November 2009 Archives

Centenary Christmas Coffee Morning on Saturday 28th November from 10.30am - 12.30pm at Pinner Free Church (Baptist), Paines Lane, Pinner.

A GREAT-grandmother who had a nasty fall on a bus after the driver pulled away before she had taken a seat is trying to find the two women who helped walk her home.

Dorothy Myers, of Uxbridge Road, Pinner Green, got on the H12 bus to go home after her weekly trip to Rumours hairdressers, in Marsh Road, Pinner, on October 30.

A Bazaar is being held at Pinner Village Hall, Chapel Lane Pinner on Saturday 21st November from 10am - 2pm. Entrance 50p. Gifts, Charity cards and raffles.

I AM writing to urge all your readers, of any faith and of none, to consider giving just a few hours of their time to support a local charity.
November 15 is Mitzvah Day, literally meaning good deed day. It is a day when Jews up and down the country will give not their money, but instead a little bit of their time to help those less fortunate than themselves.

HARROW Muslim Council is prepared to run the "underused" Muslim section of Harrow Weald cemetery in order to provide a seven-day-a-week burial service there.
The idea was put forward after Harrow Council attracted criticism for not providing families with the ability to inter their relatives at weekends at a different cemetery - the Brent Council-managed Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery in Oxhey Lane, Watford, where Harrow has had its own graveyard area since May 2008.
Nizam Ismail (Labour), chairman of Harrow Muslim Council and a ward councillor for Queensbury, has been lobbying for Saturday and Sunday burials at Carpenders Park and recently attended a meeting between faith representatives and Harrow Council bosses to resolve the matter.
Afterwards, a Labour statement said: "The meeting was very positive and constructive. It was agreed to look into this matter very seriously and an undertaking was given that burial facilities would be provided on Saturdays at Carpenders Park as from April 1 2010."
Mr Ismail added: "At last someone has listened to us. Having burials on Saturdays is an important step forward and we will wish to see this extended to Sundays as well."
Aside from talks about Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery, he said there was "a very productive discussion" about the future management of the Muslim section of Harrow Weald Cemetery in Clamp Hill, Stanmore, which is, according to Labour, is "currently underused due to the restricted services offered by the council".
The Harrow Muslim Council suggested to Michael Lockwood, chief executive of Harrow Council, that the borough's Islamic community manage the section itself with public funding to ensure burials could take place every day.
It is understood that the replacement Harrow Central Mosque in Station Road, Harrow, will employ an undertaker to run its morgue in order to make this practicable.
Mr Ismail said: "The council has promised to look at this innovative proposal very seriously and to respond in the very near future."
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Thieves tried to remove the alloy wheels of a BMW sitting in the driveway of a house in Winchester Drive, Pinner, between 10pm on Tuesday (03/11) and 4.30am the following day.
The vehicle's 37 year old owner told police the wheel nuts had been loosened and eight paving bricks were missing from his drive.

"Chantecler, the French Circle of Harrow, presents a talk - in French - on Sarah Bernhardt, Queen of the French stage, by David King, whose talks are already lively.
On Saturday 14th November, from 7pm in the Parish Hall of St. Anselms Church, Westfield Park, Hatch End, HA5 4JL.

Come and join our international friendly society for it's second event for the resident's of Harrow. To be held on Tuesday 10th November from 2pm - 4pm at Harrow Arts Centre.

HONEYBEES are vanishing at an alarming rate all over the world and if the decline continues it could lead to a devastating impact on the world's food supply.

About one-third of human food is derived from insect-pollinated plants and the honeybee alone is responsible for 80 per cent of this pollination.

The value of honeybee pollination to UK agricultural economy is more than £160m every year.

At an attempt to halt this decline, Pinner & Ruislip Beekeepers' Association are putting on an exhibition for people to learn about honeybees and what they can do to help them and other pollinators.

The association exists to foster the art and science of beekeeping. It was formed in 1954 and in 1986 it was granted charitable status.

Penny Perry, the show secretary, said: "We encourage new people to take up beekeeping and give advice on how to manage colonies efficiently.

"Truly feral honeybees have died out in the UK so beekeepers play an important role in tending to the health and well-being of this valuable pollinator.

"Apart from acting as a social and educational group, we also provide services to the community ranging from advice to individuals, through to talks and demonstrations to interested societies, at shows and in schools.

"We are also frequently called upon to retrieve swarms from some very difficult locations."

Last year the UK's beekeepers reported colony losses averaging 30 to 50 per cent.

This decline is due to varroa mite parasites, urban development, changes in agricultural practices, use of pesticides and unseasonal bad weather.

Now a new phenomenon called 'colony collapse disorder' has recently hit hives in Europe and North America. Whole colonies of bees are simply disappearing and this has highlighted the crucial role that honeybees play in the food chain that brings fruit, vegetables and even meats to our dinner tables. Most of the world's crops depend on pollination by bees.

As bees travel from blossom to blossom in search of nectar, they transfer pollen from plant to plant. This fertilises the plants, enabling them to bear fruit or seeds and ensure that they can continue to multiply and survive thus contributing to 'biodiversity
conservation'.

The Honeybee Exhibition is being held at the Cow Byre gallery, in the Manor Farm complex, Bury Street, Ruislip, from November 15 to 21.

During this week the public will be able to attend various talks, learn all about bees and children can have fun making beeswax candles and colouring.

BBC news presenter Bill Turnbull, who is president of the beekeepers' association, will be attending the last day of the exhibition.

Uxbridge MP John Randall and the Mayor of Hillingdon, Councillor Shirley Harper-O'Neill, will also be attending.

The exhibition will be open from 10am to 4pm on November 15, 17 and 21 and from 10am to 9pm on November 18, 19 and 20.

The free one-hour talks on November 18 and 19 at 2pm and 7pm need to be booked by calling 01895 255 834.