The Garden City welcomed back one of its long-lost residents last month when Anthony Titford returned for a visit after a 75 year absence. Mr Titford, now 92, left Welwyn Garden in 1934 when Parkway was little more than a road with a few flower beds and the White Bridge had only just been built.
After some time spent developing the final Aims & Objectives of the proposed Trust application forms were filed with the Charity Commissioners and Companies House this week (2nd October 2006) to set up the Welwyn Garden Heritage Trust.
Celebrations were the order of the day as news came through of a gift large enough to enable the purchase of recording equipment for the project to collect memories.
After some time spent developing the final aims & objectives of the proposed Trust for embodying in its Memorandum and Articles of Association, application forms were filed with the Charity Commissioners and Companies House this week to set up ‘ The Welwyn Garden Heritage Trust ‘. A small signing ceremony took place on Monday 2nd October as the trustees gathered together to formally complete the process that began last May.
The Memories below were contributed to the Trust's archive by Cecil C. They are a fascinating account of an evacuee sent to live in Welwyn Garden City in 1940.
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