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.
Passionate Letchworthians who enjoy photography could win £1,000 in prizes in our photographic competition, ‘Picture This’. To celebrate the launch of this competition, hundreds of free disposable cameras were given away in The Wynd on Saturday 28 July.
Scott Hughes, 12, from Chicksands, is a real Harry Potter boffin and answered all the questions correctly in a recent competition in the world’s first Garden City, based on the latest Hogwarts books and films.
Over 100 years ago, the founding father of the Garden City Movement, Ebenezer Howard, bravely challenged the intolerable living and social conditions that existed in certain parts of Britain at that time and became the catalyst for bringing about monumental change to improve the quality of lives for millions of people in the UK and subsequently throughout many countries.
The world’s first Garden City came alive on Saturday July 22nd, with live music, a vibrant continental market and a host of community stalls at the Letchworth Garden City Festival in the town centre.
The only major sponsor to have ‘stayed the course’ from the beginning of these Business Awards – now in their 10th year – is delighted once again to support what is widely considered to be the number one event in the local business calendar.
'Summer on Broadway' in the world's first Garden City may not be as fashionable as taking a stroll down its illustrious namesake in the USA - but it will certainly be just as much fun!
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.
Over 5,000 people visited 'summer on Broadway' , Letchworth Garden City's major summer fun day held in the town's Broadway Gardens on Saturday.
'Summer on Broadway' in the world's first Garden City may not be as fashionable as taking a stroll down its illustrious namesake in the USA - but it will certainly be just as much fun!
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.
