Author: News Team

Wreath Laying at Dove of Peace War Memorial in the Peace Garden.

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 .

Forthcoming increase in Daily Parking Charge at Pinner Station Car Park.

Regular users of Pinner Station Car Park may have noticed signage about the new price increase.

From November 17th 2026, it will cost £9.50 to park for the day; Monday – Friday.

The car park is managed by Euro Car Parks.

The Pinner Association has written to the Federation of Metropolitan Line Users Committees about this forthcoming large increase in the daily parking charge at Pinner Station car park asking them to raise this issue with TfL as a matter of urgency.

Opening of New Children’s Playground in Pinner Village Gardens.

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/

 

Closure of Pinner 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.

Consultation on the Draft New London Plan

The New London Plan

The Greater London Authority issued a draft New London Plan document on 16 July 2026 as part of a consultation process ending on 15 October 2026.

This document outlines the planning guidelines for the next 25 years for 558,000 housing units in London over the next 10 years.  The revised target for Harrow is about a 50% increase on the current plan, and it could involve development on the Green Belt within our area.

Much of the total growth targets the north London Boroughs, with Hillingdon being the hardest hit.

The document is 300 pages and can be found at:

https://consult.london.gov.uk/londonplan.

The Pinner Association will be working with the Hatch End Association and the Council to respond to the consultation.

Two Pinner Parks Awarded a Green Flag.

The Mayor of Harrow, Councillor Yogesh Teli and Councillor Janet Mote, Portfolio Holder for Community & Culture, attended Green Flag raising  ceremonies in Pinner Memorial Park and Pinner Village Gardens recently.

Pinner Memorial Park had its Green Flag renewed when judged this year, and Pinner Village Gardens were awarded a Green Flag for the first time, thanks to the hard work of the volunteers, including the Peace Garden Volunteers and the Friends of Pinner Village Gardens, and the Harrow Green Team in improving and maintaining these beautiful parks to such a high standard.

Consultation on Heathrow expansion – The Pinner Association response

Consultation on Heathrow expansion

A Draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement (HENPS) consultation has been published with a deadline for responses by 1st September 2026.

London Forum Of Amenity & Civic Societies has asked for feedback from its member societies to the consultation questions so that the London Forum can submit comments to the government.   They also very much encourage responding directly to the government, both as a society and as individuals.

This is a summary of the response sent by The Pinner Association to London Forum:

Summary of Key Points: Pinner Association’s Response to Heathrow Expansion

  1. Noise Pollution Impact:

    • Pinner is currently only affected by aircraft noise about 30% of the time (during easterly winds).
    • The proposed new North Runway would place Pinner directly under a major flight path, potentially resulting in up to 17 flights per hour overhead at altitudes between 2,000 and 9,000 feet, causing unacceptable noise pollution.
    • This is due to flight path changes requiring both southbound and transatlantic flights to initially fly north over Pinner before turning.

  2. Distortion of the Local Labour Market:

    • Heathrow already increases employment costs in West London (e.g. bus drivers’ wages in Harrow are 6% more than in Ilford; in Hounslow, 17% more than in Orpington).
    • Expansion will create thousands of new jobs at the expense of further raising labour costs for essential public services (public transport, NHS, local authorities) and potentially increasing fares or taxes for residents.

  3. Project Delivery Concerns:

    • Based on the experience with HS2, there is scepticism that the expansion can be delivered on time or within budget

The Mayor of Harrow opened a new hotel in Pinner today!

Or should that be a new “Air Bee & Bee” in the Bridge Street Gardens?

The new Mayor of Harrow, Councillor Yogesh Teli, accompanied by his wife Mayoress Neela Teli, came to the renovated Bridge Street Gardens in central Pinner to to cut the ribbon to open the bug hotel created by the Bridge Street Gardens volunteers.    This was the Mayors first official duty of his year of office and he spoke of his hope that this great example of local civic action by volunteers could be replicated in other areas of the borough.

The Mayor with Bridge Street Gardens Volunteers

The hard work over the past year by a dedicated group of volunteers has resulted in what had been a somewhat neglected small open space becoming an attractive park which is now being well used by Pinner residents and visitors to the main shopping and business area.

This project was co-funded by the London Borough of Harrow and The Pinner Association.

To join The Pinner Association and help us to support more local projects to to enhance the amenity of Pinner go to:

https://www.pinnerassociation.co.uk/membership/joinnow/

Met Engage – new communication platform with your local Police

Following Superintendent Zubin Writers talk at our Open Meeting and AGM. It was made apparent that not everyone knew about this initiative.

Message from the Pinner and Pinner South Safer Neighbourhood Teams:

As part of work to keep Londoners up to date with the work we are doing in your local area, we are rolling out a brand-new platform called Met Engage.

Met Engage will allow you to receive updates from your neighbourhood officers on what the police are doing in your area to tackle the issues that are most important to you. Going forward, this will be our main way of letting our communities know what we are doing in their area.

If would like to stay up to date, please sign up here:    https://www.metengage.co.uk/

This is not a crime-reporting platform. If you wish to report a crime you can call 101 or through our ‘Report a Crime’ section of the Met website. If it is an emergency, dial 999.