News

Good news, the planning application to knock down West House Lodge and build flats has been refused. As yet we don’t have the full reason but will publish this later.

A big “thank you” goes to everyone who took the time to object.

Date: 14 – 25
May Location: Near 23 Love Lane 
Closed Road Closed near access to Car Park
Thames Water

Date: 21 – 25 May
Location: Near 15 Waxwell Lane,
Traffic Lights in Operation
Gas Company

Date: 30 May – 5 June
Location: Avenue Road
Traffic Lights in Operation
Gas Company

Good news,  here is the line up for the 2018 season of Concerts in The Park.

We are also looking for stewards and people to help with setting up etc.

If you are able to help or wish to know more about what it entails. Please leave a comment or email [email protected]

 

Waxwell Lane Car Park will be closed to the public next week as it is being used as a film compound.

The film is called ‘Blinded by the Light’ and is based on a book ‘Greetings from Bury Park’ written by Sarfraz Mansoor.

Waxwell Lane will also have buses shuttling the crew etc. to the location so expect more traffic.

You are being advised to park in Chapel Lane Car Park.

 

Good news. Having posted a selection of events on the new notice board in the High Street Gardens, I thought I should try and get our website mobile friendly so that you can check out “What’s on” from your mobile phone.

We now have a mobile friendly website.

If you find anything wrong – please email me on [email protected] or leave a comment. I will do my best to sort out the issue.

I know this works with Android phones as that is what I have tested it on.

Pinner and Northwood Business Club have kindly let Pinner Association have space on their Bridge Street Gardens notice board.  One of the spaces will be allocated to “What’s On “with a QR Code directing you to the Pinner Association Events page.  It is envisaged that this will be changed about every 3 months.

The plan is to ensure that the key events for organisations in Pinner are displayed and to rotate other clubs and societies events (sorry, we can’t display everything). 

The other space will be utilised for Pinner Association information/news & our events.

Many thanks to Pinner & Northwood Business Club for agreeing to this.

 

 

Beware of dragons and wheelbarrows! On Sunday 22nd April, Pinner will be celebrating St. George, slayer of dragons and Patron Saint of England. Highlight of the day will be “Ye Olde” Wheelbarrow Race, hurtling through the streets at 3pm. A unique Pinner event and a sight not to be missed. Radio Harrow will be live on air providing race commentary and interviews.

The High Street will be closed to traffic and transformed into a family friendly venue with entertainment for everyone, including folk dancers English Miscellany, Punch and Judy, local band Simply Gray, a petting farm, face painting, balloon modelling, children’s rides, plus food stalls and much more.

The day begins at noon with bell ringing in the Parish Church, followed at 1pm by the Mayor of Harrow and St. George on his trusty steed leading the parade of District Scouts up the High Street to the War Memorial where they will renew their Promise.

Event leader, Steve Morrisby, said: “Building on the success of last year, we continue to add to the variety and quality of entertainment on offer. We encourage local residents of all ages to come and celebrate St. George, and enjoy being part of the Pinner community.”

The celebration is organised by the Rotary Club of Pinner and sponsored by Gibbs Gillespie Estate Agents. For more information go to www.pinnerrotary.org.uk.

 

Planning Application to build Flats in Pinner Memorial Park

A planning application has been submitted to demolish “West House Lodge” – the privately owned small house, once a part of the historic West House estate, next to the Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner Memorial Park – and construct a block of five flats in a building of two storeys with further flats at the roof level positioned further back on the site than the current Lodge and occupying the full width of the plot.   The new flats, which would be much higher and more massive than the existing building and would extend behind the aviary, well beyond the building line of West House and the new Museum, would be clearly visible from and overlook the Peace Garden, the children’s playground and the lawn terrace of Daisy’s café (see picture).

Pinner Memorial Park is a greatly loved and well used local amenity.   The part of the park that includes West House was purchased by public subscription in 1949 as a war memorial for those who had fallen in both World Wars.  In 1995 the Peace Garden was planted to be a haven of tranquillity and dedicated as a memorial to the 50^th anniversary of the ending of WWII.  The park is administered by Harrow Council as trustees of the registered charity the “Pinner Memorial Park Trust”, the charitable aims of which are:

“Land held in perpetuity as an open space laid out with a minimum of disturbance to its natural and rural beauty solely for the recreation benefit and use of the public in memory of the fallen of Pinner of both world wars ….”.

If you and your family use Pinner Memorial Park and enjoy the beauty and peace of this valued open space so near to central Pinner you may wish view and comment on the planning application to build flats within the park.  This can be done by visiting the Harrow Council Planning Services webpage:

http://www.harrow.gov.uk/info/200074/planning/443/viewing_commenting_online

and clicking on the link to “view and comment on planning applications” and then entering the reference P/0173/18 in the left-hand search box on the “quick search” page.