Last Thursday (20 October), Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation’s Board of Management travelled to Port Sunlight, arguably the finest surviving example of early urban planning in the UK, to share lessons in how the two towns are managed today.
Representatives from Port Sunlight Village Trust exhibited at Letchworth Arts Centre’s ‘Who do you think you are, Letchworth? festival last summer and invited the Foundation’s Board for a tour of their village.
Last week, ten Letchworth Garden City schools watched a free film at Broadway Cinema to support learning in the classroom. This is the second year the independent cinema, owned and managed by Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, has taken part in National Schools Film Week. This year, over 1,600 children, teachers and parents visited the cinema; more than double last year’s attendance.
The Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation will publish a community directory of clubs and groups taking place during in the town during the next twelve months.
When it comes to customer service, Letchworth Garden City’s Tourist Information Centre is leading the way...
Tourism South East carried out a Mystery Shopper at their Station Road shop, covering all aspects of quality of service that a customer is likely to experience, when visiting a Tourist Information Centre.
Letchworth Garden City Town Centre’s £8m redevelopment scheme was praised last week for protecting the viability of its high street, being described as a beacon for place making by judges at the Regeneration & Renewal Awards.
Over 1,200 runners took part in the 24th annual Standalone 10k road race last Sunday (2 October) in glorious sunshine. The race follows an anticlockwise route around the north of Letchworth’s estate and attracted running teams from across the region as well as many people form the local community. A shorter 2k fun run followed for children to participate.
A talk about ‘Garden City Cottage Exhibitions’ attracted over 120 guests to The Spirella Ballroom on Thursday, October 22.
Organised by Letchworth’s Exhibition Cottages Group and supported by Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, the event was attended by cottage owners, academics, local architects, builders and interested town residents.
Join in the Halloween fun as two Letchworth Garden City attractions get spooky… Be horrified with special screenings of the all time ‘scare classic’ ‘The Exorcist’, playing at Broadway Cinema, Eastcheap on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 October.
With Linda Blair’s head ‘set to spin’, the cinema suitably decorated and the staff dressed to scare this is the ideal way to be thrilled and frightened this Halloween.
For junior ghost hunters and the monster squad there’s ‘Monster House’ (PG) showing on Saturday and Sunday morning’s Kids Club at 10:30am – tickets just £1.
Thursday 14 October, 7pm At The Spirella Ballroom, 4th Floor, The Spirella Building
Explore a heroic chapter in World War II and its connection to Letchworth Garden City with Arthur Creighton, retired RAF officer, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and former airline Captain.
Come along for fascinating insights into ‘Operation Chastise’ (commonly known as ‘The Dambusters’ and subject of the classic 1955 British War Film) including actual film footage of the time and a host of wartime pictures.
Pick up that perfect Garden City gift for your friends and relatives. From calendars to coasters; books to prints; mugs to tea towels; the Tourist Information Centre has got that special present you're looking for.
Around 600 visitors attended the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation’s ‘Get Involved’ North Hertfordshire Volunteers Fair at the Spirella Building last weekend.
Letter to the Editor of The Comet Newspaper, published 8 October 2009.
At a time when The Comet is running its admirable ‘Buy Local’ campaign, which the Foundation supports, I am disappointed that Louise McEvoy chooses to speculate that Letchworth residents who wish to retain the four trees in Leys Square might boycott local shops.
Letter to editor of The Comet newspaper, published 8th October 2009.
Dear Sir
I think it is disgraceful that the Heritage Foundation’s Director General Stuart Kenny should be singled out for attack through graffiti and in the columns of your newspaper.
At 12.15pm today (Thursday), October 9, the Executive Director of the BBC One Show, rang the Heritage Foundation, to say that because of unexpected problems suddenly coming up with Angellica Bell, the presenter, she now cannot make it into the studio tomorrow night for her ‘live to camera’ piece, so the Letchworth Garden City feature has now been postponed untilWednesday, October 15.
Around 700 visitors 'got involved' last weekend, when they attended the second North Hertfordshire Volunteers Fair – a two-day event held at two venues in the world's first Garden City.
As part of the forthcoming national 'Big Draw' initiative, where people all over the country will be encouraged to draw, First Garden City Heritage Museum, Norton Way South, Letchworth Garden City, is running its own 'Big Draw' exhibition from October 1 until October 27, adding their contribution to the host of planned nationwide events.
Appropriately, in the 'Year of the Volunteer' , charities, clubs, organisations and societies in the world's first Garden City were given a real 'pick-me-up' by the town's Heritage Foundation.
This is a joint statement from the Trustees of The Place, North Hertfordshire District Council and Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, following a meeting held on Friday, October 21, 2005.
Letchworth town centre's latest attraction officially opened its doors for business on Saturday 16 October. Surfin Café, based at 27 Leys Avenue, specialises in Costa continental coffees, teas, juices, freshly baked patisseries, gateaux, luxury ice-cream and assorted savoury foods.
Letchworth Garden City town centre comes alive this Saturday, 16 October, when a whole host of family activities are on offer as part of National Family Learning Week.
Appropriately, in the 'Year of the Volunteer' , charities, clubs, organisations and societies in the world's first Garden City were given a real 'pick-me-up' by the town's Heritage Foundation.
This is a joint statement from the Trustees of The Place, North Hertfordshire District Council and Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, following a meeting held on Friday, October 21, 2005.
Ace voluntary fund-raisers - the Ernest Gardiner Day Hospital's League of Friends - have come up trumps yet again.
Letchworth Garden City town centre comes alive this Saturday, 16 October, when a whole host of family activities are on offer as part of National Family Learning Week.
On 9 October 1903, Letchworth Garden City's first sod of earth was turned in a ceremony which took place in a muddy field in North Hertfordshire.
