Plans have been revealed for a 6 storey block of flats with office space on the ground floor for the old George site in Marsh Road. This application is reported to have been submitted to Harrow Council Planning Department.
Pantomime Evening
PINNER PANTO EVENING NEEDS YOU!
Volunteers required to Steward at Pinner Panto Evening – Thursday 27th November
Volunteers to act as Stewards at Pinner Panto Evening are needed, in order to ensure that this ever popular family event runs safely and is fun for all.
Please could anyone who can volunteer for the whole evening (4.30pm to 9pm) – or could do an early or late shift – phone Lecha Kowalska on 020 8868 4826.
http://www.pinnerpanto.co.uk/this-year/
Oh no I can’t.
OH YES YOU CAN!
Save the Children ‘Living and Giving’ shop opens in Pinner
On Saturday 1st November the sun shone on Pinner High Street as Mary Portas arrived to open the Save the Children’s new “Living and Giving” shop. The large crowd of eager buyers who had gathered outside were entertained by a glamourous stilt walker cum balloon artist (popular with the young) and plied with sparkling wine (popular with the not so young). Mary Portas gave a short speech explaining that she knew Pinner well (she originates from Watford) and related part of a revealing story about her visit to Pinner Fair in the 1970’s (see her biography, to be published next year, for the full details!). Mary asked everyone in Pinner to engage with the new shop, freely giving and buying to support the essential work of Save the Children. She, together with together with 12 year old Yazzi Gokcemen (who has designed an exclusive scarf available in the shop) and 3 year old Jeanie Leyland (daughter of the designer of the shop’s interior décor) then cut the ribbon and announced the shop open.
Mary stayed on to welcome people to the shop, and she kindly spoke with a representative from The Pinner Association, thanking us for our work to maintain and enhance life in Pinner and being very supportive of the efforts of all in Pinner who are endeavouring to support our shops.
World War 1 Centenary Paintings at West House
Wreath Laying in Pinner Memorial Park
On 21 October the Mayor of Harrow laid the traditional wreath in the Peace Garden supported by local residents and pupils from West Lodge School. It was a particularly
poignant ceremony this year, marking the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, the aftermath of which led to the outbreak of World War II.
West Lodge School honouring the Dead
Proposed Cuts to Harrow Council Services
Harrow Council are currently consulting on their proposals to make significant cuts to many of the services that they provide to the residents of the borough.
From the Harrow Council website:
“Budget cuts mean that the Harrow of the future will look very different to the past.
Everyone in the community is likely to be affected in some form, and cuts will impact everything from street cleaning to waste collection, school crossing patrols and car parking prices. As much as possible, cuts will be made in ways that do not affect residents, for example cuts to management.
We are proposing innovative ways to make savings of £25 million in the first round of cuts, however there will be more budget reductions to come in future years.
Options for the first round of cuts include:
• Reduce grass cutting in public spaces.
• Cut the number of senior managers in the Council.
• Closure of Emergency Relief Scheme due to removal of Government grant.
• Negotiate with suppliers to reduce the amount they charge the Council.
• Cut funding provided to the voluntary sector.
• Switch off some street lights or reduce the hours that they are on for.
• Reduce the number of staff answering the phones in Access Harrow. (This means the average waiting time will increase)
• Removal of the Friday and Saturday night Environment Health noise nuisance response service and a reduction in the size of the team (maintaining minimum service levels for Environmental Health).
• Close the Harrow Arts Centre and look for an alternative space for it to continue from 2016 onwards.
• Cut the number of council committees.
• Close or reduce some of the Council’s early support services to families, including Children’s Centres.
• Close the Harrow Museum.
• Reduce the short respite breaks to children and carers as we do now.
• Remove additional road/pavement sweeping near shopping parades.
• Introduce a separate weekly food waste collection and charging for a fortnightly collection of garden waste.
• Stop locking park gates, increase biodiversity in parks and cut the number of times litter is picked up.
• Move to community management of parks.
• Close some of Harrow’s libraries.
• Cut the costs of maintaining Council buildings.
• Cut some support provided to older and disabled people in Harrow under the Supporting People Programme.
• Review Fees and Charges charged by the Council, including parking charges.
• Do more online and by email to cut the costs of postage.
• Stop funding community festivals.
• Share Council services with other boroughs.”
Additional information about these proposals and how to response to the consultation is available in the on-line booklet on the Harrow Council website at:
HYPERLINK “http://harrow-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/cc/budget/take_part-_budget_consultation?tab=files”
http://harrow-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/cc/budget/take_part-_budget_consultation?tab=files
The Council is organising drop-in ‘Take Part’ sessions where you can meet with Councillors and senior officers to discuss the cuts face to face. In Pinner is will be held on Saturday 25th October from 12-4pm on the corner of Love Lane and Bridge Street.
The Pinner Association Committee are to compose a response objecting to these proposed cuts, many of which would have a great detriment to the quality of life of our members and other local residents and businesses.
The deadline for responses to the consultation is 5pm, Saturday 8th November, 2014.
The Hatch End Association –
HYPERLINK “http://www.hatchend.org/”
– are organising a petition against the proposal to close the Harrow Arts Centre in Hatch End, which will run until the end of October. At least 2,000 signatures are required.
HEA have placed petition forms in the following locations in Pinner:
CC Vassar, 17 Love Lane
Pinner News, 8 Bridge Street
and also in Hatch End Broadway:
Pulver Carr estate agents (349 Uxbridge Road)
Mili Newsagents (365 Uxbridge Road)
The Post Office (corner Uxbridge Road & Cornwall Road)
The Moon and Sixpence pub
Village Pharmacy (272 Uxbridge Road)
Tanna Pharmacy (320 Uxbridge Road)
Star News Food & Wine (418 Uxbridge Road corner with Woodridings Close)
Please find the time to sign this petition to help save a much valued resource for all Harrow borough residents.
Ruth Boff, Honorary Secretary, The Pinner Association.
Pinner Arts Week
The Arts ‘Week’ (from 26 September to 5 October) kicked off too a good start with an Art Exhibition at West House an Artisans’ Fair, Photgraphic Exhibitions, a Jazz concert (See below), a violin recital and other attractions over the week end of 26 – 28 September.
Art at West House
Artisans’ Fair
Pinner Jazz Season launched in Style
27 September saw the launching of another Jazz season in Pinner Parish Church when the Dixie Strollers performed in front of a well packed church. They gave the season a really rousing send-off. Amongst the most youthful group ever to play Jazz in the Church was Pinner resident Scott Chapman who provided the essential percussion to the Group.
The programme below should attract large audiences:
Pinner Village Show
A splendid Summer’s day set an ideal scene for the Annual Village show on 13 September.
Streamside News
For information about your local Horticulturalcal Society visit: http://www.streamside.org.uk/