Clubs

Title                                       -  The Tin Can - a French War Weapon Speaker                                - - Michael Clarke    Over 200 years ago, the tin can was invented in France, to enable the waging of total war by land and sea. Fulfilling this role for 60 years, it then infiltrated civilian life, and remains on the shelves of local shops, and…

Speaker Charmian Baker Visitors are very welcome (suggested donation £3). Eastcote House Gardens is a beautiful and tranquil green space containing Grade II-listed dovecote, stables and walled garden, and a café.  The gardens are maintained today by Hillingdon Council, working with a volunteer group, the Friends of Eastcote House Gardens, who also look after Long…

Pinner Local History Society Thursday 2nd February at 8pm Pinner Village Hall, Chapel Lane, Pinner. Title:     Mercenary River: A History of London's Water Speaker:   Nick Higham Visitors are very welcome (suggested donation £3). The talk will highlight the conflict of interests arising when a commercial enterprise, out to make profits for its shareholders, provides…

The next meeting of the Pinner Local History Society is on Thursday 2 March at 8 pm in The Pinner Village Hall. It is entitled “Pinner at War”. The Society’s Research Group will present how the two great wars of the 20th century impacted Pinner and surrounding areas including Hatch End, Rayners Lane, and their…