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.
A collection of photographs by an unknown photographer, which have recently been rediscovered and restored, are to be showcased by First Garden City Heritage Museum in their new exhibition, ‘The Edwardian Photographer’.
The photographs, named ‘The Brunt Album’, have never been displayed or published anywhere before. The collection, which spans 1904 – 1909, has been carefully restored following a grant from the Association of Independent Museums.
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.
Come and explore how the people of Letchworth Garden City made a significant contribution to World War II with fascinating photographs and objects, classic film clips and an array of interactive features.
There’s plenty to see touch, listen to and learn – try on a gas mask, squeeze into a life size Morrison Shelter and sit down in a 1940s living room.
Whether you’re exploring a replica 1940s living room, trying on a gas mask or ’ trying to fit into a life size Morrison Shelter, there is plenty to listen to, see, touch and learn.
Letchworth Garden City will be celebrating all things environmental this Saturday (17 July), with over 12 conservation aware organisations ‘on show’ in the new Leys Square between 10am and 3pm.
The town’s very first ‘Earth Day’ will feature stallholders such as the Shark Trust, HydroActive, North Hertfordshire Beekeepers, Transition Town Letchworth, The Fish Film Company and many more, as well as the regular Farmers’ Market.
Last weekend, registered charity, the League of Friends and members of the Heritage Foundation took part in Letchworth Arts Centre's WW2 festival, inviting visitors to play the classic family game of ‘Beetle Drive’ on Broadway Gardens, raising awareness for the Ernest Gardiner Day Hospital.
Stuart Kenny, Director General of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, said: “We are pleased to have received a resolution to grant 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.
