Category Archive: information

May 04 2013

Win a family pass to see The Elephant Bridesmaid

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This month Harrow Council are offering one lucky family a chance to win tickets to watch The Elephant Bridesmaid at Harrow Arts Centre. A magical musical about weddings and wombats and the loveliest elephant the world has ever known. So, join Nessie the Elephant and her fabulous animal friends and help them as they go …

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May 01 2013

Free Compost Giveaway – May 9-11, 2013

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Harrow Council will be giving away 20 tonnes of free compost to residents to mark International Compost Awareness Week, taking place between Monday 6th and Sunday 12th May 2013. Harrow Council is encouraging its residents to make and use their own compost at home, and is giving away free compost to get them started. The …

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May 01 2013

Harrow’s Civic Centre Library and Gayton Library to Merge

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Users of Gayton Library will get improved study spaces, more books and more online subscriptions when it merges with the Civic Centre library this summer in the next stage of the exciting modernisation of library services. The new merged library will be ready at the end of August, with the Civic Centre library closing at …

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Apr 22 2013

Harrow Conservative Group Re-elect Same Leader for Three Years Running

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Cllr Susan Hall, Leader of the Conservative Group in Harrow has been re-elected, unopposed for the third year running, by her group members. Deputy Leader of the Group remains Cllr Barry Macleod-Cullinane. There is bound to be some surprise from the Harrow Council for Justice, who have been forecasting Cllr Hall’s downfall for sometime now: “The HCJ understands …

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Apr 17 2013

Seen Around: Harrow Councillor Lurline Champagnie OBE

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In all the media surrounding the funeral of Baroness Thatcher today, The Voice has an article featuring, for a large part, Cllr Lurline Champagnie OBE (Pinner, Conservative). It starts: THERE WAS a stunning moment at the 1985 Tory Party Conference when a Jamaican-born nurse took to the floor, declaring: “I am Conservative, black, British and …

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Apr 17 2013

Pinner library to celebrate World Book Night – April 23, 2013

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Bookworms are invited to come and celebrate World Book Night (April 23rd) at a late night library event with two great authors. World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books, which sees thousands of passionate volunteers nationwide give out specially chosen World Book Night books in their communities to share their love of reading. …

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Apr 17 2013

Harrow Councillor honoured to be confirmed as Mayor elect

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Councillor Nana Asante was selected to be the Harrow Labour Group’s nomination as the next Mayor of Harrow at its AGM on Monday. Harrow Council will appoint its next Mayor on May 21st. Councillor Ajay Maru will be nominated as Deputy Mayor at the same meeting. Councillor Nana Asante said: “It is an honour to …

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Apr 17 2013

All about… Allotment Plots in Harrow

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Harrow Council has 1398 allotment plots across the borough, spread across 33 different sites. With a 97% occupancy rate, allotments are clearly a pastime that hold residents’ interest! Renting an allotment costs £42.60 a year for a full plot (10 poles or 250 square metres) or £21.30 a year for half a plot (5 poles …

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Apr 17 2013

CCTV Camera Locations in Harrow

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Harrow Council has supplied a list of their council-operated CCTV locations across the borough. This list excludes privately-operated CCTV systems, but given that the Council will also issue Penalty Charge Notices for parking and other traffic infractions, this list might give an indication of “hot-spots” across the borough. The list also excludes short-term Police-installed systems. …

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Apr 17 2013

Harrow’s Labour Group Leadership – A Sought-After Seat

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Did you know that over 25% of the Labour Group have been Leader or have sought to be Leader since April 2008…. Navin Shah Bill Stephenson Thaya Iddaikadar Graham Henson Sue Anderson “Champers” Phil O’Dell Keith Ferry Sachin Shah David Perry And these are the ones that we know about. With apologies to Sean Connery …

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