Jean Burr will be closing the doors at Burrs Shoes in Letchworth
- Credit: Courtesy of Jean Burr
A Letchworth shoe shop, which has been part of the town centre s furniture since 1963, will close its doors for good following a tough lockdown and the lure of the online marketplace.
Burrs opened in Leys Avenue in 1963, becoming the flagship for what became a 10-strong franchise for the family-run business.
Victor Burr took over the Food Health Store in Letchworth in 1963.
- Credit: Burrs Shoe Store
Over the years, Burrs shops in Henlow Camp, Royston, March, Bicester, Bedford, Biggleswade, Hatfield, Hertford and Ware closed one by one.
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Kenny Arnold, owner of Kenny Arnold Hairdressing, is also founder of Stevenage People for People – a community group which helps support people who are struggling. He and his team of volunteers have supported food banks, day centres, schools and individuals.
Former MP for Hitchin and Stevenage Shirley Williams was made Baroness Williams of Crosby in 1993. She is pictured here after being awarded the Companies of Honour for services of political and public life
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The late Baroness Shirley Williams, daughter of famous memoirist Vera Brittain, served as MP for Hitchin from 1964 to 1974 and for Stevenage and Hertford from 1974 to 1979. She later became a life peeress and served as President of Stevenage Liberal Democrats.
The Barn Theatre in Welwyn Garden City.
- Credit: Danny Loo
The 77th annual Welwyn Garden City Youth Drama Festival opens next week in a new online format for this year.
Running from Monday, March 1 to Saturday, March 6, a virtual feast awaits viewers missing live theatre.
Who could have known, when the Barn Theatre closed its doors at the end of the 2020 WGC YDF, that it would be the last time an audience would be able to enjoy a performance there for over a year – and counting.
The historic Barn Theatre in Welwyn Garden City lit up as part of the Light It In Red campaign.
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