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Following the successful presentation to a group of Key Stakeholders in Welwyn Garden City the Trustees will be holding a similar meeting for members of the general public.

Angela EserinAs the workloads being generated by the various projects has steadily increased it became obvious that more and expert help was needed. So the Trustees were delighted when Angela Eserin accepted their invitation to join them.

Read more: Two New Trustees Welcomed

WGC 90th BirthdayWelwyn Garden City birthday celebrations continue with an event in the town centre on Saturday the 11th of September. The event takes place from 12pm to 6pm in the town centre and will include fun and games for all ages: a giant inflatable assault course and high slide, outdoor roller rink, a cake competition, town trail treasure hunt, live music, artists, the Fine Food and Craft Market, funfair rides, balloon modellers, face painting, a multicoloured fountain and much more.

Following receipt of the substantial funds last month the Trustees moved quickly to purchase top-line equipment, such as that used by leading museums, to enable them to record residents recollections of their early life in Welwyn Garden City. First priority is to teach volunteers how to use the equipment and to organise protocols for interviewing residents with stories to tell.

Read more: Plans Laid For Collecting Memories

Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier hated the cites of their time with an overwhelming passion. All three went on to become urban planning’s greatest visionaries. Only one of the three, however, motivated by the poverty and slum conditions suffered by so many in the late Victorian era , went on to write ‘Garden Cities of Tomorrow’, a book that became the most influential publication in the history of 20th century town planning. Welwyn Garden City is an outstanding demonstration of that vision and the reason why we need to celebrate it and protect its heritage.

Read more: Public Meeting