Pinner Panto Evening held on Thursday 24^th November was a great success with crowds of people filling the whole of Pinner’s shopping areas.  The Mayor of Harrow, Cllr. Rekha Shah, officially lit the Christmas lights on the two street Christmas Trees (sponsored by The Pinner Association) at 5pm, and the Bridge Street Christmas lights (sponsored by The Pinner Association) and the new High Street light decorations (sponsored by the Pinner Ward Councillors) all created a festive scene.

The school and youth group choirs and dancers, and the Merrydowners Morris, provided street entertainment, and there were many fairground rides for children of all ages.  The finale was a spectacular Fireworks Display in Pinner Memorial Park.   We wish to thank the Pinner & Northwood Business Club and all the Pinner businesses who sponsored this wonderful community event.

The Pinner Association were pleased to sponsor the Traders’ Fancy Dress Competition at Pinner Panto Evening 2016.  The standard of the costumes chosen by the many Pinner shops and businesses who took part was even better than ever and the Mayor of Harrow had a very difficult task to choose the winners.

The three “Winners” prizes of £75 sponsored by The Pinner Association were awarded to:

Pink and Rose – Bridge Street:

Andrew Pearce – Chapel Lane:

Visage – High Street:

 

Highly Commended Certificates were awarded to:
Friends, Pizza Express, Groomerz, Gibbs Gillespie, Dri Blow Dry Bar, Earth White and Robsons.

We wish to thank Cllr Rehka Shah, the Mayor of Harrow, who walked all around Pinner four times during the day, judging the decorated windows and Traders’ Fancy Dress competitions in addition to speaking with hundreds of people during the evening and having hundreds of photo’s taken.  Her warmth and delight in everything she saw and everyone she met did much to make the evening special.

 

Just a reminder that the High Street will be closed tomorrow late afternoon/evening and there will be extra congestion on Bridge Street. If you are driving, I would suggest you try another route.

Below is the link to the timetable

http://www.pinnerpanto.co.uk/pinner-pantomime-programme-2016/

A band of rain followed by heavy showers is expected to pass over the Hertfordshire and North London area this afternoon and in to this evening. Some of these showers may be very heavy. In areas which receive the highest rainfall some localised flooding is possible, either from the rivers and or surface water flooding. The showers are expected to clear tomorrow morning. We will continue to monitor the situation.

See link below for more information

http://apps.environment-agency.gov.uk/flood/34681.aspx?area=062WAF28Pinn

Just a reminder that the Christmas Lights are due to be switched on by the Mayor at 5pm on Pinner Pantomime Night (24 Nov 16).

The Pinner Association bought new lights for the Christmas trees in the High Street and Bridge Street last year and these have created a much better display.

We also provide the decorative lighting in Bridge Street and have been aware for several years that it really needs improving.  However, the existing lampposts are old and can’t take anything more elaborate due to the increased wind loading that would arise.  Harrow Council is planning to replace the lampposts in Bridge Street next year and we then hope to be able to consider purchasing new and better lights.

In the meantime, Pinner Councillor Steve Wright has organised much more festive lighting in the High Street which we hope will be appreciated by all.

PROGRAMME TIMETABLE

TIME		PERFORMANCE	LOCATION
5.00PM		Christmas Tree Lights Switch-on by the Mayor	David Charles, High St
5.00PM		Reddiford School Choir	David Charles, High St
5.00PM		Buckingham College Prep School Musicians	Andrew Pearce, Chapel Lane
5.30PM		West Lodge Primary School Dance  & Choir	David Charles, High St
5.30PM		Pinner Wood School Choir	Andrew Pearce, Chapel Lane
6.00PM		Nower Hill Soul Band	David Charles, High St
6.00PM		Pinner Park Infant School Choir	Andrew Pearce, Chapel Lane
6.20PM		Pinner High School	Andrew Pearce, Chapel Lane
6.25PM		Nower Hill Soul Orchestra	David Charles, High St
6.45PM		St John Fisher Primary School Choir & Dance	Andrew Pearce, Chapel Lane
7.00PM		The Soul Avengers Shout Band	David Charles, High St
7.00PM		The Merrydowners Morris Dancing	High Street
7.05PM		West Lodge Primary School Dance  & Choir	Andrew Pearce, Chapel Lane
7.20PM		The Merrydowners Morris Dancing	Bridge Street
7.35PM		Pinner Theatre Dance	Andrew Pearce, Chapel Lane
7.40PM		The Merrydowners Morris Dancing	High Street
7.55PM		Grimsdyke Brass	Gibbs Gillespie, Chapel Lane
8.15PM		Grand Finale Fireworks Display	Pinner Memorial Park
	Throughout the evening make sure you check out …

• Visit Gibbs Gillespie to have a go at the free photo booth where you can take the photos with you – fun props in a Lapland or Xmas tree booth with MAJOR prizes for the best photo winner – including the chance to win a Photo Booth for your own event!!
• Visit Elsa, Anna & Olaf at Andrew Pearce on the High St and see what force lies at their new Chapel Lane office!
• Rides and stalls on Marsh road have increased massively this year – pop down to see our new sponsors and new stalls
• Incredible face painting and ginger bread men at HC Grimstead on Bridge Street
• Volunteer stewards will be happy to assist you throughout the evening with directions, timetable and any other queries
• Lost children will be taken to the police station at the top of Bridge Street

Timetable  kindly printed by  Andrik – 12 Love Lane, Pinner HA5 3EF, 020 8869 9222

We have been informed by the Harrow Public Transport Users Association that Harrow Council are to close part of Bridge Street Pinner, to re-surface the section between the junctions with the High Street and Love Lane, commencing 17th November for an anticipated maximum of 6 days.

Vehicles will not be able to enter or exit Bridge Street from the High Street, Chapel Lane and Love Lane.

The 183 bus route will terminate in Cecil Park, and the H11, H12 and H13 bus routes will use West End Lane to by-pass the closed section of Bridge Street.

The advice is to avoid the area if possible while these resurfacing works are carried out!

In glorious autumn sunshine on the morning of Sunday 13^th November a large crowd of Pinner residents gathered at the Pinner War Memorial at the top of the High Street for the annual Remembrance Sunday Service. The Service was conducted by clergy from the local denominations and faiths, and over forty wreaths were laid by our MP Nick Hurd, representatives of armed and wartime services organisations, local councillors, the Police, Fire Service and St John’s Ambulance, local schools and Scouts and Guides, local community organisations and sports clubs.

 

The Police Cadets acted as stewards, The Sea Cadets provided the guard of Honour at the Memorial and the Lost Post & Reveille were excellently played with great confidence by James Gardener of Nower Hill School.

The Remembrance Sunday Service was organised by The United Services Club and The Pinner Association, with special thanks to Mrs Caroline Ennis. After the service, Carpentier & Co teamed up with the Queen’s Head to provide free tea and coffee for those who had attended the Service.

The 2016 Secret Art Sale raises almost £5,000 for the Heath Robinson Museum.

“Wonderful talent on display in Pinner” as the second annual Secret Art Sale participants are revealed.

Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the 2016 Secret Art Sale attracted even more artists to participate – from young aspiring artists to renowned professional painters, cartoonists and illustrators.

“An asset not just for Pinner but for the country”

On Friday 28^th October Nick Hurd , MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner and Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,  paid a flying visit to the new Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner Memorial Park. Nick is a patron of the Museum and from the start has shown a great deal of interest in its development.

The Museum having opened on 15^th October, he was shown around the Museum by trustees Cynthia Wells, acting Chair of the West House and Heath Robinson Museum trust and Veronica Chamberlain, Marketing Manager.

Veronica, Nick and Cynthia outside the Museum with Diwali pictures in the background.

The site itself pleased him “You cannot think of a nicer site, and it blends in so well”.

He was enthusiastic when he first entered the Museum and took it all in

“What a proud moment this is. Congratulations to all. Amazing”.

Nick showed particular interest in the Activity Room, still decorated with the Diwali artwork completed at the workshop the previous week and where the Heath Robinson style “contraption” engineered by girls from St. Helens School, Northwood is still displayed.

When spending time in the further two galleries, the permanent exhibition gallery and the gallery devoted to the current special exhibition, “Heath Robinson at War”, Nick was especially pleased to see so many examples of the artist’s work on display:

“After all this time, how extraordinary it is to have brought all this together in one place, it’s been quite a journey”.

On looking round the building, there was praise for the architect (ZMMA) and for the way the collection has been curated:

“Beautifully executed. It’s an asset not just for Pinner but for the country. I am full of admiration”. The shop too was complimented:

“It’s an intelligent shop delivering interesting and attractive things”.

In all, it was a good visit, the Museum volunteers were proud to be able to show our local MP who has been so supportive around the Museum and to share the excitement with him.

Nick Hurd on the left holding the Heath Robinson book he bought,  with Margaret Seaman, Front of House Coordinator.

Nick Hurd with the Heath Robinson Museum bag in the shop of the new Museum