May

Plans for the short term improvements to The Wynd are now available. These have received planning permission and can be downloaded here. Visit the Next Steps website for more information

The winners of the Letchworth 'Design a Smiler Stamp' competition have been chosen. Alice Brookes and Charlie McGown were chosen by a panel which included Letchworth's Postal Pursuits proprietor Thomas Humphries.

The two designs will now be turned into sets of Smiler Stamps which are both rare and collectable.

"Both designs really captured the essence of Britannia, which was our theme." said Thomas.

The winners of the Letchworth Garden City Children’s Easter Egg hunt were selected today at random from the piles of correct entries handed in to the Tourist Information Centre. 

Thousands of visitors visited Letchworth Garden City town centre last weekend (22 & 23 May) to enjoy the first Letchworth Food Festival.

Featuring live cookery demonstrations on Leys Square and an array of food stalls there was something for everyone - plus the weather was great.

To see photographs from the event visit www.letchworthfoodfestival.co.uk

I hope, like me, you had a great time at the Food Festival over the weekend. The weather was transcendent and the crowds flocked to the town to take in a truly wonderful atmosphere. I’m sure everyone would agreethat it was a superbly organised event and special thanks must go to the Heritage Foundation and to Inspired Event Management for all their efforts inbringing what, I’m sure we all hope, will be an annual Festival.

Letchworth Arts Centre is spearheading a summer event which will celebrate the 50s, 60s and the glory days of Garden City industries of yesteryear.

Former employees from some of the town’s best-loved firms including Marmet, Jones Cranes, Shelvoke & Drewery, ICL, Meredews and Ogle will form a ‘Walk of History’ along Broadway Walk, on Saturday 1 August.

There will be children’s activities, classic bikes, cars and vans, stalls, tea room and museums’ exhibition marquees and live 50s and 60s music on Broadway Gardens.