Heritage Museum.

On 29 January 1999, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales officially re-opened The Spirella Building following the £10 million transformation of the internationally famous former corset and swimwear factory.

Visit www.spirella.com/decade-of-spirella to view photographs and find out more about that special day in The Spirella Building's history.

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.

Heritage was very much the word in the world’s first Garden City last Thursday night.