Romford Town Conservatives

2011 marks the centenary of the completion of Romford Garden Suburb, by Raphael Park, in 1911 - one of Britain’s great Arts and Crafts suburbs. Copies of the English Heritage publication "English Garden Cities: An Introduction", giving and introduction to the period, have been purchased by the Library Service to mark the event and can be read in the Local Studies and Family History Centre on the first floor of Central Library. The library also has copies of the book "Rediscovering Utopia: saving London’s Suburbs" with a section about Romford Garden Suburb at Gidea Park by local resident Ian Rice. This year also marks the 200th anniversary of the Romford penny post, the fiftieth anniversary of Romford Summer Theatre producing a play by Shakespeare annually in Raphael Park and the hundredth anniversary of the birth of cricketer Kenneth Farnes - who studied at Royal Liberty School. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Romford Summer Theatre producing Shakespeare in Raphael Park the group have produced a fascinating booklet outlining their history. Copies are available in the Local Studies Library in Central Library. 2011 also marks the centenary of the establishment of Romford Special School in Malvern Road - perhaps the beginning of special school provision in Romford?