1. April 2016 issue • www.harrow.gov.uk
INSIDE
n Budgeting for growth
n Peelings for pounds
n A tasty offer for residents!

3. Harrow People 3
Cllr David Perry
Leader of the Council
Our ambitious plans to build a better
Harrow are moving ahead – as our
main story in the new and improved
Harrow People shows. We’re
pleased to welcome some great
architects on board to draw up plans
for the current Civic Centre site.
Harrow’s regeneration goes far
beyond building new homes. It’s
about improving our Town Centres
and the entertainment, culture
and nightlife in Harrow. It’s about
building sporting facilities fit for the
21st century. It’s about providing
the parking and transport links our
borough needs. And it’s about
building a new Civic Centre for
community use.
National Memorial
As a Council we have formally
responded with our support and
suggestions for a National Memorial
for Victims of Terrorism Overseas.
In Harrow, our diverse
communities come together in
shock and grief every time we hear
news of another life being lost to
terrorist atrocities across the world.
A national memorial would be a
fitting tribute to the lives that have
been tragically lost. Families and
friends of these victims, as well as
the nation, should have a place
to grieve.
Batting for Harrow’s
cricket teams
There’s some great sport stories
in this magazine – and a massive
congratulations to Harrow’s Boys
and Girls under-13s cricket teams
which both qualified for the London
indoor finals competition at Lords
Cricket Ground! It’s great to see
Harrow’s young sport stars doing so
well, and as a Council we continue
to support them.
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8Design for life
Meet the brains
behind Harrow’s
newest community
What’s
happening in
Harrow
4
Inside this issue
20Bin it to win it
How your rubbish
made £190,000
19Flash Karen
She fulfilled a
lifelong ambition.
Why don’t you?

4. 4 Harrow People
…THE ARTS CENTRE
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
WITH...?
Hopefully it’s over!...and for
more than 250 people it’s
been better than usual, thanks
to Warm Homes Healthy
People, an award-winning
project that helps vulnerable
people with long-term health
conditions keep winter at bay.
The team responsible focus
on keeping homes warm,
whilst reducing bills, but they
can also help with benefits
advice, fitting a smoke alarm,
fixing a doorbell, helping
someone to get out and
about, whatever’s needed in
fact to make that person well,
warm, happy and secure.
The service will start visiting
people again in the next few
months – to register your
interest call 0800 118 23 27.
It’s been reborn as a hub for
new business.
Harrow Council and
partner company ‘Meanwhile
Space’ renovated
the building so that
entrepreneurs and start-ups
can test their business out,
for real. It’s a rare chance for
businesses to experiment
with a new idea.
It follows the success of
the Start Here project in
Wealdstone where work
space is offered free of
charge for up to four weeks
- helping new and emerging
businesses to grow and
develop.
If you are interested
in the project visit www.
meanwhilespace.
com or email anna@
meanwhilespace.com.
Fundraising is well
underway to raise
£3.5million for a new
‘Southbank Centre’ for
Harrow.
Cultura London, an
independent charity,
are running Harrow Arts
Centre and their plans
include galleries, cafes,
bars and a new larger
theatre to complement
the historic Elliott Hall.
The campaign has
raised more than £30,000
to bring in new cinemas,
which is part of the first
phase. Most of the funding
will come from grants,
triggering a £1million
Harrow Council loan.
To help Cultura
London’s fundraising
effort, call 0208 938 3720.
Find out more at
www.culturalondon.uk.
…RAYNER’S LANE LIBRARY
…THOSE GUYS HANGING AROUND HONEYPOT LANE
They’d better stop – or
anyone picking them up
for cash-in-hand work is
going to get a £100 fine and
maybe even arrested and
prosecuted.
Those are the new powers
the police have, in that part
of Harrow – after Harrow
Council brought in a “Public
Spaces Protection Order”.
Residents in the
Queensbury area asked for
a crackdown, after people
loitering outside B&Q
started causing problems
with anti-social behaviour,
harassment, intimidation
and mess.
So it’s now forbidden “to
approach any person in
a public place within the
restricted area to offer, or
with the intent to offer, them
casual employment”.
The Council hopes this
will put an end to the area’s
attraction for exploitative
employers. The Order runs
for a year – so if you witness
somebody breaching it,
you can tell the Police by
phoning 101.
...WINTER

5. Harrow People 5
REDDIFORD SCHOOL
An independent day school for boys and girls
aged 2 years 9 months to 11
CURRENTLY TESTING FORYEAR 1
‘ExCELLENT IN ALL CATEGORIES’ – ISI REpORT FEb 2013
• Winner of the ISI 2013 Award for Excellence & 2015 Gold
Club status
• Academic excellence in a warm caring environment
• Wrap around care available
• Regular scholarships gained to leading independent
secondary schools
• Children prepared for grammar/independent school entrance
in English, Maths,VR & NVR
• Situated in the heart of pinner, close to tube & bus links
• Scholarships available for exceptional children
For a prospectus, or to visit the school, please contact:
The Admissions Secretary, Reddiford School,
38 Cecil park, pinner, Middx, HA5 5HH
Tel: 020 8866 0660 admissions@reddiford.org .uk
www.reddiford.co.uk Reg Charity No: 312641
AD
MAJOREM DEI GLORIA
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...BROWN BINS
They’re not being collected
any more, unless you’ve opted
into the Council’s new flexible
garden waste service.
You can find out more
about that service and decide
whether it’s right for you by
visiting www.harrow.gov.uk/
gardenwaste.
You can also take your
garden waste to our recycling
centre on Forward Drive,
Wealdstone – free of charge.
And you can get help with
home composting – it’s easy
and provides a ready source of
garden goodness. Check out
www.harrow.getcomposting.
com for a great deal on a
compost bin.
If you want to head over to
Hatch End and see a show
- check out listings for the
Arts Centre on page 27

6. Budget news
Budgeting forThese are uncertain times for Councils
all over Britain – with costs going up,
thanks to inflation and an increasing
population – and funding from
government going down.
The good news is that Harrow
residents now have something stable to
rely on – because the Council has put
in place its first-ever three year budget.
So right up to 2020, there are plans
in place to preserve Harrow’s vital
public services, and plans, too, to give
residents real value for money.
£5.3m
Regeneration
and Planning
£13.3m
Housing
£74.7m
Adult Social Services
For years to come, we’ll give
thousands of older Harrow
people dignity, independence
and support with day centres,
overnight respite care, home visits
and free advice.
£164m
Benefits Payments
Where
does your
money go?
Total
£559.8m
£43.4m,
Finance, IT,
HR and other
overheads
£4.6m
Customer Services
Cllr David Perry, Leader of
Harrow Council:
“Our priority is always to cut
costs by being more efficient
and business-like. By reducing
the number of senior managers
and sharing services with other
councils we are saving millions for
Harrow taxpayers while protecting
vulnerable people.”
Cllr Sachin Shah, Harrow
Council Finance Portfolio
Holder:
“Harrow is growing and the need
for our services is greater than
ever. This year, Harrow Council will
spend more than £5million cleaning
streets and maintaining parks,
more than £20million for long-term
care for older people and people
with a disability, nearly £2million on
fostering children and more than
£11million supporting vulnerable
children and their families.”
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7. Harrow People 7
growth
Visit: www.harrow.gov.uk/fostering
Free call: 0800 0641000
Email: fpuduty@harrow.gov.uk
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TO GIVE A
IN LIFE
CHILDA GOOD START
If we can do it so can you.
Be a Foster Carer.
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£61m
Roads, Parks, Refuse &
Recycling, Culture & Libraries
We’ll always clean the streets, fix
the roads and maintain parks –
with an extra £800,000 invested
in public realm this year
£8.2m
Legal and
Governance
£11.7m
Public Health
£130.4m
Schools
Our schools are amongst
the best in the country.
This money will support
them in the long term and
give extra help to children
in care or with special
educational needs.
£43.2m
Children and
Families

8. 8 Harrow People
Building a Better Harrow
S
tephen Taylor Architects,
Allies and Morrison Architects,
Sergison Bates Architects,
Peter Brett Associates and
Jonathan Cook Landscape Architects
have won the contract to design a new
neighbourhood in the heart of Harrow.
Harrow People spoke to Stephen
Taylor, Paul Eaton and Peter De Souza.
Why does the design team include
three architectural firms?
Stephen: Between us we have a real
wealth of experience in masterplanning,
design and delivery of residential
schemes internationally and across
the UK – and especially in London with
schemes like the Nightingale Estate
in Hackney, St Andrews in Bromley
by Bow and Chance Street housing in
Bethnal Green.
Paul: We’re better together, because
we bring a depth of experience in
housing-led regeneration. We’re really
looking forward to working as a design
team to deliver new homes, a primary
school, and fantastic public realm and
public space.
How will you involve local residents,
businesses, community groups,
council staff and others in the design
process?
Paul: Allies and Morrison has really
strong experience in developing designs
in partnership with local communities.
We’re proud of the way we’ve
co-produced residential communities
in places like Nine Elms and Canada
Water.
Peter: Nobody will be left out and
we’re going to reach out in every way
we can. Flyers, letters, emails, social
media – and some really exciting events
– so Harrow residents are involved and
influence decisions from beginning
to end.
What do you know about Harrow?
Peter: As a design team we already
have plenty of experience of working
right here in Harrow. Personally, I’m
already working with Harrow’s Housing
team on the infrastructure around the
regeneration of the Grange Farm Estate
in South Harrow.
Stephen: Yes and our firm is working
with Harrow’s Regeneration team
on the Haslam House site, where
we’ve been consulting on designs for
some new homes. We’re replacing a
derelict Council building there – it’s on
Honeypot Lane.
n You’ll be hearing and seeing plenty
more of these architects, as they
get stuck into the design process
for Station Road. Harrow People will
keep you up to date every step of
the way.
n If you want to get involved with
the Council and help us Build a
Better Harrow, email us now at
regeneration@harrow.gov.uk.
Meet the
architects!
A new design team is getting to work on
bringing Harrow’s Civic Centre site to life
We have really
strong experience in
developing designs in
partnership with local
communities.

9. Timeline
2016 Design work and public
engagement
2017 Planning applications, break ground
on new civic centre and in Station Road
2018 Building works
2019 First homes and offices ready to
move into
What’s planned for the
Civic Centre site?
n A two-form primary school
n A new public square
n Shops and cafes
n Community facilities
n Nearly 900 new homes
Images (left to right):
Nightingale Estate in
Hackney, Stephen Taylor
Architects and St Andrews
in Bromley by Bow, Allies
and Morrison
STATION ROAD UPDATESAbove (left to right):
Paul Eaton & Alistair
Macdonald – Allies and
Morrison, Sam Holden &
Stephen Taylor – Stephen
Taylor Architects and
Peter De Souza – Peter
Brett Associates
Harrow People 9

10. Only in Harrow
A
year ago, Dhilon
Solanki and Vishav
Roma took that
incredibly tough
and daunting first step – and
risked their money and their
careers on their big idea.
Now – one year on – it’s
safe to say it was worth it.
Pecking Order in Stanmore
says it takes diners on ‘a food
experience like no other.’
Renowned for their chicken
– of course! - they say their
success is down to support
from local residents and
businesses.
“Harrow is a great town
for business to set up and
we’re extremely proud to be
part of the community. Local
support from businesses
and residents is great and
they are always wishing you
to do well. The council in
particular are great in taking
you through the process
of setting up a business.
It’s a safe place to operate
and recruitment has been
relatively straightforward.
“Prior to us launching, we
spent at least six months
developing the concept,
brand, location, build, design,
supply chain, people and
training. If you’re thinking of
starting up, it does involve lots
of work, and late sleepless
nights – it’s the passion for
your business that carries you
through.”
n Find Pecking Order at
Buckingham Parade, The
Broadway, Stanmore HA7 4EB.
n www.peckingorder.co.uk
n To celebrate Pecking
Order’s first birthday, they
are offering residents a £10
food voucher. See page 28
for details.
PECKING ORDER
Our series looking at businesses unique to our great borough starts in Stanmore...
There’s nothing chicken about these guys
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
If you are a local business or entrepreneur looking for business advice and support, contact Harrow Council’s
economic development team – edo@harrow.gov.uk. From advice to starting up, business growth to help with finding
a premise and networking opportunities, there is plenty of help available to help you grow and succeed.
10 Harrow People
Dhion Solanki and Vishav Roma

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14. n It’s 1923 – and the first houses
are going up on a near-deserted
Lascelles Avenue. A few years before
- it was nothing but fields and the
tumbledown house of Honeybun farm.
These are ‘homes fit for heroes’, built
after the First World War. It’s one of
Harrow’s oldest developments – and
remains a vibrant community at the
very heart of our borough.
Up Your Street
L❤VE YOU,
n The Kingsfield
Arms has been a
part of Honeybun
for generations.
Now residents
are trying to
get it registered
as an Asset of
Community Value.
That would mean
the building will
always have to be a
pub – cheers!
14 Harrow People
LOCAL HISTORY
KINGSFIELD ARMS

15. Harrow People 15
HONEYBUN
n It may not be a farm any more
– but Honeybun’s soil is still
sustaining its residents a hundred
years later. Chair of the local tenants
and residents association, Terry
Frisch, shows off his very locally-
sourced produce.
n Honeybun is famed for its flowers
– some from the council but many
are residents’ own. They came a
close second in last year’s “Estates
in Bloom” contest… maybe this year
they’ll go one better!
n Residents came
together to show the area
some love – a huge litter
pick up in anticipation
of Her Majesty’s 90th
birthday – sparkling stuff!
GREENFINGERS
CLEAN UP
All round Harrow, communities
came together to spruce up their
neighbourhoods in March’s “Clean
for the Queen”. We joined the
residents of the Honeybun Estate

16. The Bright
Kids are all
right… and
so is the park
16 Harrow People
Building a Better Harrow
Pinner children celebrate
brand new facilities
Kenton’s kids – or should
that be kidz? – are off to
a bright start thanks to
an old water store, some
derelict land and the
Council’s creative vision.
Bright Kidz nursery
was looking for a new
site when its former
home - at Priestmead
primary school - began
a multimillion-pound
rebuilding project of its
own.
Things were looking
bleak for teachers and
mums until the Council
Community team leapt to
the rescue.
In just seven months
they turned a derelict
yard in nearby Centenary
Park, Stanmore, into
an eco-friendly nursery
that will bring income to
the council for years to
come.
Bright Kidz manager
Varsha Patel says: “Our
nursery is “Outstanding”,
and so is our new
home. We’re delighted
with the new building
– and everyone in the
surrounding community
has been very positive.”
Mia Pittas, Alistair Philips, Christopher
Karaylannis and Thomas May cut the ribbon
T
here was no ceremonial cannon
– but there was a ribbon and
a celebration at Cannon Lane
School for the official opening
of the school’s new building.
Head Teacher Alastair Philips
was joined by the school’s youngest
and oldest pupils to celebrate the
completion of building works – and the
10 new classrooms provided by the
Council.
Mr Philips said: “We are delighted
with the new facilities. Cannon Lane
is a very popular primary school and
this expansion doesn’t just allow a
greater number of children to join us
from the local community. We have the
opportunity to develop a real sense of
togetherness and community here, and
it is a real privilege working with the
children and their families.”
Harrow’s £100 million school
expansion programme has been going
on since 2013, and has now created
over 6,000 much needed primary
school places for Harrow children.
Bright Kidz youngsters celebrate their new Council-built nursery

17. Creating a stronger, safer
and prosperous Wealdstone
Harrow Youth Parliament isn’t just the
voice of Harrow’s young people… it’s
taking action to help all of us, young
and old.
And its work is helping change
Wealdstone High Street for the better.
Harrow is one of the safest boroughs
in London. But people are still worried
about Wealdstone.
Gang culture, alcoholics, poor lighting
and poor community atmosphere
are just some concerns raised by
thousands of people living and working
near the High Street.
That’s why Harrow Youth Parliament
launched its own consultation in
Wealdstone – asking about safety, what
needs changing and who should take
responsibility for it.
Dara Foody, 14, is helping to lead the
project. “For a rather long time it has
become apparent that young people do
not feel safe in the Wealdstone area.
As the voice of young people, we
cannot simply stand by and let these
issues grow. Therefore we feel obliged
to act upon feedback with the aim of
creating a stronger, safer and more
prosperous Wealdstone.”
The consultation gathered an
amazing 1,000 responses… and now
the Harrow Youth Parliament is using
the answers from businesses, residents
and the local community to work with
police and the Council to improve the
town.
The Youth Parliament’s hard work
couldn’t come at a better time. Last
month, the Council won a £1.5 million
grant to improve Wealdstone. Watch
this space for updates!
n If you would like to get involved
with Harrow Youth Parliament,
contact youth.parliament@harrow.
gov.uk or telephone 020 8424 1832.
Dara quizzes the locals

18. 18 Harrow People
A
year ago the borough
welcomed its 63rd Mayor – and
its first from the Sri Lankan
community! Cllr Krishna Suresh
took on the role and the responsibilities
that come with it. He has been up and
down the borough tirelessly, attending
hundreds of events and meeting
thousands of residents, young and old.
“What a fantastic year it has been.
It’s been an honour serving the
borough as Mayor of Harrow.
“I have had the privilege to meet
some amazing people, communities
and organisations. What stands out
most is how despite our differences, be
it culture, religion or background, we all
get along. We should be proud of this.
“I’d like to thank everyone for their
support and for helping to raise money
and awareness for my chosen charities
- Harrow Association of Disabled
People and Harrow Young Musicians.
“As I now go back to my role as
councillor for the Rayners Lane ward, I
still look forward to meeting residents
and working towards a better Harrow
for all.”
Some of the key highlights for the
Mayor include Remembrance Sunday,
the New Year’s Day Parade, Thai
Pongal, Clean for the Queen, and
representing Harrow at the World
Culture Festival in India and Douai,
France – Harrow’s twin town.
Celebrating Harrow
Councillor
Krishna
Suresh’s year
as Mayor
Images (clockwise from top): World
Cultural Festival, Delhi; Thai Pongal
celebrations; wreath laying, Remembrance
Day; Celebrating Commonwealth Day.
Inset: Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary at
Bentley Priory

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21. My story
Karen
Havard
South Harrow
ADB
allet lover Karen has
been attending Vaughan
Neighbourhood Resource Centre
in West Harrow since she was
18 years old.
Karen has Down’s syndrome and leads
a full and busy life thanks to Vaughan.
Dad Geoff says “she absolutely loves it
there”. He adds: “She’s always busy. The
staff are excellent and provide lots
of things to do.”
Karen takes part in games of boccia,
football and dancing but ballet is her first
love.
Until recently - the closest she had
come to following in the steps of her
favourite dancers was watching them
on TV. But last year Karen realised her
dream of taking ballet classes of her own
– thanks to Ballet Burst, a project
at Flash Musicals.
Geoff says she loved her weekly lessons
and would leap at the chance to do more
ballet in the future. For now, Karen is more
than happy with her activities at Vaughan.
“She’s a happy girl, always smiling,”
he said.
Terry from Flash Musicals writes:
“It was great to have Karen dancing with
us here – and we have Musicals Theatre
Workshops for anyone who wants to get
active on the stage!
“If you want to be brave like Karen
and give it a go, why not email us at
flashmusicals@aol.com or call 020 8930
9930 or 07956 846375”
“The Vaughan staff are
excellent and provide
lots of things to do”
Harrow People 21
Get involved and have fun with Flash Musicals
Karen cooking up a storm at Vaughan NRC
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!

22. 22 Harrow People
How it works
Turning food
waste into…
money!
YOU
Thanks for doing
your bit and
collecting your
food waste for
recycling.
Richard
What’s left from processing your
food waste is turned into a liquid
fertiliser, which goes to local
farmers like me to grow crops.
So, when you
charge your phone,
or buy vegetables
in the supermarket,
you could be
benefiting from
your own recycling.
With your food
waste, nothing
goes to waste!

23. Harrow People 23
Since its introduction in October, you’ve used
our food waste collection service to recycle
more than 2,000 tonnes – saving Harrow about
£190,000. Thank you – and well done! But
what’s happened to all those peelings, plate
scrapings, tea bags and scraps? We followed
the food waste journey to find out.
Paul, Harrow Council
I collect your food waste
bin every week and
empty it into the back of
our vehicle.
Jason,
Harrow Council
When we’ve
finished our daily
round, I tip your
food waste at a
holding site in
Ruislip.
Dave, BioGen
We bring all your food waste to
Biogen’s local anaerobic digestion
plant. I monitor the tanks in which
microorganisms break down your
food waste to produce biogas.
Andy, Graham and John, BioGen
We monitor the engines fuelled by
the biogas. It’s a very clean way
of generating electricity, which we
export to the national grid.

25. K
aran Pangali is 26
years old. He’s a
Harrow resident,
artistic director of
KSpark entertainments… and
a global dancing sensation!
He catapulted to fame as
the sole UK finalist on the
international edition of ‘So You
Think You Can Dance’. Lately
he’s been choreographing
and performing alongside
Bollywood A-listers including
Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh
Khan and Kanika Kapoor.
And he’s an extreme
dancing hero, too, after
combining stunts with dance
in Akshay Kumar’s hit TV show
‘Dare 2 Dance’.
Karan said: “Dance has
taught me many life skills.
Years of dedication to the
art has allowed me to gain
an international presence
across the world. I’m proud of
our mission to spread quality
Indian dance education
through performance
and training to different
cultures and audiences.” His
dance repertoire boasts an
exciting fusion of Kathak,
Hip-Hop, Bollywood, Bhangra,
Salsa and Jazz.
However much of a global
star Karan becomes – he’s a
Harrow boy at heart.
Karan runs his own dance
academy right here in Harrow.
Since opening in 2008, Karan’s
Bollywood Masterclass it has
opened the door for men and
women, boys and girls, of
all abilities and ages to learn
Karan’s signature “K-SPARK”
dance style.
Some students have had
the chance to perform at
Lords cricket ground and
the O2 Arena. The dance
academy runs weekly classes
on Wednesday evenings
at Harrow Arts Centre and
Northwick Park Playgolf centre
on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Harrow’s bright KSpark
HARROW
STAR
Karan Pangali
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
We can’t all be Bollywood stars – but we can all get active and have a great time!
Now it’s Spring – so spring off the sofa and indulge your creative side. All are welcome –
so If you would like to join Karan’s Bollywood Masterclass, call 0208 423 9543 or visit www.kspark.co.uk.
Harrow People 25
Karan Pangali (right) with Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan

27. Harrow People 27
What’s on
HEADSTONE
MANOR
MUSEUM
harrowmuseum.org.uk
Tuesday Talks
Every Tuesday,
2pm-3.30pm
12 April - George Arliss:
Our First Oscar Winner
n George Arliss (1868-1946)
was a very famous actor in his
day and when talking pictures
first appeared, he became
as famous on screen as he
had been on stage. He had
many local connections and
was both married and buried
in Harrow Weald. This talk
ends with his account of the
Coronation of George V1 to
which he was an invited guest.
26 April - The Role of
Women in WWI
n As a result of the Great
War women took up men’s
work. This talk looks at all the
different roles that women
filled, some quite shocking for
their time. Society changed
as a result of these activities
and women from London also
found themselves serving
away from home in uniform in
the forces or in the land army
and timber corps.
HARROW ARTS
CENTRE
www.harrowarts.com
Zumba Dance and Fitness
Every Tuesday, 8pm-9pm
n An exhilarating, easy to
follow and Latin Inspired
dance fitness session!
Karan’s Bollywood
Masterclass
Every Wednesday
4.15-5pm, 5.15-6.15pm,
7.15-8.15pm.
Age range: 2.5 years +
£120 per term
n Learn the art of Bollywood
dancing. Karan’s Bollywood
Masterclass is a fusion of
Bollywood, Kathak, Bhangra,
Salsa and Hip Hop. Come
along, learn some new moves
and have fun in these popular,
energetic and challenging
classes.
Srishti: Silver Jubilee
Sunday 10 April, 5pm
£15.00
n Nina Rajarani MBE
celebrates 25 years of her
dance and music organisation
Srishti at HAC which launched
in April 1991.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Sunday 24 April, 2pm
£8.00/£6 concs
n A brand new adaptation of
a timeless tale which includes
a mix of music, puppetry and
storytelling.
Rich Hall
Friday 20 May, 8pm
£16
n Rich Hall’s critically
acclaimed grouchy, deadpan
style has established him as a
master of absurdist irony and
the king of rapid-fire wit.
Courtney Pine
Saturday 21 May 2016, 8pm
£18/£10 the Guestlist
n Courtney Pine C.B.E,
the ground-breaking, multi-
instrumentalist, comes to
the HAC for an exciting and
innovative British Jazz night.
HARROW
LIBRARIES
www.ccslibraries.com
Lego Education Workshop
Admission: Advance booking
required, £7.50 members,
£12 non-members
Suitable for children aged 8-12
n Bring your child along to this
fun, interactive and popular
LEGO Education programme.
Using LEGO Education,
children can stretch their
imagination and improve their
literacy and numeracy skills, as
well as develop understanding
of computing and design
technology.
Gayton Library
4.30-6pm
13 April, 20 April, 27 April
4 May, 11 May, 18 May
Kenton Library
4.30-6pm
12 April, 19 April, 26 April
3 May, 10 May, 17 May
Talk: How I look so young
at 42 & How I’m beating
depression
Free admission. Advanced
booking required.
Wealdstone Library
19 May, 6.45pm-7.45pm,
n To mark Mental Health
Awareness Week join local
author, Dawn Cousins as she
talks about her self-help book
written to help other silent
sufferers as well as herself.
SPORTS AND
LEISURE
www.everyoneactive.com
Hatch End Swimming Pool
This Girl Can
Every Tuesday and Thursday
evening, 7pm – 10pm
n Ladies swim yourself proud
with 5 £3.30 swims for the
price of 4. Includes free
swimming hat and slippers.
Find out more online via
Everyone Active.
Harrow Leisure Centre
Everyone Active and
Sk8citylondon Roller Disco
Roll ‘N’ Bounce
16 April, 10am-2pm
n Activities for the whole family
bouncy castle, table tennis,
basketball, dance mats, roller
skating and more!
n Roller skating: 12pm-2pm
Suitable for 6+.
n Roller disco: 4pm-7pm
£5 + £2 skate*
*Hire skates on a first come basis.
Tickets can be purchased
on the day. Birthday party
bookings available. For
more information email
Sk8citylondon@gmail.com
Harrow Bowls Club
Open Day
Harrow Recreation Ground,
HA1 1RR
Sunday 1 May, 12pm -2pm
Free coaching sessions
n Summer is coming and it
is time to enjoy some fresh air
and fun! The Harrow Bowls
Club are holding an Open Day
to find out more. It is open to
all ages, children 12+ years
must be accompanied by an
adult. Equipment is provided
and no experience required.
You will just need to wear
flat-bottomed shoes. So come
along and have fun on May 1.
For more information phone
Anne on 020 8422 1346.
For a chance to have your listings included on this page,
email communications@harrow.gov.uk
Rich Hall will be at Harrow Arts Centre, 20 May

29. Harrow People 29
Harrow Deals
£10 OFF VOUCHERThis April Pecking Order celebrates its first year in
operation and owners Dhilon Solanki and Vishav Roma will
introduce a new Spring/Summer menu using the best and
freshest ingredients around.
To celebrate, residents are being offered £10 when they
spend a minimum of £20 on food and drink.
Please tear off this voucher and take it with you to
Pecking Order to claim your £10 off.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The offer is available Sunday to Thursday only
and cannot be used in conjunction with any
other offer. The voucher can only be used for
the A la carte menu. One voucher per person
and up to 8 vouchers per table.
Offer ends 30th April.
www.peckingorder.co.uk/020 8930 3977
✁
Harrow Council’s “Harrow Deals” website presents three resident exclusive special offers
To get these deals and many, many more – sign up for free at www.harrow-deals.com
Rumble Tumble
£1 OFF ENTRY to Rumble
Tumble soft play
Monday – Friday, Harrow
Town Centre
Pinner Hill
Golf Club
SAVE £7 on Fridays when
you tee off 7.30am –
8.29am
Baskin Robbins
20% OFF take away
ice cream tubs every
Tuesday, Harrow
Town Centre
SAVE£7
£1 OFF
ENTRY
20% OFF

30. H
arrow may not be
brimming with top-flight
sports teams – but at
youth level, our teams are
feared across the capital!
Harrow’s young stars did us
proud again at this year’s London
Youth Games – with both the boys’
basketball team and girls’ hockey
team striking gold.
The boys outlasted Haringey
in a tight semi-final that went
to extra time, before storming
past Westminster with a stirring
comeback in the final to see them
lift the trophy.
England youth star Sesan
Russell, 16, is one of the team
tipped for the very top. “Basketball
was what I enjoyed the most
Harrow’s
young
sport stars
strike gold!
Harrow MVP
and wanted to do for the future.
Hopefully I can play collegiate level
basketball in the United States and
then play professional basketball
either in Europe or United States.”
The girls, meanwhile, began as
underdogs, but tore up the form
book - jumping from a 16th place
ranking to wrestle the crown of
champions from Wandsworth in an
exciting final.
And the victories kept on
coming – with individual golds in
swimming and judo, a silver for
the tennis team and a brace of
bronzes for trampolining and boys’
handball.
Harrow finished a brilliant 17th
overall (up from 21st the previous
year).
HARROW’S
MEDALISTS
Basketball
Hockey
Swimming
Judo
Tennis
Handball
Trampolining
30 Harrow People

31. Right: Harrow Girls
hockey team
Above: Harrow Youth
basketball team. Left:
Sesan Russell
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
The Balfour Beatty London Youth Games is Europe’s largest youth sports festival
with 30 different sports included. For more information and how to get involved
visit www.londonyouthgames.org.
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