August

This week, Broadway Cinema turns 75 years old! Over the years, Letchworth’s third picture house has gone from a single screen auditorium to a four-screen complex.

The art deco building opened on 26 August 1936, to a black-tie gala screening of ‘Follow the Fleet’ starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. The auditorium, with its sumptuous interiors, reached its 1,400 capacity leaving many more turned away at the door.

To celebrate the anniversary, we have planned…

North Hertfordshire’s premier entertainment venue

Operated and funded by the Heritage Foundation, Plinston have just announced their new season of events for the rest of 2010.

Featuring an eclectic variety of rock performances, theatre and musicals, beer festival, quiz, comedy, christmas pantomime plus carol concert - the highlights of their live music calendar include: 

Earlier this month, Letchworth Garden City Tourist Information Centre selected the winner of their ‘World War Two in Britain’ Quiz.

Entrants had to solve eight anagrams of places around Britain that helped with the war effort – cracking the code to reveal places such as ‘Bletchley Park’; ‘Whitby’ and ‘Coventry’.

The lucky winner, selected at random, was Janina Scheuber from Stevenage, who won a coach trip for two to Bournemouth Airshow, courtesy of Stevenage Group Travel.

The North Hertfordshire Bowls Club recently benefited from a £400 Community Grant; awarded towards the cost of a trip to play a Bowls match against the Yeomen of the Tower of London.

50 Letchworth Garden City citizens and club members made the journey with 12 team players taking part in one of just six matches the Yeomen take part in each year.

Dorothy Harrison, Assistant Treasurer of the club, provided this account of their wonderful outing to the Tower during July 2010:

Earlier this year, budding artists and designers, of all ages were invited to design a flag (ages 16 and under) or a banner (ages 17 and over) that illustrates their ‘take’ on the world's first Garden City.

Whether visiting family and friends or just to enjoy a day out, there’s plenty to see and do in Letchworth, the world’s first Garden City.

From The Spirella Building to The Cloisters, you’ll be fascinated by the range of architecture, from Arts and Crafts to Art Deco.

In the town centre, you’ll find the perfect mix of attractions with specialist shops, 35 eateries, an art deco four-screen cinema, two museums, an arts centre and regular farmers’ markets.

Perfect for families, the Heritage Museum's annual fun day offers great entertainment for all ages.

Saturday 14th August | 11am - 4pm

John Lewis, begins his role as Chief Executive of  Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation (09 August 2010).

A major cash injection by Natural England – one of the largest ever made under its Environmental Stewardship Scheme – will give another boost to the environmental credentials of the world’s first Garden City.

The second phase in the world’s first Garden City’s regeneration of its town centre has taken a major step forward.

This summer's Letchworth Garden City Festival attracted hundreds of visitors from far and wide for a fantastic activity-packed week of fun.

Beginning the programme on 25 July, the Letchworth and Baldock Lions raised record funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association through various fun activities, charity stalls and a raffle.

A plant sale raised a magnificent £2,000 for the Ernest Gardiner Day Hospital in the world's first Garden City.

Want to help make a difference? ...then why not stand as a Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation Elected Governor?