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We have had over 1500 visitors to the web site and over 1100 contributions, along with nearly 500 responses to the Housing Needs Survey.

We have also enjoyed meeting people at the various activities at Standalone Farm, Broadway Cinema, the Grange Academy and in the town centre.

Thanks to everyone who came to our pop-up at the Royal Opera House screening of the Nutcracker at Broadway Cinema last week!

We had lots of interesting conversations regarding what people love about Letchworth and how our unique town can be better, in line with the garden city principles that are so important to all of us.

We’re pleased to launch a new questionnaire today designed to help us understand how local people live and travel.

Sustainable transport is a crucial part of the garden city principles Letchworth was founded on, and we’re committed to ensuring this continues throughout the years to come. As we plan for Letchworth’s growth, we also want to hear your thoughts about the transport system and housing.

This anonymous questionnaire is in addition to both the wider consultation on the future of Letchworth, and the Housing Needs Survey being undertaken by our partners, Lichfields.

Our second community consultation pop-up took place yesterday at Eastcheap. We had lots of great conversations with residents again.

A range of views were provided about what’s good about Letchworth, as well as aspirations for improving our unique town, in line with garden city principles.

Not to worry if you missed us. The next pop-up event is from 6:30pm on Monday 3rd December at Royal Opera House Cinema. We’ll be there before and throughout the showing of The Nutcracker. Like every year we expect the show to be great festive fun for all the family. Do stop by for a chat, so we can shape Letchworth’s future together.

Thanks to everyone who came to our pop-up event at The Arcade last week.

Much like our pop-up stall at the Arts and Craft Festival a few weeks ago, we had lots of great conversations about the great aspects of Letchworth life, as well as how our lovely town can be improved.

Our next event is at Eastcheap on Tuesday 20th November, so pop by then to give your views on the future of Letchworth.

The Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation have published cycling and housing strategies on their website for the public to view.

We would like to thank all those who stopped by our pop-up stall at the Letchworth Arts and Craft Festival on the 3 November to talk to us about the future of Letchworth.

It was very useful to hear about what you love about Letchworth and thoughts about what could be improved to make it a better place!

The first of five pop-up consultation events on the future of Letchworth took place at Standalone Farm on 27 October.

Coinciding with the half-term holidays and the farm's pumpkin carving weekend, it was a successful day despite the cold weather.

There were plenty of positives about what Letchworth has to offer, as well as constructive critiques about what could be improved to make it a better place.

As part of the day a colouring competition was held for children. The children were being asked to draw what their favourite thing about Letchworth was, be that their friends, family, favourite attraction or activity. We're pleased to display the top five entries below.

The next consultation event is being held this Saturday, 3 November at the Arts and Crafts Market in Leys Avenue.

Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation is calling on young Letchworth creatives to help capture the spirit of living in the world’s first garden city.

The Foundation, which works to maintain and enhance Letchworth Garden City, has launched the first phase of a wide consultation asking people about day-to-day life in Letchworth. In addition to this, the Foundation has also announced the new Letchworth Young Designer Competition. This asks local young people aged 15 to 18 to design, create or curate an image which captures the spirit of a modern garden city for the consultation’s branding. Entries should reflect what embodies the community and its future, and can be in any format – such as a drawing, photograph or mood board. Designs can be supplemented with answers to some or all of these questions:

The winner will get £200 towards their school, college or local group, and get to showcase their work to potentially thousands of residents as part of the Foundation’s engagement programme.

Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation has announced a new consultation on the future of the world’s first garden city.

The Foundation, which works to maintain and enhance Letchworth, is planning for the future growth of the town, and wants to engage residents in a conversation about the areas that matter to them.

The Foundation says that planning for sustainable growth – in line with Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City Principles – will provide opportunities for new housing, local investment and improvements to local infrastructure.

The North Herts Local Plan includes policies which means that Letchworth will change over coming years, including growth in the amount of housing in the town. So the Foundation is now consulting on what it’s like to live in Letchworth and whether there is anything residents think could improve the town – with a focus on housing, transport, design and the economy, before looking at future development sites in more detail through further consultation in 2019.