Good Morning Neighbour! ☕
Cafe Pascucci is expanding in Hatch End, Pinner Music Festival is close enough now that booking it can no longer be filed under "future me will sort this", and there is a handy little Green Week display in Harrow if you want something thoughtful and free.
In today's Good Morning Pinner:
Cafe Pascucci is expanding into the old Post Office in Hatch End
Pinner Music Festival starts next week, with its 60th year now worth booking
Pinner Library has storytime and children's craft sessions this week
Let’s dive in.
- Chinar
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This Week in HA5
Pinner Music Festival is the one to sort before next weekend. The 60th festival runs from 8 to 13 June, raising funds for the Pinner Parish Church organ restoration. If you keep meaning to go "one year", this may be the year tapping you on the shoulder. Festival details
Meet the Lovely Humans
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Local Business News
Cafe Pascucci is expanding into Hatch End's old Post Office. A visible high-street change, and a nice vote of confidence in the local cafe scene. Congratulations to Anton and the team.
Spotted a new opening, refurb, hygiene-rating change, local offer, or shopfront mystery? Send it here.
What’s Happening This Week
Events with (£) are paid.
General
Junior Parkrun | Pinner Village Gardens | Sun 31 May | 9-9:45am
Gala Academy Badminton | St John's School, Pinner | Sun 31 May | 7pm (£) - Coached badminton for adults and children 5+. Bookings
Crafternoon Time | Roxborough Heights, HA1 | Mon 1 Jun | 11am (£) - Weekly family crafts and activities.
Board Game Mondays | Queen's Head | Mon 1 Jun | 7:30pm - Free entry, bring your game face.
Quiz Night | Queen's Head | Tue 2 Jun | 8pm (£) - £2 entry, with £1 going to Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.
Quiz Night | Three Wishes Pinner | Wed 3 Jun | 7:30pm (£) - £3 entry per person, with a £50 bar tab for the winning team.
Quiz Night | The Ascott | Wed 3 Jun | 8pm (£)
Wrong Side Comedy | The Three Crowns, Bushey | Wed 3 Jun | 8pm (£) - Live standup with up-and-coming and established acts. Tickets
Zumba Gold | St Albans Church, North Harrow | Thu 4 Jun | 10:30am (£) - Lower-impact fitness class. £10 per class, with packages available.
futureword.london Spoken Word Night | Harrow Arts Centre | Thu 4 Jun | 7-9pm (£) - A new spoken-word night with open mic spots for poets and storytellers, especially first-timers. Tickets
Speed Quiz | The Whittington | Thu 4 Jun | 8pm (£) - £3 entry, with cash prizes on offer.
Ruislip Country Market | St Martin's Approach Car Park | Fri 5 Jun | 10am-12pm
80s Live | Harrow Arts Centre | Fri 5 Jun | 7:30pm (£) - Big retro concert energy at HAC. Shoulder pads optional, commitment encouraged. Tickets
Terracotta Pot Painting | Art Park, Harrow | Sat 6 Jun | 11:30am (£) - A creative workshop with materials and light snacks included.
The Best in Comedy | Harrow Arts Centre | Sat 6 Jun | 7:30pm (£) - Seann Walsh, Ahir Shah, Sunil Patel and Jack Barry on the bill. Strictly over 18s. Tickets
Activities for Children
Kids Kung Fu | Harrow High School | Tue 2 Jun | 5:45pm and 6:30pm (£) - Two age groups for 4-6 and 7-13 year olds. More info
Evening Baby and Toddler Swimming Lessons | John Lyon Prep School | Wed 3 Jun | 6:30pm (£) - Parent and child lessons for ages 3 months to 4 years.
U9s Training and Trials | Parkfield Youth FC | Wed 3 Jun | 6-7pm - Contact Jason at 07772671464 before attending.
See Through Their Eyes: Empathy Day Craft | Pinner Library | Thu 4 Jun | 4:30pm - Ages 6-11. Booking required through Pinner Library. Library events
National Year of Reading Storytime | Pinner Library | Fri 5 Jun | 10:15am - Ages 0-5. No booking required. Details
Futsal Class | Barnhill High School | Fri 5 Jun | 5:30pm (£) - Weekly session for all abilities.
World Ocean Day Craft | Pinner Library | Sat 6 Jun | 2:30pm - Ages 5+. Booking required through Pinner Library. Library events
Weekly Classes
Boogie Knights | Bishop Winnington Ingram Primary School | Every Mon and Tue | 7am (£) - Dance themed fitness for all levels. Book here
Beginners Pilates | Pinner Village Hall | Every Tue | 9:45am (£) - Calm and friendly Pilates for beginners and returners. Book here
Tai Chi | Harrow High School | Every Wed | 6pm (£) - Beginners Wu Style Tai Chi class. 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!
Organising an event? Submit it here to get it added.
Community Corner
Harrow U3A has a Great Big Green Week display at Greenhill Art Pod. It celebrates Harrow nature conservation areas and other green themes, and is viewable 24/7 from 1 to 14 June at Greenhill Place, HA1 2EB.
Pinner Music Festival turns 60 this year. Concerts run from 8 to 13 June, with the festival raising funds for the Pinner Parish Church organ restoration. If local music is your thing, this is the booking nudge. Festival details
Adult cycle confidence courses are being promoted around Harrow. Useful if you know someone who wants to learn or return to cycling in a relaxed setting rather than being launched straight into traffic-based character development.
Transport
Piccadilly line weekend closure: TfL's latest planned closures list shows no Piccadilly service from Hammersmith to Heathrow and Uxbridge on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June, including Friday and Saturday Night Tube.
Civic Updates
No fresh civic update this week. The council is working hard behind the scenes!
Pet of the Week
This week's star is Bonnie.
Say hi to Bonnie!
📸 Judy
Bonnie loves to cleverly disguise herself as a "domestic operative", complete with her favourite flat noodle duster. A local household professional who brings both charm and questionable dusting technique.
Thank you Judy for introducing Bonnie to us!
Want your pet to take the highly unofficial GMP crown next week? Send one photo, their name, and the tiny household role they have appointed themselves to this way.
Closing
Thank you for reading Good Morning Pinner today.
If you only do one practical thing this week, check the Piccadilly line before making weekend plans westbound. If you do one pleasant thing, make it a music festival booking, a Green Week display stop, or a little walk past the old Post Office in Hatch End.
See you next Sunday, same time, same place.
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