Good Morning Neighbour! ☕
This week, Pinner gets its own proper little concert season.
Pinner Music Festival turns 60, Bike Week gives Harrow a reason to wobble proudly into the saddle, and Pinner Library has a couple of useful children's activities for anyone whose weekend planning currently consists of "we will see".
In today's Good Morning Pinner:
Pinner Music Festival runs from 8 to 13 June at Pinner Parish Church
Bike Week brings free led rides across Harrow from 8 to 14 June
Pinner Library has Hi-Vis storytime and a Saturday craft session this week
Let’s dive in.
- Chinar
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This Week in HA5
Pinner Music Festival is the big one this week. The 60th festival runs from Monday 8 to Saturday 13 June at Pinner Parish Church, with lunchtime and evening concerts, two newly commissioned works, and fundraising for the church organ restoration. Festival details
Bike Week is also here, if your bicycle has been acting mainly as hallway sculpture. Harrow Cycle Hub has free led rides across the week, including Hatch End, Harrow, Kenton and an arty ride on Saturday. Ride listings
Saturday morning travel into town needs a quick glance before you leave. TfL has planned works on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines on Saturday 13 June, with the Metropolitan line closed from Aldgate to Harrow-on-the-Hill until 10:30am.
Meet the Lovely Humans
Know someone local with a brilliant story, unusual side project, or wonderfully niche obsession? Send their name and one line about them here.
Local Business News
Cafe Pascucci's Hatch End expansion is still one to keep an eye on. The cafe is expanding into the old Post Office, which should make that bit of the high street feel a little more awake.
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 7 Jun | 9-9:45am
Sunday Sound Bath | Pinner Village Hall | Sun 7 Jun | 4:30pm (£) - A calming Sunday reset at the village hall. More info
Gala Academy Badminton | St John's School, Pinner | Sun 7 Jun | 7pm (£) - Coached badminton for adults and children 5+. Bookings
Pinner Music Festival: Seminar and Clavichord Concert | Pinner Parish Church | Mon 8 Jun | 12:30-2:30pm (£) - Petroc Trelawny chairs the opening seminar, followed by Julian Perkins performing Bach's Attick. Festival details
Crafternoon Time | Roxborough Heights, HA1 | Mon 8 Jun | 11am (£) - Weekly family crafts and activities.
Board Game Mondays | Queen's Head | Mon 8 Jun | 7:30pm - Free entry, bring your game face.
Pinner Music Festival: Pinner Parish Church Choir | Pinner Parish Church | Tue 9 Jun | 7:30pm (£) - Anthems and solos, including Paul Jeanes' Psalm 121. Festival details
Quiz Night | Queen's Head | Tue 9 Jun | 8pm (£) - £2 entry, with £1 going to Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.
Pinner Music Festival: Royal Academy of Music Harp Ensemble | Pinner Parish Church | Wed 10 Jun | 1pm (£) - Dancing with Harps, Part 2. Festival details
Quiz Night | Three Wishes Pinner | Wed 10 Jun | 7:30pm (£) - £3 entry per person, with a £50 bar tab for the winning team.
Pinner Music Festival: Brodsky Quartet | Pinner Parish Church | Wed 10 Jun | 7:30pm (£) - Mozart, Shostakovich and Beethoven. Festival details
Quiz Night | The Ascott | Wed 10 Jun | 8pm (£)
Pinner Music Festival: Ensemble Renard | Pinner Parish Church | Thu 11 Jun | 1pm (£) - Wind quintet programme with Mozart, Samuel Barber, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and more. Festival details
Speed Quiz | The Whittington | Thu 11 Jun | 8pm (£) - £3 entry, with cash prizes on offer.
Ruislip Country Market | St Martin's Approach Car Park | Fri 12 Jun | 10am-12pm
Pinner Music Festival: Yevgeny Sudbin | Pinner Parish Church | Fri 12 Jun | 7:30pm (£) - Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, Scarlatti and Tchaikovsky. Festival details
Pinner Music Festival: Festival Choir, Soloists and Orchestra | Pinner Parish Church | Sat 13 Jun | 7:30pm (£) - Purcell, Galvani, Pascoe and Faure for the festival finale. Festival details
Janina's Cacao and Sound Ceremony | Pinner Methodist Church | Sun 14 Jun | 6:30pm (£) - Cacao and sound healing session. Tickets
Activities for Children
Kids Kung Fu | Harrow High School | Tue 9 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 10 Jun | 6:30pm (£) - Parent and child lessons for ages 3 months to 4 years.
U9s Training and Trials | Parkfield Youth FC | Wed 10 Jun | 6-7pm - Contact Jason at 07772671464 before attending.
Hi-Vis Fortnight Storytime | Pinner Library | Fri 12 Jun | 10:15am - Interactive storytime followed by a stay-and-play sensory session for under 5s. No booking required. Details
Futsal Class | Barnhill High School | Fri 12 Jun | 5:30pm (£) - Weekly session for all abilities.
Paper Weaving Animal Craft | Pinner Library | Sat 13 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's Great Big Green Week display is still up at Greenhill Art Pod. It celebrates Harrow nature conservation areas and other green themes, and is viewable 24/7 until Sunday 14 June at Greenhill Place, HA1 2EB.
Harrow Cycle Hub has free led rides for Bike Week. You need a Let's Ride login to book, but the rides themselves are free, friendly and led by qualified volunteer ride leaders. Ride listings
Seen a local sign, mystery shopfront, very specific noticeboard drama or useful community callout? Send it over. These are the tiny things that make this newsletter much more fun than a spreadsheet wearing shoes.
Transport
Saturday 13 June is the fiddly one. The Metropolitan line closed from Aldgate to Harrow-on-the-Hill until 10:30am, and the Piccadilly line closed from Hyde Park Corner to Acton Town until 2pm. There is also no Piccadilly service on the whole line during Friday Night Tube.
Civic Updates
No fresh civic update this week. The council is working hard behind the scenes!
Pet of the Week
No crowned pet this week, which means the throne is sitting there looking deeply under-occupied.
If your pet has recently been promoted to Head of Window Surveillance, Chief Biscuit Inspector, Assistant Laundry Saboteur or any other important household role, send one photo, their name, and their job title this way.
Closing
Thank you for reading Good Morning Pinner today.
If you only book one thing this week, make it something from Pinner Music Festival. If you only do one practical thing, check Saturday travel before heading into town. If you only do one nosy thing, keep an eye on that old Post Office in Hatch End.
See you next Sunday, same time, same place.
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