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    Welwyn
    Garden City

    Ebenezer Howard's vision of a Garden City was one that would
    combine the benefits of living in a town with those of living
    in the country. It would be a place in which people would both
    live and work in beautiful surroundings; in a city that would
    be not only a "city in a garden", but a "city
    of gardens" and an example of good civic design and architectural
    harmony. 
     

      
     

      

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    
    

    
      Welwyn
      Garden City Society

      The Welwyn Garden City Society fully supports all the above ideals,
      even though the town has now outgrown itself, and many residents
      commute to London and elsewhere. These and other social changes,
      such as the car becoming the main means of transport and the
      growth of supermarkets, chain stores and multi-national industrial
      conglomerates, means that Ebenezer Howard's original vision has
      already given way to the demands of modern living. It is therefore
      even more important that we help improve what we feel is wrong
      and safeguard what we have and value.
      
 
      
With the help
      of our members we aim to represent local public opinion (non-politically),
      as well as preserve and conserve the environment and local heritage,
      ultimately striving to create a 'modern-day Garden City'.
    

     

     

     

     

      
      
      

     

     

     

     

    
     

    

    
      Membership
      
If you feel you
      have anything in common with us why not join us. We have a membership
      of several hundreds. Annual membership is just £3 for an
      employed adult. For membership information contact Katherine
      at xxxxxx@cccc.cccc.cc
    

      

      
      
      

     

     

    

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    
     

    

    
      Heritage
      Open Days
      
In 1999 the Society
      organised its first WGC Heritage Open Days and attracted over
      3500 visits to various places of historical and social interest.
      These included 3 private houses, 4 churches, a theatre, an arts
      workshop, a school and 3 offices. Some were so popular that local
      organisation was stretched to the limit! There were 6 guided
      walks led mostly my members of the Society, with starts throughout
      the two days. An exhibition of plans of successful and unsuccessful
      projects was presented in the Council Houses, which, if all were
      successful would have left the garden city a very different place.
      We also had a sign unveiled marking the original site of the
      1922 Ideal Home Model Village.
      
 
      
This year the
      open days are being held on Saturday and Sunday, 16th and 17th
      September.
      
 
      
We will have stands
      in both the Howard Centre, very close to the railway station,
      and in Campus West, from there a minibus will ferry people to
      and from the starts of the guided walks. We have many properties
      exhibiting again this year with several new ones, and the number
      is still rising.
      
 
      
We are minutes
      off the A1M by car, and less than 30 minutes from London and
      Cambridge by train. See map of WGC.
      
 
      
For info on Open
      Days malcolmcowan@thehornets.net
    

    


     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

      
      

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	Welwyn Garden City Ebenezer Howard's vision of a Garden City was one that would combine the benefits of living in a town with those of living in the country. It would be a place in which people would both live and work in beautiful surroundings; in a city that would be not only a "city in a garden", but a "city of gardens" and an example of good civic design and architectural harmony.

	Welwyn Garden City Society The Welwyn Garden City Society fully supports all the above ideals, even though the town has now outgrown itself, and many residents commute to London and elsewhere. These and other social changes, such as the car becoming the main means of transport and the growth of supermarkets, chain stores and multi-national industrial conglomerates, means that Ebenezer Howard's original vision has already given way to the demands of modern living. It is therefore even more important that we help improve what we feel is wrong and safeguard what we have and value. With the help of our members we aim to represent local public opinion (non-politically), as well as preserve and conserve the environment and local heritage, ultimately striving to create a 'modern-day Garden City'.

	Membership If you feel you have anything in common with us why not join us. We have a membership of several hundreds. Annual membership is just £3 for an employed adult. For membership information contact Katherine at xxxxxx@cccc.cccc.cc

	Heritage Open Days In 1999 the Society organised its first WGC Heritage Open Days and attracted over 3500 visits to various places of historical and social interest. These included 3 private houses, 4 churches, a theatre, an arts workshop, a school and 3 offices. Some were so popular that local organisation was stretched to the limit! There were 6 guided walks led mostly my members of the Society, with starts throughout the two days. An exhibition of plans of successful and unsuccessful projects was presented in the Council Houses, which, if all were successful would have left the garden city a very different place. We also had a sign unveiled marking the original site of the 1922 Ideal Home Model Village. This year the open days are being held on Saturday and Sunday, 16th and 17th September. We will have stands in both the Howard Centre, very close to the railway station, and in Campus West, from there a minibus will ferry people to and from the starts of the guided walks. We have many properties exhibiting again this year with several new ones, and the number is still rising. We are minutes off the A1M by car, and less than 30 minutes from London and Cambridge by train. See map of WGC. For info on Open Days malcolmcowan@thehornets.net

		This website is still under construction. For comments contact George at george.stodulski@ukonline.co.uk
	Links to sites of local interest