Harrow Foodbank – Vacancies for Trustee Board Members

https://harrow.foodbank.org.uk I have just returned from visitingHarrow Foodbank and speaking to Chonde, the project manager.  She told me that they are looking for two new trustee board members.  If you are interested, continue reading.

Harrow Food Bank is part of the Trussell Trust  – a network of over 1300 food bank centres in the UK. Between April 2022 and March 2023, food banks provided almost 3 million food supplies to people in crisis. More information can be found at www.trusseltrust.org

Harrow Food Bank

Vacancies for Trustee Board Members

Harrow Food Bank requires two Trustees to support the Chair and current members who can support the existing Trustees:

 

Administrator  / Secretary: to lead on all the administrative duties of the food bank and Trustee Board, ensure all meetings are conducted within the legal requirements and a record of all meetings maintained.

Key roles & responsibilities:

  1. Arrange and communicate dates for all Trustee Meetings, circulating papers in advance
  2. Follow up on the agreed actions from meetings and keep an accurate ‘action log’
  3. Ensure all stakeholders are informed of the AGM and that the AGM report is submitted to all relevant bodies

https://harrow.foodbank.org.uk

Treasurer: to lead on the financial affairs of the foodbank and to ensure that they are conducted within the required legal accounting and good practice conventions.

Key roles & responsibilities:

  1. Ensure that the Food Bank has proper systems for budgeting, financial controls, insurance and reporting
  2. Produce and present regular finance reports for the Trustees Board Meetings
  3. Maintain accurate financial records as report in a timely manner to all relevant bodies

If you are interested in the above roles please email Mr Brendan Timlin, Current Chair [email protected] or Mr Rob Ogundere, future Chair [email protected]

 

Pinner Rotary St George’s Day Celebration – Wheelbarrow Competitors Wanted

Sun, Apr 21st 2024 at 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The highlight of the celebrations is always the Wheelbarrow Race, a unique Pinner event in which teams of two take it in turns to push their partner in a wheelbarrow, drink beer and race round the streets of Pinner. This starts at Little Common (just past the Police Station) and ends at Church Farm Green (opposite the Parish Church).

Are you interested in taking part in the 2024 wheelbarrow race?  Please complete the form below

Wheelbarrow application form

 

Help Influence Pinner’s Future

Our AGM and open meeting  will be held on the 17th April 24 in thh Village Hall at 8pm.  If you would like to influence Pinner’s future, why not be come a commitee member.

Interested?

We invite people to stand for the position of Officers or the Committee. These must be made in writing (a completed PDF nomination form submitted via email or on paper), supported by a seconder, having obtained the permission of the proposed nominee, and sent to the Chair or Secretary (address on page 3) at least one week before the AGM.

Any Pinner Association member who is interested in knowing more is welcome to contact our Chair, Julie by emailing [email protected]

Copies of the nomination forms for Officers and the Committee may be obtained by emailing [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Thank you

County Lines Intensification Week

Dear Watch Member,

This week is County Lines Intensification Week, so to create awareness of what the term ‘County Lines’ means, Pinner SNT and Pinner South SNT officers have respectively delivered leaflets about the organised criminal activity to almost 500 households in Pinner.

Although the majority of leaflets were delivered to homes located on estates, County Lines and the often associated practice of ‘cuckooing’ can happen anywhere, and often where a vulnerable person resides.

By clicking on the link below to inform yourself of what the signs of involvement in County Lines and ‘cuckooing’ are, you can help protect vulnerable people and keep your community safe:

https://crimestoppers-uk.org/keeping-safe/community-family/county-lines

If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: [email protected]

Regards,
Lee O’Brien
Pinner Safer Neighbourhood Team
Email: [email protected]

Harrow Public Spaces Protection Orders(PSPO)

On 1 March 2024, Harrow Council’s new PSPO’s come into force.

If you wish to look at the interactive map on how it affects the different public space, then click here.

We understand that there will be a ‘dedicated bird-feeding area’ in Pinner Memorial Park (PMP) for duck feeders later this year.

Below is a summary of some of the new powers and what is prohibited.

 

Walk & Talk Litter Pick – Friday 16th February

Dear Watch Member,

This Friday, 16th February, in partnership with Harrow Litter Pickers and staff of Sainsbury’s, Pinner, we will be conducting a litter-pick and Violence Against Women and Girls Walk and Talk in Sainsbury’s car park.  1pm to 2:30pm.

This is a location where women tell us they feel anxious and unsafe, partly because of the car park’s neglected appearance.

Aside from the environmental, physical and mental health benefits of litter-picking, an event like this is a great opportunity to meet new like-minded people who share a passion for making Pinner and Harrow a cleaner and safer place for everyone.

If you want to participate, meet us outside the entrance of Sainsbury’s, or find us in the car park itself from 1pm onwards.

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If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: [email protected]

Regards,
Lee O’Brien
Pinner Safer Neighbourhood Team
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 020 8721 27

Beware of Parcel Thieves in Pinner

Dear Watch Member,
Parcel theft is an everyday, all year-round crime that often goes unreported.

In the lead-up to Christmas, parcels may contain more expensive items than usual.

Which is great news for the opportunist thief who sees an uncollected delivery on a doorstep whilst walking down the street.

Or the thief that follows a delivery van and watches where the delivery is left before purloining it for themselves.

Here are some things you can do to reduce the risk of your parcel being stolen:

• track your parcel to ensure you or someone else is at home for the delivery
• install a video doorbell; this can be connected to your mobile so you are notified immediately of any delivery, and is easier to install than a full CCTV system
• install a security light
• arrange for your parcel to be delivered to a trusted neighbour, or other family members who will be at home; if you live in a flat, is there a concierge who could accept the parcel for you?
• use an off-site locker service for frequent deliveries, or for expensive items; these parcel boxes are more likely to be in busy, safer locations – such as supermarkets – rather than secluded areas which could be targeted by thieves

Remember, this crime prevention advice is for life, not just for Christmas.
If you need to reply regarding this message, tap on this email address: [email protected]
Regards,
Lee O’Brien
Pinner Safer Neighbourhood Team
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 020 8721 2775