The Foundation hosted the annual Garden City Meeting, welcoming over 150 residents of the town to the Broadway Hotel earlier this month.

The meeting was chaired by newly elected chairman of the board of trustees, Gareth Hawkins, and included a presentation from Foundation CEO, Graham Fisher.

In his update, Graham shared positive news around post-Covid recovery for the Foundation and the town as a whole, as well as detailing some of the charitable investment made by the Foundation in 2021. Looking forward, Graham shared the Foundation's aspirations of becoming Net Carbon Zero across investment properties, heritage and home and talked about how the propery team quickly and in varied ways in response to the changes in working patterns and demand for offices.

There was a lively Q&A session, with topics ranging from the development at the north of the Grange Estate, through to opportunities for young people, governance of the Foundation and environmental factors. 

The ballroom was full, making it the best attended Garden City Meeting in recent years. If you were unable to attend the meeting and would like to find out anything about what's happening at the Foundation, you can email [email protected].

Garden City Meeting 2022

Gareth Hawkins reminded guests – many of whom were members of the public that were heavily engaged and interested in the work of the Foundation – that there is still time to stand as an Elected Governor of the Foundation in the upcoming elections. Learn more here