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In today’s Good Morning Pinner:
Applications for the annual Wheelbarrow Race are open
New “Welcome to Pinner“ signs in the neighbourhood
Local elections are coming up in May
Let’s dive in.
- Chinar
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This Week in HA5
Local elections across Harrow wards take place on Thursday 7 May 2026. If you haven’t checked your registration in a while, now is a good time.
St George’s Day Wheelbarrow Race applications are open. Equal parts chaos and charm.
Duck Pond Market is back at Manor Farm, Ruislip on Sunday 15 Mar (10am-3pm). Street food, small biz browsing, and friendly dogs on leads.
Local Business News
The Veggie Kitchen (Stanmore) runs vegetarian cookery courses across Indian, Thai, Chinese, Italian and more, with group and one to one options for all levels. More info
What’s Happening This Week
Events with (£) are paid.
Duck Pond Market | Manor Farm, Ruislip | Sun 15 Mar | 10am-3pm - Free entry.
Board Game Mondays | Queen's Head | Mon 16 Mar | 7:30pm - Free entry, bring your A game (and maybe skip Monopoly if you value friendships).
Quiz Night | Queen's Head | Tue 17 Mar | 8pm (£) - £2 entry, with £1 going to Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.
Quiz Night | Three Wishes Pinner | Wed 18 Mar | 7:30pm (£) - £3 entry per person, £50 bar tab for the winning team.
Quiz Night | The Ascott | Wed 18 Mar | 8pm (£)
Speed Quiz | The Whittington | Thu 19 Mar | 8pm (£) - £3 entry, with cash prizes on offer.
Ruislip Country Market | St Martin's Approach Car Park | Fri 20 Mar | 10am-12pm
Art Dubba Mandala Painting Workshop | One Forty Cafe, West Harrow | Fri 20 Mar | 7:00 (£) - A creative, feel good evening for busy mums and women who do it all. Tickets
Harrow Apollo Choir Spring Concert | St Albans Church, North Harrow | Sat 22 Mar - Featuring the Kings Langley Community Choir for a proper sing out.
Sound Bath | Pinner Village Hall | Sun 22 Mar | 4pm (£) - A calm, welcoming space to rest, reset and unwind. Tickets
Activities for Children
Junior Parkrun | Pinner Village Gardens | Sun 15 Mar | 9-9:45am
Crafternoon Time | Roxborough Heights, HA1 | Mon 16 Mar | 11am (£) - Weekly family crafts and activities. More info
Kids Kung Fu | Harrow High School | Tue 17 Mar | 5:45pm & 6:30pm (£) - Two age groups (4-6 and 7-13). More info
U9s Training and Trials | Parkfield Youth FC | Every Wed | 6-7pm - Contact Jason at 07772671464 before attending.
Futsal Class | Barnhill High School | Fri 20 Mar | 5:30pm (£) - Weekly session for all abilities.
Weekly Classes
Boogie Knights | Bishop Winnington Ingram Primary School | Every Mon & Tue | 7am (£) - Dance themed fitness workout for all abilities. Book here
Beginners Pilates | Pinner Village Hall | Every Tue | 9:45am (£) - Calm, friendly Pilates for beginners or those returning to exercise. Book here
Tai Chi | Harrow High School | Every Wed | 6pm (£) - Beginners class for the Wu Style Tai Chi. Book here
Women Only Self Defence | Harrow High School | Every Thu | 7pm (£) - Self defence class taught by a female instructor. Book here
The events and activities list is growing as I speak with more organisers each week. Reply to this email and let me know what you'd like to see here!
Community Corner
The new “Welcome to Pinner” signs have landed, and they look great. Small wins that make the high street feel even more like home.
Transport
The Metropolitan Line is partially closed between Baker Street and Aldgate today.
No planned engineering works on the Metropolitan Line in the upcoming week, which brings our Metropolitan Line streak to Week 8.
Not a lot of happy news on the Piccadilly Line front. The Uxbridge branch is closed next weekend. This includes the Friday and Saturday night tube service. Replacement buses are available.
Civic Updates
SEND Life Pathways to Employability Fair. Harrow Council is promoting a fair for young people with SEND aged 14-25, with education, employment and support opportunities.
Dog of the Week
(Something to cheer you up after reading about the service disruptions coming next week.)
Say hi to Chewy!
📸 LNC Walks
This week’s Dog of the Week goes to the one and only Chewy, our little Shih Tzu with a very big personality. Chewy may be small, but he certainly keeps up with the big dogs on our walks.
Whether he’s splashing through muddy puddles or trotting along the trail with his friends, Chewy approaches every adventure with enthusiasm and charm. When Chewy really gets going, you’d swear you were watching Speedy Gonzales – he absolutely zooms across the field! But as the walk comes to an end, he has a clever tactic… slowing right down in the hopes that the fun might last just a little longer.
Chewy is a true happy chappy, and his playful spirit and cheeky character bring so much joy to our walks. We’re very lucky to have him as part of the LNC family.
Shared by LNC Walks
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Closing
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