OCTOBER 2025

until 26 October: Heath Robinson Museum: Contraptions & Connections is a playful, thought-provoking exhibition that celebrates the delight of invention through quirky machines, moving sculptures, and the unmistakable charm of the absurd. From the beloved drawings of William Heath Robinson, the original ‘Gadget King’, to contemporary kinetic artists, automata makers and machine builders, the exhibition brings together a wonderfully eccentric mix of creators who turn the everyday into the extraordinary. Heath Robinson’s humorous illustrations of absurdly complex machines built from string, spoons, kettles and corkscrews are known and loved around the world. His drawings, first published before the First World War, have since inspired generations of inventors, artists and engineers with their wit, warmth and technical fantasy. The Museum is open 1am-4pm, Thursday-Sunday. Tickets – adults, £6; over 65s, £5; student (25+ /people with disabilities), £4; child (18 and under), free; student (24 and under), free.

2 October: Hatch End Horticultural Society: 8pm, talk at the Baptist Church, Rowlands Avenue, Hatch End: Happy Healthy Roses by Geoff Hodges. Entry to the talk is £3 for members and £4 for non-members. Tea/Coffee and biscuits will be available. Please bring your own mug if possible. Doors will open at 7.30pm.

11 October: Hatch End Association & 1st Hatch End Scouts: litter pick-up day at 2-4pm (note new timing) – but you don’t have to come for 2 hours. If you can only make half an hour, it is still worth it. Start outside 1st Hatch End Scout Group HQ, off the car park between Leeway Close and Grimsdyke Road (behind Kwik Fit), HA5 4JB. Collect a litter picker, gloves, a bag and tabard, or use your own equipment if you have it. Pick up litter wherever you like in the local Hatch End area. Return bags to designated place (TBC) for collection by Harrow Council. Refreshments are kindly offered by 1st Hatch End Scouts at the Scout Hut at 4pm. All are welcome.

11 October: Harrow Choral Society: A Season to Sing concert at St Albans Church, HA2 7PF at 5.30 pm. Joanna Forbes L’Estrange was inspired to arrange The Four Seasons for choirs to coincide with the 300th anniversary of its original publication. Vivaldi himself had written sonnets to accompany his music. Besides these, Joanna has incorporated a range of texts on the theme of seasons – poems, hymn texts and passages from the Bible, as well as sound-effects. In one wordless section she also pays homage to Ward Swingle, founder of the famous Swingle Singers. The choir will be conducted by Music Director Sam Evans and accompanied on the organ by Paul Ayres. Tickets are £15 for adults and £2 for under 18s. Visit www.harrowchoral.org.uk for info or to book.

16 October: Hatch End Association: Road Stewards’ get together at 7-9 pm at Harrow Arts Centre.

19 October: Harrow Apollo Male Choir: Autumn Concert at 3pm at St Alban’s Church, The Ridgeway, North Harrow, HA2 7PF. Tickets: £15 (adults); under 18 (free). To buy, visit https://buytickets.at/harrowapollomalechoir/1814519. Tickets are also available on the door. For more information about the concert or the choir, visit: www.harrow-apollo-male-choir.org.

NOVEMBER 2025

6 November: Hatch End Horticultural Society: 2,30pm, talk at the Baptist Church, Rowlands Avenue, Hatch End: Andrew Halstead on Garden Pests.

DECEMBER 2025

4 December: Hatch End Association Christmas Tree Light Up at 4pm for 4.30pm. Come along at 4pm for carols with the Harrow Apollo Male Choir and stay for the light up by the Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Anjana Patel. All are welcome.

LOCAL EVENTS FOR 2026

FEBRUARY 2026

5 February: Hatch End Horticultural Society: 2,30pm, Monica Gerhold on Favourite Plants, at the Baptist Church, Rowlands Avenue, Hatch End.

MARCH 2026

5 March: Hatch End Horticultural Society: 7.45pm, AGM and talk by Michael Holland  on Chelsea Physic Garden at the Baptist Church, Rowlands Avenue, Hatch End.

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