Good Morning Neighbour! ☕
A weekend with one less line than usual for anyone flying out of Heathrow; a small Pinner shop taking home a national award; and a south-Harrow family with a quiet ask.
In today's Good Morning Pinner:
The Piccadilly line stops short of Heathrow this weekend, with replacement buses running from Hammersmith
Mouse & Grape's Jessica Summer on two years on Marsh Road and a Best Cheesemonger 2026 award
A south-Harrow family is appealing for stem cell donors to help a former resident
Let’s dive in.
- Chinar
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This Week around HA5
Roxbourne Railway's Ghost Train runs on Sunday afternoon, 1pm-4pm. Costumes welcome at this small community railway in Roxbourne Park, Field End Road, HA4 9PB. Rides are £2 each, no booking needed. One of the easier half-term outings in the patch.
Hillingdon Council has just dropped a packed October half-term programme. Harry Potter Book Day, theatre workshops and Halloween crafts are running across the borough through to the end of next weekend. A handy one for parents still putting plans together.
Meet the Lovely Humans
This week's lovely human is Jessica Summer, sommelier and cheesemonger, who opened Mouse & Grape on Marsh Road in November 2024 and was recently crowned Best Cheesemonger 2026.
"Hi, I'm Jessica, founder of Mouse & Grape! We opened in Pinner in November 2024, so we're coming up to our second birthday, although Mouse & Grape itself is nearly five years old. We started online, selling cheese and wine hampers nationwide and hosting events in people's homes and businesses, something we still do today."
The bit she secretly loves most: there is not much of a secret about how much she loves what she does. "Mouse & Grape grew from my passion for cheese, wine and bringing people together," she says. "Watching people enjoy something I've created makes it all worthwhile."
The best-kept secret regulars swear by: the cheese and wine pairings. Tell them what you like, or let the team surprise you, and they will find something delicious you might not have chosen yourself. The cheeseboards are, by her own admission, rather generous.
When she's off-duty, you'll most often find her at The Grocer, for the coffee, the garden and a sausage roll that is, in her words, "a bit of a cheeky treat."
She started Mouse & Grape because so many places celebrate wine, and so many celebrate cheese, but very few give both the same attention. The shop runs guided tastings, private celebrations and community events, with an upstairs space for bringing people together. Cheese and wine hampers still ship nationwide.
Want to take the spotlight next week? Hit reply with a name and the one line that makes someone impossible to forget.
Local Business News
Spotted a new opening, refurb, hygiene-rating change, local offer or shopfront mystery? Hit reply and send it over. Bonus points if it involves a sign going up and half the high street quietly trying to work out what it means.
What’s Happening This Week
General
Duck Pond Market | Manor Farm, Ruislip HA4 7QL | Sun 18 Oct | 10am-3pm (free) - The 3rd-Sunday Ruislip artisan market: small-business shopping, street food, coffee and cake, with dogs on leads welcome. Free entry, free parking on site.
People's Emergency Briefing (PEB) Screening | Holy Trinity Wealdstone, 1A Headstone Drive, HA3 5QX | Tue 20 Oct | 7pm (free) - Voluntary Action Harrow hosts a 50-minute climate and nature briefing film with nine UK scientists, followed by an open discussion. Doors 6pm, refreshments provided. Book here
A Medley of Mediums | West House, Pinner | Fri 24 Oct | 4pm (£4) - An afternoon of mediumship readings with refreshments and a small gift on entry. All welcome. Tickets (HA5 1AE.)
Sound Bath - Sunday Morning | Pinner Village Hall | Sun 25 Oct | 10am (£20) - A morning sound bath to start your day. Info
Activities for Children
Dear Zoo | Beck Theatre, Hayes | Tue 20 Oct | 1:30pm - A live stage adaptation of the much-loved children's book, with all the animals you remember. Tickets
Roxbourne Railway Ghost Train | Roxbourne Park, Field End Road, Eastcote HA4 9PB | Sun 25 Oct | 1pm-4pm (£2 per ride) - Costumes welcome at this small community railway opposite Venue 5. No booking needed.
Plan Ahead
Compass Theatre Musical Theatre Workshop | Compass Theatre, Glebe Avenue, Ickenham UB10 8PD | Wed-Fri 28-30 Oct | 10am-4pm (£35 single day / £90 all three days) - A three-day Halloween musical theatre workshop for ages 6 to 14. Drop-off day, fancy dress welcome. Booking
Harry Potter Book Day | Great Barn, Manor Farm site, Ruislip HA4 7SU | Thu 29 Oct | 10am-2pm (free) - A free, magical half-term day of wizarding activities, a costume parade judged by the Mayor of Hillingdon at noon, and themed crafts. Booking required, 30-minute arrival time slot per attendee. Booking
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Community Corner
A south-Harrow family is appealing for stem cell donors to help save a former resident's life. A donor event has been organised locally, with the simplest first step being to register with DKMS. If you can help, the family would love to hear from you. Details
Civic Updates
Plans for a 97-bedroom care home on the former Vernon Lodge site in Harrow Weald are facing objections from residents. Concerns raised include size, scale, traffic and loss of mature trees. Harrow Council has logged the application as still under consideration. Details
Transport
This weekend: the Piccadilly line has engineering works between Hammersmith and Heathrow (all terminals) / Uxbridge until end of service today. Replacement buses PL1, PL3, PL4 and PL7 cover the gap. The Metropolitan line is on good service into central London from Pinner.
Next weekend (Sat 24 and Sun 25 October): no planned engineering works are flagged for the Piccadilly or Metropolitan lines. Both running normal service.
Pet of the Week
Want your pet to take the highly unofficial GMP crown next week? Hit reply with one photo, their name, and the tiny household role they have appointed themselves to.
Inspiration from previous winners: Pepper the Glossy-Coat Inspector, the Junior Train Inspector at the Miniature Railway, or a certain Head of Roast-Chicken Diplomacy. Whether yours is Chief Sock Recovery Officer, Lead Investigator of Squirrel Activity, or Director of Sunrise Window Patrol, we want to hear about it.
Closing
Thank you for reading Good Morning Pinner today.
If you only do one thing today, head over to Manor Farm in Ruislip for the Duck Pond artisan market. If you only do one planning thing this week, block out Tuesday evening at Holy Trinity Wealdstone for the People's Emergency Briefing, and Sunday morning at Pinner Village Hall for the Sound Bath. And if you only do one good thing for your local newsletter, hit reply with an event, a story, or a sign you have spotted in passing.
Got a story, event, local win, or random neighbourhood question? Hit reply. I read every one.
See you next Sunday, same time, same place.
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