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It is with sadness that we have to announce that John Hepworth, who was 92, died in hospital on the afternoon of 15th January.
The FOFC was founded by John and Margaret Ashby in 1988. John’s boundless energy has been one of the prime factors in building the organisation and keeping it on the map.
Apart from his work with FoFC, John was well known in Stevenage. He retained his interest in geology which was the field in which he worked for the UK Government on many overseas assignments and in recent years took a lively interest in the arts and music.
He will be missed by all of us but also remembered as a friend who gave much to enrich our lives. John's funeral will take place on Tuesday, 31st January at 11am in St Nicholas' Church Rectory Lane SG1 4DA followed by burial in Weston Road Cemetery. We are hoping to write a full article for the website in the fairly near future |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 20 January 2012 )
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The Friends of the Forster Country (FoFC) are holding a competition for the best photographs taken within Forster Country. The Rules including the area comprising Forster Country for the purposes of the competition and the Entry Form can be seen by opening the links below. - Competition Rules - - Entry form (word doc) - - Entry form (pdf) - It is hoped this will stimulate further interest in this part of the countryside and its literary and musical heritage. The area was much loved by E M Forster, author of “Howards End” (for which the setting was Rooks Nest House in Weston Road), “Room with a View” and “A Passage to India”. E M Forster lived in Rooks Nest House during his formative years, as did the composer Elizabeth Poston up until 1987 and former Master of the Queen’s music, Dr. Malcolm Williamson. The mission of The Friends of Forster Country is to keep this countryside open for all time.The competition is open to all. - Competition Flyer - |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 06 December 2011 )
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A new government strategy – are we ready? |
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As some of you may know I took on the role of Chairman of FoFC in June of this year and the six months have flown by. I am not quite sure how well the word strategy sits with me but clearly if we are to protect Forster Country we need to be aware of the threats and to be able to tread the very thin line dividing our love of our own countryside and our concerns for those who need acceptable homes. There is enormous pressure arising from population increase, family demographics and a general desire for bigger and better castles. The Government has set out a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to simplify and consolidate planning policy in England. Its objective is to set out the Government's economic, environmental and social planning policies for England. Taken together, these must ensure “sustainability”. However, there seems to be some difficulty in arriving at a precise definition of this word in the context of planning. |
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