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Donation to Harrow Foodbank.

If you have ever wondered how the monies collected by Pinner Association are spent. This is just one of the things we get involved in.

How many people reading this are aware that there are 2000 food banks in the UK and that this year alone they have handed out more than one million food parcels to those in need?  If you have seen the Ken Loach film “I, Daniel Blake” you may have some insight into the problems of the homeless and the hungry.

Sadly, in the London Borough of Harrow, Harrow Foodbank, seeded by the Trussell Trust, is running three centres for the distribution of food.

The Pinner Association, acutely aware of its role within the charitable sector, is about to make a donation of £1000 to Harrow Foodbank.  Donations are sorely needed from community associations and the general public as there are very few if any large corporate donors in the Borough.

The Pinner Association is proud to be of help in this way and hopes that other organisations will be keen to follow its example.

Harrow Foodbank contact details:

Visit Website

Email Harrow Foodbank

Tel : 0208 416 7344

Pinner Fair 2017

Pinner High Street with all the fun of the Fair

On Wednesday 31st May 2017 Pinner again hosted one of the oldest street fairs in the country.   Roads were shut and buses diverted from the evening before to accommodate the many colourful fairground attractions that made up the 682nd Pinner Fair.

There were large rides and attractions all along Bridge Street, in the upper High Street and part of Marsh Road.  People from all over the area were in Pinner and were having  a great time.

A not so desirable large detached house in Pinner?

The cloudy weather did not keep the crowds away.  Some intrepid fair-goers braved the heights and must have had a great view!

High above Bridge Street

The dodgem cars in Marsh Road displayed the style of driving of that  hopefully we do not usually see in that road.

No mirror, signal , manoeuvre here!

Pinner Fair is organised by the Showmen’s Guild in liaison with Harrow Council, to which they pay a large fee to cover the road closures, removal and replacement of street furniture and the street cleaning after the Fair has been packed away on Wednesday evening.  It is amazing that all the huge rides and attractions are folded up and driven off overnight, leaving Pinner to become the quiet suburb that we all love for another year.

Pinner certainly would not be the same place without its annual Fair.

London North West Healthcare Cyber Attack

Unfortunately our local health trust was affected by the cyber attack on Friday.

This is the information that they have issued for patients.

Monday 15 May (Updated: 11am)

Since Friday’s cyber attack, staff across the Trust have been working tirelessly to ensure patients are cared for safely.

We identified the virus at 12.45pm on Friday (12 May) in three PCs and two servers. As soon as the virus was identified we took immediate action to protect our systems from any data loss and further corruption.

As a precaution we shut down a number of IT systems and some services are currently using paper-based systems. It is the precautionary measures we have taken that have caused most disruption, not the virus itself.

We continue to work with NHS Digital and will begin to switch our IT systems back on when we feel it is safe to do so.

In the meantime we are asking the public to help our staff and visit our emergency departments for serious and life-threatening injuries and conditions only. Please consider the alternatives, such as visiting your local walk-in centre, pharmacy or calling 111 for minor injuries and advice. This will help relieve pressure on our services.

Advice for patients

Patients are asked to attend their appointment or operation as planned over the coming days, unless they have been contacted and told not to attend. If patients or their loved ones need to get in touch about their appointment or operation, please call (instead of email) our main hospital switchboards:

  • Central Middlesex Hospital: 0208 965 5733
  • Ealing Hospital: 0208 967 5000
  • Northwick Park and St. Mark’s hospitals: 0208 864 3232

We apologise for any delays and cancellations that patients will experience and we thank you for your continued patience and cooperation as we work to resolve these issues.