New Garden Cities Alliance - Community Interest Company

31/10/2025

"In a world of big chains and empty high streets, one tiny Suffolk village said NO to developers and YES to community magic.

Watch how Thelnetham rallied for 4 years to buy back their beloved White Horse pub—turning it into a lifeline against loneliness with live music, veggie shares, and 'Meetup Mondays.'

Proof that together, we can save what matters. Who's got a local spot worth fighting for?

Full story: https://youtu.be/9rvt7QyZE5w

About the successful community buy out of the local public house in Thelnetham, Suffolk

14/04/2021

Congratulations to Ikigai Farm Limited - Community Benefit Society (iFarm) for completing on their first land purchase in

02/10/2020

Next Monday 5th October 2020 - online conference with great line up.





Register now here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/back-on-track-connectedcities-rail-at-the-heart-of-build-build-build-tickets-123161698957

26/03/2020

Emergency “Land Army” package to protect our Local Food Supply

26/03/2020

We have to take care of our soil and water tables - industrial agriculture as we know it has to stop - please view and let us know what you think.

The growing scarcity of water and rain on earth is a grave danger to humans and nature. Climate change is altering the precipitation cycle. Groundwater level...

23/12/2019

The team from the New Garden Cities Alliance wishes everyone a great festive season and a happy 2020.

Letchworth Garden City 1913 - no cars - proper Sunday street scene.

26/06/2019

Lord Adonis video message to the attendees of the Letchworth four conference.

The conference took place in Letchworth Garden City on the 19th June 2019. More information can be found here: https://gardencities.info/letchworth-four/

17/06/2019

Nearly at capacity - last free tickets for the conference on Wednesday - secure your place now !

Garden Cities and Railways Together Can Tackle the Housing Crisis & Climate Change How Garden Cities Can Become ConnectedCities Integrating New Garden Settlements with Existing Communities Conference: 19th June 2019, Letchworth Speakers include: Lord Adonis* - Infrastructure and Housing Andrew Jones...

24/04/2019

How Garden Cities Can Become ConnectedCities 19th June 2019, Letchworth, UK Integrating New Garden Settlements with Existing Communities Key Target Audience • Local Authorities considering a new garden settlement • LEPS and Developers • Government Departments • Consultants and those interest...

24/04/2019

Next Letchworth conference is coming - save the date: 19th June 2019

How Garden Cities Can Become ConnectedCities 19th June 2019, Letchworth, UK Integrating New Garden Settlements with Existing Communities Key Target Audience • Local Authorities considering a new garden settlement • LEPS and Developers • Government Departments • Consultants and those interest...

28/02/2019

"Until these inconsistencies are resolved, the government will continue to preside over a broken housing economy with a reluctance to address the fundamental drivers of our housing crisis."

Politics Housing February 27, 2019 “The housing crisis can’t be solved without urban land reform” By Leo Pollak Cranes over London. Image: Getty. While much has been said about the need to suspend or mitigate against the right to buy and its context in London, there is now growing attention on...

20/02/2019

A major innovation in regional planning has been the UK's government’s commitment to develop better links between Oxford and Cambridge…