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Letter to the Editor of The Comet Newspaper, published 8 October 2009.

At a time when The Comet is running its admirable ‘Buy Local’ campaign, which the Foundation supports, I am disappointed that Louise McEvoy chooses to speculate that Letchworth residents who wish to retain the four trees in Leys Square might boycott local shops.

Letter to editor of The Comet newspaper, published 8th October 2009.

Dear Sir

I think it is disgraceful that the Heritage Foundation’s Director General Stuart Kenny should be singled out for attack through graffiti and in the columns of your newspaper.

Beyond the Street Scene works on Eastcheap and Leys Avenue, the Foundation is investing massive sums to improve Town Centre shop premises.

Letchworth Garden City Town Centre has many fine buildings. Yet over the years, the combination of inappropriate alterations, low-grade materials and garish signage has taken its toll on the attraction of some parts of the Town Centre.

Working with retailers and businesses, the Foundation is taking steps to arrest the decline.