Personal achievement award for Philippa Parker

Award to Phillipa Parker

  Congratulations to Philippa from all at LALG

  Philippa, who is the contact for the LALG’s Local History Research Group, was awarded a personal achievement award by the  Hertfordshire Association for Local History, at its recent spring meeting. Kate Thompson, who nominated her, commended Philippa for a number of valuable contributions to local history. Two important initiatives were the placing of a memorial to Ebenezer Howard’s first wife in St Mary’s churchyard old Letchworth and the publication of an important book on early industry in the garden city.