Thinking New Towns - Hemel Hempstead

What was the experience and thoughts of the people in Hemel Hempstead in the 50s and 60s when the new town was built and changed the old market town dramatically?

Click on the link below to download the free pdf with text and activities based on research into the new town and oral histories as found on this website. There is 30 pages of activities and information, that can be used freely for educational purposes.

Activities in the education packs are great for history, geography or citizenship in KS2 – KS3, or can be used in English – looking at interview technique in relation to recording oral history interviews and in art and design as a part of the post war curriculum.

We hope it will enrich your knowledge about town if you are a school student, teacher, parent or just an other resident interested in your town.