ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Hatch End Association will take place on Wednesday 17 April at 7.45pm for 8pm at the Belmont Room, Harrow Arts Centre.

AGENDA

1. Approve the Minutes of the last AGM.
2. Chairman’s Report.
3. Treasurer’s Report, 2023.
4. Appointment of Hon. Examiner of Accounts.
5. Election of Officers.
6. Election of Committee members.
7. Resolutions[Notice to be given to the Chairman by 7 April 2024]
8. Any other notified business.

This year various trees in Hatch End were felled by the Council as they were deemed unsafe or dead. Some 22 trees are being planted in the season November 2023 to March 2024. A further 22 will be planted in the next season. The first 22 trees will be planted in the following streets:

STREET                      LOCATION                SPECIES
Anselm Road               outside no 16             Prunus sargentil Rancho
Anselm Road               outside no 26             Koelreuteria paniculata
Cedar Drive                 outside no 4               Prunus cerasifera Nigra
Cedar Drive                 outside no 6               Koelreuteria paniculata
Derwent Avenue          outside no 5               Prunus sargentil Rancho
Derwent Avenue          outside no 31             Koelreuteria paniculata
Derwent Avenue          outside no 36             Hibiscus x Resi
Evelyn Drive                between no 3 & 5       Prunus kanzan
Evelyn Drive                outside no 21              Prunus Shirofugen
Evelyn Drive                between no 25 & 27    Prunus Shirofugen
Hillview Road              outside 98                    Prunus sargentil Rancho
Hillview Road              outside 65                    Hibiscus x Resi
Lyndon Avenue           left of no 2                    Acer negundo Flamingo
Lyndon Avenue           between no 25 & 27     Ligustrum japonicum
Pinewood Close          side of no 6                  Prunus Shirofugen
Royston Park Road     outside no 31                Koelreuteria paniculata
Sylvia Avenue              between no 21 & 23     Acer negundo Flamingo
Sylvia Avenue              outside no 52                Acer negundo Flamingo
Sylvia Avenue              outside no 84                 Koelreuteria paniculata
Uxbridge Road             outside no 469               Acer platanoides Crimson King
Woodhall Drive             outside no 20                   Prunus Shirofugen

SR 21/11/23

In Harrow, you can’t park across a driveway, on the pavement or grass verge. If you see this happening you can report it to the Council. Sending in a photo is also helpful. The easiest way to report violations is via Harrow Council website: : https://www.harrow.gov.uk/parking-permits/report-illegal-parking. But they can also be reached by phone on 020 8424 1858, Monday to Saturday, 8am-7pm. There is an out of hours number too: 020 8863 5611. And there is an email address:  parking.operations@harrow.gov.uk.

Sheila Reid 17/5/23

If you want to find out what do or see in the local area, take a look at our Local Events page where you will find many interesting plays, talks and exhibitions.

If you would like your organisation’s event published please contact us via this website or at editor@hatchend.org.

Fly-tipping is a problem throughout the borough of Harrow. Joe Hannon, Enforcement Officer at Harrow Council has produced a Q&A video on YouTube on fly-tipping that the HEA thinks might be useful for residents of Hatch End.
Log on to https://youtu.be/oOAfzK27_5w to tune in.

After being closed during lockdown, Pinner Library has reopened but with new opening hours, some restrictions and some services that will not be available.

Opening hours
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 10am – 2pm
Wednesday: 10am – 1pm
Thursday: 10am – 2pm
Friday: 10am – 1pm
Saturday: 10am – 2pm
Sunday: closed

Services NOT available
Full browsing
Study space and research resources
Photocopying
Meeting room space
Library events
Public toilets and baby changing facilities
Newspaper and magazines

Services available
Order and collect: members can request up to 10 books based on their reading preference which will be selected by library staff. You can give a preference, eg preferred authors, genres, subjects, age ranges. Only titles in stock within Harrow will be available. Once the order is ready, you will be contacted by a member of staff to arrange a date and time to visit the library.
Ready reads: Library staff can also prepare collections of 6 books that will be mixed fiction, genre fiction, cookery, gardening biographies. These will be put in carrier bags and members can take a lucky dip of a bag. However, titles can’t be swapped for others.
Reservation service: This is still in action from the library catalogue. Log on to: https://llc.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/harrow

How to order
Orders can be placed by email, phone or in person to Pinner or Stanmore libraries.
You need to give the following: name, library membership number, contact phone number and preferences.

Contact Pinner and Stanmore libraries
Pinner: 020 3714 7718 and pinner.library@harrowlibraries.org.uk
Stanmore: 020 3714 7728 and stanmore.library@harrowlibraries.org.uk