A COMMUNITY in Chepstow is set to mark its centenary with a day of celebration next month.

Hardwick, known locally as Garden City, was built towards the tail-end of the First World War in 1917.

Its initial purpose was to house workers at the National Shipyard No. 1, one of three sites to be put forward by then prime minister, David Lloyd George.

The site, which would later be known as the Fairfield Mabey site, became on the earliest housing schemes to be built using concrete blocks.

The materials had been built by labour provided by German prisoners-of-war.

Today, Garden City is a thriving community, with a community group established in 2011 to help improve the area.

Since then, the voluntary group have helped to secure improvements to the development’s play area and conduct regular litter picks, as well as planting tree and bulbs.

Garden City will be celebrating its anniversary on Saturday, July 1 with a fun day on the playing field from 11am to 8 pm.

There will also be an all-day historical display of photos, documents and memories, and the opportunity to contribute to a community time capsule.

The community group chair, Veronika Norman, said: “Rain or shine, this will be a fantastic day celebrating 100 years of this great community. We’re looking forward to welcoming not just past and present residents of Garden City but anyone who wants to come along and help us celebrate.”

If you have a memory or a photo of Garden City that you’d like to share, please email gardencitygroup16@gmail.com.