Year: 2026

The Mayor of Harrow laid a poppy wreath at the Dove of Peace War Memorial in the Peace Garden within Pinner Memorial Park on a damp Tuesday 3rd November afternoon.   

Pupils from Reddiford and West Lodge Schools attended the short but very moving ceremony, at which the Last Post and Reveille was played to designate a two minute silence.

The Peace Garden was created by The Pinner Association in 1995 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War II and the planting of the garden has been maintained by Pinner Association volunteers over the 30 years since that time.

 

The Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Yogesh Teli  accompanied by Cllr Janet Mote, Cllr Hitesh Karia and Cllr Christopher Baxter, Pinner South Ward .

Cllr Janet Mote, accompanied by the Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Yogesh Teli, formally opened the new children’s playground in Pinner Village Gardens on the morning of the 27th October 2026, with the Friends of Pinner Village Gardens present to show their pride in this next stage of their work to enhance this park which was awarded a Green Flag for the first time in 2026.

The refurbishment of the playground with new play equipment, seating areas and trees and grass, funded by the London Borough of Harrow, has been completed and the playground has opened in time for the half term holidays.

You can find out more about Pinner Village Gardens here:

https://www.harrow.gov.uk/environment-parks/pinner-village-gardens

and the Friends of Pinner Village Gardens here:

https://www.pinnervillagegardens.org.uk/

 

Last week Harrow Council held their annual Harrow Heroes Awards recognising all the different people who volunteer around the borough.

Congratulations must go to our Hon. Secretary Ruth Boff.

She was named Volunteer of the Year, as well as winning the Contribution to the Community category, recognising more than 21 years of dedicated service as Honorary Secretary of The Pinner Association. Ruth generously supports residents and is widely recognised as a dedicated volunteer.

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations must also go to Pinner Rotary.

Pinner Rotary were crowned winners of the Team Award and Volunteers of the Year, recognising it’s growing volunteer team, major community events and fundraising, including donating more than £30,000 to charities while bringing pride in Pinner. (They are the great people that organise Santa Sleigh, St Georges Day & Pinner Village Show)

David Simmonds, MP for Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner, has set up a petition to “Save Pinner’s Post Office”  – see this link to his website:

https://www.davidsimmonds.org.uk/campaigns/save-pinners-post-office 

TGJones in Bridge Street is to close on 14th October 2026 and therefore Pinner Post Office, which is located at the rear of that store, will also close on that date.

Below is the information currently available from the Post Office regarding a the possible relocation of Pinner Post Office to another site in central Pinner and the alternative Post Offices available in the interim.

The Pinner Association is liaising with our Ward Councillors over this concerning issue and we will post an updates as soon as further information is available.