Rowan Moore argued in the Observer of 15th May that a national housing plan with positive public intervention is needed to meet our housing needs.

This item appears in part 1 of our 75th Anniversary Newsletter. Friday 25th March 2022 marked 75 years since the signing of the Designation Order by Lewis Silkin MP, Minister for Town & Country Planning in the Attlee government. Harlow Civic Society organised a walk to mark the occasion, on what turned out to be…

Here is part 2 of our 75th anniversary newsletter. You can view the newsletter from the following link: Spring Newsletter 2022 – Part 2 If you have any comments or wish to contribute to future newletters, please contact Barbara Burge – b_a_burge@yahoo.co.uk.

Here is our latest newsletter , the first part of an edition for the 75th anniversary of the designation of Harlow as a New Town. Part 2 will follow in a week or so. You can view the newsletter from the following link: Spring 2022 Newsletter Part 1 If you have any comments or wish…

On March 25th in 1947 Lewis Silkin MP, Minister for Town & Country Planning signed the Designation Order that was the official starting document for the construction of a New Town at Harlow. To mark the 75th anniversary of this historic event Harlow Civic Society is organising a led walk. The  walk will be on Friday 25th March, starting at…

We send all our members and supporters very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. We have all had another challenging  year and we very much hope that you have kept safe and well. As a Society we have only been able to hold our AGM in October but not any other events. We hope…

Harlow Council has launched a consultation on the draft Town Plan which sets out a proposed vision for Harlow in 2047 when the town is 100 years old. Residents, businesses and organisations are invited to have their say on how Harlow should grow and develop over the next 26 years. The plan covers a range…

Places for People are consulting on the next set of plans for the Gilston Park area of the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town. The plans are: The Strategic Landscape Masterplan – a plan for the evolution of the landscape over the course of the development of Gilston Park The Village 1 Masterplan – the initial…

It was recently announced that four sites in Harlow have won Green Flag awards for 2021/22. The awards have gone to: Parndon Wood Nature Reserve, the Town Park, the Harlow Museum Walled Gardens and Harlow Mill. Staff and volunteers at the first three sites are pictured above. It’s the 13th award for Parndon Wood, 6th…

Travel vlogger Adam Day has recently visited Harlow and posted a video with a positive review and highlighting a number of the special places in our town: including Churchgate Street, the Gibberd Gallery, Parndon Mill, Harlow Museum, the Town Park, the Gibberd Garden and our sculpture collection. You can see his facebook post and the…